Broadway actor Bret Hanna-Shuford, whose credits included Wicked, The Little Mermaid, Beauty and the Beast and A Wonderful Life, died on Saturday. He was 46.
Hanna-Shuford had been battling Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis and T-Cell Lymphoma, which severely impacted his immune system. According to an Instagram post from his husband Stephen, Bret spent Christmas in the hospital.
Hanna-Shuford's husband revealed the sad news
Stephen Hanna-Shuford, himself an actor, announced his husband's death in a social media post Saturday.
"It is with a heavy heart that we share the news that early this morning we said goodbye to the most amazing man, husband and Papa in the universe," Stephen wrote. "Bret Hanna-Shuford left this world peacefully with love surrounded by his family.
"Our hearts are broken but we will continue to make him proud of us…"
Friends, family have been donating on Hanna-Shuford's behalf
A GoFundMe, which had previously been set up for Hanna-Shuford's husband and son, remains active and has so far raised over $322,000 towards a $350,000 goal.
"The funds will be transferred directly to Stephen and Bret (Stephen will manage these funds, and is a co-organizer on this GoFundMe platform) - and the funds will be used to help with medical bills, child care, and to sustain their family as Bret will be unable to work for the foreseeable future," organizers Scott Barnhardt, Becky Stephenson, Kali Deming and Jen Kahn said when the fundraiser was launched.
Hanna-Shuford remembered for bright acting career
A native of Texas, Bret Hanna-Shuford made his Broadway debut in Beauty and the Beast and is best-known for Wicked and The Little Mermaid. He also appeared in Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, Amazing Grace and others.
Additionally, Hanna-Shuford had television roles in Only Murders in the Building, FBI: Most Wanted, The Good Fight, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, All My Children and Guiding Light and also appeared in the movie The Wolf of Wall Street (2013).
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