A. Russell Andrews, 'Insecure' and 'Straight Outta Compton' actor, reveals ALS diagnosis

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Actor A.Russell Andrews, whose credits include “Straight Outta Compton,” “Insecure” and “Better Call Saul,” says he is living with ALS, the same disease that claimed the life of actor Eric Dane in February.Andrews initially thought he had a stroke during the COVID-19 lockdowns, he told Elex Michaelson of CNN on “The Story Is,” where he appeared Saturday with fiancée Erica Tazel.

“It was a stressful time.We didn’t work for three years, about, and then we had the back-to-back strikes,” he said.

The actor, who founded the stage company StageWalkers Productions, lost his insurance because of the lack of work and didn’t see a doctor until 2025.Television Actor Eric Dane announced he has ALS, also known as Lou Gehrig’s disease, but says he feels ‘fortunate’ to be able to continue to work ahead of the third season of “Euphoria.”“I am a person living with ALS,” the 64-year-old said.

“I was diagnosed in the late fall of last year, and it’s been humbling.”Things had been happening to him that he realizes in hindsight were symptoms of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, also known as Lou Gehrig’s disease, so once he had insurance again he went to Cedars-Sinai Medical Center “on a whim.” Within 15 minutes, he said, the primary care doctor was urging him to go see a neurologist.“And here we sit,” he said.“There were moments, there were twitches, there were things — I thought I was having pinched nerves in my neck, and they were quite frequent,” Andrews said.

“But then I was not able to do things that I normally do.I was dropping cups and glasses, and at night it felt like things were running up and down my arms at different times.”Tazel said she was “uncharacteristically calm” when he told her his news.

“In a way, it was an answer to a lot of questions that we had.”The progressive disease destroys nerve cells in the brai...