Swimming to New Jersey

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Gray’s Autopsy
Depressed monologist Spalding Gray inherited the family business, apparently committing suicide at the age of 62. Gray had been depressed for a number of years following his mother's suicide, a serious eye ailment, a head-on car crash while on vacation in Ireland, and having appeared on The Mike O'Malley Show. Gray was best known for his wittily observant and painfully honest monologues such as Swimming to Cambodia, based in part in his experiences in the film The Killing Fields, Monster in a Box and It's a Slippery Slope. A battle with a macula pucker led to the book and film Gray's Anatomy. He worked with some impressive directors, including David Byrne, Jonathan Demme, and Steven Soderbergh, who directed Gray as an eccentric bachelor who kills himself in King of the Hill. Quite a stretch. Other screen appearances included Beaches, Beyond Rangoon, Kate & Leopold, and a recurring role in The Nanny, so, much like Vincent Antonelli's shoes, it's a miracle he lasted as long as he did.