TikTok star Randy Gonzalez dies aged 35 of stage four colon cancer … nine months after the revealing diagnosis
- His death comes after a hard-fought battle with stage 4 colon cancer, which he revealed to his more than 15.4 million TikTok followers in April
- He was only given two or three years to live in 2021 but was told chemotherapy could add another five years to his life
- The father-of-three shot to internet fame while filming hilarious videos with his six-year-old son Brice, who stars in NBC’s Lopez Vs. Lopez as an opportunity
Randy Gonzalez, the father of popular TikTok star Enkyboys, tragically died in hospice on Wednesday morning at the age of 35.
His death comes after a hard-fought battle with stage 4 colon cancer, which he revealed to his more than 15.4 million TikTok followers in April, six months after his diagnosis.
At the time, the father-of-three told fans he was given two to three years to live, noting that chemotherapy could add another five years to his life.
Rest in Peace: Randy Gonzalez, the father of popular TikTok star Enkyboys, tragically passed away in hospice on Wednesday morning at the age of 35
In early December, he shared with his TikTok followers in his penultimate video that things are “going well, except his current chemotherapy regimen isn’t working.”
“I’m feeling good,” he told viewers while standing next to his wife and their six-year-old son, Brice. “I’m just glad we’re back in Texas with the family.”
In the footage, he admitted they didn’t post anything because he felt “sick all the time.”
Dad in love: His death comes after a hard-fought battle with stage 4 colon cancer, which he revealed to his more than 15.4million TikTok followers in April, six months after his diagnosis
Following his devastating diagnosis, Gonzalez wrote on social media that he was trying to stay “strong for the family” and used his platform to raise awareness about colon cancer.
Though he tried to stay positive during the tragedy, he said it sometimes felt like he and his family were “going through the motions” just trying to cope with his cancer diagnosis “day by day.”
In other videos, he said after doctors gave him “five years to live,” he “still looks up for better days.”
Optimistic: In other videos he said after doctors gave him ‘five years to live’ he ‘still looks up for better days’
In November, Gonzalez said the treatment had been “terrible” and that he “barely started moving again.”
“Cancer sucks. It sucks the life out of you and makes you feel like you have nothing worth living for, but in reality you do… You have to be strong to fight cancer and beat it,” he said.
The influencer continued, “I want to be a testimony to that in another year or so if I’m still alive.”
Struggling: In early December, he told his TikTok followers in his penultimate video that things are “going well, except his current chemotherapy plan isn’t working”.
After learning that his insurance for chemotherapy at the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center at Houston was not accepted, his fans jumped in to raise $212,000 towards his treatment through GoFundMe.
Gonzalez was very supportive of his son getting a role on NBC’s Lopez Vs. Lopez as Chance, which premiered on November 4.
Randy and his son rose to fame creating hilarious lip-synching content on TikTok and even appeared together on an episode of Good Morning America in 2019.
He is survived by his wife Kimberly Gonzalez, son Brice, and daughters Lauran and Aubree.