Photo: Jenny Alexander/Instagram
Scott Alexander, the dynamic magician who competed on season 6 ofAmerica’s Got Talent, has died. He was 52.
Alexander’s wife of 24 years, Jenny, announced the tragic news in a post on Instagram Monday, revealing that her husband died after suffering a stroke.
“I lost my husband yesterday,” she wrote alongside a photo of the duo and their three children — Jack, 18, Roxy, 17, and Sawyer, 13.
“My kids lost their father. He suffered a stroke while working on a cruise ship in St. Kitts and did not make it home to us,” she continued. “We are shattered. Please hold us in your prayers.”
Alexander first wowed judgesSharon Osbourne,Howie MandelandPiers Morganin 2011 when appeared onAGTand made his assistant (wife Jenny) appear out of thin air. He was eliminated in the quarterfinals.
“He has performed countless shows in theaters and auditoriums….from years of headlining at Caesar’s Palace on the Las Vegas strip to Cruise ships sailing across the world,” the page reads. “Not to mention the little Auditorium of a small rural school to assist in fundraising for a new track. Scott Alexander is one of the most respected names within the magic scene.”
On the fundraiser, organizer Ashley DeStephano also detailed what kind of person Alexander was, beyond his “star magician” persona.
“Those within this circle knew him as a good man, a loving Husband, a caring Father. A Family man. The Dad who helped with homecoming parade floats, science projects, Halloween costumes, his kids' talent show school performances,” she said. “We sat next to him during band and chorus concerts, stopped to say a quick hello during school events or talked along the sidelines of a sports field while watching our children play. He very clearly loved his family, his wife, and his three children.”
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According to DeStephano, Alexander was transferred to an intensive care unit at a hospital in St. Kitts after suffering the stroke, but sadly did not survive.
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source: people.com
