Obituaries

Staff Writer Oct. 14, 2026 10:33 AM PT The team behind “RuPaul’s Drag Race” is mourning the loss of Lucian Piane, a former music producer for the Emmy-winning competition series, who died Monday after he was struck by a vehicle in Glendale. Piane was 46. “Drag Race” production house World of Wonder said in an Instagram post on Tuesday the team is “devastated” to learn about the loss. “Lucian left behind a legacy of truly beautiful music,” World of Wonder said. “May his struggles never dim the memories of a sweet man, a dear friend, and a master musician.”Officers responded early Monday morning to a traffic collision involving a vehicle and pedestrian, later identified as Piane, who was walking at the intersection of San Fernando Road and Harvard Street, a spokesperson for the Glendale Police Department confirmed to The Times. The Los Angeles Medical Examiner’s Office confirmed Piane’s death, noting in its report that he died in the street of blunt trauma. Police deemed the collision an accident. Piane was arrested twice in the two days before his death, the Glendale Police spokesperson confirmed.