Corey Parker, 'Will & Grace' actor dies aged 60

Actor Corey Parker, known for 'Will & Grace' and 'How I Got Into College', has died aged 60 after cancer

Actor Corey Parker, known for his appearances in television series including Will & Grace and films such as How I Got Into College, has died at the age of 60.

Parker died on March 5 in Memphis, Tennessee, after a battle with cancer, according to confirmation from his family. His sister, Noelle, shared a message following his death in an Instagram post published by BGB Studio on March 7.

“I believe he left this world weightless, at peace & surrounded with love,” she wrote.

In recent years, Parker worked as a master teacher and acting coach at BGB Studio in North Hollywood, California. The studio’s co-founder, Risa Bramon Garcia, also paid tribute to him in the same social media update.

“I am writing to you, Corey, here, directly, because this is how I… we… keep you with us. I have known and loved you for the past 45 years, since our E.S.T days in NY as hungry wild artists,” she wrote. “You were a massive part of my creative work, my creative family, for decades.”

Bramon Garcia continued: “And so we celebrate your incredible talent, your unparalleled passion and joy in the work and in your family, your huge gift for and devotion to teaching, your generosity, your love. All our lives are so much richer for knowing you, and you carry on in each of us, and in what you gifted and inspired in us… forever.”

Parker appeared in multiple television productions during his acting career. In the second and third seasons of Will & Grace, he played Josh, the boyfriend of Grace Adler, portrayed by Debra Messing, appearing in five episodes.

His television credits also included As the World Turns, Thirtysomething, Eddie Dodd, Flying Blind, Blue Skies and Nashville.

Parker also appeared in several films, including Scream for Help, 9 1/2 Weeks, Biloxi Blues and The Rainmaker.

He was the son of actress Rocky Parker.