The body of Southern California comic Teddy Ray, whose loss of life was extensively reported over the weekend, was found floating in a swimming pool Friday, authorities stated Monday.
The pool is at a residence in Rancho Mirage, California, the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department stated in a press release. The space is close to Palm Springs, in the desert about two hours east of Los Angeles.
The sheriff’s division identifies Ray as Theodore Brown, 32, and says he is a resident of Gardena, a metropolis in the South Bay space of Los Angeles County.
The trigger and method of loss of life remained beneath investigation, however the sheriff’s division stated in its assertion, “No signs of foul play were located.”
His survivors weren’t instantly recognized. His loss of life has drawn sorrow and reflection on social media.
The tv community Comedy Central tweeted: “Teddy Ray was a hilarious and beloved performer. He’ll be deeply missed by the entire comedy community.”
Television character Desus Nice tweeted, “rip teddy ray, he was a real one.”
Actor and comic Issa Rae’s manufacturing firm tweeted: “Rest in Power to our longtime creative collaborator and friend, Teddy Ray. Grateful for the energy you always brought to our projects and sets!”
The “All Def” account on Instagram acknowledged: “Teddy Ray is a great one…his laugh alone would make us all smile and laugh with him. To know him was to love him.”
Ray’s leisure credit stretch again practically 10 years, and his first tv look is extensively credited to BET’s “Comic View.”
He additionally appeared on a number of tv comedy specials, each as a supporting act and as a starring stand-up. His credit embody HBO’s “All Def Comedy,” HBO Max’s “Pause With Sam Jay” and season eight of MTV’s “Wild N’ Out.”
Comedy Central featured Ray on a number of specials, and he opened for Katt Williams and David Spade.
A Los Angeles-area native, Ray achieved movie star standing in comedy inside three years of grabbing an open mic in Santa Monica, California, “to run off a couple little jokes one cold Saturday,” in accordance with a bio printed by the comedy membership franchise Improv.
On Ray’s birthday, July 30, an Instagram post on his account included a photograph of him in the motive force’s seat of a Mercedes-Benz sedan and the assertion, “Lord I thank you for another lap around this hot ass sun.”
