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Gavin Creel fans left in tears as touching story about the actor and his ex-boyfriend Jonathan Groff resurfaces - after his death from cancer aged 48


The beloved Broadway star passed away on Monday while receiving treatment for a rare and aggressive form of cancer - according to his partner, Alex Temple Ward.

The beloved Broadway star passed away on Monday while receiving treatment for a rare and aggressive form of cancer- according to his partner, Alex Temple Ward. The Frozen star, 39, who first shot to fame on Broadway in the 2006 musical Spring Awakening, told his friends and family when he was 23, but waited another year to publicly announce his sexuality. Epithelioid sarcoma is an incredibly rare form of soft tissue cancer found most often under the skin of a finger, hand, forearm, lower leg or foot.

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