The Clark County coroner has declared Las Vegas entertainer Danny Gans' May 1st death accidental, with the prescription painkiller hydromorphone as the cause. According to the coroner, autopsy, toxicology and microscopic samples showed the comedian died from toxic levels of the painkiller, which is an opiate drug used to treat chronic pain. Gans' manager said that the entertainer suffered from chronic pain due to injuries that started back during his baseball-playing years. [Associated Press via Yahoo! News]
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Friday, May 1, 2009
RIP Danny Gans
Las Vegas Strip veteran Danny Gans died early Friday at the age of 52. As of this posting, the cause of death is unknown.The entertainer and celebrity impressionist had just begun five-year headlining gig in February at Steve Wynn's Wynn Las Vegas hotel and casino. For 11 years, Gans had been the headliner at the Mirage.
Gans was voted Las Vegas Entertainer of the Year 11 years in a row by Las Vegas Review-Journal readers. He was not well known outside of Vegas, but his face was familiar to many who visited the city and saw Gans' show touted on the marquee outside of the Mirage. [AFP via Yahoo! News]
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