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Keenan Cahill, YouTube lip-sync star, dies at 27 – Chicago Sun-Times

Keenan Cahill, an online content creator who became famous for his star-studded, lip-syncing videos, died Thursday. He was 27. Cahill died at a Chicago hospital Thursday afternoon following complications from open heart surgery, his manager David Graham confirmed to USA Today Friday. Cahill went in for the surgery on Dec. 15 and was placed on life support following the procedure’s complications.The YouTuber, who struggled with the genetic disorder Maroteaux-Lamy Syndrome, informed his fans of the surgery in social media posts earlier this month.“One week till open heart surgery,” Cahill wrote on Instagram Dec. 5. “Wish me luck. Love y’all.”Maroteaux-Lamy Syndrome is characterized by “complete or partial lack of activity of the enzyme arylsulfatase B,” according to the National Organization for Rare Disorders (NORD). This disruption in enzyme activity can lead to symptoms such as “coarse facial features, corneal clouding, joint abnormalities, various skeletal malformations, an abnormally enlarged liver and/or spleen and hearing loss.”Heart abnormalities are common in children with the syndrome, per NORD.Cahill began uploading videos to YouTube in his teens, sharing singing and lip-sync covers of pop songs by the Jonas Brothers, Shakira and the All-American Rejects.His YouTube channel began to take off when his videos caught the attention of celebrities

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Keenan Cahill dead at 27: YouTube star was lip-sync sensation with A-list stars

Keenan Cahill attends the Young Hollywood Studio on March 28, 2012, in Los Angeles. Getty Images Keenan Cahill — a YouTuber who rose to fame lip-syncing with celebrities such as 50 Cent and DJ Pauly D — died Thursday. He was 27. His manager, David Graham, told The Post the young creative experienced complications from open heart surgery on Dec. 15 and was placed on life support in a Chicago hospital. Born March 20, 1995, and raised in the Chicago suburb of Elmhurst, Cahill was diagnosed with Maroteaux-Lamy syndrome as a 1-year-old. The condition causes organs and tissues to enlarge, become scarred or inflamed and progressively waste away. Cahill underwent a series of medical treatments at a young age, including a bone marrow transplant at 2; a brain stem surgery; and a procedure to straighten his legs as a teenager, according to media reports. He was just over 4 feet tall. He told the press his YouTube career began when he received a computer and webcam for his 13th birthday. He went viral with his rendition of Katy Perry’s “Teenage Dream.” Perry tweeted in 2010 that she loved it. That same year, 50 Cent joined Cahill for a YouTube video

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