Saying goodbye to a fan favorite.
Actor Ralph Ahn, who played Tran in several episodes of the hit series The New Girl At the age of 95, he died.
His star co-star Jake Johnson took to Instagram to share the sad news alongside stills from an episode showing the two characters meeting on a park bench.
“RIP. The actor said that he was so much fun to be with. He gave everything with virtually no lines. He was always there for me, which I enjoyed. He was always there for me, and I was eager to do so again.”
He said, “Condolences for his family/friends.”
YNA reported Ahn’s death as well. According to the Korean news outlet, the Korean-American actor died on Feb. 26 and had recently been admitted to the hospital due to an illness.
Zooey DeschanelShe was apparently shocked to learn of the death of her co-star and wrote in the comments, “Nooooooooo!”
In the Fox comedy series, which ran from 2011 to 2018, Ahn portrayed Tran, a special elderly friend of Johnson’s character Nick. Although he hardly spoke, Tran would laugh and nod and wordlessly advise Nick whenever he was in need. Nick dated Tran’s granddaughter Kai at one time in the series. Greta Lee.