The actor’s brother announced the death of Michael C. Stathis, known as Buddy Duress, in an interview with People. Christopher Stathis revealed that the artist left in November 2023, but the information was not made public.
Buddy Duress is dead. The actor was 38 years old
In an interview with the portal, the actor’s brother stated that the cause of Duress’ death was cardiac arrest due to taking a “drug cocktail”. The actor had been addicted to narcotics for years.
Buddy Duress was born in 1985, and his first acting role was in the 2014 film Benny and Josh Safdi. We are talking about the American-French drama “God Knows What”, which was awarded in Venice. The film received the International Art Cinema Association (CICAE) Award for best film. Duress missed the premiere because he was in prison on drug charges.
He starred alongside Robert Pattinson in “Good Times”. Buddy Duress is dead
According to the Los Angeles Times, after Duress was released, the filmmakers asked him to write down his memories of that time, and then adapted his story into the “Good Time” script. The actor appeared on screen as Ray, with Robert Pattinson playing the main role in the 2017 film.
After the success of “Good Time”, Buddy Duress also starred in “The Great Darkened Days”, “The Mountain”, “PVT CHAT”, “Beware of Dog” and the 2021 production “Flintch”. However, his acting career did not stop his problems with the law. In 2019, he was charged with theft and returned to prison. A little later, he was arrested again for threatening to burn down his mother’s house.
Source: Gazeta
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