American actor Nicky Katt, who is best known for his roles in Gremlins and cult classic Dazed and Confused, has died at the age of 54. A cause of death has not been confirmed.
Nicky began his career in show business as a child actor and featured in horror film Gremlins at the age of 14. He got his big break featuring in Richard Linklater’s cult classic Dazed and Confused as Clint Bruno years later alongside Ben Affleck, Matthew McConaughey and Parker Posey.
Katt also appeared in A Time To Kill, Boiler Room, SubUrbia and School Rock. On the small screen, Katt played Harry Senate on the first three seasons of Boston Public, which aired from 2000-2002.
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Tributes have been flooding in for the Hollywood star. “Heartbroken to learn about the way too early passing of the seriously talented actor #NickyKatt – God bless you my friend … What a privilege to know you and work with you on my first movie in 1995 – ‘johns’. Rest in peace brother,” wrote Flynn Picture Company CEO Beau Flynn.
“Nicky Katt should’ve/could’ve been 2010’s Walton Goggins. Phenomenal in everything from Boston Public to Planet Terror. RIP,” wrote film critic Barry Hertz.
Fans of the actor have also started to share their own tributes to the star, as one wrote: “Oh man. he was such a good character actor, this is a bummer.”
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Born May 11, 1970 in South Dakota, Katt first began acting at aged seven, appearing in 1977 TV series CHiPs. More TV guest spots followed in adulthood, including on Voyagers!, Trapper John, M.D., Quincy, M.E., V and The Facts of Life.
Katt also lent his voice to the animated The Get Along Gang in the mid-1980s, and in Star Wars Knights of the Old Republic II: The Sith Lords.
Whilst he built up a varied TV and theatre acting career, his last credited TV role was in 2018 on the Hulu original series Casual.
He joined his Dazed and Confused co-stars for a virtual table reading of the film’s script in October 2020 to raise money for the Voto Latino Foundation and March for Science.
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The actor had no children, and was previously married to Annie Morse from 1999 until their divorce in 2001. No cause of death has been confirmed as of yet, with news of the actor’s passing coming via Deadline.
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