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Erik Jensen, greatest recognized for his roles in “The Strolling Useless,” “For Life” and “Mr. Robotic,” has been recognized with stage 4 colorectal most cancers.
The actor, author and director’s spouse – fellow multi-hyphenate Jessica Clean – introduced the prognosis in a publish on GoFundMe, with Jensen “miraculously surviving a mind aneurysm only a yr and a half in the past.”
Clean shared the “most cancers has metastasized to his liver, however Erik is younger and powerful (slicing a movie throughout chemo, working full-time as a director and author all through) and his medical doctors suppose they’ve a shot at shrinking the tumors sufficient to do two very main surgical procedures and get all of them out.”
In a press release shared with USA TODAY by his publicist, Jensen mentioned, “I’m resilient; I’ll proceed working as an actor/author by means of this struggle, and I plan to come back out the opposite aspect of this stronger. I’ve an unlimited quantity of gratitude for the buddies and strangers who’ve come collectively to assist my household as we beat most cancers.”
In an Instagram post from Saturday sharing the GoFundMe info, Clean wrote that Jensen is “a survivor” and “makes magnificence out of adversity and he fights for the underdog daily.”
She requested followers to “ship him your prayers and love (and UNION JOBS! he has all his hair and is working by means of this as a author director actor- this can be a man who survives by creating & at all times has).”
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Colorectal most cancers, encompassing colon most cancers and rectal most cancers, is “a illness by which cells within the colon or rectum develop uncontrolled,” in accordance with the Centers for Disease Control.
Clean is trying to increase $300,000 to pay for remedy and assist the household whereas Jensen, 53, is out of labor throughout his remedy.
The couple has been collectively for 23 years and the 2 share a 13-year-old daughter, Sadie, the publish mentioned.
“He wants to assist his daughter develop up,” in accordance with the GoFundMe, which has raised almost $92,000 thus far. “He wants to stay round for the gorgeous group he and Jess have constructed. And he has much more artwork to make on the planet.”
The publish additionally mentions how the resolved screenwriters’ strike and ongoing actors’ strike, coupled with Jensen’s well being, have put the household in an “extraordinarily precarious monetary place.”
“Because of the strikes, the nonexistence of streaming residuals, and the truth that in a greatest case state of affairs, Erik could also be recovering from main surgical procedure through the precise earnings interval to qualify for SAG insurance coverage for 2025 – the household is going through a severe danger of dropping their medical insurance for 2025,” the publish mentioned. “If you’re ready to rent Jess, or Jess and Erik, for a WGA job this yr – please attain out.”
Jensen informed USA TODAY, “As a proud member of each SAG-AFTRA and the WGA, I’ve seen our trade change profoundly in the previous couple of years – adjustments which imply I’ll seemingly lose my insurance coverage for the primary time in 35 years simply as I embark on combating a severe medical prognosis.
“My story is only one illustration of what’s been taking place to a whole lot of middle-class actors for precisely the explanations we’re on strike proper now.”
Jensen performed Dr. Steven Edwards in Season 5 of “The Strolling Useless” and conspiracy theorist Frank Cody in Seasons 2 and three of “Mr. Robotic.”
“The Strolling Useless” star Jeffrey Dean Morgan voiced phrases of assist on X, formerly Twitter: “By no means had the prospect to work with Erik… till now anyway. Solely have heard many issues about what an important man he’s. I do know he and his might use some assist…. Of any and all form.”
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