Warwick Davis: Last News

Life’s Too Short – watch below.Earlier today, it was confirmed that the Top Gun and Batman Forever star had died from pneumonia at the age of 65. He passed away on Tuesday (April 1), having been diagnosed with throat cancer in 2014, although he did later make a full recovery.The Hollywood star is also remembered for his distinctive portrayals of Jim Morrison in Oliver Stone’s The Doors and Shane Black’s Kiss Kiss Bang Bang.One other memorable skit that Kilmer was involved in came in Merchant and Ricky Gervais’ sitcom Life’s Too Short, which revolved around the exploits of Warwick Davis’ character’s attempts to navigate his way through showbusiness.Despite a combative reputation, Val Kilmer was great fun to work with on Life’s Too Short, always willing to be playful and self-deprecating.

BAFTAs (British Academy Film Awards) took place tonight (February 16) – check out all the winners below.The ceremony was hosted by former Doctor Who star David Tennant for the second year running and went down at London’s Royal Festival Hall in the Southbank Centre.The nominations were announced on January 15, with religious thriller Conclave leading the way with 12 nods in total, followed by musical Emilia Pérez on 11, period epic The Brutalist on nine, and seven each for Anora, Dune: Part Two and Wicked.In the end, the biggest winners were Edward Berger’s Conclave and Brady Corbet’s The Brutalist, which both won a total of four awards, the former taking Best Picture, Adapted Screenplay, Editing and Outstanding British Film and the latter winning Best Director, Actor for Adrien Brody, Score and Cinematography.Elsewhere, the awards were spread throughout the candidates, with Emilia Perez, Wicked, Anora, A Real Pain, Dune: Part Two and Wallace and Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl all picking up two.Take That also performed their 2008 hit ‘Greatest Day’ at the ceremony, following its prominent and unlikely appearance in Sean Baker’s sex worker drama Anora, while Wicked star Jeff Goldblum delivered an emotional piano performance during the show’s ‘In Memoriam’ segment.Warwick Davis, known for his roles in the Star Wars and Harry Potter franchises, was awarded the BAFTA Fellowship Award, while the Outstanding British Contribution to Cinema Award went to MediCinema, a charity that installs cinemas in hospitals and health facilities.See the full list of BAFTA winners below.Best FilmDirectorLeading ActressLeading ActorSupporting ActressSupporting ActorOriginal ScreenplayAdapted ScreenplayOutstanding British FilmOutstanding Debut By

Star Wars and Harry Potter actor Warwick Davis, has died aged 53.Davis paid tribute to Samantha in a statement, revealing his wife of 32 years had died on March 24.The couple, who first met on the set of Ron Howard’s 1988 fantasy film Willow, co-founded the dwarfism charity Little People UK.Davis told the BBC that Samantha’s death “has left a huge hole in our lives as a family”, adding: “I miss her hugs.”The Life’s Too Short actor, who also hosted ITV game shows Celebrity Squares and Tenable, described Samantha as his “most trusted confidant and an ardent supporter of everything I did in my career”.He added: “She was a unique character, always seeing the sunny side of life she had a wicked sense of humour and always laughed at my bad jokes.Davis said that with his wife by his side, he felt as if he could achieve anything, adding: “It was like having a super-power.”“Without Sammy, there would have been no Tenable quiz show, no Willow series. No Idiot Abroad Series 3.”The actor explained that it was his wife who persuaded Ricky Gervais to send him with Karl Pilkington for the third series of the hit travel show.The couple’s children, Harrison and Annabelle, joined their father in paying tribute, saying “her love and happiness carried us through our whole lives.