The social media is flooded sudden death news of John Ashton, the popular Hollywood star. His family and manager Alan Somers confirmed the news.
As per report, John Ashton was died in Fort Collins, Colorado. Many wanted to know about the cause of his death. But no such cause of death was mentioned by his family.
John Ashton led a successful professional journey
Over the course of a more than 50-year career, Ashton appeared in numerous TV shows and motion pictures, such as Gone Baby Gone, Midnight Run, and Little Big League.
Ashton portrayed Detective Sergeant John Taggart opposite Eddie Murphy and Judge Reinhold. He played the character in the first two episodes of the “Beverly Hills Cop” series. The espisoed were aired in 1984 and 1987.
Ashton had a more dishonest role in Midnight Run, another successful movie directed by Martin Brest. In The Duke, he played the rival bounty hunter who was also after Charles Grodin’s sought-after accountant, who was being held by Jack Walsh, played by Robert De Niro.
John Ashton’s early life as well as his family life
John David Ashton was born on February 22, 1948, in Springfield, Massachusetts. His paretns were Edward Richard Ashton, Sr. And Eva May (Wells) Ashton.
Born and raised in Enfield, Connecticut, he attended Enfield High School earlier than graduating. He spent years at Defiance College in Defiance, Ohio, earlier than shifting to the University of Southern California, wherein he earned a bachelor’s degree in theatre arts.
John Ashton’s first wife was Victoria Marie Runn with whom he tied a knot in 1968. However the married did not last for a long time and the couple separated in 1970. John married Bridget Baker-Ashton in 1976 and the marriage last till 2001. Aston is lived by 2 children.
In addition to his stepson Henry, sisters Linda Jean and Sharon Ann Ashton, brother Edward Richard Ashton, and children Michelle and Michael Thomas Ashton, as well as stepchildren Courtney Donovan, Lindsay Curcio, and Ashley Hoye, survive Ashton. He was married to Robin Hoye for twenty-four years. John Ashton’s parents passed away before him.
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