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Ron Cephas Jones, Emmy-winning star of "This Is Us," dies at 66
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Ron Cephas Jones, a veteran stage actor who won two Emmy Awards for his role as a long-lost father who finds redemption on the NBC television drama series "This Is Us," has died at age 66, a representative said Saturday.
Jones' manager, Dan Spilo, said in an emailed statement the actor he died "due to a long-standing pulmonary issue."
"Throughout the course of his career, his warmth, beauty, generosity, kindness and heart were felt by anyone who had the good fortune of knowing him," Spilo said.
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