Jack Black, Kevin Clark.Photo: Facebook
Kevin Clark, an actor and musician who played a kid drummer inSchool of Rock, has died. He was 32.
Chicago police did not release Clark’s identity, but confirmed to PEOPLE that the cyclist in the accident was identified as a 32-year-old male.
Kevin Clark.Facebook
Kevin Clark in School of Rock.Paramount Pictures
He was declared dead at the hospital 2:04 a.m., police tell PEOPLE. The Cook County Medical Examiner did not immediately respond to PEOPLE’s request for comment.
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The driver of the car has been identified as a 20-year-old female, who was issued unspecified citations, police say.
Clark appeared as kid drummer Freddy Jones in 2003’sSchool of Rockat age 12, and has continued his music career into adulthood. His most recent project was the band Jessie Bess and the Intentions, which had its first show over the weekend, his mother told theChicago Sun-Times.
Jack Black, who starred inSchool of Rockalongside Clark,paid tribute to the late star on Instagram, Wednesday.
In 2018, Clarkreunited withSchool of Rock’s star,Jack Black, hanging out at a show in Chicago.
“He’s just a raw talent. He’s got a heart of gold,” Clark’s mother, Allison Clark," told theChicago Sun-Timesof her son.
“He just kind of shined,” she added of his appearance inSchool of Rock. “He took it on right away, but he never really acted afterward.”
source: people.com
