Josh Grisetti Dead at 44

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Josh Grisetti, "The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel" Actor and Broadway Star, Dies by Suicide at 44
by Dave Quinn
July 12, 2026


Josh Grisetti — the Broadway actor, television performer and beloved musical theater educator known for his work on "The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel", Something Rotten! and It Shoulda Been You — died by suicide on Friday, July 10, PEOPLE can confirm. He was 44.

The sad news was announced in an emotional Instagram post on Sunday, July 12, by actor Rob McClure, who starred alongside Grisetti in Something Rotten! on Broadway and on the show’s national tour.



“It is with a shattered heart that I share that the brilliant Josh Grisetti took his own life on Friday,” McClure wrote. “I’m not ready to even attempt to understand. My heart is with his wife and family as they try to deal with the reality of this.”

“[My wife] and I are beyond heartbroken,” added McClure, noting that he served as the best man at Grisetti’s wedding. “Communities around the world will never be the same. Memorial info to come in time.”



Grisetti was perhaps best known to television audiences for his recurring role as Ralph Emerson in the fifth and final season of "The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel", appearing in eight episodes.

Earlier in his career, he starred opposite Donal Logue and Sofía Vergara in ABC’s short-lived 2007 sitcom "The Knights of Prosperity".

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Very sad