Dawson's Creek star Obi and Deo who lost both legs in Hit and Run dies at 51 hello guys welcome to my channel I and Elena have a nice day for the latest news update please subscribe the channel and press the Bell icon Obi and defo who was known for his work on Dawson's Creek and starget sg1 died at 51 on Thursday August 28th 2024 in 2019 and defo lost both legs in a hit and run accident additionally he struggled with orthorexia for quite some time and it was reported that his heart gave out eventually his sister Ino announced his death on social media on August 31 2024 she revealed that her heart was torn between tears and relief that her brother was finally at peace as his family we share this news to bring attention to orthorexia severity and in the hopes that those suffering from this devastating disease receive the Compassionate Care they deserve she wrote on Deo began his acting career in the late 1990s and to date he is best known for playing the role of bod Wells on Dawson's Creek his character was the boyfriend of Joey Potter's old older sister Bessie another success more specifically in science fiction was the role of Rak no in the series Stargate sg1 this Jaffa Warrior which he played from 2000 to 2005 showcased his range his appearances made him popular among space drama fans among on other work and defo appeared in Star Trek Deep Space 9 The West Wing and Third Rock from the sun he graduated from Yale University earning a ba in 1994 and an MFA in 1997 in drama in 2019 he was struck by a speeding vehicle in Los Angeles outside a natural food store as he was unloading groceries from his car and the driver fled the scene Deo had been resilient and spoke about his determination not to get B down he returned to yoga and used his experiences to motivate others who may have faced similar lifechanging incidents he continued with acting projects one of which was juice bar it was a TV pilot he had been working on before the accident which actually required the depiction of a double amput Dawson's Creek is on Hulu and HBO Max whereas starget sg1 can be found on Amazon Prime video