*Martin Lawrence mourned the loss of his sitcom co-star Tommy Ford on Wednesday, calling the actor “a great man and friend.
“I lost a wonderful friend,” Lawrence said in a statement.
Ford was best known for playing Thomas “Tommy” Strawn through all five seasons of Lawrence’s 90s sitcom “Martin.”
“Tommy was not only a great co-star but he was a great man and friend. He always brought with him his spirituality a positive attitude and so much joy,” Lawrence continued. “I am sad the world lost a great talent and that I lost a wonderful friend. God bless him and his family.”
Ford, 52, died at an Atlanta hospital on Wednesday. He was placed on life support and hospitalized on Sunday for an aneurysm that ruptured in his abdomen, his wife told TMZ.
“To all family and friends of Tommy Ford. We would like to inform everyone that our brother passed away today October 12, 2016 surrounded by his loving family. Please keep his family in your prayers as they go through this challenging time,” a statement on social media read. “He was so dearly loved by so many and for that lets all be grateful for a life well served.”
After “Martin,” Ford went on to star on one season of the cop drama “New York Undercover” in the late ’90s and had a recurring role on the Mo’Nique comedy “The Parkers.”
His film credits included the 1989 Eddie Murphy comedy “Harlem Nights” and the 1990 Brad Pitt drama “Across the Tracks.”
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