Steven Levy (a.k.a. Steve Bean), an actor who appeared inRay Donovan, has died after a battle with nose cancer. He was 58.
Levy died on Jan. 21 at his home in Los Angeles, according to his obituary onLegacy.com.
At the end of 2016, Levy was diagnosed with “a rare and aggressive form of cancer calledSino-Nasal Squamous Cell Carcinoma. In English, I translated that to ‘Nose Cancer,’ ” he wrote in a personal essay forMel Magazine.
In the piece, titled “My Year Without a Nose,” Levy detailed his cancer journey and treatment and revealed that he underwent a “schnozophomy. That’s Yiddish forrhinectomy, which is English forcutting your nose off.”
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Concluding his 2018 essay, Levy — who later had a prosthetic nose — revealed that doctors told him he had up to one year to live.
“If you’re keeping track at home, I’ve now lost my nose, my tear ducts, my upper palate and gums, all but four of my teeth, my appetite, my right cheekbone, much of my right jawbone, much of my right cheek, my eyebrows and moustache (chemo), the feeling in my upper lip (surgery), most of the motor control of the right side of my face (surgery) and some hearing in each ear (chemo). I also lost about 40 pounds, and worst of all, I lost my sense of humor,” wrote Levy.
“All of that physical stuff ain’t ever coming back. Luckily, my sense of humor came back about a month ago,” he continued. “Not a moment too soon either: The latest scans show yet another recurrence of the cancer. The doctors tell me I have nine to twelve months to live.”
Born April 27, 1960 in Lynn, Massachusetts, Levy attended Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and went on to work as an actor, comedian and writer.
In addition to appearing onRay Donovan, the Screen Actors Guild-AFTRA and Writers Guild member’s television credits throughout the years included parts inShameless, Days of Our Lives, Veronica Mars, CharmedandMarried with Children,according toIMDb.
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Donations can be made to theCancer Support Community Pasadenaat 76 E. Del Mar Blvd. #215, Pasadena, CA 91105.
source: people.com
