28, 2013 of cancer at the age of 72. He was buried in Mount Sinai Memorial Park Cemetery in Los Angeles, California. For fans of The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!, Wells' death was poignant since it was Nintendo's "Year of Luigi" and the 30th Anniversary celebration of the character (1983). His obituary states that "Danny followed his dreams ... he made them laugh." Wells' headstone inscription reads: "Keep 'em laughing." Filmography Film Television Video games References External links Celebrities: Danny Wells List of The Jeffersons Characters 1941 births 2013 deaths Canadian male film actors Canadian male television actors Canadian male voice actors Deaths from cancer in Ontario Jewish Canadian male actors Male actors from Montreal Burials at Mount Sinai Memorial Park Cemetery 20th-century Canadian male actors 21st-century Canadian male actors Anglophone Quebec people