One Tree Hill‘s Paul Teal has died. The actor identified for enjoying Josh within the collection was 35 years previous.
Teal died on Friday, November 15, based on his fiancée, fellow performer Emilia Torello, who shared the information by way of social media. Per Torello, Teal died after an undisclosed well being battle which Torello references in her touching tribute.
“Essentially the most considerate, inspiring, pushed, self-disciplined, loving man handed away on Friday, November 15, 2024,” Torello posted on Instagram. “Paul, you had been my soulmate, my soon-to-be-husband, my rock, and my future. You stuffed my lungs with laughter, my abdomen with butterflies, and my coronary heart with love. You had been taken too quickly, in a battle that you simply fought bravely with out fail.”
“Whereas part of me died with you, I promise to struggle to seek out pleasure in life as laborious as you fought to reside each single day,” Torello continued. “The world is fortunate to have even had a second with Paul Teal, and I’m the luckiest individual in it, as a result of I acquired to name you mine. I’ll love you eternally.”
Teal performed Josh within the seventh season of One Tree Hill, showing throughout a number of episodes. His different tv credit embrace roles in Good Conduct, Photographs Fired, Dynasty, The Strolling Useless: World Past, Outer Banks, American Rust, The Staircase, and George & Tammy.
Following the information of his demise, One Tree Hill‘s Bethany Pleasure Lenz paid tribute to Teal, citing her work with him throughout the manufacturing of The Pocket book musical within the 2000s. “My coronary heart is heavy. Paul Teal was the sort of man who lit up a room with out making an attempt. His vivid smile, infectious chortle, and type coronary heart made you need to be close to him,” Lenz wrote on Instagram.
“I labored intently with Paul for months when he performed Noah in my and @ronaniello musical manufacturing of The Pocket book,” Lenz continued. “He was shy and humorous and so so snug on stage. Wow. Like his second pores and skin. You couldn’t take your eyes off him. Later, I used to be giddy to be directing an episode of One Tree Hill the place I’d get to solid a brand new recurring character, Josh – the sleazy film star. Together with his self-effacing humorousness and willingness to dive totally into any character, Paul was excellent for the half. He was a pleasure to work with in any surroundings and so beneficiant.”
See Lenz’s full tribute in addition to Torello’s above.