Dawson’s Creek actor Obi Ndefo dead at 51 as sister cries ‘he’s finally at peace’ in emotional post
DAWSON’S Creek star Obi Ndefo has died at the age of 51.
His sister announced his death on Facebook on August 31.
“Heartbroken at the loss of my younger brother and knowing he’s finally at peace,” the actor’s sister, Nkem Ndefo, wrote.
She shared a photo of her and Obi together, beaming for the camera.
The star’s cause of death is not yet known.
Obi played Bodie Wells on Dawson’s Creek from 1998 to 2002.
Bodie was a recurring character on the show, who settled in Capeside with his family and became a chef.
In the teen drama, his character was in a relationship with Bessie Potter (Nina Repeta), and they had a son, Alexander, born in 1998, together.
TRAGIC ACCIDENT
His death comes after he lost both of his legs when he was hit by a car on August 17, 2019.
Obi had been at the supermarket Erewhon Market in Los Angeles, California when the incident occurred.
He had just come from teaching a yoga class at Peace Yoga Gallery.
Obi was putting groceries into a cool in his parked car when an SUV on Beverly Boulevard veered out of its lane and crashed into him.
The driver reversed and sped off quickly.
The crash left his left leg hanging off and his right leg severed, according to the Los Angeles Times.
A private chef stopped and stayed with Obi until medical help came.
Obi’s left leg wound up being amputated.
A GoFundMe page was set up for the actor to raise money for his prosthetic legs and to make his home more accessible.
It raised over $200,000.
CO-STAR’S TRIBUTE
Mary-Margaret Humes, who played Dawson’s mom Gale Leery on the show, also made a tribute following his death.
“These words don’t come easy,” she wrote on Instagram.
“It’s hard for me to conceive that you have left us, my dear friend. You always were and always will be a bright shining light. What an example of pure unfiltered love and tenacity you set as you faced life’s challenges of recent.”
“I will cherish all of our messages of love and support to each other over the past few years. Rest in peace sweet warrior,” Mary-Margaret ended.
She added a video of him and his Dawson’s Creek co-stars including Katie Holmes, James Van Der Beek, and Joshua Jackson.
Mary-Margaret also shared a throwback selfie with him and her.
MORE ABOUT OBI
Obi was a graduate of Yale University, where he studied drama.
He was the founder of the Los Angeles-based non-profit Arts Alliance for Humanity, which supports keeping arts education in public schools and communities.
Obi was also a writer and yoga teacher.
Aside from Dawson’s Creek, he also starred in the TV series Angel, The West Wing, The Jamie Foxx Show, Stargate SG-1, 3rd Rock from the Sun, Half & Half, Crossing Jordan, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, and Star Trek: Voyager.