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West Wing actor Rees dies aged 71

BRITISH actor Roger Rees, who starred in US TV shows including Cheers and The West Wing, has died aged 71.

TRIBUTES have been paid to West Wing and Cheers actor Roger Rees, who has reportedly died at the age of 71.

WALES-BORN Rees was an accomplished stage star who won Tony and Olivier Awards in 1982 for his role as the title character in the Royal Shakespeare Company's The Life And Adventures Of Nicholas Nickleby.

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