Clifton Oliver, a 47-year-old Broadway actor who starred in the Lion King, has passed away due to an undisclosed illness.
Born on December 3, 1975, in Jacksonville, Florida, Oliver moved to New York in 2010 to pursue a career on Broadway.
He starred as Simba in the highest-grossing Broadway show of all time, “The Lion King,” and also appeared in “Wicked” and “In the Heights.”
The Broadway community honored his life with commemorative posts on social media, including a post on the official Instagram page of “The Lion King.”
The New Amsterdam Theatre in New York City will dim its lights at 5 p.m. ET on Tuesday, August 8, to honour his legacy.
