Nick Cordero

Amanda Kloots hopes people don't forget COVID-19 devastation

By Alicia Rancilio Jun. 17, 2021 10:29 AM EDT

FILE - Finneas O'Connell, left and Billie Eilish arrive at the Vanity Fair Oscar Party in Beverly Hills, Calif. on Feb. 9, 2020. O'Connell has been named one of The Associated Press' Breakthrough Entertainers of 2020. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP, File)

AP Breakthrough Entertainer: Finneas finds his lane in music

By Mesfin Fekadu Dec. 17, 2020 10:03 AM EST

FILE - In this July 19, 2020, file photo, people gather at a makeshift memorial near the home of Rep. John Lewis, D-Ga., in Atlanta. Lewis, who died Friday at age 80, was the youngest and last survivor of the Big Six civil rights activists who organized the 1963 March on Washington, and spoke shortly before the group's leader, Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., gave his "I Have a Dream" speech to a vast sea of people. (AP Photo/Mike Stewart)

Final goodbye: Recalling influential people who died in 2020

By Bernard Mcghee Dec. 07, 2020 12:13 PM EST

FILE - In this April 10, 2014, file photo, actor Nick Cordero attends the after-party for the opening night of "Bullets Over Broadway" in New York. Tony Award-nominated actor Cordero, who specialized in playing tough guys on Broadway in such shows as “Waitress,” “A Bronx Tale” and “Bullets Over Broadway,” has died in Los Angeles after suffering severe medical complications after contracting the coronavirus. He was 41. Cordero died Sunday, July 5, 2020, at Cedars-Sinai hospital after more than 90 days in the hospital, according to his wife, Amanda Kloots. (Photo by Brad Barket/Invision/AP, File)

The late Nick Cordero to have an album released in his honor

By The Associated Press Jul. 22, 2020 07:37 PM EDT

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CHARLIE DANIELS DIES NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The man who brought us the saga of a boy taking on — and defeating — the devil in a fiddle...

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FILE - In this March 30, 2017, file photo, actor Nick Cordero, left, and Amanda Kloots attend the premiere of "Going in Style" in New York. Tony Award-nominated actor Cordero, who specialized in playing tough guys on Broadway in such shows as “Waitress,” “A Bronx Tale” and “Bullets Over Broadway,” has died in Los Angeles after suffering severe medical complications after contracting the coronavirus. He was 41. Cordero died Sunday, July 5, 2020, at Cedars-Sinai hospital after more than 90 days in the hospital, according to his wife, Amanda Kloots. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP, File)

Broadway veteran Nick Cordero dies from virus complications

By Mark Kennedy Jul. 05, 2020 09:29 PM EDT

Pedestrians walk past the English Bros Funeral Home as a casket is unloaded in the Brooklyn borough of New York, Sunday, April 19, 2020. New York's daily toll of coronavirus deaths has hit its lowest point in more than two weeks, but officials still warn that New York City and the rest of the state aren't ready to ease up on shutdowns of schools, businesses and gatherings. Mayor Bill de Blasio warned Sunday that with the arrival of spring weather, the city will step up enforcement of social distancing rules. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)

Coronavirus deaths down in NY, but officials urge vigilance

Apr. 19, 2020 09:36 AM EDT

Broadway star Nick Cordero has leg amputation due to virus

By Mark Kennedy Apr. 18, 2020 07:47 PM EDT