Cody Longo’s cause of death has been revealed.
PEOPLE has reached out to the coroner as well as Longo’s rep for comment.
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In a statement to PEOPLE on Feb. 10, the actor’s wife Stephanie Longo paid tribute to her late husband following his death. “Cody was our whole world. The kids and I are shattered and beyond devastated,” she shared, of the couple’s three young children. “He was the best dad and best father. We will always and forever miss you and love you.”
Cody Longo.Vertical Entertainment / courtesy Everett Collection
Vertical Entertainment / courtesy Everett Collection
Cody’s manager Alex Gittelson also remembered his “dear friend for over a decade.”
“My heart breaks for his beautiful family,” he said of Longo, who also appeared in Hollywood Heights. “He had taken some time away from acting to pursue music and spend more time with his family in Nashville, but we had kept in touch regularly and he was excited to get back into acting this year.”
Gittelson added, “Cody was such a loyal, loving and talented person and he will be greatly missed.”
Cody Longo.Paul Archuleta/FilmMagic
Paul Archuleta/FilmMagic
“I’ve cried… I’ve screamed… I’m angry… I feel bitter… I’m laughing, thinking back at our silly moments together, I’m crying happy tears looking back on our beautiful life,” she wrote alongside a series of black and white snapshots of Cody with their kids. “I’m mourning the life we could’ve had… I’m beating myself up thinking I could’ve done more to save you…”
“I have lost a part of myself… a part of me left with you that day,” Stephanie continued. “We miss your smile, your laugh, your hugs, your cuddles… the prayers you would pray over us every night.:
She went on to say that Cody “fought for so long.” She wrote: “You fought for our family. The babies and I will never understand or grasp why your fight came to an end…but we know you are pain FREE and at peace in heaven with Jesus. I know you are the MOST beautiful angel watching over us. We love you… forever and always…🌹.”
The talent agency founder added two phrases to her post — “mental health is real” and “f— addiction,” both in hashtag. “We threw you the most beautiful celebration this weekend… I know you were smiling down on us hunny!!🤍,” she concluded the tribute to her husband.
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Cody played Nicholas Alamain — the son of Carly Manning (Crystal Chappell) — onDays of Our Livesfor eight episodes back in 2011. Other acting credits includeMake It or Break ItandNashville. In addition to acting, he was also a singer and released his debut solo single “Atmosphere” in 2012.
In January 2021, Cody pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor assault charge in Colorado relating to a 2019 incident with a 9-year-old girl,according to Clarksville Now.
At time of Cody’s November arrest, his lawyer Iris Eytan released a statement regarding the sex assault on a child charge, sharing in part, “Overwhelming evidence unequivocally disproves and refutes the allegations in the affidavit. Other than the evidence of innocence revealed in the actual, not summarized, interviews in the affidavit, additional evidence completely exonerates him,” per Clarksville Now.
source: people.com
