Jonathan Joss
Jonathan Joss Gonzales (December 22, 1965 – June 1, 2025) was an American actor and musician, best known for his roles as John Redcorn in King of the Hill and as Chief Ken Hotate in Parks and Recreation.
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Jonathan Joss Gonzales
December 22, 1965 San Antonio, Texas, U.S.
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| Died | June 1, 2025 (aged 59)
San Antonio, Texas, U.S.
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| Cause of death | Homicide by shooting |
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| Years active | 1993–2025 |
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Tristan Kern de Gonzales
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Life
Early life
Jonathan Joss was born in San Antonio, Texas, where he attended McCollum High School, and later enrolled at Texas State University–San Marcos (then Southwest Texas State University), but left before graduating. Joss later attended San Antonio College, before graduating from Our Lady of the Lake University with a degree in theater and speech.
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Career
Joss provided the voice of John Redcorn from seasons 2 to 13 of the animated series King of the Hill, replacing the original actor Victor Aaron after Aaron’s death in 1996. He also portrayed the recurring role as Chief Ken Hotate in Parks and Recreation.
Joss was a musician, and performed as part of The Red Corn Band, a reference to the character he voiced in King of the Hill.
Before his death in June 2025, Joss returned for the King of the Hill revival series and had begun recording.
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Fire
On January 23, 2025, Joss lost his San Antonio home, as well as three dogs (with a fourth missing) when his house caught fire. Joss says he was using a propane heater and had left the house. “Mistakes happen, man. And it’s my fault for, I guess, leaving something on,” Joss said. “Or if somebody came in and did something, who knows?”
Death
On June 1, 2025, Jonathan Joss was approached by a neighbor who allegedly yelled homophobic slurs at Joss before shooting and killing him. The suspect was arrested shortly afterward.
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His death came just two days after he attended the 2025 ATX TV Festival in Austin, Texas with other King of the Hill cast members, and hours after he uploaded an Instagram video of himself walking around Austin and noting how he already recorded lines for 4 King of the Hill episodes.
Kern de Gonzales stated on Instagram after the murder that various people in the area had for years verbally assaulted them with homophobic slurs and threats to burn down their home.
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Kern de Gonzales went on to say that the house had burned down after years of threats from their neighbors, threats to which the police had not responded, even after the threats had been reported by Gonzales and Joss. On Joss’s Facebook page, Kern de Gonzales described the attack as a homophobic hate crime.
Personal life
Jonathan Joss had Comanche and White Mountain Apache ancestry. Joss married his husband Tristan Kern de Gonzales on Valentine’s Day in 2025.
