‘WE’RE DEVSTATED’Regina King’s son Ian Alexander Jr dies aged 26 as actress calls only child a ‘bright light’

“He is such a bright light who cared so deeply about the happiness of others. Our family asks for respectful consideration during this private time. Thank you.”

Ian Alexander Sr., 65, has appeared in television series such as Masters of Horror and the sitcom The Chris Isaak Show.

He was married to acclaimed actress Regina King from 1997 to 2007.

The pair had an adult son, Ian Alexander Jr., who passed away, aged 26, from a reported suicide on January 21, 2022.

The Oscar winner, 51, confirmed her only child’s death in a statement on Friday in which she branded Ian a “bright light who cared so deeply about the happiness of others.”

Ian Jr. had joined his mother at many red carpet events and supported her award-winning career.

“Usually people will ask me, ‘What’s it like having Regina King be your mother,'” Alexander told E! in 2019.

“She’s just a super mom, really.

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“She doesn’t really let bad workdays or anything come back and ruin the time that we have, so it’s really awesome to have a mother that … I can enjoy spending time with and all that.”

King, 51, has captured four Emmy awards and an Oscar, which she collected for her performance in If Beale Street Could Talk.

Her most recent Emmy award came for her portrayal of Angela Abar in HBO’s Watchmen.

Ian Alexander Jr Death Cause

“Our family is grieved at the deepest level by Ian’s death,” the statement said, which was published with various news agencies.

“He is such a bright light who cared so deeply about the happiness of others. Our family asks for respectful consideration during this private time. Thank you.”

No cause of death has been made public, but both PEOPLE and blog lovebscott.com have reported that he died by suicide.

The If Beale Street Could Talk star welcomed Ian, who celebrated his 26th birthday on Wednesday, with her ex-husband, record producer Ian Alexander Sr.

Ian was a DJ and singer-songwriter who performed under the name Desduné and posted on Instagram just three days ago about an upcoming event at Bardot this month.

Just last week, Regina took to Instagram to urge her followers to support her son’s new single, Green Eyes.