LOS ANGELES, CA - JANUARY 18: Actor Grizz Chapman attends the 20th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards at The Shrine Auditorium on January 18, 2014 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Jeff Kravitz/FilmMagic)FilmMagicGrizz Chapman, who starred as Warren “Grizz” Griswold on the classic NBC sitcom 30 Rock, has died.Grizz was a member of Tracy Jordan’s (Tracy Morgan) entourage as a bodyguard alongside Kevin Brown, who played Walter “Dotcom” Slattery. Brown made the announcement of Chapman’s death on Facebook on Friday. Chapman was 52.ForbesTom Kane, ‘Star Wars’ And ‘Powerpuff Girls’ Voice Actor, Dies At 64By Tim Lammers“I regret to inform you that Mack Chapman aka Grizz Chapman passed today. May he RIP,” Brown wrote in the Facebook post. Chapman’s representative, Saideh A. Brown, told TMZ that his client died on Friday but gave no other details other than to say that the actor’s wife and two children were devastated by the loss.Chapman was born on April 16, 1974, in Brooklyn, N.Y. The 7-foot-tall actor made his screen debut on 30 Rock in 2006, and he appeared in 80 episodes over all seven seasons of Tina Fey’s Emmy-winning comedy series through 2013.Also during his time on the series, Chapman and Brown created the comedy shorts 30 Rock: Livin’ XL with Grizz & Dotcom.30 ROCK — "Livin' XL with Grozz & Dotcom" Webisode 4410 — Air Date 12/12/2009 — Pictured: (l-r) Kevin Brown as Dotcom, Grizz Chapman as Grizz (Photo by Ali Goldstein/NBCU Photo Bank/NBCUniversal via Getty Images via Getty Images)NBCUniversal via Getty ImagesMORE FOR YOUGrizz Chapman Appeared In Over 20 Screen RolesIn addition to his work on 30 Rock — where Grizz Champman and his fellow castmembers earned five Primetime Emmy Award nominations for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series — the actor appeared in guest roles in several high-profile TV shows and moviesIn 2013, Chapman appeared in guest turns on the drama Blue Bloods and comedy The Side Car, as well as supporting roles in the comedy film Life of the Party and the drama Home. ForbesDennis Locorriere, Dr. Hook Lead Singer, Dies At 76By Tim LammersChapman also appeared in guest roles in the crime drama The Black List and the legal drama The Good Fight, and had a recurring role on the YouTube web series Common Sense Police. In addition, Chapman appeared in a series of YouTube videos called the Grizz Chroniclez.Chapman’s last screen appearances were in three episodes in 2018 in the YouTube web series We the Internet TV and the 2021 short film Diving in Stilettos First. According to Chapman’s IMDb profile, he also has a role in the upcoming comedy movie Use Me: The Life of Guy WhitcamForbesDonald Gibb, Ogre From ‘Revenge Of The Nerds,’ Dies At 71By Tim Lammers
Grizz Chapman, ’30 Rock’ Star, Dies At 52
Grizz Chapman, who starred as Warren “Grizz” Griswold on the classic NBC sitcom "30 Rock," has died.









