A real-life tragedy has befallen the Treme family. The body of Michael Showers, an actor who had a recurring role as police Capt. John Guidry on the HBO drama about New Orleans in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, was found floating in the Mississippi River this morning. He was 45. A steamboat captain spotted him at around 11:15 a.m. in waters near New Orleans' French Quarter and Harbor Police recovered the body about 30 minutes later, authorities told E! News. "He had ID on him and the coroner's office confirmed it was him," said Chris Bonura, a spokesman for the Port of New Orleans." A mariner spotted his body in the river, called it into Harbor Police. The Harbor Police dispatched...
- 8/25/2011
- E! Online
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