Josh Grisetti, Broadway and 'Marvelous Mrs. Maisel' actor, dies at 44

July 13 (UPI) -- Broadway and The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel actor Josh Grisetti has died.

Rob McClure, a longtime friend who starred with Grisetti in the Broadway musical Something Rotten!, announced Sunday on Instagram that the actor died Friday of an apparent suicide. He was 44.

"It is with a shattered heart that I share that the brilliant Josh Grisetti took his own life on Friday," McClure wrote. "I'm not ready to even attempt to understand. My heart is with his wife and family as they try to deal with the reality of this."

"Some of my all-time favorite memories were by this man's side, playing his brother onstage for years, watching him inspire students while transforming the Musical Theatre program at Cal State Fullerton ...and having the honor of being the best man at his wedding. Maggie and I are beyond heartbroken. Communities around the world will never be the same without him. We love you Josh. Just a cataclysmic loss."

Grisetti's agent Rick Ferrari confirmed his death to Entertainment Weekly, stating, "I'm absolutely devastated. That's all I can say."

Grisetti and McClure played brothers Nick and Nigel Bottom in the national touring production of Something Rotten!

Grisetti was perhaps best known for portraying Ralph in the fifth and final season of the hit Prime Video series The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel. His other credits included The Knights of Prosperity, Nurse Jackie and The Good Fight.

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