Christopher "Kit" Hood, the co-creator of the long-running Canadian Degrassi TV franchise, which launched the young acting careers of rapper Drake and actresses Nina Dobrev and Shenae Grimes, has died. He was 76.
Hood "died suddenly" on Jan. 20 at his home in West Lawrencetown, Nova Scotia, a local funeral home reported on its website. No cause of death was given.
Fellow Degrassi co-creator Linda Schuyler in a statement said Hood's contribution to the Degrassi TV franchise had been essential and enduring.
"As Kit and I created Kids of Degrassi Street in the early 1980s, he shifted his focus ...
Hood "died suddenly" on Jan. 20 at his home in West Lawrencetown, Nova Scotia, a local funeral home reported on its website. No cause of death was given.
Fellow Degrassi co-creator Linda Schuyler in a statement said Hood's contribution to the Degrassi TV franchise had been essential and enduring.
"As Kit and I created Kids of Degrassi Street in the early 1980s, he shifted his focus ...
- 1/28/2020
- The Hollywood Reporter - Film + TV
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