Chelsea Handler’s TV sidekick Chuy Bravo has died at the age of 63 after a mystery stomach ache saw him being rushed to the hospital.
Chuy, 63, was hospitalised on Saturday in Mexico City and kept overnight after gastric pains, his family told TMZ .
The loveable TV personality was the beloved sidekick to Chelsea Handler on her E! talk show Chelsea Lately from 2007 until 2014.
Chelsea wrote a heartfelt tribute to Chuy after hearing the sad news.
On social media, she wrote: "I loved this nugget in a big way, and I took great pleasure in how many people loved him as much as I did and do.
“@chuybravo gave us so much laughter and I’ll never forget the sound of his laughter coming from his office into mine.
"Or his 'business calls' with his 'business manager,' or his shoe rack with all his children-sized shoes."
Chuy, who moved from Mexico to the US aged 15, was born Jesús Melgoza in Tangancícuaro, Michoacán in Mexico.
He lived in the San Fernando Valley area of Los Angeles at the time of his death.
According to Hollywood lore, he wandered onto the set of the film Three Amigos and decided to get into entertainment.
The late TV show host had previously said he started taking classes and eventually got cast in Austin Powers in Goldmember.
Other films he's starred in include The Rundown, Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End, The Honeymooners, The Sex Trip and Tiptoes.
In a heartbreaking final interview before his death, Chuy thanked Chelsea for her recent birthday wishes.
He told Radar Online : "I have been out of town in Mexico. Wow. Thank her very much. She loves me."
But he tragically revealed that he and Chelsea had not seen each other since their show ended five years ago.
He said: "We have both been busy trying to do our thing that we haven't seen each other since."
He added: "But we text, we call each other. She called me last week actually before my birthday."
"I love her. She is my dearest. I would definitely accept a job if she offered it to me."
Chuy filed for bankruptcy last year, and his case closed in October.
