Updated with cause of death: More on the death of Nicky Katt, who faded from view around the time of the pandemic. His family confirmed on Monday, April 14, that Katt died by suicide earlier this month. His bio information was furnished by his family, and Deadline can follow with some quotes by the directors he worked with most often.

Katt was born on May 11, 1970, the son of Carol Katt, a costume designer originally from South Dakota, and Agustin Islas, the bass player for the Mexican band El Klan. Though he was born in Acapulco, he spent his childhood in Los Angeles, where he was raised by his mother. He attended Wonderland Elementary in Laurel Canyon, St. Paul’s Lutheran School in North Hollywood, and graduated from Providence High in Burbank in 1987, a year early.

Katt was named Agustin Islas, after his father, at birth, but took his mother’s surname when...