Elisabeth Moss' father, Ron Moss dies 'peacefully' after short illness aged 79
Elisabeth Moss' father, Ron Moss has died after a brief battle with an infection, according to reports.
The Handmaid's Tale actress' father died on Thursday night in Clearwater, Florida, as confirmed by his grandson, Max, who is also the executor of Ron's estate. It's reported Ron was surrounded by family when he died.
"Ron made so many friends throughout his rich life and we want everyone to know that you all meant so much to him. Thank you for everything that any of you did for him throughout his life," Max wrote of his grandad, as obtained by TMZ.
Ron was born and raised in the UK while he and his ex-wife Linda, raised Elisabeth and her brother Derek in Los Angeles. He was a professional musician, who played in jazz bands throughout his life as a trained trombone player.
Ron Moss died on Thursday after a short illnessHe also served as a manager for some big names including American jazz pianist and composer Chick Corea, who is The Handmaid Tale's godfather, and American singer-songwriter Isaac Hayes, amongst others. The musician was a scientologist, like his daughter Elisabeth, and gigged with Scientology leader David Miscavige.
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In 1974 Ron Moss moved to the United States to become Corea’s tour manager and later went on to manage another celebrity Scientologist, Hayes. Elisabeth spoke highly of Corea, explaining how he was “the first person to see me as an artist, even at five years old. He treated me the same as he would if I was his age.”
Elisabeth previously defended her relationship with Scientology, labelling the religion "misunderstood". She told The New Yorker: “It’s not really a closed-off religion. It’s a place that is very open to, like, welcoming in somebody who wants to learn more about it. I think that’s the thing that is probably the most misunderstood.”
“If you and I met, just hanging out as friends, I’m, like, an open book about it,” she continued. “I don’t want people to be distracted by something when they’re watching me.
"I want them to be seeing the character. I feel like, when actors reveal too much of their lives, I’m sometimes watching something and I’m going, Oh, I know that she just broke up with that person, or, I know that she loves to do hot yoga, or whatever it is.”
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