NICK Kamen, the 1980s heartthrob who found fame when he stripped off in a Levi advert, has died aged 59 following a lengthy cancer battle. Nick Kamen has died at the age of 59. Nick Kamen, a British model who gained worldwide fame after appearing in an advertisement for Levi’s in 1985, has died. Nick Kamen, the model who shot to fame after starring in an iconic TV ad for Levis jeans, has died at the age of 59.. Nick Kamen, the British model and singer who appeared in a famous 1985 Levi’s commercial, has died at the age of 59. The pair were friends. Levi Strauss – Levi Strauss & Co. On Boxing Day 1985, U.K. television viewers watched as heartthrob Nick Kamen walked into a laundromat, stripped down to his boxers in front of incredulous onlookers and tossed his Levi’s® 501® jeans into a washer. Model Nick Kamen, who shot to fame with an iconic Levi's advert in the 80s, has died. Model Nick Kamen has died at the age of 59, his family has confirmed. Handsome to the end: Nick Kamen is pictured two years ago after being diagnosed with bone marrow cancer as stars and family pay tribute following the Levi's … The Essex born model was best known for starring in a 1985's Levis 501 commercial where he took off his blue jeans and white t-shirt in a busy launderette. Kamen … For many years, he had been afflicted with bone marrow cancer. Model and singer Nick Kamen has died, aged 59. Nick Kamen, singer of Each Time You Break My Heart and Levi's model, passed away at the age of 59.Kamen died on Tuesday night after fighting an illness. The Essex-born hunk was famed for the Levi … He was 59. A friend of the family confirmed his death to … Boy George has led the tributes for Kamen, calling him "the most beautiful and sweetest man". Kamen … A cause of death is yet to be announced, but the news was confirmed by singer Boy George on Instagram. Nick Kamen later had his own music career by 1986, peaking with the … The Essex-born model was best known for appearing in the famous Levi's 501 advert filmed in a launderette in 1985. BRITISH MODEL AND singer Nick Kamen has died, aged 59, following a long illness. In a mid-80s advert for Levi's 501 jeans, Kamen, whose real name was Ivor Neville Kamen, burst onto the popular culture scene. A friend of the family confirmed the news to the BBC.