Andy Hallett, green demon Lorne from TV's 'Angel,' dies at 33 of heart disease
By SOLVEJ SCHOU , Associated Press

LOS ANGELES - Andy Hallett, who made his mark playing green-skinned, good-guy demon Lorne on the TV series "Angel," has died of congestive heart disease. Hallett was 33.

Hallett was taken by ambulance to Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles after having problems breathing and died there Sunday, following a five-year battle with the heart condition, his agent Pat Brady said Tuesday.

His father, Dave Hallett, was by his side.

"Andy was the all-American boy from Massachusetts," Brady said. "He was a hoot. He was comfortable wherever he went. Girls loved him. He was a very gregarious, happy young man."

Born and raised in Osterville, Mass., Hallett moved out to Los Angeles when he was 23 and worked as a messenger at a talent agency, said Brady.

He went on to become an assistant to Joss Whedon's wife, Brady said. It was when Whedon saw the lanky Hallett perform karaoke that he had him audition for "Angel," a spinoff of Whedon's hit series "Buffy the Vampire Slayer." Hallett snagged the part of Lorne.

Hallett proved himself a fan favorite on "Angel" as the show tune loving, red horned demon seer who runs the karaoke club Caritas and can read a person's aura when they sing, revealing their problems and futures.

The series, starring David Boreanaz as the brooding vampire Angel, ran for five seasons on the WB network before it was canceled, ending in 2004.

Hallett was diagnosed with his heart condition at the end of the show, said Brady, and had been in and out of hospitals for the past five years. He decided to concentrate on his own music, stepping away from acting.

Hallett, an only child, is survived by his father Dave Hallett and mother Lori Hallett.
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I saw this yesterday.

I loved Lorne.

so young

CarrieMpls said:

i actually teared up a little. he was so charming, funny, and could really sing.

ocean said:

too young.

terrible quality video, but andy singing "superstition"




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That is so sad!
I loved his character!

Lorne was a great character on the show. I never knew what Andy looked like without his makeup. He was a good looking guy.

wow , crazy

I learned about this yesterday, too...so sad. I loved the Lorne character and Andy Hallett played him so well...he was too young.

This is a really sweet fan video tribute I found on YouTube:

chocolate1 said:

me too

sextonseven said:

he was. i saw him in "chance" the movie amber benson ("tara") directed sans make-up, where he plays gay.

amazingly, he was straight.

Cuddles said:

sad

applekisses said:

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lazycrockett said:

I thought bout starting a thread on this yesteday, but I figured it would get very very little attention.

lazycrockett said:

i am genuinely surprised anyone responded.

makes me feel a lot less geeky though.

cborgman said:

I've been itching to start a Dollhouse thread but my threads always die.

I'm really sorry to hear about this. I loved his character.

RIP.

lazycrockett said:

i haven't watched it yet. i still haven't watched firefly yet. i only finished angel last year

i loved his character

XxAxX said:

huh?

I was so hoping this was an April Fool's thing...

cborgman said:

I always figured Lorne was possibly meant to be gay and they just never got around to actually saying so.

he's my age

meow85 said:

I think the way he flirted with and kept looking at Angel's ass they didn't need to state the obvious.
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lazycrockett said:

That's about what I figured. Joss and Co. were so queer-friendly it's entirely possible they had a queen on the character roster and didn't figure it was worth mentioning.

But, c'mon. How many times had we heard Lorne come up with a cutesy pet name for Mr. Forehead while he's giving him a lookover? Angelcakes, Angelwings, "my little prince"...