“He also struggled, like many of us, with addiction and depression. I hope he knew how many hearts he touched. I loved him. I always will. Rest in peace and God bless his family.”
Elsewhere, the star’s on-screen adoptive brother, Javon Walton, who plays Ashtray, shared a photo of the two on his Instagram story with the words “forever family”. He also made a separate post sharing a photo of the two hugging, writing: “Rest easy brother.”
Storm Reid - the actress who plays Zenday’s on-screen sister, Gia Bennett - has also shared a heartbreaking tribute on Instagram. Posting a photo of Cloud in a scene with actress Maude Apatow - who played his love interest, Lexi Howard, Reid wrote, “The tears just won’t stop”.
Executive producer of the show and popular rapper Drake also took to Instagram, where he shared a photo of the young star with a teary emoji and a dove writing, “Good Soul”.
The late actor’s other co-stars including Zendaya, Hunter Schafer, Jacob Elordi, Maude Apatow and Sydney Sweeney are yet to comment on his passing.
Elsewhere, his rumoured girlfriend, Sydney Martin, has broken her silence, sharing a black screen on her Instagram story full of broken heart emojis.
While, Chloe Bailey - sister to The Little Mermaid actress Halle Bailey - wrote on Twitter: “Wow Angus Cloud gone too soon.. rest in peace angel.”
Among the hundreds of thousands of fan tributes, actress Kerry Washington also took to Twitter writing: “You will be deeply missed. Rest in Power Angus Cloud”.
West Side Story star Rachel Zegler tweeted a touching tribute telling her fans to “remember how loved you are”. She continued to say “oh, Angus. We celebrate you.”
American musician, Questlove took to Instagram to remember the star for his iconic Euphoria character. Posting a photo of Cloud, he wrote “Fez was the spiritual center of Euphoria and definitely my fav character on the show. Love to his entire family and to those who knew him. #AngusCloud”
Supermodel Gigi Hadid also shared a video of her time working with the actor writing, “Just saw the news about the loss of Angus. I only got to work with him a couple of times, but I was immediately drawn to his kind, gentle spirit. My deepest condolences to his closest and loved ones. May he rest in peace.”
While Denzel Cury shared a photo with his late friend, adding, “Not the news I wanted to hear this morning g. Rest in Power Angus Cloud.”
Cloud’s death was confirmed this morning in a statement issued to TMZ by his family.
“It is with the heaviest heart that we had to say goodbye to an incredible human today,” the statement read. “As an artist, a friend, a brother and a son, Angus was special to all of us in so many ways.”
It continued, “Last week he buried his father and intensely struggled with this loss. The only comfort we have is knowing Angus is now reunited with his dad, who was his best friend. Angus was open about his battle with mental health and we hope that his passing can be a reminder to others that they are not alone and should not fight this on their own in silence.”
His family have asked for privacy following the tragic death of the young actor, adding: “We hope the world remembers him for his humour, laughter and love for everyone. We ask for privacy at this time as we are still processing this devastating loss.”
Cloud first shot to fame with his breakout role in the HBO series Euphoria. Starring as a series regular Fezco between 2019 to 2022, the actor acted alongside Zendaya, Hunter Schafer, Jacob Elordi and other rising stars.
Cloud’s casting in Euphoria was a chance encounter after he was spotted walking down a Manhattan street.
He told GQ in 2019 shortly after the release of the first season that he was stopped by a “pushy” representative who worked for a casting company and she asked him to go with her to read lines for a new TV series.
“I was confused and I didn’t want to give her my phone number,” he told the magazine, “I thought it was a scam.”
After agreeing to go with the woman, he found himself in a room full of casting directors who asked him to read lines for what would become the first episode of the show.
The star confessed at the time of his talk with GQ: “I had to change it a little bit,” he says of the pages he was given. “To make it sound real, like how I would say it.”
He was soon offered the role of Fezco - a drug dealer with a heart of gold - and become a fan favourite.
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