It's now been a little over six months since the death of Richard Jeni. Here is a reminder of what made him so special!Allan W Janssen is the author of The Plain Truth About God at www.God-101.com and the blog "Perspective" at http://God-101.blogspot.com
Richard Jeni aka Richard John Colangelo was an American stand-up comedian and actor.Raised in an Italian-American family in Bensonhurst, Brooklyn, New York, he graduated with honors from Hunter College, earning a bachelor's degree in Comparative Politics.Jeni first received recognition through a series of Showtime stand-up specials and frequent appearances on The Tonight Show. Top executives at HBO noticed Jeni's talent, and he was soon picked up for his first appearance on The HBO Comedy Hour in 1992, titled "Richard Jeni: Platypus Man."On March 10, 2007, Jeni was found by his girlfriend with an apparent self-inflicted handgun (38 special) wound to the facial area in West Hollywood, California Police found him alive, but gravely injured when they arrived. He was quickly transported to Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles, where he died. Suicide was suspected but was not officially confirmed by police. His family later stated with certainty that the death was in fact a suicide,
Although the coroner's office has stated that a suicide ruling will take two weeks, Richard Jeni's family has confirmed that his death was, in fact, a suicide.A statement by Jeni's family, posted earlier today on The Official Richard Jeni Homepage, states: "The family of Richard Jeni would like to put to rest any assumptions as to the cause of Richard’s death.Despite the fact that the coroner’s office has publicly stated that a suicide ruling will take two weeks, pending the results of an autopsy, Richard Jeni did take his own life.""Rumors have been circulating as to the cause of his death and have included speculation of Richard being depressed over the state of his career or a physical ailment.""His career was not even addressed by his specialists when they were trying to diagnose Richard’s illness.In fact, he had just enjoyed one of his most financially rewarding years to date..." "...The truth is: earlier this year Richard Jeni was diagnosed with severe cl
The stand-up comedian Richard Jeni has been found dead by Los Angeles Police. Officer Norma Eisenman found him with a single gunshot wound in which they believe was an apparent suicide, he was alive when they found him, but died later in hospital.
Richard Jeni has played to many sold out crowds and had appeared on the Tonight Show many times in his career. Although suicide has not yet been confirmed police officer Eisenman still believes that it was suicide.
The investigation is ongoing and an announcement will be made as soon as the Los Angeles Police have any more news.
