Who was Queer Eye star Tom Jackson?

QUEER Eye fans first met Tom Jackson in 2018 during the Season 1 premiere.

He quickly became a fan-favorite, but it was announced on March 8, 2023, that he passed away at the age of 63.

Who was Queer Eye star, Tom Jackson?

Tom Jackson was a television star known for his role in the Queer Eye franchise.

He first debuted on the show in Season 1, where fans saw Jonathan Van Ness, Karamo Brown, Antoni Porowski, Tan France, and Bobby Berk transform his entire life.

Prior to his Queer Eye success, he worked as a dump-truck driver in Georgia, according to PageSix.

What was Tom Jackson's cause of death?

Jackson's death was first announced on the Queer Eye's official Instagram page.

"it’s with a heavy heart that we say goodbye to a member of our Queer Eye family," the post said. "Rest in peace, Tom Jackson."

An online obituary later confirmed that he died a few days prior, on March 3, after a battle with metastatic adenocarcinoma.

“We will never forget our beloved Tom,” his family wrote. “He brought joy, humor, persistence, and love to our family. He is special to us, and we look forward to seeing him again one day.”

Jackson is survived by his daughter, two grandsons, two sisters, and several aunts, uncles, cousins, nieces, and nephews.

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In lieu of flowers, the family is asking that fans watch Jackson's episode of Queer Eye on Netflix and "tell others about it in honor of Tom."

Was Tom Jackson married?

During Jackson's Queer Eye episode, he explained that he was still in love with his ex-wife, Abby Parr.

Shortly after his episode aired, the pair rekindled their romance and got married for a second time in March 2018.

“The best part of the day was during the ceremony as we stood before the minister, both of us excited and happy to be recommitting ourselves to each other in marriage,” the couple told US Weekly.

However, a year later, they divorced again.

"The roller coaster ride is over," Jackson wrote on Twitter. "Abby and I got divorced again."

He added that the split was "final [on] Wednesday September 4th."

At this time, it is unclear if Jackson was in a relationship at the time of his passing.

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