Floyd Roger Myers Jr., once a child actor on The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, has died in Maryland. His ex-wife and kids will keep running his air-duct cleaning business, honoring his wish.
The Moment
Floyd Roger Myers Jr., who appeared as a child actor on The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, has died at his Maryland home. A family member said he suffered a heart attack. He was transferred from the morgue to a Maryland funeral home on Thursday, with a church service and cremation planned to honor his wishes.
In the wake of his passing, Myers’ ex-wife and children are stepping in to carry on his air-duct cleaning business — the company he built after leaving Hollywood as a teenager. His mother says the business was his pride beyond family, and now it becomes part of theirs.
The Take
There’s a quiet nobility here that rarely gets the red-carpet treatment. Myers did what so many child actors dream about but rarely do: he downshifted, got an education, put in years of regular work, then built something of his own. Not a vanity label. Not a reality show. A small business that he nurtured like a second family.
We love a Hollywood comeback arc, but there’s another kind of success story — the one where fame is a chapter, not the book. Think of celebrity as fireworks: bright, loud, over fast. What Myers chose after the show was the daylight — steady work, kids, recipes, a company with his name on the truck. That’s real legacy, and it lives on every time his family picks up the phone, schedules a job, and keeps customers breathing easier.
Fame fades. The people you feed, raise, and employ — they remember.
I don’t romanticize heartbreak. The family says he’d previously endured three heart attacks, and that’s heavy. But the picture painted of his last night — cooking, talking warmly, planning the next day — lands like a hug and a nudge: savor the ordinary, because it’s not ordinary at all.
Receipts
Confirmed
- Myers’ death in Maryland after a reported heart attack, with arrangements moving to a local funeral home and a church service before cremation — relayed by his mother in a published entertainment report on October 30, 2025.
- His ex-wife and children plan to continue operating his air-duct cleaning business — attributed to family quotes in that same report.
- He left Hollywood at 19, attended Clark University in Atlanta on a golf scholarship, worked for an appliance company, then launched his own air-duct cleaning business — all described by his mother in the report.
- Myers is listed with a Fresh Prince credit in public filmography databases.
Unverified
- Any official obituary or public statement posted by the family on verified social media as of publication — not yet publicly available to confirm.
- Additional medical details beyond the family’s description of prior heart attacks — not independently confirmed.
Sources (human-readable):
- Family quotes and funeral-arrangement details reported in an entertainment news piece published October 30, 2025.
- Public filmography listing for Floyd Roger Myers Jr. (IMDb-style database), accessed October 31, 2025.
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— TMZ (@TMZ) October 31, 2025
Backstory (For Casual Readers)
Myers appeared as a kid on The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, the NBC sitcom that made Will Smith a household name in the ’90s. He left acting at 19, studied business on a golf scholarship at Clark University, and later spent a decade at an appliance company before founding an air-duct cleaning business. Family says it became his second great love after his children — a point they’re underscoring by keeping it alive.
What’s Next
The family plans a church service in Maryland followed by cremation, honoring his wishes. Expect a formal obituary, memorial details, or service livestream information to surface once arrangements are finalized. Locally, longtime customers and community members may see the business continue with minimal interruption — a living tribute to Myers’ work ethic.
If the family shares donation or memorial fund information, we’ll update. For now, the signal is simple: keep the phones ringing, keep the ducts clean, keep Dad’s name on the van.
Question for readers: When a public figure chooses a life off-camera and builds something steady, does that feel like the truest kind of legacy to you — and why?
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