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02.04.2024 - 17:45 / ok.co.uk
Freaks and Geeks actor and comedian Joe Flaherty has passed away at 82 years old. Joe also starred as Donald alongside Adam Sandler in the hit film Happy Gilmore.
Joe's exact cause of death has not yet been confirmed, but it comes after the Hollywood star recently underwent a health battle that his improv comedy group organised a fundraiser for. The renowned improv centre Second City - of which actor Martin Short is a member - raised funds to help the actor pay for his medical bills so he was able to spend his last days in the comfort of his own home rather than a medical facility.
The news of Joe's passing was announced by Mad Men star Joel Murray who wrote on X, formerly Twitter.
On April 1s: "We’ve lost another of my idols. RIP Joe Flaherty 1941-2024." The actors shared a close bond over the years after previously starring together in the 1986 film One Crazy Summer.
Joe's daughter Gudrun Flaherty confirmed her father's death in a statement.
The 45-year-old wrote: "After a brief illness, he left us yesterday, and since then, I’ve been struggling to come to terms with this immense loss. Dad was an extraordinary man, known for his boundless heart and an unwavering passion for movies from the ’40s and ’50s." "His insights into the golden age of cinema didn’t just shape his professional life; they were also a source of endless fascination for me," she continued.
"In these last few months, as he faced his health challenges, we had the precious opportunity to watch many of those classic movies together — moments I will forever hold dear." During his long acting career, Joe starred in at least 22 movies. He made a name for himself on the Canadian sketch comedy SCTV from 1976 to 1984, where he impersonated many famous faces such
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statement to Variety, which noted that Joe Flaherty died on Monday, April 1. According to Gudrun’s statement, Joe’s death comes after “a brief illness”.Her statement reads, per Variety: “After a brief illness, he left us yesterday, and since then, I’ve been struggling to come to terms with this immense loss.
Tributes are pouring in for Joe Flaherty, whose career launched with Canadian sketch comedy series SCTV, and who was known for his roles as Harold Weir on Freaks and Geeks, and Donald the heckler in Happy Gilmore. Flaherty died Monday at the age of 82.
Comedian Joe Flaherty, a founding member of the Canadian sketch series “SCTV,” has died. He was 82.His daughter Gudrun said Tuesday that Flaherty died Monday following a brief illness.Flaherty, who was born in Pittsburgh, spent seven years at The Second City in Chicago before moving north of the border to help establish the theater’s Toronto outpost.He went on to star alongside John Candy and Catherine O’Hara in “SCTV,″ about a fictional TV station known as Second City Television that was stacked with buffoons in front of and behind the cameras.
Joe Flaherty, a writer and performer on the influential and beloved sketch comedy series SCTV and a series regular on Freaks and Geeks, died Monday following a brief illness. He was 82.
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