Actor and comedian Rickey Smiley is mourning the death of his son Brandon Smiley. Smiley, who starred on “The Rickey Smiley Show” from 2012-2014, took to Instagram on Sunday to share he had some “bad news” to deliver to his followers.
“I hate to announce this, but I just want to give it to you before you hear it in the streets,” Smiley said. “My son Brandon Smiley has passed away this morning.”
“I just want all my cousins and different family members to pray, be strong, and I’m OK,” Smiley said. “Pray for my son’s mother and my son’s siblings, everybody that was raised with Brandon.”
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In honor of his son, Rickey also shared a video of his son performing stand-up three years ago.
Who was comedian Rickey Smiley’s son Brandon?
Brandon was born on February 9, 1990. Like his father Rickey Smiley, Brandon was a comedian and actor. He was active on Instagram. His page, @comedianbrandonsmiley, has 29K followers.
He often posted humorous content, as well as photos with his family.His mother’s name is Brenda. In an interview, Rickey revealed that he was married to Brenda for 12 years.
Brandon has multiple siblings: D’Essence, Aaryn, and Malik Smiley. According to E! News, he also has a sister named Taylor.
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Brandon Smiley children: Does Brandon have kids?
Brandon has a three-year-old daughter named Storm. The identity of Storm’s mother is not clear to the public.
What was Brandon’s cause of death?
Radio personality Rickey shared the news of his son’s death on social media.
In an Instagram video, Rickey said, in part: “I just have bad news this morning.
“My son, Brandon Smiley, has passed away this morning.”
He added, in part: “Pray for my son’s mother, and my son’s siblings, pray for my son and my daughter, everybody that was raised with Brandon.”
Brandon’s cause of death has not been announced.
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This family tragedy comes nearly three years after his daughter, Aaryn, was shot multiple times in Houston, Texas while eating at a Whataburger and celebrating her 19th birthday with her boyfriend.
While she was shot multiple times in the random act of gun violence, she survived and later spoke with her father about the harrowing incident during an episode of his Atlanta-based radio talk show, The Rickey Smiley Morning Show.
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