Owiso Odera Dies at 43

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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-od...rt-1201850477/