Wyatt Knight
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 Wyatt Knight portraying Tommy Turner. As seen in the movie Porky's II: The Next Day. |
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| Born | January 20, 1955 |
| Died | October 25, 2011 (aged 56) Maui, Hawaii |
| Years active | 1979–2010 |
Wyatt Knight (January 20, 1955 – October 25, 2011) was an American actor, best known for his role as Tommy Turner in the Porky's trilogy.
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[edit] Career
In addition to his work in the Porkys films, Knight made guest appearances on numerous TV shows including The Waltons, M*A*S*H*, Profiler, Chicago Hope and Star Trek: The Next Generation. His final TV appearance came in 2010 on the show Crafty.[1]
[edit] Death
According to Knight's wife Silvina in an interview given to entertainment news website TheWrap, he had a bone marrow transplant for advanced non-Hodgkins lymphoma in 2003.[2] However intense cancer treatment including radiation, left him, in the words of his wife "in physical and emotional pain."[citation needed] On October 26, 2011 Wyatt Knight's body was discovered in a remote area on the island of Maui, Hawaii. Knight was a resident of Los Angeles, California but had recently been staying at a house on Maui.[3] According to the Associated Press, autopsy results indicated Knight died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound.[4][5] In addition to his wife, Knight was survived by two children from a previous marriage.[6]
Wyatt Knight was friends with Porky's co-stars Dan Monahan, Tony Ganios, Roger Wilson and Cyril O'Reilly.[citation needed]
[edit] Notes
- ^ "Wife of Porky's star Wyatt Knight claims he took his own life". 2011-11-03. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-2057287/Porkys-star-Wyatt-Knights-wife-claims-took-life-escape-post-cancer-pain.html. Retrieved 2011-11-04.
- ^ "Porky's Star Wyatt Knight Commits Suicide". 2011-11-03. http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/11/03/idUS147501702020111103. Retrieved 2011-11-04.
- ^ "Wife of Porky's star Wyatt Knight claims he took his own life". 2011-11-03. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-2057287/Porkys-star-Wyatt-Knights-wife-claims-took-life-escape-post-cancer-pain.html. Retrieved 2011-11-07.
- ^ "Porky's Star Wyatt Knight Found Dead in Hawaii of Apparent Suicide". E! Online. http://www.eonline.com/news/porkys_star_wyatt_knight_found_dead_in/273239. Retrieved 2011-11-03.
- ^ "Passings:Wyatt Knight". Los Angeles Times. 2011-11-05. http://articles.latimes.com/2011/nov/05/local/la-me-passings-20111105. Retrieved 2011-11-07.
- ^ "Passings:Wyatt Knight". Los Angeles Times. 2011-11-05. http://articles.latimes.com/2011/nov/05/local/la-me-passings-20111105. Retrieved 2011-11-07.
[edit] External links
- Wyatt Knight at the Internet Movie Database
- Wyatt Knight at Memory Alpha (a Star Trek wiki)
