Broadway actor Quentin Oliver Lee has died at 34 from colon cancer

Broadway star Quentin Oliver Lee’s wife, Angie, revealed he passed away from colon cancer, at the age of 34, ‘in the wee hours of the morning’ on Thursday.

The actor, best known for his role in Off-Broadway in Heather Christian’s Oratorio For Living Things and as Phantom in the US tour of The Phantom of the Opera, died by his spouse’s side as she held onto his hand.

‘Phantom in the US Tour of The Phantom of the Opera,’ she wrote on Lee’s Instagram. ‘I saw his last breaths, held his hand tight, and felt his heartbeat slowly drift away. He had a smile on his face, and was surrounded by those.’ 

Rest in peace: Broadway star Quentin Oliver Lee’s wife, Angie, revealed he passed away from colon cancer, at the age of 34, ‘in the wee hours of the morning’ on Friday

She continued: ‘It was peaceful, and perfect.’ 

‘He was an incredible man, husband, father, son, brother, friend, singer, actor, and disciple of Christ with great faith in his Father in Heaven. To say “he will be dearly missed” doesn’t reflect the scope of the people and communities he has created and touched,’ the widow said of her late spouse.

She continued: ‘If we let him, he made us better people. Samantha and I are supported and lifted by our families and our own faith. Please understand if I don’t respond, but trust that your messages and love have been read and felt.’ 

A star: The actor, best known for his role in Off-Broadway in Heather Christian’s Oratorio For Living Things and as Phantom in the US tour of The Phantom of the Opera, died by his spouse’s side as she held onto his hand; seen in 2018

‘Phantom in the US Tour of The Phantom of the Opera,’ she wrote on Lee’s Instagram. ‘I saw his last breaths, held his hand tight, and felt his heartbeat slowly drift away. He had a smile on his face, and was surrounded by those’ (pictured in 2018)