evidence: A list of people who have died tragically and will be missed. Rest in peace. [...] He died suddenly on March 10, 2010 in Burbank, California, of pneumonia.Died age 38, pulmonary edema- Actor - Producer - Writer [...] Soon afterwards, he landed his last television role in Fingrene væk fra min teenagedatter (2002), based on the popular book. On this sitcom he played "Paul Hennessey", a loving, yet rational dad, who laid down the ground rules for his three children and dealt with such topics as curfews, sex, drugs, getting arrested, etc. The show was a ratings winner in its first season and won a People's Choice Award for Best New Comedy and also won for Favorite Comedy Series by the Family Awards. While working on "8 Simple Rules," he also starred in his second-to-last film, Manhood (2003). That same year, he felt ill, while rehearsing on set, and was taken across the street to Providence St. Joseph Medical Center in Burbank, California, where he was mistakenly treated for a heart attack, only to be diagnosed with an aortic dissection, which was a tear in the wall of the aorta. He underwent surgery and died on September 11, 2003, just six days shy of his 55th birthday. Before his death, he starred in his last film, Bad Santa (2003), which was dedicated to his memory.