Floyd Roger Myers Jr., beloved Fresh Prince youngster star who performed younger Will Smith, tragically died at 42 from a coronary heart assault at his Maryland dwelling.

Floyd Roger Myers Jr. died from a coronary heart assault at his Maryland dwelling on Wednesday morning, ending the lifetime of a beloved youngster actor who introduced younger Will Smith to life on The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air.

The 42-year-old actor’s mom, Renee Trice, confirmed to TMZ that Myers suffered his fourth coronary heart assault in three years, proving deadly this time round.

Myers had been battling coronary heart issues since 2022, making his sudden passing all of the extra devastating for household and followers.

“RIP to our good brother @rocwonder one of our co founders. Gone but never will be forgotten,” The Fellaship Men’s Group posted on Instagram Wednesday. “The mission will continue in your honor. Next mens meeting will be one for the books like we talked about! Love you bro, rest easy, big bro will take it from here.”

Myers made his mark in Hip-Hop tradition by means of his memorable 1992 look in The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air Season 3 episode “Will Gets Committed,” the place he portrayed a younger model of Smith’s character.

That similar 12 months, he landed one other vital position as younger Marlon Jackson within the ABC miniseries The Jacksons: An American Dream, which chronicled the rise of the Jackson 5 and the Jackson household’s musical dynasty.

His remaining performing credit score got here in 2000 with an look as an unnamed scholar in The WB’s teen drama “Young Americans,” marking the tip of his on-screen profession.

After stepping away from performing, Myers constructed a profitable duct cleansing enterprise in Maryland and co-founded The Fellaship Men’s Group, specializing in males’s psychological well being help and self-improvement.

The group described itself as offering “support, self-improvement & real conversations” for males locally.

Just final month, Myers celebrated his daughter’s tenth birthday on Instagram, writing: “Happy 10th birthday to my baby girl!! The life of the party and always a bright light in the room!! I’m so happy to be your father can’t wait what the next 10yrs.”

Myers leaves behind his daughter and a legacy that touched each Hip-Hop tradition and youngsters’s tv in the course of the golden period of ’90s leisure.

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