Richard Belzer, who was a staple on Law & Order: Special Victims Unit for the series’ first 14 seasons, has reportedly died at 78.
His longtime family friend Bill Scheft confirmed the news of his passing to The Daily Beast on Monday, adding that the actor had “died at home with this family around him.”
Sunday morning. “We used to go out to dinner every week at Sheepshead Bay for lobster. One of the funniest people ever. A master at crowd work. RIP dearest.”“Rest in peace Richard” in response to Newman’s post. Born in Bridgeport, Connecticut, Belzer had spoken at large about the physical abuse he had suffered in his childhood—and how comedy had helped him cope with the violence at home.
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