Shaun Williamson, who played Caunter's son Barry Evans in the soap, said he was "like a second father to me". In a post on Instagram, Williamson said: "He taught me so much about acting and life. "A great actor and a great man. I will miss him so much." Patsy Palmer, who played Bianca Jackson, said: "Beautiful memories of a beautiful man. "So kind and funny. God bless you."
That is certainly true this year, as the event starts out this Thurs/2 with Hamnet, the adaptation of Maggie O'Farrell's novel-a historical fiction about Shakespeare (played by Paul Mescal)-that is already considered a front-runner in the Oscar race. Director Chloe Zhao ( Nomadland) and co-star Jessie Buckley will be present both that night and at a matinee the following day.
The last time I saw him, when he came to lunch, we discussed art and decided to send each other our first drawings. He was one of a kind and I'm so grateful to have had the opportunity to work with him.
Oldman opened up about his connection with Bowie during a recent interview with The Hollywood Reporter, where he emphasized the depths of their friendship: "We laughed a lot - a lot. He was very, very, very funny, David," the Oscar-winning actor revealed. "And we sort of had similar kinds of backgrounds, grew up in similar neighborhoods" (Bowie and Oldman both grew up in South London).
Former Chicago White Sox All-Star pitcher and 2005 World Series Champion Bobby Jenks passed away yesterday, July 4, in Sintra, Portugal, where he had been battling adenocarcinoma, a form of stomach cancer. He was 44 years old.
