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02.04.2024 - 16:37 / dailyrecord.co.uk
Happy Gilmore star Joe Flaherty has died aged 82.
The legendary comedian, who starred in hit TV series like Freaks and Geeks and Adam Sandler's film Happy Gilmore, cause of death has not yet been revealed.
His passing comes after the Hollywood star's recent health battle, which his improv comedy group organised a fundraiser for, the Mirror reports.
Comedy group Second city, which actor Martin Short is a member of, worked to raise funds to help the late actor pay for his medical bills so he was able to allow him to spend the rest of his 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 shared the update on X, formerly known as Twitter
On April 1st, Joel wrote: "We’ve lost another of my idols. RIP Joe Flaherty 1941-2024.”
Joe and Joel had a close friendship over the years after previously starring together on the 1986 movie One Crazy Summer.
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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.
Joe Flaherty has sadly passed away 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.
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.