Actor was also known for playing Chief Ken Hotate on ‘Parks and Recreation’

King of the Hill voice actor Jonathan Joss has died aged 59 after a shooting in Texas, police have confirmed.

Joss was the voice of John Redcorn for seasons two through 13 of the popular animated series. He had reportedly recorded bits for the show’s reboot, which recently began production for Hulu and is slated to premiere in August.

The actor was reportedly shot multiple times over the weekend after a disagreement with a neighbor, according to TMZ. San Antonio police responded to a home after reports of shots fired and found Joss near the road with gunshot wounds, according to Variety.

He was pronounced dead at the scene.

  • Goretantath@lemm.eeEnglish
    2521·
    4 days ago

    Title is a lie. He was shot for crying over his dead dogs skull being placed near the mailbox of the recently burned down home they moved out of and shot by one of the homophobes who threatned to burn down said house who was also screaming slurs at him, while pushing his husband out of the path of the gun, saving his life. This was ALL preventable but the police force there allowed it to happen despite multiple years of reports.

      • arin@lemmy.worldEnglish
        40·
        3 days ago

        I feel bad for any progressives living in conservative neighborhoods (street city or state)

        • KneeTitts@lemmy.worldEnglish
          12·
          3 days ago

          I feel bad for any progressives living in conservative neighborhoods (street city or state)

          The entire country is either right wing or insane far right wing… where else are people supposed to go to live in peace from these insane fascist freaks?

    • KneeTitts@lemmy.worldEnglish
      21·
      3 days ago

      He was shot for crying over his dead dogs skull being placed near the mailbox of the recently burned down home they moved out of and shot by one of the homophobes

      Seriously… fuck the US, fuck that country, fuck it.

      • ipkpjersi@lemmy.ml
        2·
        2 days ago

        I hate that I’m going to be visiting the US for an MRI soon (I didn’t want to wait up to 9+ months, sadly). It’s only 20 minutes away from the border but it’s still too far into USA. Damn it all.

    • popjam@lemmy.world
      595·
      4 days ago

      If I lived in America and was LGBTQ I’d be buying a gun right now, and this comes from someone who has always been anti-gun

      • Sal@lemmy.world
        11·
        3 days ago

        That’s what I’m telling all my LGBTQ friends in the US who are not at risk of suicide. You can’t afford to be neutral in an arms race, especially when the enforcers of possible gun bans are all buddies with the people that shouldn’t have guns.