BREAKING NEWS: Dennis Hopper Dead At 74
Posted on May 29, 2010 @ 12:00PM
Hollywood actor Dennis Hopper has died. He was 74.
Hopper, best known for directing and starring in the 1969 cult classic Easy Rider, was surrounded by his family at his home in Venice, California.
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He died from complications of prostate cancer.
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The two-time Oscar nominee, who appeared in more than 100 films, last March got a star on Hollywood's Walk of Fame, saying he came to Hollywood from his native Kansas at 18, "so that was my college."
"Everything I’ve learned, I’ve learned from Hollywood," he said. "This has been my home and my schooling."
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In October 2009, Hopper revealed he had advanced prostate cancer. In January 2010, it was reported that Hopper's cancer had metastasized to his bones.
That same month, the actor filed for divorce from Victoria Duffy, his fifth wife, calling her "insane" and "inhuman" in court documents.
He was granted a restraining order against Duffy.
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According to papers filed in the ongoing divorce case in March 2010, Hopper was terminally ill and unable to appear in court.
He reportedly weighed just 100 pounds and couldn't carry on long conversations.
Hopper is survived by four children.
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Seems like all the baby boomer icons are slowly dying off. Loved Robert Mitchum and Denns Hopper the two best actor EVER
Posted Sun, 05/30/2010 - 8:59am
LMAO @ all the posters here who act like they knew him personally. I think I'll take the word of someone who really did know him. Peter Fonda. Mr. Fonda said he was blessed to have known him.
Posted Sat, 05/29/2010 - 9:43pm
I had a teacher once great smart talented teacher blessed to have known the teacher but he was still a sob in his personal life
Posted Sun, 05/30/2010 - 8:24am
And you knew this teacher behind closed doors? You only know what you heard about that teacher.
Posted Sun, 05/30/2010 - 10:31am
Well since u asked he was not very smart or he just didnt care I witnessed his sob actions he was verbally abusive to both his wife + kids in public places I also would see him at the local bar with his bleach blond girlfriend he was hookin up
Posted Sun, 05/30/2010 - 11:00am
Uh-huh...you hung out in bars. Enough said. Sounds like alcohol talking.
Posted Sun, 05/30/2010 - 11:07am
Typical response from someone who cant stand the fact they assumed something that was wrong. I myself was always the designated driver but sounds like your basing ur opinion on ur own over drinking in bars
Posted Sun, 05/30/2010 - 11:59am
I've never smoked, never done drugs, never drank. You're just here mouthing off about someone you don't know and when you were confronted you make up some BS story to CYA. LMAO!
Posted Sun, 05/30/2010 - 12:07pm
I mourn the actor but not the nasty man he was in his personal life
Posted Sat, 05/29/2010 - 7:10pm
Dennis Hopper, you will be missed, what a great actor..thank you for sharing your talent over the years. My sympathies to his children and extended family. Mr. Hopper is free of pain now and riding easy.
Posted Sat, 05/29/2010 - 6:51pm