Steve Bridges has died at the young age of 41.
The comedian, who had more than 2 million followers on TikTok, passed away on Wednesday (October 15), his wife Chelsey told his fans in an emotional video shared to his page on Friday.
Chelsey said that Steve was found dead on their couch.
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Steve died “peacefully in his sleep,” according to his wife. The Peoria Police Department in Illinois confirmed to TMZ that he passed away from natural causes.
@stevebridges He’s really gone. There’s no news story. He wasn’t a Hollywood personality. He was a family man who loved to make people laugh. This is real. He died peacefully sleeping on our couch. Thank you all.
“Who you saw online was just the characters that he created,” Chelsey said. “He was the most attentive father, and the best husband.”
She added, “And thanks to you internet, he’s been able to live his dream of making people laugh. I am so thankful that he got to do that.”
Chelsey captioned the video, “He’s really gone. There’s no news story. He wasn’t a Hollywood personality. He was a family man who loved to make people laugh. This is real. He died peacefully sleeping on our couch. Thank you all.”
TMZ reported that several members of Steve‘s family have died young as well.
We’ve sadly lost many great stars in recent weeks.