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very epic : The Hollywood Reporter reports on his death…

As a “road comic” in the 1960s and ’70s, Regis was a regular at the Purple Onion and Hungry i nightclubs in San Francisco, toured Canada in a comedy show with Lyle Waggoner and opened for the likes of Bob Hope, Ray Charles, Rosemary Clooney, Stan Kenton, Woody Herman and Peter Marshall during his career. Australian opera star Jacqueline Dark, who was set to make her triumphant return to the stage in the coming weeks, has reportedly tragically died at the age of 55. The star reportedly died in a Syndney, Australia hospital on Sunday.

Dark had reportedly undergone chemotherapy for a cancer diagnosis in 2022, and had been fighting to return to the stage. Metro reports on her death…

Australian opera star Jacqueline Dark has died aged 55, weeks before she was set to return to stage.

The famed performer died on Tuesday night in hospital in Sydney, according to ABC, after undergoing treatments for a rare form of cancer.

Dark was known for her generous spirit and had appeared in TV shows So You Think You Can Dance and Spicks and Specks.

She had taken a break from performing in 2022 to have chemotherapy for her cancer but returned to stage in March 2023.

The cabaret singer was a global star, having performed with leading orchestras around the world, including the Opera Australia, Victorian Opera and Pinchgut Opera.

‘Jacqui’s magnificent voice and magnetic stage presence entrenched her place in Australia’s musical history; her indefatigably upbeat personality will be long remembered,’ shared her agent Patrick Togher.

He also showed up in the 1991 film Joey Takes a Cab, starring Lionel Stander; on talk shows hosted by Steve Allen, Della Reese, David Frost and Alan Thicke; and on stage in regional productions of Kiss Me Kate, Under the Yum Yum Tree, Sunday in New York and other plays.

Born John Ray and raised in the Ozarks, Regis produced “Tops in Blue” variety shows during his nine-year stint with the U.S. Air Force and helped discover the likes of Jerry Van Dyke, Ronnie Schell and Frank Gorshin.

After his discharge, he changed his name so as not to be confused with the singer Johnnie Ray. Then, in Las Vegas lounge shows as the leader of John Regis and the Registers, he demonstrated his musical talents and ability to perform mid-air splits.

A memorial ceremony with military honors for Regis will be held at the Los Angeles National Cemetery at 2:30 p.m. on Oct. 17.

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