Tadayuki Nakashima of comedy duo Cunning passed away on Wednesday morning at the age of 35. He and partner Takanori Takeyama started breaking into the big time in 2004, the same year Nakashima married and had a child. But in December of that year, Nakashima was diagnosed with leukemia and was hospitalized. He underwent treatment but was still in and out of the hospital. Two days before his death, his health took a sudden turn, and Nakashima ultimately died of pneumonia.