Call of Duty and One Life to Live star Kamar de los Reyes died in Los Angeles on Sunday after a short battle with cancer, his family said. He was 56.
Born in San Juan, Puerto Rico and raised in Las Vegas, de los Reyes made a name for himself playing Antonio Vega on the ABC soap opera, starting in 1995. He also played a villain named Rual Menendez in four iterations of Call of Duty, the ultra-popular video game franchise, and landed roles in Valley of the Dolls, ER, Law & Order, CSI: Miami, Blue Bloods, Castle, and more.
More recently, the actor played a recurring part in the CW’s All American and ABC’s The Rookie. He also had roles in the as-yet unreleased Hulu show Washington Black and in Marvel’s Daredevil series, according to The Hollywood Reporter.
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De los Reyes originally studied singing and dancing, and moved to Los Angeles to pursue the latter in the 1980s. He started his acting career in off-Broadway productions of “Blade to the Heat” and Shakespeare’s “The Tempest,” alongside Patrick Stewart.
He is survived by his wife, One Life to Live co-star Sherri Saum; their twin sons Michael and John, age 9; and his son Caylen, age 26. He posted about the older boy in his latest Instagram post, writing: “Always knew you’d do great things—never dreamed how great. My pride to have you as my son overwhelms me.”
