RIPHelen Hunt’s Father Gordon Hunt Has Sadly Died at Age 87
Rest in peace, Gordon Hunt.
The TV director and Helen Hunt‘s father sadly died from a long battle with Parkinson’s disease on Saturday, Dec. 17, the actress recently confirmed to Entertainment Tonight. He was 87-years-old.
“Gordon was a master of reinvention. A journeyman artist,” Helen, 53, said in a statement to the news outlet on Tuesday, Dec. 20. “He knew and taught that the work doesn’t always find you. You need to create and recreate the work every day.”
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Gordon and Helen in 2013.
“If you asked 100 people who knew him 100 of them would say he was the kindest man they ever knew,” she continued. So sweet.
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Throughout his 42-year career, Gordon worked as the recording director on a number of animated series including The Smurfs, The Flintones, The Addams Family, Snorks, Popeye and Son, Paddington Bear, These Are the Days, and Scooby-Do, to name a few. He was most recently part of a plethora of video games before his death. In addition, the late star taught acting class for decades, which he continued to teach up until shortly before his passing.
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Gordon in 2006.
Gordon is survived by his wife of 21 years, B.J. Ward, his two daughters, Helen and Colleen, his two brothers, George and Peter, as well as his three grandchildren, Makena, Emmett, and Lizzie. It’s clear the Hunt family has a strong bond considering Helen’s daughter, Makena, recently got her famous mom’s face tattooed on her arm.
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Our thoughts are with Gordon’s loved ones during this difficult time. He will truly be missed.
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