'Mickey Mouse Club' Member Tiffini Hale Dead At 46 After Cardiac Arrest

Tiffini Hale, original cast member on the late 1980s show All New Mickey Mouse Club, has died at the age of 46. News of her demise was shared by her Disney co-stars who said she had suffered a cardiac arrest and had been in a coma. She passed away on Christmas morning, December 25.

"It is with the heaviest of broken hearts that we share the sad news of the passing of our beloved sister, Tiffini Talia Hale," an Instagram post by Chasen Hampton and Deedee Magno Hall, who were with Hale on Mickey Mouse and Disney's pop music band The Party, read.

"On behalf of Tiffini’s family, and her Party and MMC brothers and sisters, we want to thank all of you for the love and well wishes you have expressed for our dear Tiffini. Her beauty, talent, style and fun loving spirit will forever live in our hearts and memories," the post adds.

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Hale was roped into the Mickey Mouse show in 1989, which was a revival of its 1970s predecessor. She was the host, along with Hampton, and was associated with the project till 1991. During her Mickey Mouse stint, Hale was among the few show members to be picked as part of a new Disney-backed band, The Party.

The band originally comprised Hampton, Hall, Albert Fields and Damon Pampolina, besides Hale, all of them Mickey Mouse members. As per Deadline, The Party was significantly the first group signed to Disney's Hollywood Records label that was established in 1989. The label has gone on to represent major Disney notables like Miley Cyrus, Selena Gomez and Jonas Brothers, to name a few.

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The Mickey Mouse revival Hale hosted starred many young artists who are today some of the most prominent names in the music and film industry - Justin Timberlake, Britney Spears, Ryan Gosling and Christina Aguilera.

"Tiffini’s family has kindly asked that their privacy be respected as they take this time to grieve," the statement from Hale's colleagues said.