Nick Cordero obit

Broadway Star Nick Cordero Dies at 41 After Over 90 Days in Hospital from Coronavirus Complications

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Broadway star Nick Cordero has died after a months-long battle with the coronavirus. He was 41.

Cordero, whose Broadway credits include Waitress and Rock of Ages, died on Sunday morning at the Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles, where he had been hospitalized for over 90 days.

He is survived by his wife Amanda Kloots, whom he wed in September 2017, and their 1-year-old son Elvis Eduardo.

"God has another angel in heaven now. My darling husband passed away this morning. He was surrounded in love by his family, singing and praying as he gently left this earth. ⠀ I am in disbelief and hurting everywhere. My heart is broken as I cannot imagine our lives without him. Nick was such a bright light. He was everyone’s friend, loved to listen, help and especially talk. He was an incredible actor and musician. He loved his family and loved being a father and husband. Elvis and I will miss him in everything we do, everyday," she wrote on Instagram Sunday.

"To Nicks extraordinary doctor, Dr. David Ng, you were my positive doctor! There are not many doctors like you. Kind, smart, compassionate, assertive and always eager to listen to my crazy ideas or call yet another doctor for me for a second opinion. You’re a diamond in the rough," Kloots continued.

"I cannot begin to thank everyone enough for the outpour of love , support and help we’ve received these last 95 days. You have no idea how much you lifted my spirits at 3pm everyday as the world sang Nicks song, Live Your Life. We sang it to him today, holding his hands. As I sang the last line to him, 'they'll give you hell but don’t you light them kill your light not without a fight. Live your life,' I smiled because he definitely put up a fight. I will love you forever and always my sweet man," she concluded.

Kloots revealed on March 31 that her husband was in intensive care and “having a hard time breathing” after being diagnosed with pneumonia. Days later, the fitness trainer revealed that her husband was in “stable” condition, but that doctors were still confirming the cause of his health crisis. “Two negative COVID tests. Doctors are convinced though that it is COVID so they did a third test,” she wrote, adding that her husband was responding “well to the medication for COVID.”


His third test came back positive for coronavirus.


Although Cordero fell ill in early March, his symptoms were initially intermittent and didn’t seem to align with those frequently associated with COVID-19. “He could not get out of bed, so tired, no energy, that was really his only symptom,” she told BuzzFeed News at the time.





Filmography


Television


Year , Title , Role , Notes , Ref

2005 , Queer as Folk , Tuna Wrap , 1 episode

2014 , Lilyhammer , Pasquale 'Patsy' Lento , 1 episode

2014 , The Broadway.com Show , Himself , 5 episodes

2015 , The Talk , Himself , 1 episode

2015 , 68th Tony Awards , Himself , Performer

2017 , Side by Side by Susan Blackwell , Himself , 1 episode; web series

2017–2018 , Blue Bloods , Victor Lugo , 3 episodes

2015, 2019 , Law & Order: Special Victims Unit , Anthony Marino / Robby Marino , 2 episodes


Film

Year , Title , Role , Notes

2007 , Apartments at 254 , John , Short

2011 , Don Juan , Don Juan

2016 , A Stand Up Guy , Sal

2017 , Going in Style , Butcher

2019 , Inside Game , Pete Ruggieri

2019 , Mob Town , Vincent Gigante