James Avery, star of 'The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air' dies at 65

[erpowers]

Source: CNN.com

(CNN) -- Actor James Avery, who played the beloved Uncle Phil on the hit 1990s sitcom "The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air," died Tuesday, his publicist confirmed. He was 65.

Read more: http://www.cnn.com/2014/01/01/showbiz/celebrity-news-gossip/james-avery-obit/index.html?hpt=hp_t2

[Hawaii Hiker]

1. I remember him in the 1988 comedy

"License to Drive"....He was the driving instructor

[jessie04]

2. That is so sad.

.

[Ratacus]

3. Very sad

Rest in peace, Uncle Phil.

[gopiscrap]

4. welcome to DU

[warrior1]

5. Rest in peace

[Exultant Democracy]

6. 65 is just too young. The obesity epidemic is a travesty but espacially in the AFAM community

Every time I go to a senior home in an afam community it looks like the aftermath of D-day, with all the diabetes related amputations.

[kwassa]

9. He died after open heart surgery, not from diabetes.

I don't know why you bring up the topic.

[Exultant Democracy]

10. The direct correlation between his diabeties and his heart disease perhaps?

Did you know that heat disease is the leading cause of death for those with type 2 like Mr. Avery?

Avery Diabetes PSA

[liberal_at_heart]

12. Some people struggle with their weight their whole lives and never win the battle.

While I think it is good to try and get information out to people we also must show some compassion for those who simply cannot do it.

[kwassa]

16. I didn't know he had diabetes, it wasn't mentioned in the linked article.

[Hawaii Hiker]

18. Tim Russert was a diabetic who died from a heart attack to

Diabetes definitely exaserbates heart disease

[civillawyer]

7. Not Uncle Phil!!!

He was a great "straight man" on that show..

[seattledo]

8. For people that aren't hard-core TV fans...

It's a TV show. I found that out by doing some research on Wikipedia. It aired about twenty years ago. The Wiki page that explains what this thing is:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fresh_Prince_of_Bel-Air

[TroglodyteScholar]

11. Avery was every bit as funny as Will Smith in those days...

RIP, sir. You brought us very much joy.

[JI7]

17. yes he was

sad to hear this

[packman]

13. The Uncle we all wish we had

Brought a laugh to the show but always carried it off with dignity. Thanks for the smiles

[hrmjustin]

14. Rest in peace.

[840high]

15. Uncle Phil - rest in peace.

[mike dub]

19. Sad news

James Avery was also brilliant as the hard-nosed driving instructor in the seldom-mentioned 1988 movie "License to Drive". He was so memorable in that role. Rest in peace, Mr. Avery.

[trublu992]

20. He was a talented under used actor. Way too young. Sad news for the New Year.