{"id":142549,"date":"2025-01-07T17:41:45","date_gmt":"2025-01-07T17:41:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2025\/01\/07\/richard-cohen-cause-of-death-meredith-vieiras-husband-passes-away-at-76\/"},"modified":"2025-01-07T17:41:45","modified_gmt":"2025-01-07T17:41:45","slug":"richard-cohen-cause-of-death-meredith-vieiras-husband-passes-away-at-76","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2025\/01\/07\/richard-cohen-cause-of-death-meredith-vieiras-husband-passes-away-at-76\/","title":{"rendered":"Richard Cohen Cause of Death: Meredith Vieira&#8217;s Husband Passes Away at 76"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Sad news out of the world of television today, as Meredith Vieira\u2019s husband, Richard Cohen, has passed away.<\/p>\n<p>Fittingly, the news was shared this morning on the <em>Today<\/em> show, where <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2018\/04\/meredith-viera-will-she-testify-in-matt-lauer-divorce\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Meredith worked as an anchor <\/a>from 2006 to 2011.<\/p>\n<p>Hosts <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2025\/01\/hoda-kotb-salary\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Hoda Kotb<\/a> and Savannah Guthrie revealed that Cohen passed away on Christmas Eve.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/GettyImages-83957785-683x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Meredith Vieira, host of NBC's Today Show, and her husband Richard M. Cohen, a 2009 honoree for his work advocating on behalf of the chronically ill, attend the 2009 Inspire Awards hosted by AARP Magazine at the National Museum of Women in the Arts on December 8, 2008 in Washington, DC.  \" class=\"wp-image-516147 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/GettyImages-83957785-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/GettyImages-83957785-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/GettyImages-83957785-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/GettyImages-83957785-1365x2048.jpg 1365w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/GettyImages-83957785-640x960.jpg 640w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/GettyImages-83957785-720x1080.jpg 720w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/GettyImages-83957785-800x1200.jpg 800w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/GettyImages-83957785-scaled.jpg 1707w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/GettyImages-83957785-scaled.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Meredith Vieira, host of NBC\u2019s Today Show, and her husband Richard M. Cohen, a 2009 honoree for his work advocating on behalf of the chronically ill, attend the 2009 Inspire Awards hosted by AARP Magazine at the National Museum of Women in the Arts on December 8, 2008 in Washington, DC.  <span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (Photo by Brendan Hoffman\/Getty Images)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>An obviously emotional Kotb added that he was \u201csurrounded by family and love\u201d in his final hours.<\/p>\n<p>Kotb noted that Vieira and Cohen\u2019s three adult children, Benjamin, Gabriel and Lily, had been \u201cconcerned they were going to lose him early\u201d when the family gathered for Thanksgiving.<\/p>\n<p>They were reportedly able to take some solace in the fact that he held on through the holiday season.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey got a glorious month with their dad,\u201d she explained.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"744\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/GettyImages-55707877-1024x744.jpg\" alt=\"Television personality Meredith Vieira and husband author Richard M. Cohen, with their children Gabriel, Millie and Ben attend the Dinner of Champions \" concert=\"\" at=\"\" the=\"\" kodak=\"\" theater=\"\" on=\"\" september=\"\" in=\"\" hollywood=\"\" california.=\"\" class=\"wp-image-516146\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/GettyImages-55707877-1024x744.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/GettyImages-55707877-300x218.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/GettyImages-55707877-768x558.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/GettyImages-55707877-2048x1488.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/GettyImages-55707877-960x697.jpg 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/GettyImages-55707877-1080x785.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/GettyImages-55707877-1200x872.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\"\/><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"744\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/GettyImages-55707877-1024x744.jpg\" alt=\"Television personality Meredith Vieira and husband author Richard M. Cohen, with their children Gabriel, Millie and Ben attend the Dinner of Champions \" concert=\"\" at=\"\" the=\"\" kodak=\"\" theater=\"\" on=\"\" september=\"\" in=\"\" hollywood=\"\" california.=\"\" class=\"wp-image-516146 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/GettyImages-55707877-1024x744.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/GettyImages-55707877-300x218.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/GettyImages-55707877-768x558.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/GettyImages-55707877-2048x1488.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/GettyImages-55707877-960x697.jpg 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/GettyImages-55707877-1080x785.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/GettyImages-55707877-1200x872.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/GettyImages-55707877-scaled.jpg\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Television personality Meredith Vieira and husband author Richard M. Cohen, with their children Gabriel, Millie and Ben attend the Dinner of Champions \u201cConcert at the Kodak\u201d at the Kodak Theater on September 16, 2005 in Hollywood, California. <span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (Photo by Stephen Shugerman\/Getty Images)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2 id=\"h-richard-cohen-s-cause-of-death\">Richard Cohen\u2019s Cause of Death<\/h2>\n<p>Cohen passed away following a 50-year battle with multiple sclerosis.<\/p>\n<p>According to <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2025\/01\/07\/celebrity-news\/meredith-vieiras-husband-richard-cohen-dead-at-76-after-ms-battle\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Page Six<\/a>, he was diagnosed at the age 25, well before he met Vieira.<\/p>\n<p>Richard reportedly opened up about his health struggles on their second date. The couple married in 1986.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"695\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/GettyImages-456351366-695x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Meredith Vieira and Richard Cohen attend the 8th Annual Exploring the Arts Gala at Cipriani 42nd Street on September 29, 2014 in New York City.  \" class=\"wp-image-516149\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/GettyImages-456351366-695x1024.jpg 695w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/GettyImages-456351366-203x300.jpg 203w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/GettyImages-456351366-768x1132.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/GettyImages-456351366-1389x2048.jpg 1389w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/GettyImages-456351366-651x960.jpg 651w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/GettyImages-456351366-733x1080.jpg 733w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/GettyImages-456351366-814x1200.jpg 814w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/GettyImages-456351366-scaled.jpg 1737w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\"\/><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"695\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/GettyImages-456351366-695x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Meredith Vieira and Richard Cohen attend the 8th Annual Exploring the Arts Gala at Cipriani 42nd Street on September 29, 2014 in New York City.  \" class=\"wp-image-516149 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/GettyImages-456351366-695x1024.jpg 695w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/GettyImages-456351366-203x300.jpg 203w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/GettyImages-456351366-768x1132.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/GettyImages-456351366-1389x2048.jpg 1389w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/GettyImages-456351366-651x960.jpg 651w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/GettyImages-456351366-733x1080.jpg 733w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/GettyImages-456351366-814x1200.jpg 814w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/GettyImages-456351366-scaled.jpg 1737w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/GettyImages-456351366-scaled.jpg\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Meredith Vieira and Richard Cohen attend the 8th Annual Exploring the Arts Gala at Cipriani 42nd Street on September 29, 2014 in New York City.  <span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (Photo by Michael N. Todaro\/Getty Images for Exploring The Arts)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2 id=\"h-the-fights-of-his-life\">The Fights of His Life<\/h2>\n<p>In addition to his battle with MS, Cohen beat colon cancer twice \u2014 first in 1999 and again in 2000.<\/p>\n<p>He wrote about his illnesses and the support he received from Vieira in his 2018 memoir, <em>Chasing Hope: A Patient\u2019s Deep Dive into Stem Cells, Faith, and the Future<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSpouses have the burden of tending to the needs of a loved one, even when they would secretly rather push him out a window,\u201d he wrote.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"675\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/GettyImages-141725152-675x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Meredith Viera and husband Richard Cohen attend \" jesus=\"\" christ=\"\" superstar=\"\" broadway=\"\" opening=\"\" night=\"\" at=\"\" neil=\"\" simon=\"\" theatre=\"\" on=\"\" march=\"\" in=\"\" new=\"\" york=\"\" city.=\"\" class=\"wp-image-516148\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/GettyImages-141725152-675x1024.jpg 675w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/GettyImages-141725152-198x300.jpg 198w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/GettyImages-141725152-768x1164.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/GettyImages-141725152-1351x2048.jpg 1351w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/GettyImages-141725152-633x960.jpg 633w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/GettyImages-141725152-712x1080.jpg 712w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/GettyImages-141725152-792x1200.jpg 792w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/GettyImages-141725152-scaled.jpg 1689w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\"\/><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"675\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/GettyImages-141725152-675x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Meredith Viera and husband Richard Cohen attend \" jesus=\"\" christ=\"\" superstar=\"\" broadway=\"\" opening=\"\" night=\"\" at=\"\" neil=\"\" simon=\"\" theatre=\"\" on=\"\" march=\"\" in=\"\" new=\"\" york=\"\" city.=\"\" class=\"wp-image-516148 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/GettyImages-141725152-675x1024.jpg 675w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/GettyImages-141725152-198x300.jpg 198w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/GettyImages-141725152-768x1164.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/GettyImages-141725152-1351x2048.jpg 1351w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/GettyImages-141725152-633x960.jpg 633w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/GettyImages-141725152-712x1080.jpg 712w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/GettyImages-141725152-792x1200.jpg 792w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/GettyImages-141725152-scaled.jpg 1689w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/01\/GettyImages-141725152-scaled.jpg\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Meredith Viera and husband Richard Cohen attend \u201cJesus Christ Superstar\u201d Broadway opening night at Neil Simon Theatre on March 22, 2012 in New York City.  <span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (Photo by Jason Kempin\/Getty Images)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cI knew they should not be treated as spectators when they are in the ring with us,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p>Meredith and Richard were in the ring together for nearly 40 years of marriage. And we\u2019re sure she\u2019ll continue to fight for the causes he cared so deeply about.<\/p>\n<p>Our thoughts go out to Richard\u2019s loved ones during this enormously difficult time.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2025\/01\/richard-cohen-cause-of-death-meredith-vieiras-husband-passes-away-at-76\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sad news out of the world of television today, as Meredith Vieira\u2019s husband, Richard Cohen, has passed away. Fittingly, the news was shared this morning on the Today show, where Meredith worked as an anchor from 2006 to 2011. Hosts Hoda Kotb and Savannah Guthrie revealed that Cohen passed away on Christmas Eve. Meredith Vieira, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":142550,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-142549","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\/142549","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=142549"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/142549\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/142550"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=142549"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=142549"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=142549"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}