Richard Belzer death reason: Comedian & 'SUV' star dies at 78, friend Laraine Newman announces

Richard Belzer died early Sunday at his home in Bozouls in southwest France, writer Bill Scheft, a longtime friend of the actor said

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The Hollywood fraternity came to a standstill when it was announced that veteran actor and comedian Richard Belzer died on early Sunday morning. Richard Belzer's death came as a shock as the Hollywood industry os still recovering from the heartbreaking demise of musician Kyle Jacobs. Richard Belzer was 78 years old. Richard began as an edgy stand-up performer before finding further fame as the cynical but stalwart detective John Munch on Homicide: Life on the Street and Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, has died. As soon as comedian's death was announced, Richard Belzer death reason started to trend on social media and fans wondered what actually happened to the veteran actor. To know, continue reading-

Richard Belzer death reason

As per reports, Belzer died early Sunday at his home in Bozouls in southwest France, writer Bill Scheft, a longtime friend of the actor was quoted by a US media portal. "He had lots of health issues, and his last words were, ‘F*ck you, motherf*cker,'” Scheft said. For the unversed, Belzer made his film debut in the hilarious The Groove Tube (1974), warmed up audiences in the early days of Saturday Night Live and famously was put to sleep by Hulk Hogan.

The beloved actor, who started out on the standup circuit, found mainstream audiences with his roles on NBC's Homicide: Life on the Street and Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, becoming instantly identifiable with his character, police detective John Munch. Like his onscreen alter ego, Belzer had a fascination with conspiracy theories, and wrote four books — two of them New York Times bestsellers — about what he saw as "controversial cover-ups."

Tributes pour in for Richard Belzer

Laraine Newman wrote, "I'm so sad to hear of Richard Belzer's passing. I loved this guy so much. He was one of my first friends when I got to New York to do SNL. We used to go out to dinner every week at Sheepshead Bay for lobster. One of the funniest people ever. A master at crowd work. RIP dearest."

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Another user wrote, "Richard Belzer appeared as Det. Munch on Homicide, Law & Order, SVU, Trial By Jury, The Wire, 30 Rock, Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt, The Beat, Arrested Development and The X-Files among others and was the first actor to play the same character on 10 different live-action shows."

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