Broadway actor Nick Cordero dies at 41 of complications from the coronavirus
- The Tony Award-nominated Broadway actor Nick Cordero, 41, has died of complications from COVID-19, the disease caused by the novel coronavirus.
- Cordero's wife, Amanda Kloots, confirmed the news on Instagram and said he was "was surrounded in love by his family, singing and praying as he gently left this earth."
- Cordero was being treated at the Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles for over 90 days. Over the course of his hospitalization, the 41-year-old was put into a medically induced coma and had his right leg amputated.
- The Canadian actor is best known for his performances on Broadway in "Rock of Ages," "Waitress," and "Bullets over Broadway." He and Kloots have a 1-year-old son together named Elvis Eduardo.
The renowned Broadway actor Nick Cordero has died after a long hospitalization with complications from COVID-19, his wife said in an Instagram post on Sunday.
Amanda Kloots said her Tony Award-nominated husband "was surrounded in love by his family, singing and praying as he gently left this earth."
"I am in disbelief and hurting everywhere," Kloots wrote. "My heart is broken as I cannot imagine our lives without him. Nick was such a bright light. He was everyone's friend, loved to listen, help, and especially talk. He was an incredible actor and musician. He loved his family and loved being a father and husband. Elvis and I will miss him in everything we do, everyday."
The couple's son, Elvis Eduardo, is 1 year old.
Cordero was being treated at the Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles for over 90 days after receiving a diagnosis of pneumonia. He tested positive for the novel coronavirus on April 1 and was intubated. Over the course of his hospitalization, the 41-year-old was put into a medically induced coma and had his right leg amputated.
Kloots wrote on Instagram that COVID-19 had "severely" damaged Cordero's lungs.
In her post on Sunday, Kloots thanked her followers for the "outpour of love."
"You have no idea how much you lifted my spirits at 3 pm every day as the world sang Nick's song, 'Live Your Life,'" she said. "We sang it to him today, holding his hands."
Cordero, a Canadian actor, has performed on Broadway in shows like "Rock of Ages," "Waitress," and "Bullets over Broadway," for which he was nominated for a Tony Award.