This is so depressing. Lafayette Reynolds was my favorite character on True Blood and Nelsan Ellis played him so well. I feel like he had the best lines in the show. He not only was a gay black male, but he had the guts to stand up to bigots/homophobes while still maintaining his badass persona. He was my favorite character on the show and I always wanted him to have more screen time. He apparently passed away from heart complications that resulted in heart failure. Nelsan was also on the shows cast in a small role on The Help. He also had screen time on “Get On Up,” and “The Butler.” These are just a few spots on his biography. He does have a son named Breon. I hope his passing was not painful and I hope his son gets to see the wonderful work that his father made.
I didn’t like the show, but Lafayette was amazing.
RIP, good sir. You do indeed have eight gears of speed under there.
It was six gears in the original quote, but hell! I’m upgrading him!