{"id":222709,"date":"2026-02-13T20:27:33","date_gmt":"2026-02-13T20:27:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/02\/13\/chuck-potthast-cause-of-death-90-day-fiance-star-was-64-2\/"},"modified":"2026-02-13T20:27:33","modified_gmt":"2026-02-13T20:27:33","slug":"chuck-potthast-cause-of-death-90-day-fiance-star-was-64-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/02\/13\/chuck-potthast-cause-of-death-90-day-fiance-star-was-64-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Chuck Potthast Cause of Death: &#8217;90 Day Fiance&#8217; Star Was 64"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p><span class=\"span-reading-time rt-reading-time\" style=\"display: block;\"><span class=\"rt-label rt-prefix\">Reading Time: <\/span> <span class=\"rt-time\"> 3<\/span> <span class=\"rt-label rt-postfix\">minutes<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Back in November, Chuck Potthast tragically passed away.<\/p>\n<p>The man himself was not a <em>90 Day Fiance<\/em> \u201cstar\u201d unto himself. But as father of Elizabeth \u201cLibby\u201d Potthast and father-in-law to Andrei Castravet, his role of the franchise has been indelible.<\/p>\n<p>For years, Chuck recoiled at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2022\/11\/andrei-castravet-and-libbys-sister-becky-fight-on-90-day-fiance-happily-ever-after\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">his family\u2019s fighting<\/a> yet celebrated <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2022\/11\/elizabeth-potthast-and-andrei-castravet-delight-chuck-with-pregnancy-announcement\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">being a grandfather<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Now, he has died. He was only 64.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><\/noscript><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1114_elizabethpotthast_03-1024x576.png\" alt=\"Chuck Potthast on 90 Day Fiance wearing his hat and glasses.\" class=\"wp-image-541103 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1114_elizabethpotthast_03-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1114_elizabethpotthast_03-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1114_elizabethpotthast_03-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1114_elizabethpotthast_03-728x410.png 728w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1114_elizabethpotthast_03-960x540.png 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1114_elizabethpotthast_03-1080x608.png 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1114_elizabethpotthast_03-1200x675.png 1200w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1114_elizabethpotthast_03.png 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1114_elizabethpotthast_03.png\" loading=\"lazy\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">On \u201990 Day Fiance\u2019 and spinoffs, Chuck Potthast wanted nothing more than to see his family together and successful.<span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (Image Credit: TLC)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-chuck-potthast-has-died-at-64\">Chuck Potthast has died at 64<\/h2>\n<p>On  November 23, Elizabeth Potthast took to her <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DRafktZDytO\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Instagram<\/a> page to reveal that her father has died.<\/p>\n<p>Chuck Potthast reportedly died on November 9.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTwo weeks ago, tragedy struck our family,\u201d Libby revealed in her post.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnd,\u201d she grimly acknowledged, \u201cit has left us completely shattered.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Elizabeth shared: \u201cMy sweet, loving, and caring dad went to heaven.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DRafktZDytO\/?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>\u201cWe\u2019re trying to figure out how to navigate our lives,\u201d Elizabeth wrote of her dearly departed father.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnd,\u201d she continued, they are grappling with how to \u201cmove forward without him.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Libby concluded: \u201cPlease respect our privacy during this extremely difficult time.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Chuck\u2019s cause of death has now been revealed as blunt force trauma from a fall in the shower.<\/p>\n<p>That revelation comes courtesy of documents from the Hillsborough County, Florida Medical Examiner, obtained by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2026\/02\/13\/chuck-potthast-90-day-fiance-autopsy-complete\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">TMZ<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Obviously, <em>90 Day Fiance<\/em> fans were heartbroken over this news.<\/p>\n<p>Elizabeth wisely deactivated her comments under the post. After all, she knows better than most that some \u201cfans\u201d can be cruel \u2014 especially at the most somber, vulnerable moments.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"499\" height=\"349\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1124_elizabethpotthast_ig_01.png\" alt=\"A dark mode Instagram screenshot.\" class=\"wp-image-541112\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1124_elizabethpotthast_ig_01.png 499w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1124_elizabethpotthast_ig_01-300x210.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 499px) 100vw, 499px\"\/><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"499\" height=\"349\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1124_elizabethpotthast_ig_01.png\" alt=\"A dark mode Instagram screenshot.\" class=\"wp-image-541112 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1124_elizabethpotthast_ig_01.png 499w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1124_elizabethpotthast_ig_01-300x210.