where he survived a three-day coma. After the incident, his parents began to accept his sexuality. In 2007, after spending 30 years in Los Angeles, he retired to his native Bessemer, Alabama, where he purchased a Queen Anne-style, Victorian-era home. The house was completely destroyed in a fire on December 13, 2008. Shadix told reporters, "I have lost my dream." Death On September 7, 2010, according to Shadix's sister, Susan Gagne, he fell in the kitchen at his condominium in Birmingham, Alabama, and died of blunt trauma to his head. Shadix had mobility problems and was in a wheelchair. Filmography Film Television Video games References External links Shadix's Website 1952 births 2010 deaths Male actors from Alabama American male comedians 20th-century American male actors 21st-century American comedians 20th-century American comedians 21st-century American male actors American male film actors American male television actors American male voice actors Birmingham–Southern College alumni American gay actors People from Bessemer, Alabama LGBT people from Alabama Accidental deaths from falls Accidental deaths in Alabama