Broadway actor Quentin Lee handed away from colon most cancers on Tuesday morning.
Lee is most recognized for his portrayal of the phantom in Andrew Lloyd Webber’s The Phantom of the Opera.
“The Phantom household is saddened to listen to of the passing of Quentin Oliver Lee,” the broadway manufacturing captioned an image of Lee on Instagram. “Quentin brilliantly lead our North American tour in 2018. Our hearts are with Quentin’s household and buddies.”
Lee’s spouse, Angie, confirmed her husband’s “peaceable, and ideal” passing on his Instagram account.
“I noticed his final breaths, held his hand tight, and felt his heartbeat slowly drift away,” she wrote within the publish. “He had a smile on his face, and was surrounded by these he loves.”
Angie described Lee as “an unimaginable man, husband, father, son, brother, pal, singer” and actor.
Lee introduced that he had stage 4 colon most cancers on his Instagram account in June.
“This 12 months has been a wild journey, I obtained an opportunity work with some unimaginable folks on the TONY nominated ‘Caroline or Change’ musical, debut a sold-out Lortel Winner off-Broadway masterpiece, ‘Oratorio for Dwelling Issues’, and was identified with stage 4 Colon Most cancers,” he wrote on the time.
Along with his spouse, Lee is survived by his daughter, Samantha.
