Perry Kurtz dead at 73: AGT comic passes away in hit-and-run

Comedian Perry Kurtz has died aged 73 after he was struck by a car in a hit-and-run on Thursday evening.

Kurtz - who had appeared on and The Tonight Show with was travelling between gigs when he was killed - his daughter Zelda Valesquez confirmed in a heartbreaking social media post.

have confirmed that Kurtz was killed in an incident in Tarzana, LA after a collision around 11:30pm on Thursday.

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