sold-out crowds

[Hatori]

Пожалуйста, помогите перевести.

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Richard Jeni, a standup comedian who played to sold-out crowds, was a regular on the "Tonight Show" and appeared in movies, died of a gunshot wound in an apparent suicide, police said Sunday.

Заранее спасибо

[Francis Fanon]

all the tickets to the show were sold (i.e., the performer is very popular and alot of people want to buy tickets to see him)