▁New ▁Orleans . ▁He ▁attended ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁New ▁Orleans ▁and ▁S out he astern ▁University . ▁ ▁Career ▁ ▁Ber ne cker ▁worked ▁on ▁over ▁ 9 0 ▁films ▁and ▁television ▁series , ▁including ▁Jon ah ▁H ex , ▁Green ▁Lan tern , ▁The ▁Hung er ▁Games ▁film ▁series , ▁Log an ▁and ▁The ▁F ate ▁of ▁the ▁Fur ious . ▁He ▁post hum ously ▁appeared ▁in ▁numerous ▁films , ▁such ▁as ▁Black ▁Pan ther ▁and ▁Game ▁Night . ▁ ▁Death ▁ ▁On ▁July ▁ 1 2 , ▁ 2 0 1 7 , ▁Ber ne cker ▁was ▁performing ▁st un ts ▁on ▁the ▁television ▁series ▁The ▁Walk ing ▁Dead . ▁During ▁re he ars al ▁of ▁a ▁st unt , ▁Ber ne cker ▁fell ▁ ▁onto ▁a ▁concrete ▁floor , ▁missing ▁a ▁placed ▁safety ▁c ush ion ▁by ▁" in ches ", ▁and ▁sust ained ▁a ▁severe ▁head ▁injury . ▁This ▁shut ▁down ▁production ▁on ▁the ▁series . ▁He ▁was ▁taken ▁to ▁Atlanta ▁Medical ▁Center ▁and ▁placed ▁on ▁life ▁support . ▁He ▁died ▁from ▁his ▁inj uries ▁the ▁following ▁day . ▁ ▁T ributes ▁ ▁T ributes ▁were ▁paid ▁by ▁people ▁Ber ne cker ▁worked ▁with , ▁including ▁Walk ing ▁Dead ▁stars ▁Norman ▁Re ed us , ▁Jeff rey ▁Dean ▁Morgan ▁and ▁La uren ▁C oh an . ▁The ▁premi ere ▁episode ▁of ▁the ▁e ighth ▁season , ▁" Mer cy ", ▁the ▁first ▁to ▁air ▁after ▁the ▁accident , ▁was ▁dedicated ▁" In ▁Memory ▁of ▁John ▁Ber ne cker ",