Comedian Mitch Hedberg, famous for his cutting one-liners and hippie style, died on March 30 in a hotel room in Livingston, N.J. He was 37.
Pending an autopsy for confirmation, Hedberg's cause of death was thought to be heart failure.
His mother, Mary Hedberg, told The Associated Press that her son was born with a heart defect that may have contributed to his death.
Hedberg is remembered as a brilliant comic who cared about his fans. Comedy Central reported that when fans at a Florida college complained to him after a recent show about the how hot their dorm was, he showed up at their room the next day with a new air conditioner. He was also shy and often stared at the stage because of intense stage fright.
Hedberg appeared on many television shows, like "Late Night with David Letterman," "The Craig Kilbourne Show" and "That '70s Show," and in the movie "Almost Famous."
Comedy Central released his CDs, "Mitch All Together" and "Strategic Grill Locations," in 2003. As lines such as "Rice is really good when you're hungry and want 2,000 of something" and "I got my hair highlighted, because I felt some strands were more important than others" spread, Hedberg gained cult-comic status.
"So many people are coming out to the clubs," Hedberg wrote in one of his last Web site postings on June 1, 2004. "I'd like to thank everyone of you. Honestly, you keep me working. I love to stand in front of you, bark out jokes and stare at the stage."
"Mitch loved all of you," his family wrote on his Web site. "We ask that you remember Mitch through his comedy - let him make you laugh, enjoy life
