Tyler Perry Collaborator, 'AGT' Finalist Zuri Craig Dead at 44 - TMZ

Perry Collaborator, 'AGT' Star Zuri Craig Dead astatine 44

10/23/2022 12:00 PM PT

Zuri Craig -- who's worked with the likes of Tyler Perry, and erstwhile wowed connected 'America's Got Talent' -- has died.

His household confirmed his passing Sunday, throwing up a tribute station connected Zuri's authoritative ZoReMi Entertainment leafage and penning ... "It is with profound sadness that we denote the modulation of our beloved son, member and friend, Zuri Craig."

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They continued ... "We convey you successful beforehand for your prayers. Please grant our privateness astatine this unimaginable clip of mourning." They enactment helium died connected Friday -- a origin of decease has yet to beryllium released, but much info seems to beryllium forthcoming.

Craig mightiness champion beryllium known for his clip connected 'AGT' backmost successful 2015, erstwhile helium and his singing partner, Jeffrey Lewis, cleaned up that play by impressing the judges and audiences alike.

They archetypal knocked it retired of the parkland by crooning to James Brown's 'This Is a Man's World,' and aboriginal got a golden buzzer from Michael Buble aft tackling Mary J. Blige's "I'm Goin' Down." They went beauteous far, but successful the extremity ... placed 5th overall, contempt a helluva run.

Even earlier that, though, Craig was already rubbing shoulders with immoderate Hollywood heavyweights -- including TP, who noticed him and Lewis from YouTube covers they were doing arsenic aboriginal arsenic '09. This landed Craig a occupation connected immoderate of Tyler's 'Madea' plays.

Craig has starred in/worked connected a fewer ... "Madea's Big Happy Family," "Madea Gets a Job" and "A Madea Christmas." He and Lewis adjacent appeared connected 'Oprah' successful the aboriginal 2010s.

He's besides worked connected podcasts and different shows implicit the years -- and was adjacent acceptable to nutrient a unrecorded accumulation successful Atlanta, 'Soul Food Live,' starting adjacent period ... with ads already being made and the formed already chosen. Zuri was 44.

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RIP