Paul Haddad, the original Leon Kennedy in Resident Evil 2, has reportedly died at age 56 of unknown causes. Haddad was known for a number of roles other than Kennedy. Some of these roles include Quiksilver in X-men-The Animated Series. Willy in the Free Willy TV series, and Uncle Arthur in Babar. Haddad’s death was released publicly via Reddit and his personal social media on April 16th due to “health complications”.
The user on Reddit said:
“I just want to take the opportunity to be grateful to him for everything he gave us through his work, I’ll never forget the fact that he’s a big part of my childhood.”
Though we may not know what the cause of death was. Paul Haddad will surely be remembered by those he worked with and those he entertained. His most recent video game project was in a game called Daymare: 1998. An homage to the classic survival horror games like those in the Resident Evil Series. Invader Studios, the team behind the project, tweeted about his passing this morning saying “Rest in Peace Paul… You will live forever in our hearts.”.
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