'Pop Idol' Darius Campbell Danesh dies at 41

According to law authorities, Darius Campbell Danesh's cause of death is still pending

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Campbell Danish was born in Glasgow to a Scottish mother and Iranian father

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Campbell Danesh appeared on reality show "Popstars" in 2001,

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Danesh made a splash with his intense interpretation of Britney Spears' "Baby One More Time."

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Campbell Danish went on to star in musicals, including "Chicago" and "Guys and Dolls,"

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and in a musical stage adaptation of "Gone With the Wind," he starred as Rhett Butler

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He entered Hollywood as a co-executive producer

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on the 2016 horror film "Imperium," starring Daniel Radcliffe.

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