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DATE: TUESDAY, March 20, 1990                   TAG: 9003202341
SECTION: VIRGINIA                    PAGE: B2   EDITION: METRO 
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times
DATELINE:                                 LENGTH: Short

ROBIN HARRIS, ACTOR, COMEDIAN, DIES AT 36

Robin Harris, the rotund comedian known for his role as Sweet Dick Willie in the movie "Do the Right Thing," has died in Chicago.

His manager, Bill Gross, said Harris, 36, had completed a show at Chicago's Regal Theater on Saturday night, returned to his hotel room and was found dead in his sleep.

The Cook County medical examiner's office said a cause of death had not been determined pending an autopsy.

Harris also was featured in the films "House Party" and "Harlem Nights."

by CNB