{"id":120994,"date":"2024-08-26T17:23:19","date_gmt":"2024-08-26T17:23:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2024\/08\/26\/rob-pitts-cause-of-death-netflix-star-passes-away-at-45\/"},"modified":"2024-08-26T17:23:19","modified_gmt":"2024-08-26T17:23:19","slug":"rob-pitts-cause-of-death-netflix-star-passes-away-at-45","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2024\/08\/26\/rob-pitts-cause-of-death-netflix-star-passes-away-at-45\/","title":{"rendered":"Rob Pitts Cause of Death: Netflix Star Passes Away at 45"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Sad news today out of the entertainment industry:<\/p>\n<p>Rob \u201cThe Rabbit\u201d Pitts, the host of the Netflix series Tex Mex Motors, passed away on August 25 just hours after he posted a YouTube video titled \u201cThis is Goodbye.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He was 45 years old.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"811\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Screenshot-2024-08-26-at-9.43.00%E2%80%AFAM-copy-1024x811.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-507946 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Screenshot-2024-08-26-at-9.43.00%E2%80%AFAM-copy-1024x811.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Screenshot-2024-08-26-at-9.43.00%E2%80%AFAM-copy-300x238.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Screenshot-2024-08-26-at-9.43.00%E2%80%AFAM-copy-768x608.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Screenshot-2024-08-26-at-9.43.00%E2%80%AFAM-copy-960x760.jpg 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Screenshot-2024-08-26-at-9.43.00%E2%80%AFAM-copy-1080x855.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Screenshot-2024-08-26-at-9.43.00%E2%80%AFAM-copy-1200x951.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Screenshot-2024-08-26-at-9.43.00%E2%80%AFAM-copy.jpg 1472w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Screenshot-2024-08-26-at-9.43.00%E2%80%AFAM-copy.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">This is a photo of Rob \u201cThe Rabbit\u201d Pitts from his series on Netflix.<span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (Netflix)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The star\u2019s His videographer, Jeff, confirmed his friend\u2019s death in the comment section of the video, writing on Sunday:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI am with him now in Hospice. He just passed at 21:45 on 08\/25\/2024. He will be missed and we will never forget him!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Pitts was the CEO of Pitts Truck Service, a third generation family business that started in 1968; it offers truck and trailer repair services.<\/p>\n<p>On the aforementioned series, Pitts worked to fix up classic cars\u2026 as he traveled along the U.S.-Mexico border with co-host Scooter Carrera to find vintage vehicles to restore and resell. <\/p>\n<p>Cars featured in the show include a 69 Opel, a \u201965 Volkswagen Bug, a \u201963 Chevy Carryall and a vintage Bronco.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/C97wN3zOCWV\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\" style=\" background:#FFF; border:0; border-radius:3px; box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width:540px; min-width:326px; padding:0; width:99.375%; width:-webkit-calc(100% - 2px); width:calc(100% - 2px);\"\/>\n<p>The program ran for one season in 2023 and was scheduled to come back for a second run. HOWEVER\u2026<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI know some of you are wondering what I\u2019ve been up to. I started feeling \u2018off\u2019 after SEMA last year, and I was losing weight,\u201d Pitts told followers a few months ago.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBut I was getting ready to film season 2 of Tex Mex Motors for Netflix, and wanted to be camera ready, so I didn\u2019t mind that so much. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cDuring filming, I started to lose my appetite, and had more and more acid reflux-like symptoms.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/08\/maxresdefault-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-507948\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/08\/maxresdefault-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/08\/maxresdefault-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/08\/maxresdefault-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/08\/maxresdefault-728x410.jpg 728w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/08\/maxresdefault-960x540.jpg 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/08\/maxresdefault-1080x608.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/08\/maxresdefault-1200x675.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/08\/maxresdefault.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\"\/><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/08\/maxresdefault-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-507948 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/08\/maxresdefault-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/08\/maxresdefault-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/08\/maxresdefault-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/08\/maxresdefault-728x410.jpg 728w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/08\/maxresdefault-960x540.jpg 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/08\/maxresdefault-1080x608.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/08\/maxresdefault-1200x675.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/08\/maxresdefault.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/08\/maxresdefault.jpg\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption><span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (Netflix)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Toward the end of March, Pitts was diagnosed with stomach cancer.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSince then I have been getting treatments at home, and it\u2019s been rough. More bad days than good, but hanging in there,\u201d the host added in his update.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI have a lot to live for and life has been going my way. Don\u2019t be sad for me\u2026 I accomplished my dream of buying my own store, finishing Season 2 of Netflix, and marrying the love of my life.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Pitts is survived by his wife, Randi Foraker, who shared his video to her Facebook page, writing simply: \u201cMy heart.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In his most recent video, the 45-year old concluded with a bit of advice, telling those watching: <\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf your body is telling you something is wrong, don\u2019t stop until you figure it out. Ask questions and get answers.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>We send our condolences to the friends, family members and loved ones of Rob Pitts. May he rest in peace.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async defer src=\"https:\/\/platform.instagram.com\/en_US\/embeds.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2024\/08\/rob-pitts-cause-of-death-netflix-star-passes-away-at-45\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sad news today out of the entertainment industry: Rob \u201cThe Rabbit\u201d Pitts, the host of the Netflix series Tex Mex Motors, passed away on August 25 just hours after he posted a YouTube video titled \u201cThis is Goodbye.\u201d He was 45 years old. This is a photo of Rob \u201cThe Rabbit\u201d Pitts from his series [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":120995,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-120994","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-hollywood"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/120994","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=120994"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/120994\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/120995"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=120994"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=120994"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=120994"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}