Overview
- Stephanie Miller shared a message from Ward’s wife on X stating he passed on Dec. 10 at 10:45 a.m.
- Janice Ward confirmed the cause to TMZ, and The Hollywood Reporter noted his yearslong battle with the disease.
- Longtime representative Arlene Thornton confirmed his passing and lauded his improvisational gifts in statements to media.
- Ward’s career spanned hundreds of roles, including Doug Dimmadome and Chet Ubetcha on The Fairly OddParents and Captain Qwark in Ratchet & Clank, and he won a 2009 Daytime Emmy for Biker Mice From Mars.
- He retired in 2021 after a severe case of COVID-19 and an Alzheimer’s diagnosis, which explained his absence from later franchise projects.