He had been suffering from bladder cancer and other ailments (he had been a smoker) and committed suicide by asphyxiation, according to a report from the Los Angeles County Coroner's Office.
Ia mengalami kanker pendarahan dan gejala lainnya dan memutuskan untuk melakukan bunuh diri menggunakan afkisia, menurut sebuah laporan dari Los Angeles County Coroner's Office.