Heartbreaking new details have emerged in the death of Revenge of the Nerds star Donald Gibb aged 71.
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Donald Gibbs Cause of Death Revealed at 71
Heartbreaking new details have emerged in the death of Revenge of the Nerds star Donald Gibb aged 71.Gibb died on Tuesday evening after suffering 'health compli...
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Gibb died on Tuesday evening after suffering 'health complications' - with his son Travis later confirming to TMZ on Wednesday that throat took the star's life.
Travis also revealed that Gibb had suffered a heart attack two weeks before his passing.
Gibb was praised as a 'fighter who battled the disease relentlessly, never losing his toughness even as his health declined.;
The late actor's son revealed that he died at his home in while surrounded by his family.
Travis added that his children, who were present at the time of his death, loved him greatly.
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Heartbreaking new details have emerged in the death of Revenge of the Nerds star Donald Gibb aged 71; Gibb is pictured in September 2024
Gibb (top right) starred in 1984's Revenge Of The Nerds, as well as Revenge Of The Nerds II: Nerds In Paradise (1987) and Revenge Of The Nerds IV: Nerds In Love (1994, pictured). His passing comes less than three months after costar Robert Carradine (middle row, second to left) died by suicide at 71
Gibb made a name for himself after appearing in 1984's hit campus comedy Revenge Of The Nerds, which starred future ER icon Anthony Edwards and Lizzie McGuire mainstay Robert Carradine.
Gibb's passing comes just under three months after his longtime costar . He was also 71.
Although Carradine's death shocked Revenge Of The Nerds fans, Gibb's son said his father's death was not a surprise, as he had been battling chronic health problems for some time.
Travis emphasized Gibb's overwhelming devotion to his Christian faith, as well as to his family, friends and even his fans.
He added that Gibb's family was requesting prayers as they mourned, as well as privacy.
Gibb died on Tuesday evening after suffering 'health complications' - with his son Travis confirming to TMZ that throat cancer took the star's life; pictured in 2019 in LA
Before appearing in Revenge Of The Nerds, Gibb had uncredited roles in the Clint Eastwood action-comedy Any Way You Can (1980), the Bill Murray comedy Stripes (1981) and the Arnold Schwarzenegger action film Conan The Barbarian (1982); seen on Step By Step in 1993
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He played the enormous beer-guzzling frat brother Ogre in the first two Revenge Of The Nerds films and its fourth and final made-for-TV film in 1994; pictured in 2012 in LA
Following his breakout role in Revenge Of The Nerds, Gibb appeared in Albert Brooks's classic comedy Lost In America as an ex-con who gives Brooks a ride when he's reduced to hitchhiking; Julie Hagerty and Brooks are pictured in Lost In America (1985)
Ogre and his fellow jocks were displaced at the start of Revenge Of The Nerds after a fire destroyed their dorm, so they took over the nerds' dorm as a replacement, only for Edwards and Carradine to put the athletes back in their place.
Despite ostensibly being one of the villains in the first film, Ogre returned for 1987's Revenge Of The Nerds II: Nerds In Paradise (1987).
Gibb reportedly clashed with the production of the second film over a scene in which the beer-guzzling Ogre threatened another character, which he thought would deviate from how he had developed the character.
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