American comedian, David Arnold, dies at age 54

David Arnold, a United States comedian, has died at the age of 54.

The death of the Netflix star, famous for creating the Nickelodeon show ‘That Girl Lay Lay’, was announced by his family on Wednesday.

The statement indicated that the comedian died peacefully at his home.

Furthermore, the family attributed the cause of his death to natural causes.

The statement read ” It is with great sadness that we confirm the untimely passing of our husband, father, brother, and friend, David A. Arnold,” the statement reads.

“David passed away peacefully today in his home and doctors have ruled the cause of death due to natural causes.

“Please keep our family in prayer and respect our privacy at this time, as we are all shocked and devastated by this loss.”

Before his death, David Arnold headlined two Netflix comedy specials.

Arnold started out as a stand-up comic, performing at the Montreal Comedy Festival and on Jamie Foxx’s Laffapalooza on Comedy Central, among other projects.

Also, he wrote several series. They included ‘Meet The Browns’ (TBS), The Rickey Smiley Show (TV One), Raising Whitley (OWN); and Tyler Perry’s House of Payne (TBS).

Arnold’s first stand-up comedy special on Netflix, ‘David A. Arnold: Fat Ballerina,’ debuted in 2019.

His follow-up comedy special on the streamer, ‘It Ain’t For The Weak,’ premiered on July 19, 2022.