Lance Reddick’s Cause Of Death Revealed After He Died Suddenly At Age 60

Lance Reddick’s cause of death has reportedly come out almost a month after ‘The Wire’ actor suddenly passed away, but his lawyer claims that the reported cause is ‘wholly inconsistent’ with Lance’s lifestyle.

Update 4/7/2023:  Lance’s attorney, James Hornstein, disputes the cause of death listed on the death certificate. ” I have represented Lance Reddick for many years and continue to represent his wife Stephanie,” he said in a statement to PEOPLE. “The coroner’s statement on the death certificate is not a result of an autopsy. No autopsy was performed on Lance. To my knowledge, no medical examination of Lance during his lifetime ever indicated such conditions.”

“Lance was the most physically fit person I’ve ever known,” the statement continued. “He exercised daily at his home gym, including extensive cardio work, and the availability of gym facilities was a contractual requirement for his work away from home. He ate as if a dietician was monitoring his every meal. The information appearing on the death certificate is wholly inconsistent with his lifestyle.”

“On behalf of Stephanie Reddick, the death certificate information is not corroborated and is inconsistent with the facts known to the family,” the statement concluded. When asked if Reddick would be cremated, Hornstein didn’t comment on the matter.

Original: Lance Reddick‘s cause of death has been revealed three weeks after the actor unexpectedly passed away on March 17. The John Wick star, who was 60 years old, died from “ischemic heart disease” and “atherosclerotic coronary artery disease,” according to TMZ, who obtained Lance’s death certificate on April 6. The death certificate also reportedly states that Lance was to be cremated after he died.

Lance was found dead at his home in Studio City, California on March 17. His wife, Stephanie Day, remembered the Fringe actor in a social media statement and said that he was “taken from us far too soon.” Lance and Stephanie married in 2011 after meeting in 1999 while they were working at the same theatre in Minneapolis, Minnesota. They had two children together, Yvonne Nicole Reddick and Christopher Reddick. 

Lance died just three days before the John Wick 4 premiere was held in Los Angeles on March 20. Keanu Reeves and the rest of Lance’s co-stars honored the late actor by wearing blue ribbons on the red carpet. Blue was Lance’s favorite color, and guests were given the ribbons upon arrival. Keanu also got emotional while speaking about Lance during interviews on the carpet.

“Lance is a very beautiful person and as special artist,” he said to Entertainment Tonight. “His grace and dignity, his shining light of character, was just something really special. I’m really grateful I had the chance to know him and work with him over almost ten years,” Keanu added.

Lance was known in the film and television industry for a variety of roles, including all five seasons of HBO’s hit series The Wire, as well as all four John Wick films. Some of his other notable television roles include Fringe, Bosch, Lost, and Resident Evil. Lance’s final TV role will be the upcoming Percy Jackson and the Olympians series, premiering on Disney+ in 2024. One of his final film roles will be the upcoming John Wick spinoff movie Ballerina, starring Ana de Armas.