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- Actor Sam Lloyd died at the age of 56.
- He was best known for his awkward lawyer role Ted Buckland in the medical comedy “Scrubs”.
- Lloyd also starred in “Cougar Town,” “Malcolm in the Middle,” “The West Wing,” “Desperate Housewives” and “Modern Family.”
- “He couldn’t have been a kinder man. I will always appreciate the time I spent with you, Sammy,” Zach Braff, co-star of Lloyd’s “Scrubs”. wrote On twitter.
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Scrubs star Sam Lloyd died at age 56.
Lloyd, who played awkward attorney Ted Buckland in the beloved medical comedy, was diagnosed with an inoperable brain tumor and lung cancer in 2019.
The diagnosis followed the birth of his new baby, Weston, with his wife Vanessa.
Lloyd, whose death was confirmed by his representative, is the nephew of “Back to the Future” star Christopher Lloyd.
Her other television credits included the Courteney Cox television show “Cougar Town” as well as “Malcolm in the Middle”, “The West Wing” and “Desperate Housewives”.
He recently appeared in the last season of “Modern Family”.
Lloyd was also a musician and appeared with his a cappella group The Blanks in several episodes of “Scrubs”.
—Zach Braff (@zachbraff) May 1, 2020
Zach Braff directed the cast tributes of “Scrubs” to the actor.
After discovering the news, he wrote on Twitter: “Rest in peace for one of the funniest actors I’ve ever had the joy of working with.
“Sam Lloyd made me laugh out loud and break the character every time we did a scene together. I couldn’t have been a kinder man. I will always appreciate the time I spent with you, Sammy.”
—Zach Braff (@zachbraff) May 1, 2020
Bill Lawrence, the creator of Scrubs, also paid tribute, writing: “Really such a kind and sweet guy. Many will miss him.”
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