Comedian Ricky Harris, Featured on Many Doggystyle Skits, Dead at 54

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Comedian Ricky Harris died Monday at the age of 54.

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The announcement of Harris’ death first came via social media from many West Coast hip-hop artists who called him a friend, including Daz Dillinger, DJ Pooh, B.G. Knocc Out and King T.

OkayPlayer reports that the comedian and actor died of a heart attack.

Harris was the voice of both DJ Eaz-E-Dick and TaaDow on Snoop Dogg’s debut album, Doggystyle. He made numerous appearances on Def Comedy Jam and appeared in Poetic Justice, The District, The Tracy Morgan Show, The Game, Everybody Hates Chris and The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story.

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Monique Judge is a freelance journalist in Los Angeles. Follow her on Twitter.

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