On Aug. 19, it was confirmed This Is Us actor Ron Cephas Jones has died at age 66. The actor’s This Is Us family shared emotional tributes on social media.
« Life imitated art today, and one of the most wonderful people the world has ever seen is no longer with us, » Brown wrote alongside an image featuring him and Jones on « This Is Us » on Instagram. « @cephasjaz has passed away, and the world is a little less bright. Brother, you are loved. And you will be missed. Keep them laughing in the next phase of existence, and I’ll see you when I get there. »
Watson, who played Beth Pearson, posted a moving tribute to Jones on her Instagram, alongside a carousel of photos featuring the late actor. « It was really an instant gravitation. Like anytime you were in the room Id quickly make my way to you, » her post began.
She continued, « Was it the new york energy, both of us getting a big break at the same time, the coolness, the swag, the stories of hardships and triumphs, the honesty, the laughter, the humor, the laughter, the laughter, the humor and the honesty. The genuiness. The freedom and generosity with which you gave your authentic self. Letting me know you. The joy of your meteroic rise at 59 years of life. Sharing deeply in that joy. The fact that I could say, « hey…wanna go to a diner and rehearse this scene? » and you were 100% down with it because thats where you came from. Read, rehearse, stage. You knew it well. It was your short hand. I got to witness 1st hand your commitment to wanting to give the very best performance every single time…the absolute best performance you could give.
