April 12, 2026
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Corey Parker, the actor known for roles in Will & Grace and Friday the 13th: A New Beginning, has died. He was 60.

This is upsetting news.. yet another person on this planet succumbed to the dreadful disease of cancer..

Corey Parker, the actor known for roles in Will & Grace and Friday the 13th: A New Beginning, has died. He was 60.

The actor died on Thursday in Memphis, Tennessee, following a cancer diagnosis

Risa Garcia wrote in part in a statement.

“I am writing to you, Corey, here, directly, because this is how I… we… keep you with us. I have known and loved you for the past 45 years, since our E.S.T days in NY as hungry wild artists. You were a massive part of my creative work, my creative family, for decades. It meant everything full circle when you joined our BGB community as a teacher, and we navigated the work together, all of us, always coming back to the truth and the potential of storytelling, of the actor’s endless power. You kept us all honest and brave and about art.”

May he rest in peace..