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Treme Actor Found Dead in Mississippi River
Michael Showers, an actor who recurred on HBO's Treme, was found dead on Wednesday. He was 45. Showers was pulled from the Mississippi River in New Orleans after a steamboat captain spotted his body, a police spokesman told The Times-Picayune. An autopsy will be performed to determine the cause of death, but Showers had been in the water about two days, a coroner determined.
Michael Showers, an actor who recurred on HBO's Treme, was found dead on Wednesday. He was 45.
Showers was pulled from the Mississippi River in New Orleans after a steamboat captain spotted his body, a police spokesman told The Times-Picayune. An autopsy will be performed to determine the cause of death, but Showers had been in the water about two days, a coroner determined.
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Showers played New Orleans Police Capt. John Guidry on the HBO series. His other credits included roles on Breaking Bad and The Vampire Diaries.