Actor Keith Jefferson, who was best known for his roles in some of director Quentin Tarantino바카라™s most iconic films such as 바카라˜Django Unchained바카라™ and 바카라˜The Hateful Eight바카라™, has passed away at the age of 53 due to cancer.
The actor died during the night of October 4 which his representative Nicole St. John told The Hollywood Reporter.
However, 바카라˜The Once Upon A Time in Hollywood바카라™ alum had long made his peace with what was to come, as back in August he had announced his cancer diagnosis.
Announcing about his cancer at the time, Keith wrote: 바카라œEvery now and then God will give you a challenge and leave it up to you to fix it.
바카라œWhen I was first diagnosed with cancer I had to stop, pause, and didn바카라™t want to share with anyone. Not my family nor extended family. Today I바카라™m finally at a place to share because my faith is getting stronger.바카라
While he had announced his cancer, it is unknown currently at the time what happened to him as a final medical report has yet to come out while the family has asked people to respect their privacy during their time of mourning.
Born on April 7, 1970, in Houston, Jefferson received a BFA in musical theater from the US International in San Diego and an MFA in acting from the University of Arizona. He landed his first onscreen role in 바카라˜Boys on the Side바카라™ (1995).
The actor portrayed Pudgy Ralph alongside Jamie Foxx, Leonardo DiCaprio and Samuel L. Jackson in 바카라˜Django Unchained바카라™ (2012), then appeared as Charly in 바카라˜The Hateful Eight바카라™ (2015) and as Land Pirate Keith in 바카라˜Once Upon a Time in Hollywood바카라™ (2019).
Besides this, other films included the mystery film 바카라˜Murder, She Wrote: The Last Free Man바카라™ and the historical war film 바카라˜Buffalo Soldiers바카라™.
Jefferson also worked as a producer, voiceover artist and acting coach. His other TV and film credits included 바카라˜Relative Opposites바카라™, 바카라˜Dad Stop Embarrassing Me!바카라™, 바카라˜You Too, Bosch: Legacy바카라™ and 바카라˜Day Shift바카라™.