Parker in 1992.
Photo: Jeff Katz/Everett Collection
Corey Parker, Will & Grace actor, died at the age of 60, his sister confirmed on Instagram. “I am writing to you, Corey, here, directly, because this is how I… we… keep you with us. I have known and loved you for the past 45 years, since our E.S.T days in NY as hungry wild artists,” she wrote on March 7. “You were a massive part of my creative work, my creative family, for decades. It meant everything full circle when you joined our BGB community as a teacher, and we navigated the work together, all of us, always coming back to the truth and the potential of storytelling, of the actor’s endless power. You kept us all honest and brave and about art.” TMZ reports his aunt shared that Parker died on March 5 in Memphis, Tennessee after battling cancer.
Parker played one of Grace’s boyfriends, Josh, on Will & Grace for a five-episode arc in 2000. But many recognize him as Pete in Friday the 13th Part V: A New Beginning, one of his first big breaks in Hollywood. He also played Neil Barash in Flying Blind, a show about a nerdy college grad who dates an extroverted, beautiful woman, played by Téa Leoni. Parker starred in a revival of Love Boat that aired for two seasons from 1998 to 1999. He eventually transitioned to working as an acting coach, training the stars of Ms. Marvel and Sun Records.
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