Jefferson announced in August that he had been diagnosed with cancer.
FILE PHOTO: BEVERLY HILLS, CA - DECEMBER 07: Actor/producer Keith Jefferson arrives for the elev8 Presents Jingle Mingle Holiday Party held at elev8 Office on December 7, 2018 in Beverly Hills, California.Actor Keith Jefferson, who appeared in such films as ‘Hateful Eight’ and ‘Django Unchained,” died Thursday at age 53, according to his representative.“Every now and then God will give you a challenge and leave it up to you to fix it,” he wrote then.
Jefferson, who was born in Houston, earned a BFA in musical theater from U.S. International in San Diego and an MFA in acting from the University of Arizona. His first onscreen role was in “Boys on the Side”in 1995.to Jefferson on social media writing, “This one hurts. Keith, you’ve been nothing but absolute grace, your whole life your heart is pure your love is immeasurable you were an amazing soul. We will all miss you dearly. It’s gonna take a long time for this to heal. Goodbye, my friend.
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