Who is Jeff Kay? Cobra Kai season 5’s tribute, explained

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Cobra Kai season 5's third episode, "Playing With Fire", ended with a tribute to one of its crew. The message, which appeared on screen prior to the credits, read ‘In Memoriam Jeff Kay 1965-2021.’ Kay died of a heart attack in October 2021, partway through the production of 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:Cobra Kai season 5

Cobra Kai has paid tribute before – most notably to Tommy actor Rob Garrison – but Jef𝔉f Kaﷺy may not be a recognizable name to many thanks to his work behind the camera instead of in front of it. 

, the third episode’s first assistant director. He also had credits on the season’s fifth episode "Extreme Measures" and on shows such as Numb3rs, NCIS, and American Housewife across a career that spanned decades.

Actor Jewel Shepard , while also giving fans a peek behind the curtain on oneও of TV production’🐲s most thankless and unheralded positions: the assistant director.

"Directors set the tone for the project, but a 1st AD is the pulse of a production," she wrote on Twitter about her friend. "A be💃loved AD is one who can via his energy and enthusiasm as well as knowledge can keep folks invigorated to continue a 15 hour day going 5 d⛎ays a week, through, pandemics, problems, etc. on budget."

For more on the latest season, be sure to check out our complete breakdown of the 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:Cobra Kai season 5 ending. Plus, there’s a full spoiler breakdown with🧜 co-creators Jon Hur𒀰witz and Hayden Schlossberg and 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:talk of their new Netflix show ไObliterated.

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