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Former 'Fresh Prince' Child Actor Floyd Roger Myers Jr. Dies at 42

His mother said he suffered an apparent heart attack at his Maryland home after years of cardiac problems.

Overview

  • Mother Renee Trice told TMZ that Myers died Wednesday morning at his residence in Maryland of a heart attack.
  • She said she had spoken with him just hours earlier, noting he had survived three heart attacks in recent years.
  • Myers was known for playing Young Will in a 1992 episode of The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air and young Marlon Jackson in The Jacksons: An American Dream.
  • After leaving acting, he co-founded the Fellaship Men’s Group focused on men’s mental health, which posted an Instagram tribute pledging to continue its mission.
  • His sister Tyree started a GoFundMe to cover funeral expenses, and he is remembered as a father of four.