Sam Lloyd, best known for playing sadsack hospital attorney and a capella enthusiast Ted Buckland on NBC's "Scrubs," has been diagnosed with cancer.

Tim Hobert, an executive producer on "Scrubs," created a GoFundMe account for Lloyd this week, sharing that the 55-year-old actor received a diagnosis of cancer on Jan.15, shortly after his wife, Vanessa, gave birth to their first son.

According to the GoFundMe page, Lloyd entered the hospital after experiencing headaches and losing 10 pounds, with doctors later discovering that he had an inoperable brain tumor and that the disease had metastasized from his lungs to his brain, also spreading to his liver, spine and jaw.

"Scrubs" creator Bill Lawrence tweeted a link to the GoFundMe on Tuesday, encouraging fans to donate.

"This is Sam," he wrote. "He was Ted on SCRUBS. He’s a pal. Just had his first baby. Get involved if you can. I am."

"Tragic news from our beloved Sam (aka, Ted the Lawyer)," tweeted "Scrubs" star Zach Braff, who played Dr. John "J.D." Dorian and also shared a link to the GoFundMe. "I will of course be getting involved. Please send him your love."

Co-stars John C. McGinley, who played the irascible Dr. Perry Cox, and Donald Faison, who portrayed surgeon Dr. Chris Turk, also circulated the GoFundMe post.

The GoFundMe had raised over $70,000 of its $100,000 target goal as of Wednesday morning.

"As Sam and Vanessa face the challenges ahead, they will both have to put working on hold," Hobert wrote in the campaign description. "There will be a range of medical, childcare, and other expenses. We are asking for your help so our dear Sammy can use the time ahead to GET HEALTHY, spend time with his wife, his new son, and his wonderful friends."

Hobert noted that Lloyd has not lost his sardonic sense of humor, sharing an anecdote that that is so in character that it could have come straight from a "Scrubs" script.

"Just hours after being diagnosed, Sam was cheering on his beloved New England Patriots in his hospital room," Hobert shared in the GoFundMe essay. " When the nurse asked him to 'cheer quieter,' Sam politely nodded. When the nurse left the room, Sam turned to Vanessa and his friends and said, 'What are they gonna do? Kill me?' "