Grizz Chapman, 30 Rock’s Grizz, Dies at 52

Grizz Chapman, best known for portraying Grizz on NBC's 30 Rock, died at 52. Born in Brooklyn in 1974 and standing seven feet tall, he was discovered by Tracy Morgan and cast as one of Morgan’s confidants on the show, which ran from 2006 to 2013. Chapman also appeared in Blue Bloods, The Blacklist, and The Good Fight, and he was a kidney-disease advocate who had previously battled illness; the cause of death was not disclosed in the report.