Michael Wright, an actor known for his roles in “The Five Heartbeats,” “The Principal” and “V,” has died, according to a statement from his family. He was 70.
\n\nHis wife, Susan Wright, announced his death in a post shared Friday evening on Instagram. “It is with profound sadness and an unimaginable heaviness in my heart that I share the passing of my beloved husband, Michael Wright,” her statement read.
\n\nWright’s family said he died in Los Angeles on Wednesday, Aug. 19, after suffering heart failure coupled with complications of degenerative neurological disease Marchiafava-Bignami, according to a statement provided to TMZ.
\n\nWright was born on April 30, 1956, in New York City. He appeared in more than 50 movies and TV shows, including the films “The Five Heartbeats,” “Streamers,” “Sugar Hill” and “The Wanderers.” His TV credits include the 1980s sci-fi series “V” and HBO’s “Oz.” In the Robert Townsend-directed 1991 musical film “The Five Heartbeats,” about a fictional Motown group, Wright played the band’s charismatic lead vocalist, Eddie King Jr., whose alcohol and drug addiction forces him to leave the Heartbeats.
\n\n“Michael was a husband, a father (Manon Wright, Byron Barr, Brittney Briggs, Brianna Barr, Sir Barr, a grandfather (Yoko)…
Original source: https://variety.com/v/tv/