‘Godfather’ star James Caan dead: Rob Reiner, Piers Morgan and more pay tribute

Prince Harry is set to deliver a speech at the United Nations (UN) later today to mark Nelson Mandela International Day. Piers Morgan, 57, questioned the royal's address to the General Assembly after it was announced the Duke of Sussex will discuss the legacy of the South African apartheid.Meghan Markle, 40, and Prince Harry, 37, are expected to be in New York today to celebrate the historic anti-apartheid activist and former South African President Nelson Mandela.The royal will deliver a keynote speech during a two-hour-long informal meeting of the General Assembly, the UN announced on their website.Piers has since taken to Twitter and questioned Prince Harry's appearance, in view of his 7.9 million followers.The Uncensored presenter retweeted an article that read: "Britain’s Prince Harry will address the U.N.

Kate Garraway has revealed she'd like to bag Piers Morgan as a future guest on Kate Garraway's Life Stories.Piers used to present the sit-down ITV chat show for years, when it used to be called Piers Morgan's Life Stories, but he left the programme last year.It came just months after the former Good Morning Britain anchor sensationally quit ITV in the wake of his row over Meghan Markle.READ MORE:Kate Garraway admits she's taking life 'day by day' after husband returns to hospitalIt was his GMB co-star Kate who stepped in to replace Piers as host after she became his final guest on the programme, which features bare-all interviews.Kate Garraway has now revealed she'd love to have Piers back on Life Stories, but this time he'd be sitting in the guest chair.The ITV presenter spoke to Daily Star's Sam Huntley and other press at the 2022 TRIC Awards, which was held at Grosvenor House in London.Asked what it's like to take over from Piers, Kate said: "Well crikey, Piers is Piers isn't he. He's amazing, isn't he? We're opposites.

Piers Morgan sparked controversy when he opened his TalkTV show holding a live pig. The mouthy presenter has been slammed by PETA (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals) for the move after he used the piglet as a prop to taunt Boris Johnson on his Piers Uncensored programme.

died aged 82. In a social media statement released by the family, they said: "It is with great sadness that we inform you of the passing of Jimmy on the evening of July 6. The family appreciates the outpouring of love and heartfelt condolences and asks that you continue to respect their privacy during this difficult time.

James Caan earned his stripes in the entertainment industry decades ago, starring in one of the most iconic film franchises — "The Godfather."  He portrayed Sonny Corleone, the eldest son of mafia don Vito Corleone, played by Marlon Brando, who was known as much for his fiery temper as he was for his violent, bullet-ridden death scene in the classic 1972 Francis Ford Coppola movie. But Caan's work with Coppola, and in front of the camera, began years before.

ACTOR James Caan has died at the age of 82. The Hollywood star is famed for his roles in The Godfather, Elf, and Brian's Song.

about the actor making a comeback after a brief absence from Hollywood. Caan, a 40-something pistol, spoke fondly about his rebellious early years in the movie business.“If there’s any one thing I could attribute my success to, it’s that I said ‘No.’ You’d go to an audition and they were always very cordial and nice and ‘How do you do, sir?’ And if I didn’t like the job, I’d turn it down,” he said.“You were angry in those days?” Ebert asked.“I was just New York, is all.”Caan, who died Thursday at age 82, always screamed New York.

who died Thursday at age 82, knows the Bronx-born legend as Axel Freed in “The Gambler” (1974), or the unlucky author in “Misery” (1990). But, you won’t find those widely-celebrated films on this list of underrated (and sometimes downright obscure or strange) Caan movies, starting all the way at the tail end of the black and white era.

Today, we lost the inimitable actor James Caan at the age of 82. Known for his no-nonsense, salt-of-the-earth, hot-headed tough-guy roles, Sonny in “The Godfather,” “Rollerball,” “Alien Nation,” and “The Gambler,” Caan was actually similar to the world of Marlon Brando: a hyper-masculine man who could still access all sides of his emotional and vulnerable sides.

Owen Gleiberman Chief Film CriticIt in no way shortchanges the brilliance of James Caan, who died Wednesday at 82, to point out that he had a special gift for playing insensitive men. He was a gruff, tough, raging, muscular actor, with a ramrod physicality and an imposing look: the wiry curls of brownish-blond hair, the handsome planed face that seemed carved out of granite, the mouth set in a scowl that was a challenge and often a threat.

