‘Ninja Turtles’ star Ernie Reyes Jr. hospitalized
Albert L. Ortega/Getty ImagesSActress Ernie Reyes Jr. arrives for Heavy Metal Magazine’s 35th Anniversary Have fun July 12, 2012.
Ron Galella, Ltd./Getty/Ron Galella, Ltd./Getty
Actor Ernie Reyes Jr. and actress Paige Turco attend the premiere of ‘Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles’ on March 17, 1991.
Enlarge
Actor Ernie Reyes Jr. fought on screen as Keno in the 90s tap “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles,” but now he’s fighting for his life because of kidney failure.
The former action star tuned MMA fighter, is in dire need of a kidney transplant and his family has even made him a gofundme page in order to cover the bills.
“Ernie is currently undergoing dialysis treatment 3 times per week for 4 hours a day while waiting for a kidney transplant,” his sister Fate Reyes clarified on the post.
Ernie, 43, has played character in the movie “Last Dragon,” “Sidekicks” and his most recent appearance was on “NCIS: Los Angeles.”
The page, which has been up for six days, already had over $ 30,000 with a goal of $ 75k.
The Hollywood community has been quick to reach out to the star including Andy Cheng from “The Rundown,” as well as stunt coordinator from “Rush Hour 2″ James Lew, who have donated on the page.
Ernie made sure to think fans and friends for all their help.
“Thank you for all your like and support,” he wrote.
New LineErnie Reyes Jr. in ‘Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Bolt from the blue of Ooze.’
This access passed through the Full-Text RSS service – if this is your content and you’re reading it on someone else’s site, please read the FAQ at fivefilters.org/content-only/faq.php#publishers.
Day after day News – Gossip
