Barry Crimmins, Comedian and Activist, Dead at 64

Barry Crimmins, the beloved cult comic and advocate for victims of childhood sexual abuse, died Wednesday of cancer at the age of 64.

Crimmins' wife, Helen, confirmed her husband's death on Twitter early Thursday morning, writing, "Barry passed peacefully yesterday with Bobcat [Goldthwait] and I.

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