Emmy Nominated Hairstylist Charles Gregory Ross Dies From COVID-19

By: LATF Staff Member
Beauty, LA Glam
April 10, 2020, 6:37 pm

Ross' work on Lackawanna Blues

Hollywood is mourning the loss of Emmy-nominated hairstylist Charles Gregory Ross, who passed away due to complications from COVID-19 weeks after announcing his diagnosis on March 25th.

Ross was nominated for Outstanding Hairstyling for a Miniseries, Movie or a Special for his work on "Lackawanna Blues" in 2005. More recently, Ross designed the wigs for Andra Day in "The United States vs. Billie Holiday." Other projects include: "Zola," "A Fall from Grace," "Survivor's Remorse," "All Eyez on Me," "House of Payne" and many more.

From Tyler Perry to Viola Davis and Taraji P. Henson, Ross worked on famed TV series and movies since the early 90s.

Celebrities took to Instagram to share their memories and condolences regarding the loss of the hairstylist.

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Dear Black People, Today it’s with a heavy heart that I inform you of the passing of one of our crew members. Mr. Charles Gregory was a hairstylist that had worked with us for many years. The man was warm, loving and hilarious. We all loved to see him coming and hear his laughter. Charles lost his battle with COVID-19 today. It saddens me to think of him dying this way. My sincerest prayers are with his family. While everyone can contract this virus it is black people who are dying from it in much larger numbers. This thing is real, black people. I heard a black person say, “Black people don’t get it.” That is a lie! You can get it, and you will get it if we don’t do what we're being told to do. A 26 year old black woman died the other day, a 44 year old black man died the other day, not to mention the hundreds of people that are dying every few minutes. Your age does not matter!! Your health does not matter. You could be totally healthy, and you could die! Now listen to me. You have been right by my side since I started in this business, so please hear me with your heart. I LOVE US. I love our humor. I love our culture. I love our hair. I love our skin. I love everything about who we are. All of us. And I love us all too much to watch us die on the vine because we are the last to know and we are not taking this pandemic seriously. Black people, we are at a disproportionately higher risk of dying from this virus. Please, please, please, I beg you to take this seriously. You have to socially distance yourself. That means stop hanging out, stop congregating, stop doing anything that will put not only your life in danger but also the lives of so many others. STAY HOME!! Socially distance yourself and stay alive! If you won’t do it for yourself, do it for someone you love, and for those who love you. My Mother always told me to not wait for help! Be your own help!

A post shared by Tyler Perry (@tylerperry) on Apr 8, 2020 at 7:24pm PDT

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RIP Charles Gregory. He did my hair for the Academy Awards, Lila and Eve and Madea Goes to Jail. Another loss from the deadly Coronavirus. Rest well. May God’s peace be with your family. You were a jewel ❤

A post shared by Viola Davis (@violadavis) on Apr 8, 2020 at 7:52pm PDT