Comedian Patrice O'Neal died Tuesday morning from complications of a stroke he suffered on Oct. 19. "Many of us have lost a close and loved friend," his rep said in confirming the news. "All of us have lost a true comic genius."
The veteran New York-based stand-up comic was 41.
O'Neal was a familiar face on Comedy Central -- getting a lot of attention during his ribald turn(that means watch out for the cuss words if you click) on "The Roast of Charlie Sheen" in September -- as well as a frequent guest on the "Opie & Anthony" radio show.
The radio show broke the news in late October that O'Neal, a diabetic, had suffered a stroke the previous week.
"One of a kind. In heaven right now, charming half and infuriating half, then reversing," tweeted Colin Quinn, host of Comedy Central's defunct "Tough Crowd With Colin Quinn," which had regularly featured O'Neal.
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