Bert Belasco

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Bert Belasco III [1] [2] (c. 1982 - November 9, 2020) [3] was an American actor. [4] He was known for his role as Charles Whitmore in the BET television series Let's Stay Together (2011-2014). [5] [6] He also had recurring roles as Sonny Evers in the Fox series Pitch (2016-2016) and Rene Marson in the Showtime series I'm Dying Up Here (2017-2018). [7] [8]

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Personal life and death

Belasco was raised in New York City and Allentown, Pennsylvania before moving to Naperville, Illinois. [9] He graduated from Waubsonie Valley High School in Aurora, Illinois. [9] [10] In 2005, he earned a theater degree from Southern Illinois University Carbondale. [11] [12] [13] At the time of his death, Belasco was residing in Woodland Hills, Los Angeles. [12]

On November 8, 2020, Belasco's body was found in his hotel room in Richmond, Virginia. [11] [14] [15] [16] Belasco was in Richmond because he was preparing to act in a feature film there. [17] [18] [19] He was pronounced dead at 2:52 am on November 9. [20] It was announced in January 2021 that Belasco died of natural causes. [21] [22]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
2009N.C.B.S.Veteran in therapyShort film
2017WTF: World Thumbwrestling FederationMr. Venom

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2007 House PFC Garcia1 episode
Dash 4 CashDurkinTV movie
2008Starting UnderBernard
2010 Justified Lane1 episode
2012No NamesThe Man/Ray Paul
2011-2014 Let's Stay Together Charles Whitmore52 episodes
2014 Key & Peele Rhino Teammate1 episode
2015 The Soul Man Laron
2016 NCIS: New Orleans Alexander Hanson
Pitch Sonny Evers6 episodes
2017 The Mick Dante1 episode
2018 Superstore Neil
I'm Dying Up Here Rene Marson5 episodes
2019 American Princess Lord Beerness2 episodes
2020 Game On: A Comedy Crossover Event Kory1 episode
The Big Show Show

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