LOS ANGELES (AP) 鈥� Cormac Roth, a musician and son of actor Tim Roth, has died at 25 after a battle with cancer, the family announced Monday.
Roth 鈥渄ied peacefully in the arms of his family who loved and adored him鈥� on Oct. 16, the family said in a statement, adding that 鈥渉e maintained his wicked wit and humor" to the end.
鈥淭he grief comes in waves, as do the tears and laughter, when we think of that beautiful boy across the 25 years and 10 months that we knew him,鈥� the family said. 鈥淎n irrepressible and joyful and wild and wonderful child. Only recently a man. We love him. We will carry him with us wherever we go.鈥�
A graduate of Bennington College, Roth was a guitarist, composer and producer. He revealed on his Instagram account that he had been diagnosed with stage 3 germ cell cancer in November 2021.
"It has taken away half of my hearing, 60 pounds of weight, my confidence, and will continue its murderous path until I can manage to stop it some how, and kill it,鈥� he wrote. 鈥淏ut it hasn鈥檛 taken away my will to survive, or my love of making music. It hasn鈥檛 taken me down yet.鈥�
He urged everyone to see their doctors.
His father is the star of such films as "Reservoir Dogs," 鈥淧ulp Fiction鈥� and "The Incredible Hulk."
Cormac Roth is survived by his parents, Tim and Nikki Roth, and his brother, Hunter Roth.
The Associated Press
