ER star Dearon 'Deezer D' Thompson dies

Tributes to ER star Dearon 'Deezer D' Thompson who has died at 55

ER actor Mekhi Phifer paid tribute, writing: "What a special spirit we have all lost!" Co-star Parminder Nagra said the news was "so sad".

Thompson, who was in ER from 1994 to 2009, had major heart surgery in 2009.

He also appeared in 1997 film Romy and Michele's High School Reunion alongside Lisa Kudrow and Mira Sorvino.

Other roles included parts in the films CB4, a comedy starring Chris Rock, and Fear of a Black Hat, a mockumentary about a hip-hop group, both in 1993.