Only 13 hours into the new year, and Hollywood loses another celebrity great, James Avery (better known as Uncle Phil on Fresh Prince of Bel Air).
TMZ learned last night:
Sources close to the actor tell TMZ he died in an L.A. hospital last night. Avery had recently undergone surgery for an undisclosed illness and took a turn for the worse late yesterday.
And we’re told his wife, Barbara, had been at his bedside but left for a short period of time to get something to eat. When she came back, she learned he had just died.
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RWG Uncle Phil!
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