TikTok comedian Steve Bridges dies in his sleep at 41 in Peoria

TikTok comedian Steve Bridges, 41, died in his sleep on Oct. 15 at his home in Peoria, Illinois, his wife, Chelsey Bridges, announced in a video posted to his social accounts on Oct. 17. The Peoria Police Department said officers responded to a report of a natural death at a private residence; no further details were released.

Bridges, who built a large following on social media with point of view sketches that caricatured everyday personalities, had more than 2 million followers across TikTok and Instagram. He and his wife had been married 16 years and shared three children, including a 14-year-old daughter and 10-year-old twin sons. Chelsey Bridges said her husband died peacefully on their couch and described the loss as sudden.

In the video, Chelsey Bridges asked fans to hear the news from her directly and contrasted the exaggerated characters her husband played online with the person she knew at home. "He was the most attentive father, and the best, the best husband," she said. She added that the family had been working on fitness and diet after several relatives had died young, including his grandmother who she said had died in her sleep at 52 and his father and grandfather...