John Crawley, the 47-year-old TikTok comedian known as KingBeardX, had over 3.5 million followers on TikTok and Instagram

Crawley had been admitted to an intensive care unit in Mississippi earlier in August after having trouble breathing, a friend said.

TikTok comedian John Crawley, known online as ‘KingBeardX,’ died on Monday, Aug. 18. He was 47. The social media star was known online for his fluffy beard and his comical reactions to people eating food, which he shared on his various social media accounts on TikTok and Instagram. Across his platforms, Crawley had a following of over 3.5 million.