Actor Erica Ash passes away at the age of 46 Survivor’s Remorse and “Real Husbands of Hollywood”
Erica Ash, a comedian, actor, singer, and model, passed away at the age of 46. Her most well-known roles were in Kevin Hart’s Real Husbands of Hollywood, MadTV, Survivor’s Remorse, and Rosie O’Donnell’s The Big Gay Sketch Show.
“After a long and courageous battle with cancer, she transitioned peacefully surrounded by her loved ones,” Ash’s publicist shared with NPR from a statement her family provided. “With her keen sense of humor, sharp wit, and authentic zest for life, Erica, an incredible woman and gifted performer, touched the lives of countless people.” Her legacy will endure forever in our hearts.”
Ash started her career as an actress, with credits that include the Broadway production of Baby It’s You, the Off-Broadway production of Soul Doctor, and a touring production of The Lion King by Disney.
As the daughter of a math teacher and a U.S. Army captain/chaplain, Ash spent a lot of her childhood traveling, including time spent in Germany. She received her premed degree from Emory University. However, she had a childhood case of the performance bug. She relocated to Japan after Emory in order to pursue a career as an actor, singer, and model.
Siedah Garrett, one of the numerous performers who honored Ash, writes, “Moved to tears at the passing of beautiful, talented & funny actor from Survivor’s Remorse.
“A beacon was Erica Ash. Christopher Landon, who directed Ash in the film We Have a Ghost, describes Ash as “beautiful, funny, and beyond talented.”
Erica Ash,who starred in the Fox sketch comedy series Mad TV for two seasons, as well as the Starz comedy-drama Survivor’s Remorse and the BET reality spoof Real Husbands of Hollywood, has passed away. Her age was 46.
After a protracted fight with cancer, Ash passed away on Sunday in Los Angeles, her publicist Elizabeth Much confirmed to The Hollywood Reporter.
“Erica’s sharp wit, humor, and genuine zest for life touched countless lives,” her family said in a statement. “Erica was an amazing woman and talented entertainer.” “Our hearts will always remember her.”
She also starred in the 2018 BET drama In Contempt as the tenacious public defender Gwen Sullivan.
Ash gained notoriety as the lead actress of Logo’s The Big Gay Sketch Show for its first two seasons (2006–08), which was produced by Rosie O’Donnell. She has starred in movies such as Scary Movie V (2013), Uncle Drew (2018), The Big Bend (2021), and Violet (2021).
Throughout all four of the Survivor’s Remorse seasons (2014–17), Ash portrayed Mary Charles (“M-Chuck”) Calloway, the half-sister of Jessie T. Usher’s professional basketball star Cam Calloway. LeBron James produced the series with his company, Spring Hill Productions.
For five seasons, from 2013 to 2016, Bridgette Hart caused her ex-husband Kevin Hart a great deal of hardship on Real Husbands of Hollywood.
Born in Florida on September 19, 1977, Erica Chantal Ash grew up in Atlanta and pursued her medical studies at Emory University. After taking a vacation, she traveled to Japan, where she did some modeling and “fell into a background singing gig my first week there,” she told the Los Angeles Times in 2017.
The ringside announcer at the hotel where my modeling team was performing for the Japanese royal family then suggested that I should do the ringside announcement. I tell folks I’m the Forrest Gump of my field because literally one thing led to another. I basically went through life blindly, on faith, saying “yes” to everything that was offered to me, and that’s how I ended myself here.
In 2011, she performed on Broadway in Floyd Mutrux and Colin Escott’s jukebox musical Baby It’s You!, which included songs by The Shirelles and other Scepter Records artists.
A Black Lady Sketch Show, Family Reunion, Cold Case, Shades of Blue, and the movies Kristy (2014), Jean of the Joneses (2016), and The Outlaw Johnny Black (2023) were all listed on her resume.
Ash “would put her all into her work,” as her friend and fellow comic Loni Love described it on Instagram.
Contributions to the National Breast Cancer Foundation or the Susan G. Komen Cancer Foundation may be contributed in her honor. Her sister Adrienne and mother Diann are among the survivors.
Ash “was an actress whose range and talent were truly limitless,” according to Hampton University’s director of cinema studies Rel Dowdell. “She produced a first-rate impression on the audience with every performance, and her canvas of work admirably and notably covered all genres.”
