I was incredibly saddened by the news of Angus Cloud who played Fezco on HBO's Euphoria dying recently. Early reports say he took his own life but more recently his Mom said otherwise. Regardless, I hope he is resting in peace.
He was one of my favorite characters from that show, which was deeply disturbing but highly addictive in its contemporary portrayal of teenagers living in presumably a suburb of LA. Drugs, sex, relationships, gender identity, family, the coolest makeup and most interesting wardrobe, you name it. (After seeing a few episodes, I told my husband we're sending our kids to private school. He looked at me cockeyed, and said, "You think private schools kids do fewer drugs?" Point taken.)
I know very little about Fezco in real life except that his father had recently passed and he was struggling with mental health. I was really loving the arc of his character and his nascent relationship with Lexie. The season finale ended with Fezco and his little brother in a shoot out with the Feds over their drug dealing. Suffice it to say, his story on the show will likely end there unless they had started producing the new season before his untimely death. I highly recommend the show. My next door neighbor actually watches it with her high school freshman daughter. Not suggesting you sign up for that, but if you do, I could see it being an awkward but conversation provoking experience.
Cloud was 25 years old. Take care of yourselves and your friends. <3