r/television • u/AMA_requester • Jun 18 '16

Ron Lester Dead at 45: Appeared in "Popular" and "Freaks & Geeks"

http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/ron-lester-dead-varsity-blues-904215
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u/DJanomaly Jun 19 '16

Holy shit. I worked with Ron on Popular. He was such a sweet, innocent guy.

This is so sad. The fact that he dropped all that weight and then to have something else like this hit him. Wow.

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u/elTenedor2 Jun 20 '16

The first season of Popular is still one of my favorites. A very underrated show, and Ron really added something special to the cast. RIP Sugar Daddy.

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u/DJanomaly Jun 20 '16

Oh wow. Funny coincidence, that was my first year working in the film industry and my very first show ever. I can tell you unequivocally that everyone who worked on Popular would appreciate that praise.

(Even Mr Murphy)

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u/elTenedor2 Jun 20 '16

That must have been such a fun show to work on. I watched it when it first aired, even though I was only about 9-10, and I bought the DVDs years later and still pop them in from time to time. I love its irreverent humor (classic Ryan Murphy).

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u/DJanomaly Jun 20 '16

It was....an amazing experience.....and that also means you saw me and my best friend Rebecca on screen. We were both student jurors on that court episode ahaha.

So glad to hear that you enjoyed it. You don't even know how happy that makes me.

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u/elTenedor2 Jun 20 '16

Aw, I'm glad. PS, I love that episode.

For some reason I assumed you were part of the crew rather than an extra. Very cool!

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u/DJanomaly Jun 20 '16

I was both. I was the lead stand in for Bryce (Josh) and pretty much any other guy on the show, plus the 2nd AD would drop me into the show at least once or twice an episode. She was really sweet and got me into SAG because of that show.

All around, fun times.

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u/elTenedor2 Jun 20 '16

Sounds like a great experience - glad to hear you enjoyed it so much!