Saturday Night Live icon Norm Macdonald has died at 61 after a private nine-year battle with cancer, a rep for the star confirms to PEOPLE.

Macdonald died Tuesday morning, his longtime friend Lori Jo Hoekstra told Deadline. Hoekstra said the comedian was determined to keep his cancer battle private from family, friends and fans.

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