Jonathan Joss in Gatlinburg, Tennessee, on July 31, 2021.
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Jonathan Joss, finest generally known as the voice actor behind King of the Hill‘s John Redcorn, died after being fatally shot on the age of 59, in line with police.
Throughout a dispute, Joss was shot and killed by a neighbor on Sunday night time in San Antonio, Texas, stated authorities. In response to The New York Times, the neighbor was recognized by investigators as Sigfredo Ceja Alvarez, who was taken into custody and charged with homicide.
In response to an announcement shared on Joss’ Fb account by his husband, Tristan Kern de Gonzales, the couple had returned to the positioning of their former residence, which had been broken in a hearth, to examine on their mail. They had been approached by a person who started yelling homophobic slurs and fired his gun, stated de Gonzales. “Jonathan and I had no weapons. We weren’t threatening anybody,” stated de Gonzales. “We had been standing aspect by aspect. When the person fired Jonathan pushed me out of the best way. He saved my life.”
Joss and de Gonzales married earlier this 12 months on Valentine’s Day. In a textual content message to The Associated Press, de Gonzales wrote, “He was murdered.”
Joss was discovered close to the road by officers, and paramedics pronounced him lifeless after they arrived, in line with The Occasions.
The San Antonio Police Division didn’t instantly reply to Rolling Stone‘s request for remark.
Joss was finest identified for his distinct voice enjoying Redcorn, a Native American character on King of the Hill, which ran for 13 seasons from 1997 to 2008. The sequence will return to the small display 15 years after it ended its unique run and Hulu will debut Season 14 of King of the Hill in August. It’s unclear if Joss might be featured within the revival. A rep for Mike Decide didn’t instantly return Rolling Stone‘s request for remark.
Joss additionally featured in a recurring function on the favored tv present Parks and Recreation as Chief Ken Hotate. He has additionally appeared in Tulsa King, Ray Donovan, True Grit, and The Magnificent Seven.
Earlier than his loss of life, Joss posted a video on Instagram as he shared his pleasure in regards to the beloved sequence’ return, saying that the “reboot is up and shifting” and invited followers to satisfy him at a comic book store in Austin, Texas, and take photographs totally free. When strolling across the store and discussing his character within the new sequence (his function within the subsequent season has not but been confirmed), Joss mused in regards to the concept of “expiration dates.”
“We now have them, man, life and loss of life. Generally we now have a expertise, a want. Generally you get placed on a shelf,” he stated. “In the event you’re canned and also you placed on the shelf, expiration date is like ceaselessly. Be a can of whoop ass once you get on that shelf. Take into consideration shifting ahead. Take into consideration being a can with an incredible expiration date. So, even when they put you on the shelf, man, once you come out of that may, you’re contemporary.”
From Rolling Stone US.