Nicky Katt’s cause of death has been revealed.
The “Dazed and Confused” actor died by suicide at his home in California, TMZ reported Monday.
Katt’s landlord discovered the 54-year-old’s body hanging inside his Los Angeles-area apartment on April 8, law enforcement sources told the outlet.
One week prior, the building manager reportedly visited Katt to remind him that rent was due.
When the landlord returned five days later in search of the money, the “Boiler Room” star’s apartment door was open and he was found in his bedroom, according to the sources.
Katt, who reportedly did not leave a suicide note, appeared to have been deceased for more than a day.
After the news of the “Boston Public” star’s death broke Saturday, several stars took to social media to pay tribute to him.
Robert Rodriguez — who directed “Planet Terror,” the 2007 film Katt appeared in — wrote on Instagram that he could “always count on” the late actor for “many things.”
“He’d come in incredibly prepared for a role with costumes and props. He’d come full of inventive and creative ideas that would make his characters pop off the screen and consistently have an audience howling,” the filmmaker, 56, wrote.
“He’d deliver lines that would constantly sound as unexpected as an ad lib, yet it was the text. And if he did adlib, it was always gold. Even his physical comedy and timing was truly on another level. Nicky was an absolute joy on and off the camera. A true artist. A friend.”
Katt began his career as a child actor, debuting in a 1980 episode of “Fantasy Island.”
He later appeared in several films and TV shows, including “Monk,” “A Time to Kill,” “Sin City” and many more.
Katt was married to Annie Morse from 1999 to 2001. He did not have any children.
If you or someone you know is affected by any of the issues raised in this story, call or text the Suicide & Crisis Lifeline at 988.
