Posted on 05/16/2020 12:36:42 PM PDT by mkleesma
Fred Willard, the prolific and beloved comic actor and master of the mockumentary genre who stood out in ensemble comedies like Best in Show, For Your Consideration and This Is Spinal Tap, died Friday at the age of 86.
Willard’s rep Glenn Schwartz confirmed his death to Rolling Stone, adding that the cause of death was natural causes. Willard’s daughter Hope Mulbarger said in a statement, “My father passed away very peacefully last night at the fantastic age of 86 years old. He kept moving, working and making us happy until the very end.We loved him so very much! We will miss him forever.”
Jamie Lee Curtis, wife of Willard’s longtime director Christopher Guest, first shared news of the actor’s death.
“How lucky that we all got to enjoy Fred Willard’s gifts,” Curtis tweeted. “He is with his missed Mary now. Thanks for the deep belly laughs Mr. Willard.” Willard’s wife of 40 years, Mary, died in 2018.
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All of the grandparents from Everybody Loves Raymond have passed away. RIP.
Best of the mokumentaries was Waiting for Gufman where Willard’s character had to go to Oklahoma to get penis reduction surgery.
I always got him mixed up with Frank Bonner (Herb on WKRP).
It’s a toss up between Waiting for Guffman and Best in Show.
he was a very funny man who could be straigh faced saying the darnest things.
Funny guy.
RIP Fred
Best in show. He’s doing color commentary on a dog show and just blurts out “Hey. How much do you think i can benchpress?”.
Crazy funny! He will be missed.
His play by play commentator role in "Best of Show" was the funniest thing I ever watched.
A great loss. Good guy.
Remember him with Martin Mull on Fernwood 2 Nite.
We had kids in community theater. They memorized it and Napoleon Dynamite. And Into the Woods and most of Monty Python.
“Did you know in China that actually eat dogs?”
He was always hilarious. RIP
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