Late comedian Ruth Buzzi’s husband, Kent Perkins, had been her biggest support system throughout her health battle. The couple wed in 1978 and remained inseparable up until her death in May 2025.

Buzzi died of Alzheimer’s disease May 1 at her home in Erath County, her husband announced on Facebook at the time.

Ruth Buzzi and husband Kent Perkins in 2015. Buzzi’s husband, Kent Perkins, posted a message to the comedian’s Facebook page Thursday a short time before her death. “She asked me to thank ...

In July 2022, her husband, actor Kent Perkins, revealed that she was “bedridden and incapacitated” after suffering a series of strokes. Early on in her career, Buzzi had a comedy act with Dom ...

She had been diagnosed with Alzheimer's and was in hospice care. Shortly before her death, her husband, Kent Perkins, had posted a statement on Buzzi's Facebook page, thanking her many fans and ...

Shortly before her death, her husband Kent Perkins, had posted a statement her Facebook page, thanking her many fans and telling them: “She wants you to know she probably had more fun doing ...

She had been diagnosed with Alzheimer’s and was in hospice care. Shortly before her death, her husband Kent Perkins had posted a statement on Buzzi’s Facebook page, thanking her many fans and ...

Comedian Ruth Buzzi, first famous for her time on the NBC variety show "Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In" starting in the late 1960s, died May 1 at her home in Texas, her family announced Friday.