Post by housemouse on Mar 12, 2007 10:08:55 GMT -5
I read this in the paper this morning:
Richard Jeni, a Los Angeles comedian who played to sold-out crowds at Hollywood's Laugh Factory and appeared frequently on NBC's "Tonight" show, died Saturday in an apparent suicide, police said.
Police found Jeni inside a West Hollywood home Saturday, after responding to a 9:50 a.m. emergency call. The caller, a woman whom officials did not identify, told the operator, "My boyfriend shot himself in the face," Los Angeles police said.
Jeni, whose real name was Richard John Colangelo, died less than an hour later at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center. The Los Angeles coroner's office said an autopsy is pending. Jeni's website lists his age as 45, four years younger than coroner's documents show.
Richard Jeni was hilarious. His stand up comedy was way, way better than most, he was consistently funny and always entertaining. You Californian's might remember him as a regular on Gino Michelline's 5:00 Funnies on KLOS.
Rest In Peace Richard Jeni
I hope he has finally found the peace he must have searching for.
Richard Jeni, a Los Angeles comedian who played to sold-out crowds at Hollywood's Laugh Factory and appeared frequently on NBC's "Tonight" show, died Saturday in an apparent suicide, police said.
Police found Jeni inside a West Hollywood home Saturday, after responding to a 9:50 a.m. emergency call. The caller, a woman whom officials did not identify, told the operator, "My boyfriend shot himself in the face," Los Angeles police said.
Jeni, whose real name was Richard John Colangelo, died less than an hour later at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center. The Los Angeles coroner's office said an autopsy is pending. Jeni's website lists his age as 45, four years younger than coroner's documents show.
Richard Jeni was hilarious. His stand up comedy was way, way better than most, he was consistently funny and always entertaining. You Californian's might remember him as a regular on Gino Michelline's 5:00 Funnies on KLOS.
Rest In Peace Richard Jeni
I hope he has finally found the peace he must have searching for.
