Windell Middlebrooks dead: Miller High Life actor dies

The Texan actor died on Monday aged just 36

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Windell Middlebrooks, an actor best known for playing a straight-talking bouncer in beer adverts, died on Monday.

Tributes have poured in for the actor from Fort Worth, Texas. Middlebrooks' family said: "with sorrowed hearts, [we] announce the passing of a young, black star" who had lived with "great joy".

They asked for privacy from the media, saying: "It was Windell’s biggest wish that his final scene not be lived on social media."

A representative for beer firm MillerCoors told TMZ: "He connected with people so naturally because he was one of the kindest, most genuine folks around. We will miss him a great deal and he will always hold a special place with us."

Middlebrooks also performed in Scrubs, and It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia.