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R.I.P: “NCIS: Los Angeles” Actor Miguel Ferrer Succumbs To Throat Cancer

Character Actor Miguel Ferrer, 61, Passes Following Battle With Throat Cancer This is so incredibly sad.” NCIS: Los Angeles” star Miguel Ferrer passed away Thursday after a battle with throat cancer. He was 61-years-old. The son of actor Jose Ferrer and singer Rosemary Clooney, Ferrer’s cousin George Clooney released a statement following his death: “Miguel made the world brighter and funnier and his passing is felt so deeply in our family that events of the day, (monumental events), pale in comparison,” cousin George Clooney said in a statement. Here is George Clooney’s statement on the death of his cousin, Miguel Ferrer: https://t.co/gm3PGCf2ua pic.twitter.com/ehh9qvrUOL — Ryan Parker (@TheRyanParker) January 19, 2017 NCIS: Los Angeles showrunner R. Scott Gemmill also paid tribute to Ferrer in a statement issued to People.com: “Today, NCIS: Los Angeles lost a beloved family member. Miguel was a man of tremendous talent who had a powerful dramatic presence on screen, a wicked sense of humor, and a huge heart. Our thoughts go out to his wife Lori, his sons, and his entire family. He will be greatly missed.” Ferrer joined the NCIS cast in 2012 in the role of Assistant Director Owen Granger and continued to work on the series until his death, despite his cancer diagnosis. It was only the latest in a long line of roles, including TV roles on “Crossing Jordan” and “Twin Peaks” (he played FBI forensic pathologist Albert Rosenfield) as well as “Magnu, P.I.”, “Cagney & Lacey,” “Miami Vice,” “Start Trek III”, “The Stand and “Desperate Houseweives”. His role in ‘RoboCop’ as Bob Morton was a favorite with audience. He also appeared in ‘Iron Man 3,’ ‘Traffic,’ ‘The Manchurian Candidate,’ ‘Mulan’ and ‘Rio 2.’ According to THR reports: Earlier on Thursday, it was announced that Ferrer would lend his voice along with Christina Ricci to Teen Titans: The Judas Contract, the DC Universe animated original movie from Warner Bros. Animation, DC Entertainment and Warner Bros. Home Entertainment. He had completed voice work for the mercenary villain Deathstroke in the movie prior to his death. The film, directed by Sam Liu (Justice League vs. Teen Titans), adapts the classic storyline from the 1980s comic Tales of the Teen Titans. He is survived by his wife Lori, sons Lukas and Rafi, brother Rafael Ferrer and cousin Clooney. This man was truly loved by those who worked with him. Just look at some of the messages left by those he worked with when you continue. WENN

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R.I.P: “NCIS: Los Angeles” Actor Miguel Ferrer Succumbs To Throat Cancer

First Order Of Business: Trump Signs Executive Order Knocking Down Obamacare, Barely 6 Hours In Office

Donald Trump Signs Order To Repeal Obamacare Welp, y’all’s new president didn’t waste ANY time trying to send America back to the dark ages. Before even lacing up his dancing shoes or putting on his tux for all the inaugural celebratory activities for the evening, he made SURE to place his John Hancock on an executive order that severely scaled back the Affordable Care Act (Obamacare). Via New York Times : In his first executive order, President Trump on Friday directed government agencies to scale back as many aspects of the Affordable Care Act as possible, moving within hours of being sworn in to fulfill his pledge to eviscerate Barack Obama’s signature health care law. The one-page order, which Mr. Trump signed in a hastily arranged Oval Office ceremony shortly before departing for the inaugural balls, gave no specifics about which aspects of the law it was targeting. But its broad language gave federal agencies wide latitude to change, delay or waive provisions of the law that they deemed overly costly for insurers, drug makers, doctors, patients or states, suggesting that it could have wide-ranging impact, and essentially allowing the dismantling of the law to begin even before Congress moves to repeal it. However, even though Trump is hype to dismantle it, he hasn’t yet dreamed up what he plans to implement instead… But he and Republicans on Capitol Hill have not yet devised a replacement, making such action unlikely in the immediate term. “In the meantime,” the order said, “pending such repeal, it is imperative for the executive branch to ensure that the law is being efficiently implemented, take all actions consistent with law to minimize the unwarranted economic and regulatory burdens of the act, and prepare to afford the states more flexibility and control to create a more free and open health care market.” SMH. We knew dark times were ahead, but who knew this orange nightmare would get to work so quickly? He couldn’t even wait for his celebration to be over before chipping away at healthcare for millions… Getty/AP/WENN/Splash

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First Order Of Business: Trump Signs Executive Order Knocking Down Obamacare, Barely 6 Hours In Office