A Texas Star of Stage & Screen has Died; #RIP Rip Torn

Posted on July 10, 2019
Rip Torn attends the New York Oscar Night Party at The Carlyle on February 22, 2009 in New York City. (Photo by Brad Barket/Getty Images)

LOS ANGELES (AP) – Award-winning television, film and theater actor Rip Torn has died at the age of 88, according to his publicist.

Publicist Rick Miramontez says Torn died Tuesday afternoon at his home with his wife, Amy Wright, and daughters Katie Torn and Angelica Page by his side. No cause of death was given.

Torn was a free-spirited Texan who overcame his quirky name to become a distinguished actor who won an Emmy late in his career for his comedy turn on TV’s “The Larry Sanders Show.”
Torn also starred alongside Will Smith and in the big screen hit ‘Men In Black.’

Smith paid tribute to Torn in an Instagram post with a photo of the two of them and the words, “RIP Rip.”

Torn made his film debut in 1956 in an adaptation of Tennessee Williams’ “Baby Doll.”

Other film credits included “Sweet Bird of Youth,” “Critics Choice” and “The Cincinnati Kid.”

His career on stage and screen spanned seven decades, ranging from an early career of dark, threatening roles to iconic comedic performances later in life.

Twitter remembers Torn #RipTorn

(Associated Press)