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Angus Cloud<\/a><\/strong>\u2018s heartbreaking Euphoria<\/em><\/a> performance skyrocketed him to fame in 2020 before his death at age 25 in July 2023.<\/p>\n \u201cIt is with the heaviest heart that we had to say goodbye to an incredible human today. As an artist, a friend, a brother and a son, Angus was special to all of us in so many ways,\u201d the actor\u2019s family told TMZ<\/em> <\/a>in a statement at the time. \u201cLast week he buried his father and intensely struggled with this loss. The only comfort we have is knowing Angus is now reunited with his dad, who was his best friend.\u201d<\/p>\n Euphoria<\/em> star and executive producer Zendaya<\/strong><\/a> paid tribute to Cloud the following day. \u201cWords are not enough to describe the infinite beauty that is Angus (Conor),\u201d the Emmy winner shared via Instagram<\/a>. \u201cI\u2019m so grateful I got the chance to know him in this life, to call him a brother, to see his warm kind eyes and bright smile, or hear his infectious cackle of a laugh (I\u2019m smiling now just thinking of it) I know people use this expression often when talking about folks they love \u2026 \u2018they could light up any room they entered\u2019 but boy let me tell you, he was the best at it. I\u2019d like to remember him that way. For all of the boundless light, love and joy he always managed to give us. I\u2019ll cherish every moment.\u201d<\/p>\n In the wake of Cloud\u2019s death, Us Weekly<\/em> is looking back at his best scenes as Fezco on the HBO drama.<\/p>\n Zendaya used this episode as her Emmy submission in 2020, but this particular scene between her and Cloud was a two-hander. Rue (Zendaya) came to Fezco to get more drugs, but the dealer refused to help her.<\/p>\n \u201cI ain\u2019t gonna help you kill yourself, Rue. I\u2019m sorry but you can\u2019t be coming over here no more,\u201d Fez said before closing the door in her face.<\/p>\n It was Cloud\u2019s performance after shutting the door that helped viewers realize that Fezco wasn\u2019t an evil stereotype of a drug dealer. The character was stuck dealing because he didn\u2019t see another way to keep his family alive \u2014 but he refused to play a part in Rue\u2019s inevitable overdose.<\/p>\nTurning Rue Away (\u2018Euphoria\u2019 season 1, episode 3)<\/strong><\/h2>\n