| Timmy Lenox | |||||
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| Passions character | |||||
 Josh Ryan Evans as Timmy Lenox | |||||
| Portrayed by | Josh Ryan Evans | ||||
| Duration | 1999–2002 | ||||
| First appearance | July 9, 1999 | ||||
| Last appearance | August 12, 2002 | ||||
| Created by | James E. Reilly | ||||
| Book appearances | Hidden Passions | ||||
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Timmy Lenox is a fictional character from the NBC/DirecTV daytime drama Passions portrayed by Josh Ryan Evans. The actor died of a congenital heart defect the same day his character Timmy died on the show and donated his heart to Charity Standish. [1]
Timmy was originally a doll created by the town witch Tabitha Lenox as a sidekick in her various evil schemes against the people of Harmony. However, Timmy has a good heart and comes to love Charity Standish, a main target of Tabitha's evil, for her innocence and kindness.
Timmy, who wants to be a real boy, has that wish granted by the Little Angel Girl in January 2002. [2] Timmy later dies on August 5, 2002, unable to heal from the injuries inflicted by Zombie Charity.
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