{"id":84076,"date":"2023-11-03T16:39:04","date_gmt":"2023-11-03T16:39:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/happylifestyleinc.com\/?p=84076"},"modified":"2023-11-03T16:39:04","modified_gmt":"2023-11-03T16:39:04","slug":"king-of-the-hill-star-johnny-hardwicks-cause-of-death-undetermined-body-too-decomposed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/happylifestyleinc.com\/celebrities\/king-of-the-hill-star-johnny-hardwicks-cause-of-death-undetermined-body-too-decomposed\/","title":{"rendered":"'King of the Hill' Star Johnny Hardwick's Cause of Death Undetermined, Body Too Decomposed"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Johnny Hardwick<\/strong>‘s body was in bad shape when he died — so much so that officials haven’t been able to figure out how exactly he died … this according to the medical examiner.<\/p>\n According to the ‘King of the Hill’ star’s autopsy report, obtained by TMZ, Johnny was found dead in his bathtub back in August — and the water was running when he was found … but the drain was open and he was not actually submerged.<\/p>\n The M.E. says there were no obvious signs of trauma … adding that a toxicology test showed a “presumptive positive test for cannabinoids,” with the report noting drugs were found at the scene — although it’s unclear what sort of substance, precisely, was discovered.<\/p>\n With all that said, Johnny’s cause of death couldn’t be determined — this due to the “extensive decompositional changes” his body was going through when discovered. Another interesting nugget — the 5’7″ voice actor weighed just 100 pounds at the time of discovery.<\/p>\n TMZ broke the story, Texas officers were called to his home in August for a welfare check, which is when they discovered his body — he was pronounced dead<\/strong> at the scene, and no foul play was suspected at the time.<\/p>\n Johnny lent his voice to the animated show for 258 episodes of the long-running series, famously playing Dale Gribble … only missing one episode in the show’s entire run. He was also cited as returning for a supposed revival of the show, but it’s unclear if he ever recorded for it before his death.<\/p>\n Fans mourned the loss of Johnny soon after he was pronounced dead — and Mike Judge<\/strong>, co-creator of the series and voice of the show’s lead, Hank Hill, told us he was “deeply saddened” by his passing.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n He was 64.<\/p>\n RIP.<\/p>\n