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Garry Shandling died from blood clot in heart

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Comedian Garry Shandling in 2008. A report by Los Angeles’ coroner’s officials released Dec. 27 said the fatal clot that killed Shandling in March occurred after he developed blood clots in his legs.

LOS ANGELES >> Garry Shandling died from a blood clot in his lung, coroner’s officials said today more than seven months after the comedian’s unexpected death.

A report by Los Angeles’ coroner’s officials released today states the fatal clot occurred after the comedian developed blood clots in his legs, a condition known as deep vein thrombosis. The comedian had not been feeling well during a trip to Hawaii, the report stated. Shandling died March 24 after calling paramedics to his home.

Los Angeles coroner’s officials had delayed issuing their determination of what killed the 66-year-old until after a review of his medical records and toxicology tests were completed. The toxicology results found only a therapeutic amount of Xanax and some cold medication in his system.

In 1992, Shandling created his comic masterpiece with “The Larry Sanders Show,” which starred him as an egomaniacal late-night TV host with an angst-ridden show-biz life behind the scenes. The HBO series ran until 1998.

As Larry, Shandling dug deep to confront his own demons, and did it brilliantly as the series teetered between dual realities: public and private; make-believe and painfully true.

Shandling had blurred the lines for a television comedy before, with his “It’s Garry Shandling Show,” in the 1980s. Actors on the Showtime sitcom routinely broke the fourth wall to speak directly to the audience on what they were up to.

After “Larry Sanders” ended, Shandling’s few public appearances included hosting the Emmys Awards in 2000 and 2004 and a role in 2001’s “Zoolander.”

Shortly before his death, he appeared in Jerry Seinfeld’s web series “Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee” in a segment that had the pair recount memories of their stand-up comedy days and trying to make it in Hollywood.

4 responses to “Garry Shandling died from blood clot in heart”

  1. awahana says:

    If you see how much weight he gained, you already know he was NOT on a heart healthy diet. R.I.P.

    He could have been saved by EKAHI.

    http://ekahihealth.com/ornish/

    • reader503 says:

      He did not die of heart disease.
      “…the fatal clot occurred after the comedian developed blood clots in his legs, a condition known as deep vein thrombosis”. He complained of leg pain and shortness of breath, warning signs of DVT complications.

  2. HanabataDays says:

    Long flights in small seats with cramped legroom are notorious for causing DVT. The timing certainly supports that possibility. Folks, when you go mainland or Asia please read up on leg exercises you can do in your seat if you aren’t able to get up a couple times mid-flight and walk up and down the aisle.

  3. KWAY says:

    such a talent, very creative funny guy

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