Josh Duhamel is remembering his former co-star. After news broke that James Caan had died at age 82, the 49-year-old actor took to his Instagram to emotionally pay tribute to the late actor.The men co-starred on , a TV series that ran from 2003 to 2008.«I just want to take a minute to remember Jimmy Caan, one of the kindest, coolest, funniest people I've ever met, one of my mentors,» Duhamel said, as he got choked up. «You'll be missed Jimmy Caan, I love you.»Alongside the video Duhamel wrote, «Rest in Peace Jimmy Caan.

Legendary actor James Caan passed away on Wednesday at 82 years old. He was best known for his role as Sonny Corleone in The Godfather. His family confirmed the devastating news on Twitter, writing:

Piers Morgan has taken to Twitter to reassure Marti Lewis' wife Lara Lewington about the welfare of a piglet he was holding on yesterday's Uncensored show.The former Good Morning Britain presenter, 57, was holding the farmyard creature as he compared Boris Johnson to a "very greasy piglet" while calling for him to resign.It comes as the Executive Director of News UK Erron Gordon posted a clip of Piers holding a piglet while hosting yesterday's show.He posted a row of laughing faces while tagging Piers and his Uncensored programme.Martin Lewis' wife Lara Lewington was quick to comment on the clip of the animal, which showed it barely moving.She wrote: "Is the pig alive, it didn't move?! At all."However, Piers was quick to reassure her that the animal was perfectly fine and just well-behaved.He wrote back: "Very much alive… but surprisingly docile in my comforting arms."Erron replied: "Piers has the magic touch."Yesterday, Piers addressed the goings-on in government on his TalkTV show Uncensored while holding a piglet in his arms.Describing Johnson as "a piglet running out of grease," he passionately called for him to resign.The 57-year-old broadcaster opened the show in a different style to usual ith the animal in his arms."Good evening, on Piers Morgan: Uncensored tonight, Boris Johnson must go," he said."The greased piglet of politics has slipped and squirmed through almost three disastrous years of disorder and deceit."As the pig appeared relatively at ease, the journalist continued: "Thirty eight resignations in two days have butchered his government ad tonight, surely, nothing can now save his bacon."The small animal casually rested in Piers' arms as he blinked at the camera before the titles rolled.Later, the pig

Carson Burton Michael Mann and Kathy Bates have both shared tributes to “The Godfather” and “Misery” star James Caan, who died today at 82 years old.“What a terrible and tragic loss,” Mann wrote in a statement to Variety. “Jimmy was not just a great actor with total commitment and a venturesome spirit, but he had a vitality in the core of his being that drove everything from his art and friendship to athletics and very good times. There was a core of values within him about how people should be, more or less.

Legendary actor James Caan has died at the age of 82. A representative for the star's family announced on Thursday that he passed away in Los Angeles the previous day. "It is with great sadness that we inform you of the passing of Jimmy on the evening of July 6," they wrote.

Adam Sandler and Rob Reiner are just some the stars to have paid tribute to the actor James Caan, who has died age 82. News of his passing was announced by his family via the New York-born star’s official Twitter page. “It is with great sadness that we inform you of the passing of Jimmy on the evening of July 6,” the tweet read.

died Thursday at the age of 82 after battling a series of health issues … which never got in the way of his telling a funny story or two or three.I interviewed Caan several times, both for The Post and for a book project, and I can tell you that he never, ever took himself too seriously, despite (or in spite of?) his place in movie history as iconic, hot-headed tough guy Sonny Corleone, shot up at the tollbooth in “The Godfather.” He insisted that I call him “Jimmy” — none of that “Mr. Caan” nonsense, though I had a tough time calling him anything but.

Gallery: 20 actors who will always be associated with one character (Espresso)But by the early 1980s he began to sour on films, though Michael Mann's 1981 neo-noir heist film “Thief," in which he played a professional safecracker looking for a way out, is among his most admired films. “The fun of it was taken away,” he told an interviewer in 1981. “I’ve done pictures where I’d rather do time.

James Caan has died, aged 82. The news was announced by his family via the New York-born star’s official Twitter page. “It is with great sadness that we inform you of the passing of Jimmy on the evening of July 6,” the tweet read.

Read more: 'He had no shame': North East families slam Boris Johnson following resignation as PM In their statement, Caan's family said: "It is with great sadness that we inform you of the passing of Jimmy on the evening of July 6. The family appreciates the outpouring of love and heartfelt condolences and asks that you continue to respect their privacy during this difficult time. "During his life, Caan married four times and had five children.

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