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John Kirby, an acting coach, relative of City Slickers prima Bruno Kirby, and nan boy of Bruce Kirby, has died. He was 75.
The character and acting coach died nan greeting of Wednesday, July 15, 3 years aft being diagnosed pinch ALS.
“I americium present to officially, pinch a surgery heart, denote nan passing of our beloved John connected nan early greeting hours of Wednesday, July 15, and it has been devastating for each of us. And we’re trying to conscionable find a measurement to cope,” longtime subordinate Nathan Besbitt confirmed successful a societal media station shared connected Kirby’s Instagram.
John Kirby was diagnosed pinch ALS connected July 7, 2023, a twelvemonth aft he began to consciousness symptoms. It was pursuing a autumn and a fractured hep nan erstwhile period that he sewage nan aesculapian tests done that revealed nan diagnosis.
John Kirby had a long-standing moving narration pinch Jim Caviezel arsenic his acting coach successful nan 2000 movie Frequency. Films wherever John Kirby served arsenic Caviezel’s acting coach that followed were Pay It Forward (2000), Angel Eyes (2001), The Count of Monte Cristo (2002), High Crimes (2002), I Am David (2003), The Final Cut (2004), Bobby Jones: Stroke of Genius (2004), and Unknown (2006).
Other films successful which John Kirby lent his talents included Peter Pan (2003), The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, nan Witch and nan Wardrobe (2005), Underdog (2007), Outlander (2008), Hotel California (2008), Scream 4 (2011), Prom (2011), and The Age of Adaline (2015), to sanction a few.
A memorial work for John Kirby has been group for Saturday, August 15 astatine 1 p.m. astatine Forest Lawn successful Hollywood Hills. A GoFundMe page has been group up for those who wish to donate.
