Keith Jefferson, acting credits include Django Unchained, Once Upon a Time in Hollywood and the upcoming buryDied of cancer at the age of 53. Jefferson announced on Instagram on August 9 that he had been diagnosed with the disease.
Actor Jamie Foxx took to Instagram on Thursday to mourn his longtime friend.
“Keith, you have been an absolute blessing, your life has been pure, your love is immeasurable, and you are an amazing soul,” Fox wrote in his caption.
“We will all miss you terribly. This will take a long time to heal,” Fox wrote. “Goodbye my friend. I love you.”
Foxx added in another post, “With everything hurting right now, it’s hard to look through these photos and relive the memories of the great times we had, you will be missed man.”
He continued, “You have been in incredible soul God rest since we met in college, never thought I would see a text about my friend RIP @keith.jefferson Keith.”
The multi-talented Jefferson is an actor, producer, voice-over artist and acting coach.His collaboration with Foxx dates back to 1998, when he appeared in two episodes of the sitcom The Jamie Foxx Show.
Jefferson starred in Quentin Tarantino’s 2012 film django unchainedstarring Foxx, and Foxx’s 2022 film day shift There are also new movies, bury.
Jefferson continued to work with Tarantino, starring in the 2015 film The Hateful Eight and 2019 Once Upon a Time in Hollywood.
The actor shared the trailer bury He wrote on Instagram last month: “The movie is finally here and I’m so lucky to be making it with an amazing cast. Fox and Tommy Lee Jones and an all-star cast and my most amazing cast to date. Important role.”
There is no information about survivors or memorial plans at this time.
