Fred Berry was well into his 20s when he was cast as a high-schooler on the 1970s sitcom What's Happening!! Well into middle age, he was still playing the role.
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Berry, who portrayed the beret-wearing, suspender-clad teen known as Rerun on the 1976-79 series, and was rarely without his signature accessories in the nearly quarter-century since, was found dead in his Los Angeles apartment Tuesday, E! has learned. He was 52.
Berry's agent, Arlene Thorton, says the actor died sometime between Monday night and Tuesday morning in his bed. The Los Angeles coroner is planning to perform an autopsy to determine cause of death. There were no signs of foul play, Thorton said.
Berry recently cameoed in the David Spade comedy, Dickie Roberts: Former Child Star, and looked for love on E!'s Star Dates. According to IMDb.com, Berry was a veteran groom, marrying six times to four women.
He played himself in an episode of NBC's Scrubs last April. Per usual, he wore the Rerun red beret, and the Rerun red suspenders.
Until recently, Berry had been one of the on-demand telephone friends for the new service HollywoodIsCalling.com.
"I bet you that I've made more calls than anyone on this service," Berry told the Washington Post in August.
Never able to shake the role that made him famous, Berry reprised his Rerun self in 1985-86 for the updated What's Happening!! series, What's Happening Now!.
quote:Originally posted by NurikoK98: Noooooo! Not Rerun! That's, what, three people dead from that show? Momma, Shirley, and now Rerun? IT'S NOT FAIR, I TELL YOU!!!!!!!!
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