Deezer D

{{Short description|American actor (1965–2021)}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=April 2018}}

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| birth_name = Dearon Thompson

| birth_date = {{birth date|1965|03|10}}

| birth_place = Los Angeles, California, U.S.

| death_date = {{death date and age|2021|01|7|1965|03|12}}

| death_place = Los Angeles, California, U.S.

| occupation = Actor
Rapper
Motivational speaker

| years_active = 1991–2021

| website =

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Dearon Thompson (March 10, 1965 – January 7, 2021[https://www.tmz.com/2021/01/07/er-star-deezer-d-thompson-dead/ 'ER' Star Dearon 'Deezer D' Thompson Dead at 55]), known professionally as Deezer D, was an American actor, rapper and Christian motivational speaker.{{cite web | url=https://people.com/tv/deezer-d-dead-er-actor-was-55/ | title=ER Actor Deezer D Dies at 55: 'A Sweet, Kind Man' }} He is best known for his role as Nurse Malik McGrath in the American medical drama television series ER, and for his roles in the films CB4{{cite book|last=Donalson|first=Melvin Burke|title=Hip Hop in American Cinema|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=A85aK5B3Pc8C&pg=PA46|access-date=August 17, 2011|year=2007|publisher=Peter Lang|isbn=978-0-8204-6345-2|pages=45–46}} and Fear of a Black Hat.

Deezer D's album Delayed, But Not Denied was available on iTunes, and from his website on August 8, 2008. Previously, he released Unpredictable (2002) and Living Up in a Down World (1999),{{Cite web|url=http://www.hhhdb.com/index.php?id=322|title=The Holy Hip Hop DataBASE - The ultimate online Christian Hiphop resource|website=www.hhhdb.com|access-date=April 13, 2016}} with plans to produce new music in 2021.{{cite web | url=https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/deezer-d-er-actor-rapper-164424390.html | title=Deezer D, 'ER' Actor and Rapper, Dies at 55 | date=January 8, 2021 }}

At the age of 55, Thompson suffered a fatal heart attack in his Los Angeles home on January 7, 2021.{{Cite news|url=https://deadline.com/2021/01/deezer-d-dead-obituary-er-actor-rapper-was-55-1234667173/|title = Deezer D Dies: 'ER' Actor, Rapper Was 55| newspaper=Deadline |date = January 8, 2021| last1=Evans | first1=Greg }}