CHUCKY star Ed Gale has passed away at the age of 61 with his family paying a touching tribute.
Gale was known a cult actor who appeared in over 130 movies, TV shows and commercials.
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Gale is best known for playing the horror icon Chucky in several of the “Child’s Play” films.
The role saw him play the doll in many of the scenes throughout the franchise.
He also had a number of other cult classic hits such as “Howard the Duck” and “Chopper Chicks in Zombietown”.
His family said in a touching tribute: “It is with a heavy heart and a surprisingly light coffin (see what I did there?) that we announce the sudden passing of our uncle.
“Ed Gale has taken his final bow and is now headlining in the afterlife.
“Ed hitched a ride to California when he was twenty years old, with $41 and a dream, and he never looked back.
“He lit up the silver screens in cult classic films like Howard the Duck and Chopper Chicks in Zombie Town, earning himself some serious street cred at every con he attended. Which he never stopped bragging about. Ever.”
Gale was facing serious criminal allegations in the years before his death.
Police were investigating the actor for allegedly trying to solicit sex from multiple minors.
According to the Los Angeles Times, Ed admitted to trying to meet a teenage boy for sex and engaged in sexually explicit online conversations with someone he thought was a boy.
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