Knowings in 2017.
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Christy Knowings, All That and Sesame Street star, died at the age of 46 in Los Angeles, People reports. She had an asthma attack that led to a hospitalization with permanent brain damage on August 7. Knowings’s family put her on life support until she died on August 11. Kenan Thompson, her co-star on All That, was shocked by the news and shared a photo of the late actress online in a touching tribute. “Man this one hit hard!!! Rest well Christy!!! Never could have imagined this day!!” he wrote on August 13. “Sending so much love to her family!! She was a real one and one of the funniest people out here!!! Gonna miss you buddy!!!”
Knowings starred on the Nickelodeon sketch show for three seasons. She made three guest appearances on Sesame Street alongside her twin brother, Chris Knowings, who has been on the show since 2007. Sesame Street’s Instagram shared a clip from when she joined her brother on the show and offered their condolences to the family. They wrote, “Sesame Workshop mourns the loss of Christy Knowings, who appeared on Sesame Street alongside her brother, cast member Chris Knowings. Our deepest condolences go out to Chris and his family.”
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