JamesG
11-08-2016, 01:18 AM
Owiso Odera Dies: Kenyan Actor from "The Originals" & "Dirt" was 43
by Erik Pedersen
November 7, 2016
Owiso Odera, a TV and stage actor who appeared in multiple episodes of such series as "The Originals", "Dirt", and "Three Rivers", collapsed and died onstage while rehearsing a play in Kentucky over the weekend. He was 43. His brother Peter confirmed his death to Kenyan newspaper The Standard.
The paper said he died during rehearsals for a new play called Measure Plus Dido and that first responders’ efforts to resuscitate Odera were not successful. The family did not confirm a cause of death.
Odera most recently guested on such series as "Madam Secretary", "The Good Wife", "The Millers", "Blue Bloods" and "NCIS: Los Angeles". He lived in Santa Monica.
http://deadline.com/2016/11/owiso-odera-dead-kenyan-actor-the-originals-dirt-1201850477/
by Erik Pedersen
November 7, 2016
Owiso Odera, a TV and stage actor who appeared in multiple episodes of such series as "The Originals", "Dirt", and "Three Rivers", collapsed and died onstage while rehearsing a play in Kentucky over the weekend. He was 43. His brother Peter confirmed his death to Kenyan newspaper The Standard.
The paper said he died during rehearsals for a new play called Measure Plus Dido and that first responders’ efforts to resuscitate Odera were not successful. The family did not confirm a cause of death.
Odera most recently guested on such series as "Madam Secretary", "The Good Wife", "The Millers", "Blue Bloods" and "NCIS: Los Angeles". He lived in Santa Monica.
http://deadline.com/2016/11/owiso-odera-dead-kenyan-actor-the-originals-dirt-1201850477/