Famous People That We've Lost So Far This Year: Steve Bean

Steven Joseph Levy AKA Steve Bean

He was a Massachusetts native who got his start in the stand-up scene, becoming a house hold name in Boston. Steve later moved to Los Angeles and started writing for the Tim Conway Show and ABC's Dot comedy. As an actor he landed roles on such series as “Quantum Leap,” “Murder She Wrote,” “Married with Children” and “Monk,” and the Bobcat Goldthwait comedy “Shakes the Clown.” Most recently, Levy appeared on episodes of “Shameless” and “Ray Donovan".”He had been diagnosed in 2016 with a rare form of nose cancer. He had been given a year to live after undergoing surgery that removed his nose. Steve managed to fight the cancer for awhile before he passed at the age of 58 in January 2019.