RIP Alex Duong

 

Alex Duong, 'Blue Bloods' Actor, Dies at 42 After Rare Cancer Battle. What He Shared About His Diagnosis

The actor previously spoke to the Los Angeles Times about his diagnosis with alveolar rhabdomyosarcoma.

TODAY

By Chrissy Callahan

March 30, 2026

 

Following a battle with a rare soft tissue cancer, actor Alex Duong has died at the age of 42.

Duong, who appeared in "Blue Bloods," "Sideways for Attention," "Tugged" and several other projects, passed away on March 28, according to a GoFundMe verified by NBC News. He is survived by his wife, Christina, and their 5-year-old daughter, Everest.

NBC News has reached out to a spokesperson for Duong to confirm his death but has yet to hear back.

After Duong was diagnosed with alveolar rhabdomyosarcoma, the GoFundMe was set up in February 2025 to support his family as he underwent treatment.

Hilarie Steele, the woman who started the crowdfunding page, announced Duong's death in a March 28 update.

"With the heaviest hearts, we share that our dear Alex passed away peacefully this morning, surrounded by love and dear friends. He was comfortable and thankfully out of pain. Christina and Everest were able to see him last night, and he was alert enough to say goodbye to his little girl, whom he has treasured every moment since the day she was born," the update reads.

Alex Duong’s Cancer Diagnosis

Duong was diagnosed with alveolar rhabdomyosarcoma in early 2025, according to an interview with the Los Angeles Times from April that year.

He revealed that he first knew something was wrong with his health when he felt a headache building behind his eyes.

One day when he went to work, Duong's manager told him his left eye looked like it was "about to fall out" and sent him home, the Times reported. When he looked at his eye, the actor noticed that it looked "massive, taut and discolored," per the outlet.

Duong was later diagnosed with alveolar rhabdomyosarcoma and learned that he had a malignant mass that was blocking blood flow to his optic nerve.

The actor and his family didn't have health insurance when he was diagnosed. Afterward, he signed up for marketplace insurance and visited the emergency room. Following a week in the hospital, Duong underwent a biopsy and learned that his tumor was very aggressive.

Duong left the hospital with an eye patch and secured an appointment for treatment in two months. Days later, he lost vision in his left eye.

The actor then spent two and a half weeks in the hospital and found a sarcoma specialist. At the time of his interview with the Los Angeles Times, he was undergoing a second round of chemotherapy and white blood cell injections to boost his immune system.

Per the Los Angeles Times, the mass behind Duong's eyeball extended into his nasal cavity and the side of his neck. Over time, the size of the tumor shrunk, but the actor experienced monocular vision.

Over the course of the last year, Duong's GoFundMe page shared several updates on the status of his health — including one from March 27, 2026, explaining that he'd gone into septic shock.

DUONG, Alex

Born: 3/20/1984, Dallas, Texas, U.S.A.

Died: 3/28/2026, Santa Monica, California, U.S.A

 

Alex Duong’s western – actor:

Finding China – 2015 (Kyle)