Michael Wright Remembered Beyond the Screen | Raleigh News

Raleigh News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now! · Aug 22, 2026 · 1m

Michael Wright, beloved actor known for iconic roles in Sugar Hill and The Five Heartbeats, has passed away at 70. His wife Susan honored him not just as a star but as a devoted husband, father, and grandfather, revealing the deep personal loss his family faces. A career spanning decades—from The Wanderers to V—left an indelible mark on film and TV. His death followed heart failure and complications from the rare Marchiafava-Bignami disease; the family requests privacy. Wright once declared that failing to be interesting was the gravest sin for an actor—and he lived by that creed, crafting…