Juan Joya, The Man Behind Viral Spanish Laughing Guy Has Died

[Zeedox]

‘El Risitas’ dies after a relapse of his disease – Explica .co

www.explica.co

Juan Joya, known as ‘The Giggles’, died this Wednesday afternoon at the age of 65 at the Virgen del Rocío Hospital in Seville after a relapse of his disease, according to sources consulted by ABC Sevilla.

 

[Gomez Adams]

Oh hell. And @Daniel Harpst uses him as an avatar.

Might want to get rid of that, man.

 

[Zeedox]

Ummm, are we not supposed to use deceased peoples pics? (I have a bit of a personal stake in this since Al Lewis passed in 2006)

 

[Gomez Adams]

No, of course not. But the guy JUST died. I was just saying.

 

[Zeedox]

No, of course not. But the guy JUST died. I was just saying.

I'm just giving ya a hard time. I knew what you meant. I should have thrown in an emoji.