Updated Friday, May 29, 2015 Actor Reynaldo Rey, who appeared in films “Friday” and “White Men Can’t Jump,” died Thursday. The actor and comedian was 75. Rey’s manager Vanzil Burke told the Associated Press that the actor died at a Los Angeles hospital from complications after suffering a stroke. A native of Sequoyah County, Oklahoma, Rey earned a bachelor’s degree in education from Kansas State Teacher’s College. He later launched his career in comedy in Cleveland where he was a teacher and performed theater. He then moved to New York City, joined the Harlem Theater Group and made his first film.
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