http://www.nydailynews.com/entertain...icle-1.1563487
He was only 65. Still, as I get older, 65 doesn't seem that old.Beloved TV dad James Avery died on New Year’s Eve at age 65 following weeks of complications from open heart surgery, his rep said.
Best known for playing Will Smith’s wise and wealthy Uncle Phil on the hit 90s sitcom “The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air,” Avery died in a hospital in Glendale, Calif., after undergoing open heart surgery shortly before Thanksgiving, publicist Cynthia Snyder said.
Avery’s mom said the actor’s wife Barbara Avery was “practically living” at the hospital prior to his death and called her early Tuesday with what seemed like good news.
RIP, Uncle Phil.