He died Thursday in Memphis, Tennessee, following a cancer battle, his family told TMZ.
“I believe he left this world weightless, at peace & surrounded with love. I am writing to you, Corey, here, directly, because this is how I… we… keep you with us. I have known and loved you for the past 45 years, since our E.
S.T days in NY as hungry wild artists. You were a massive part of my creative work, my creative family, for decades,” his sister, Noelle, shared in avia BGB Studio. “And so we celebrate your incredible talent, your unparalleled passion and joy in the work and in your family, your huge gift for and devotion to teaching, your generosity, your love. All our lives are so much richer for knowing you, and you carry on in each of us, and in what you gifted and inspired in us… forever.”The son of actress Rocky Parker, he began acting at the age of four and continued throughout his adolescence. His first listed credit stems from a 1983 episode ofthat part of his career in 2000. He went on to teach at Duke University, Rhodes College and the University of Memphis, and lent those talents to the 2022 Marvel series‘Love Story’ Star Alessandro Nivola on That “Breakup Scene” With Carolyn Bessette and His Closest Encounter With the Real Calvin KleinSeth MacFarlane on ‘Ted’ Season 2’s Abortion Episode, Using AI to Play Bill Clinton and That Final SceneBrutally Honest Oscar Ballot #1: ‘Sentimental Value’ “Nearly Perfect,” “Didn’t Want Jessie Buckley Turned Up to a 10 the Entire Time”The Opera and Ballet Communities Haven’t Taken Those Timothée Chalamet Comments Well: “We Should Be Trying to Uplift These Art Forms”The Hollywood Reporter is a part of Penske Media Corporation. © 2026 The Hollywood Reporter, LLC. All Rights Reserved.
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