Degrassi: The next generation star, Jahmil French, dies at 29 … while Christina Milian leads tributes: ‘Rest in peace, King’
- Canadian actor passed away at 29, revealed his castmates
- Singer Christina Milian paid tribute to the young actor, saying ‘Rest in peace, King’
- Its cause of death is not yet known
Degrassi: The next generation star, Jahmil French, died at 29.
The Canadian actor was known for playing Dave Turner in the hit series, which also featured rapper Drake. Its cause of death is not yet known.
Singer Christina Milian – who worked with the actor on the TV series Soundtrack – paid tribute with a comment in the Frenchman’s last post on Instagram saying: ‘We will miss you. Rest in peace, king. ‘
It was too soon: Degrassi: the next generation star, Jahmil French, died at the age of 29 (photo here in 2018)
The celebrated actor received a Canadian Screen Award nomination for his role in Degrassi: The Next Generation, a Canadian teen drama series set in the Degrassi universe, which was created by Linda Schuyler and Kit Hood in 1979.
His co-star Melinda Shankar wrote a tribute on Twitter on Monday, saying, ‘Bhandurner forever in my heart. Very grateful for memories and deep convulsions with you, beautiful angel. ‘
She added: ‘Blessed that we were part of a large dysfunctional family together. Thank you for sharing your gift with the world. I just hope you know how much you are loved. ”
Tributes: Christina Milian was one of the many friends who led the tributes to Jahmil
Pals: French and Milian starred on Netflix’s Soundtrack series together
French also appeared on the pop TV series Let’s Get Physical.
Chloe Rose – who played Katie Matlin in Degrassi: The Next Generation, from 2011 to 2013 – wrote on Twitter: ‘Still in shock. Jahmil will be missed. He was an integral part of the Degrassi family and certainly a large part of my degrassi days.
Adding: ‘He always wanted to make people laugh and smile, a real joy to be around. Rest in peace.’
The actor last posted on Instagram six weeks ago in January, where he shared a selfie of himself with a smiley face emoji as a caption.
Work: French as Dante Mendoza on Netflix’s Soundtrack series (2019)
Remembering: the Canadian actor (bottom right) was known for playing Dave Turner in the hit series Degrassi: The Next Generation