35-year-old Godfrey Gao died of cardiac arrest on Wednesday while filming Zhejiang Television's reality show.
. The Taiwanese actor and model was a guest contestant on the show, which requires two teams to participate in physical contests, and has a reputation for being extremely physically demanding. According to a statement from Zhejiang Television, Gao collapsed unconscious while filming a running challenge in the city of Ningbo and was later pronounced dead."The on-site medical staff started treatment immediately and transported him to a hospital," read the statement given to.
"In the early hours of Nov. 27, our beloved Godfrey collapsed while filming on set. Following three hours of rescue efforts, he unfortunately left us," it reads."We are very shocked and saddened and even until now find it impossible to accept." While born in Taipei, Taiwan, Gao grew up in Canada before returning to Taiwan to pursue a career in modeling, becoming the first Asian model to appear in
. He also pursued acting, and landed a number of roles on Taiwanese TV dramas and films before jumping to Hollywood in the role of Magnus Bane in the 2013 movie Shanghai FortressFellow performers expressed their condolences on social media.
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