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 499px) 100vw, 499px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1124_elizabethpotthast_ig_01.png\" loading=\"lazy\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">On November 23, 2025, Elizabeth Potthast revealed that her beloved father, Chuck Potthast, had passed away two weeks earlier.<span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (Image Credit: Instagram)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-becky-posted-her-own-tribute\">Becky posted her own tribute<\/h2>\n<p>However, Elizabeth and Chuck Potthast are not the only members of her family whom <em>90 Day Fiance<\/em> viewers have seen over the years.<\/p>\n<p>Alongside Libby and Andrei and her parents, Chuck and her <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/videos\/elizabeth-potthast-disavows-moms-homophobia-she-does-not-represe\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">homophobic mom<\/a>, we also got to know her siblings: Charlie, Becky, and Jenn.<\/p>\n<p>Becky Lichtwerch took to her own <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DRadS8rjnpb\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Instagram<\/a> page to share a tribute to her late father.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTwo weeks ago on this day,\u201d her post began, \u201cmy world became distorted into a place I don\u2019t understand.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Becky wrote: \u201cMy father Chuck went home to be with The Lord. The pain is still more than I can bare so this is all I can write.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DRadS8rjnpb\/?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 Potthast family was polarizing \u2014 intentionally so, at times, to meet the demands of reality television.<\/p>\n<p><em>90 Day Fiance<\/em> fans had their favorites and least favorites.<\/p>\n<p>Most, however, were big fans of Chuck. <\/p>\n<p>He was a man who knew how to play along with the joke, he rearranged his whole life when his daughter\u2019s reality TV career took off, and more than anything else, he loved his family.<\/p>\n<p>This is a devastating loss. It is also a surprise, as Chuck was only 64.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1212_elizabethpotthast_05-1024x576.png\" alt=\"Chuck Potthast on '90 Day Fiance'\" class=\"wp-image-541104\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1212_elizabethpotthast_05-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1212_elizabethpotthast_05-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1212_elizabethpotthast_05-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1212_elizabethpotthast_05-728x410.png 728w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1212_elizabethpotthast_05-960x540.png 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1212_elizabethpotthast_05-1080x608.png 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1212_elizabethpotthast_05-1200x675.png 1200w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1212_elizabethpotthast_05.png 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\"\/><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1212_elizabethpotthast_05-1024x576.png\" alt=\"Chuck Potthast on '90 Day Fiance'\" class=\"wp-image-541104 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1212_elizabethpotthast_05-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1212_elizabethpotthast_05-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1212_elizabethpotthast_05-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1212_elizabethpotthast_05-728x410.png 728w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1212_elizabethpotthast_05-960x540.png 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1212_elizabethpotthast_05-1080x608.png 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1212_elizabethpotthast_05-1200x675.png 1200w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1212_elizabethpotthast_05.png 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1212_elizabethpotthast_05.png\" loading=\"lazy\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">\u201990 Day Fiance\u2019 and spinoffs often saw Chuck Potthast playing family peacemaker. Or trying to.<span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (Image Credit: TLC)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-in-2016-chuck-waged-a-cancer-battle-but-was-cancer-free-by-2017\">In 2016, Chuck waged a cancer battle \u2014 but was cancer-free by 2017.<\/h2>\n<p>This past summer, Chuck underwent surgery to remove a mass that he feared was a tumor. Fortunately, it was an unusually large kidney stone.<\/p>\n<p>In September, Chuck went under the knife to fix hernias that had stemmed from past surgeries. At the time, he reported that all was well.<\/p>\n<p>Followers have not seen an update from the late reality TV personality since October 3, more than a month before his death.<\/p>\n<p>Our hearts go out to the entire Potthast family at this time. <\/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\/2026\/02\/90-day-fiance-chuck-potthast-dies-father-of-elizabeth-andrei\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Reading Time: 3 minutes Back in November, Chuck Potthast tragically passed away. The man himself was not a 90 Day Fiance \u201cstar\u201d unto himself. But as father of Elizabeth \u201cLibby\u201d Potthast and father-in-law to Andrei Castravet, his role of the franchise has been indelible. For years, Chuck recoiled at his family\u2019s fighting yet celebrated being [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":222710,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-222709","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\/222709","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=222709"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/222709\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/222710"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=222709"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=222709"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=222709"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}