Michael Lerner, 'Barton Fink' actor, dead at 81
foxnews.comAcademy Award-nominated actor Michael Lerner died Saturday. He was 81. His nephew, Sam Lerner, who starred on "The Goldbergs," announced his death in an Instagram post shared Sunday afternoon. "We lost a legend last night.
It’s hard to put into words how brilliant my uncle Michael was, and how influential he was to me," Sam wrote. "His stories always inspired me and made me fall in love with acting.
He was the coolest, most confident, talented guy, and the fact that he was my blood will always make me feel special." Michael earned an Oscar nomination in 1991 for his role as Jack Lipnick in "Barton Fink." He had nearly 200 credits to his name, including "Eight Men Out," "Godzilla" and "X-Men: Days of Futures Past," with three un-released projects in the works.
View this post on Instagram A post shared by Sam Lerner (@samlerner) "Everyone that knows him knows how insane he was— in the best way.
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