Ian Alexander Jr dead news

On Jan 25, 2022

TV star Regina King’s son, Ian Alexander Jr, tragically died by a reported suicide just days before launching his music career.

He was a DJ and singer-songwriter who performed under the name Desduné.

Days before his death, Ian, 26, posted to Instagram about an upcoming event at Bardot this month.

Just last week, Regina took to Instagram to urge her followers to support her son’s new single, Green Eyes.

The Oscar-winning actress, 51, confirmed her only child’s death in a statement on Friday in which she branded Ian a “bright light who cared so deeply about the happiness of others.”

The statement read: “Our family is devastated at the deepest level by the loss of Ian.

“He is such a bright light who cared so deeply about the happiness of others. Our family asks for respectful consideration during this private time. Thank you.”

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Regina King’s award-winning career

The actress, 51, has captured four Emmy awards and an Oscar, which she nabbed for her performance in If Beale Street Could Talk.

Her most recent Emmy award came for her portrayal of Angela Abar in HBO’s Watchmen.

Regina King hosted Saturday Night Live on Saturday, February 13, 2021 with Nathaniel Rateliff as the musical guest.

It was the first time that the Watchmen actress hosted the long-running NBC show.
What films and shows has Regina King appeared in?

Between 1985 and 1990, Regina starred as Brenda Jenkins on 227. She went on to play in films such as Friday, as well as multiple television shows including The Boondocks and Southland.

She also appeared in the ABC anthology series American Crime from 2015 until 2017. While on the show, Regina won two Primetime Emmy Awards.

In 2018, she won a third Emmy for her role in the Netflix miniseries, Seven Seconds.

Regina was awarded both the Academy Award and the Golden Globe for Best Supporting Actress for her role in If Beale Street Could Talk.

By 2019, Regina had also won a fourth Emmy – this time, for her role in the limited series Watchmen.

Other movies Regina has appeared in include Boyz n the Hood and Poetic Justice.
What is Regina King’s net worth?

According to Celebrity Net Worth, Regina King is estimated to have a net worth of around $16million.

Regina King’s directorial career

Aside from acting, Regina King has also directed several episodes of various television shows, including Scandal and This Is Us.

In 2010, Regina directed the music video for Jaheim’s Finding My Way Back.

She went on to earn a Golden Globe nomination for Best Director in 2020, with her debut film, One Night in Miami….

One Night in Miami… is a movie based on a play of the same name, and premiered at the Venice Film Festival on September 7, 2020.

Regina King became the first-ever Black woman director to have a film selected by the festival.
Regina King’s previous romantic partners

From 2011 until 2013, Regina was romantically linked to Malcolm-Jamal Warner.

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Regina King has also been rumored to have dated Nicholas Gonzalez and Curtis Baldwin in the past, but neither of these relationships were ever confirmed.
Who is Ian Alexander, Sr?

Ian Alexander is a music producer.

Regina and Ian were married from 1997 until 2007. Together, they have one son: Ian Alexander Jr., who passed away in 2022.
Regina King on motherhood

In 2011, Regina, who separated from Ian’s father after nine years of marriage in 2007, spoke of her “unconditional love” for her son.

She told Essence at the time: “I get emotional because my son is an amazing young man, and it took me to be a mother for me to realize how incredible of a woman she (my mother) is.

“You don’t know what unconditional love is. You may say you do, but if you don’t have a child, you don’t know what that is.

“But when you experience it, it is the most fulfilling ever. So, that is the greatest part about me. Being a mom to Ian.”
Regina King and Ian appeared on New Year’s Eve show

In the final photographs of King with her son, she was pictured with Ian and a man named Brandon, whom she called her “bonus son,” in a virtual appearance on Cooper and Cohen’s New Year’s Eve show.

They appeared to be in good spirits, toasting one another, during a large family party.

In the interview, King said: “Twenty years, we’re all together, this whole family of people are together because of these two [Ian and Brandon] and their lives together that brought us together. And we drink in the spirit of inclusivity too.”

Ian could be seen throughout the remainder of the interview smiling and drinking while mother Regina discusses career highlights.
Ian Alexander Jr’s final tweets

On January 14, Alexander Jr, who…