Kevin Turen, a producer on HBO’s “Euphoria” and “The Idol,” has died at 44.
A spokesperson for Penske Media Corporation confirmed the news in a press release late Sunday. No other details on his death have been released.
“Despite his many achievements in Hollywood, Kevin’s best passion was his family and friends,” Jay Penske, CEO of PMC and an in depth friend of Turen, said in a statement. “He was so happy with his children. He and his wife, Evelina, were resolved that their children grow up with great values and ensured they make a difference within the broader world. Our collective heart breaks for them, and all of us feel such a profound sense of loss. We are going to miss Kevin a lot, and this town lost one among its brightest rising stars today.”
The Recent York native studied at Columbia University and graduated with a level in English and Critical Film Studies.
He’d go on to co-found Little Lamb Productions with Sam and Ashley Levinson, which produced “Euphoria.” He also worked on Ti West’s “X,” “Pearl” and “MaXXXine.”
Little Lamb also produced “Malcolm and Marie” (2021), starring Zendaya and John David Washington and directed by Sam Levinson, John Boyega’s “Breaking” (2022) and Olivier Assayas’ HBO miniseries “Irma Vep” (2022).
Kevin is survived by his wife, Evelina, and their two sons, Jack and James.
Turen’s death comes after news that “Euphoria” Season 3 was pushed to 2025 and months following the death of star Angus Cloud. The actor died at age 25 in July.
The coroner said Cloud suffered acute intoxication after he reportedly consumed a lethal combination of fentanyl, cocaine, methamphetamine, benzodiazepine, and other drugs.
“It’s with the heaviest heart that we needed to say goodbye to an incredible human today,” read a press release from Cloud’s family at the time. “As an artist, a friend, a brother, and a son, Angus was special to all of us in so some ways.”
“Last week he buried his father and intensely struggled with this loss. The one comfort we now have is knowing Angus is now reunited together with his dad, who was his best friend,” continued the statement.
In August, Zendaya, 27, penned that “words should not enough” to explain what Cloud meant to her.
“I’m so grateful I got the prospect to know him on this life, to call him a brother, to see his warm kind eyes and vivid smile, or hear his infectious cackle of amusing (I’m smiling now just pondering of it) I do know people use this expression often when talking about folks they love … ‘they may light up any room they entered’ but boy let me inform you, he was one of the best at it,” she wrote via Instagram. “I’d prefer to remember him that way. For all the boundless light, love and joy he at all times managed to offer us. I’ll cherish every moment.”
“My heart is together with his mother and family at this time and please be kind and patient as grief looks different for everybody,” she added.