James Avery has passed away
 

:( rest in peace

Source?

All I find is the 2010 hoax

@alfonso_ribeiro: James Avery has passed away. He was a second father to me. I will miss him greatly. http://t.co/Qtpk5Lf6Ek

RIP, For many of us here, He will always be remembered as the original voice of the Shredder.

sad that he had to undergo a surgery in the middle of new years eve since he had an illness...suck's he never said anything what he wished for 2014 to become...but it's nice he spend one great final day for 2013.

RIP James Avery he also did the voice of the Shaman in the Gargoyles episode Walkabout

I just found out about this and am sad of his passing.

RIP, James Avery.

Oh dear. Not the best way to kick off an anniversary year losing the talent behind a memorable interpretation of ol' tin grin

RIP James:tcry::tcry:. He was the best voice of Shredder in all TMNT media. He'll be missed sadly as Uncle Phil

My condolences to all his family and friends

RIP chrome dome.:tsad:

Super sad! I knew him best as Shredder and Uncle Phil.

Did he die in 2013 or 2014?

What a shame. The original voice for Shredder is still the best after all these years.

RIP James Avery. I will remember him as one of my favorite voices of Shredder and Uncle Phil. He always brought laughter into my heart.

RIP James Avery. :( You rocked as Shredder and Uncle Phil!!

RIP James Avery

Here is the unfortunate source...
http://www.cnn.com/2014/01/01/showbi...es-avery-obit/

He is the first of the cast to die. He just had a 65th birthday if I am not mistaken. What was the cause of death? Today we begin the year without The Shredder. I wanted to hear his voice on the Nicktoon so bad. *sigh* A classical actor and true gentleman. He will be missed. A plaque should be placed in his honor on the website he created.

Just read this, this really saddens me. He was a great man, and a wonderfull voice actor. Shredder forever. My condoleances to his family, friends, fans and fellow voice actors.

R.I.P James Avery (November 27, 1948 - December 31, 2013)
http://members.ziggo.nl/rutgergret/James%20Avery.jpg

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!! Shredder :-(

Seriously, this makes me very sad. He was too young to leave us.

Well it seems The Shredder has unfortunately been finally shredded. RIP James Avery. You were awesome as Uncle Phil and Shredder. Sad day for not just fans of the 87 show but for every Turtles fan. Avery was and always will be one true the Shredder (And that's not a knock against other Shredders I'm just referencing the line often uttered by his 2003 counterpart if you're confused). http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XBv8TPRcJJM

R.I.P. to our beautiful shredder...