Chelsea Handler fondly remembers co-star Chuy Bravo after he dies at 63: 'I'll never forget the sound of his laughter'
After Mexican-American actor Chuy Bravo died on December 15, Chelsea Handler took to Instagram to pay tribute to her 'Chelsea Lately' costar.
“I loved this nugget in a big way, and I took great pleasure in how many people loved him as much as I did and do,” the 44-year-old comedian captioned a series of photos on Instagram. “@chuybravo gave us so much laughter and I’ll never forget the sound of his laughter coming from his office into mine. Or his ‘business calls’ with his ‘business manager', or his shoe rack with all his children-sized shoes.”
She added: “I’ll never forget him coming to Christmas with my family one year in the Florida keys, and when my niece who was 5 or 6 at the time — saw him, she ran in the other direction saying she was scared. My sister and I were mortified and were apologizing to Chuy, who told us, 'It’s ok, lots of little kids get scared when they see big kids coming their way.' I love you, Chuy!”
The feeling seemed to be mutual, because just days before his death, Chuy did an interview with Radar Online in which he said that he would love to work with Chelsea again, although the two of them had lost touch after their show wrapped up seven years ago.
“We have both been busy trying to do our thing that we haven’t seen each other since. But we text, we call each other. She called me last week actually before my birthday,” he said. “I love her. She is my dearest. I would definitely accept a job if she offered it to me.”
According to TMZ, Chuy, whose real name was Jesus Melgoza, was hospitalized in Mexico City on December 14 at the age of 63 after complaining of a terrible stomach ache. He was treated at the hospital overnight but he died the next day. His cause of death has not been revealed.
