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Some very sad news hit the Arrowverse community this week, as it’s being reported that teen actor Logan Williams passed away suddenly on April 3rd.

Perhaps best known for portraying a younger Barry Allen on The Flash, he was 16 years old when he died. No cause of death has been revealed just yet, but Williams’ mother spoke out about her son’s passing and said she’s “absolutely devastated” by it.

“I am not able to hug my parents who lost their only grandchild,” she added. “With his talent and gorgeous looks, Logan had the potential to be a huge star.”

Grant Gustin, meanwhile, who stars as the older version of Barry on The Flash, paid tribute to Logan in a touching Instagram post, writing the following:

“Just hearing the devastating news that Logan Williams has passed away suddenly. I was so impressed by not only Logan’s talent but his professionalism on set.

Logan Williams, best known for his role as young Barry Allen on The CW’s “The Flash,” died suddenly on Thursday, according to The Tri-City News and social media posts from his co-stars. He was 16.

The cause of death has not been revealed.

Williams was born in Vancouver, Canada, and grew up in the suburb of Coquitlam. According to IMDb, he landed his very first audition at age 10 for the Hallmark movie “The Color of Rain,” working alongside Warren Christie and Lacey Chabert.

He went on to appear in several TV projects, including “The Flash,” “Supernatural” and “The Whispers,” which was co-executive produced by Steven Spielberg. Williams also acted in “When Calls the Heart,” a Hallmark TV series starring Erin Krakow, Martin Cummins and Lori Loughlin. He played Miles Montgomery, the son of Chelah Horsdal’s character Cat Montogomery, in 13 episodes.

His mother, Marlyse Williams, told The Tri-City News that...

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Six months ago, without much ado, a Party of Five alum became a party of two - Lacey Chabert married longtime boyfriend David Nehdar. "I didn't want it to feel like an event," Chabert tells People of her under-the-radar nuptials in late December of last year. "I wanted it to be personal. He's not in the business and we like our privacy, and I just think relationships are hard enough without the opinion of strangers. So we try to keep it as personal and private as possible." The Mean Girls star, 31, says although there were a few snafus, her big day was still just right.

You might want to have a box of tissues handy before checking out this week's Saturday-night Hallmark Movie Channel original, The Color of Rain.

Based on a true story (chronicled in a New York Times best-selling book of the same title) The Color of Rain explores the emotional struggles that overtake two families when each loses a member to cancer within weeks of each other. Gina Kell — played by Mean Girls' Lacey Chabert — loses her husband, Matt (Matthew Kevin Anderson), on Christmas Day, while Michael Spehn (Warren Christie), loses his wife, Cathy (Allyson Grant), six weeks later.

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On May 31, Hallmark Movie Channel presents The Color of Rain, inspired by the true story of Gina Kell and Michael Spehn and their New York Times bestselling memoir. On Christmas Day 2005, 35-year-old Matt Kell lost his three-year battle with a rare form of cancer, leaving behind his wife Gina and their two small sons. Just six weeks later, a fast-growing brain tumor claimed Matt’s childhood friend and neighbor Cathy Spehn, making a widower of her stunned husband Michael, who was left to raise their own three young children alone. United by grief, faith and the determination to help … Continue reading →

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