Sarah Silverman Mourns Death Of Her Father And ‘Best Pal’ Donald Silverman
14.05.2023 - 21:01
/ etcanada.com
Sarah Silverman is in mourning following the loss of her incredibly dedicated father, Donald Silverman.
The 52-year-old actress and comedian took to Instagram on Thursday to share the sad news with a carousel of photos. In her caption, Silverman noted that her “best pal” was surrounded by family when he died Wednesday night.
“My best pal, Schleppy – my dad, died last night. All the sisters, and grandkids surrounded him with love and singing and very dark f***ed up jokes this final week,” she wrote in her caption. “But ultimately, he wanted to be with his love, Janice, who we lost last Monday. No shiva- [if] you wanna do something please donate to @2ndnurture He always said he was the richest man in the world because of his family, and he was.”
Janice was Silverman’s stepmother, and she was married to Donald for more than four decades. Second Nature is a non-profit organization whose mission is to “radically increase the number of families who choose to foster and adopt waiting children and teens and do so successfully.”
In the comments section, Chelsea Handler showed support writing, “You had the best dad. Funny, smart, kind and a human good doer. I will miss you, popsicle.” Lisa Kudrow dropped three heart emojis and Judd Apatow offered his condolences.
Donald was prominently featured in Silverman’s work, most recently in 2018 when he appeared in her Hulu series, “I Love You, America”. In a segment dubbed “The Cost of Aging,” Silverman discussed the cost of aging and mulled over how well the average American is prepared for a death in the family.
Donald, who once admitted to Googling his daughter “a lot,” was 81 at the time, and, in true comedic fashion, Silverman joked, “He’s kept Satan waiting for five whole years,”