The stars of 'Harry Potter' are paying tribute to the late Michael Gambon, who starred as Dumbledore in the mega successful franchise. Gambon sadly died at the age of 82 on Thursday. According to a statement from the Irish actor’s family provided to The Hollywood Reporter, Gambon died peacefully in the hospital surrounded by his family after a bout of pneumonia.
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00:00 The stars of Harry Potter are paying tribute to the late Michael Gambon, who starred as
00:04 Dumbledore in the mega-successful franchise.
00:07 Gambon sadly died at the age of 82 on Thursday.
00:11 According to a statement from the Irish actor's family provided to The Hollywood Reporter,
00:15 Gambon died peacefully in the hospital surrounded by his family after a bout of pneumonia.
00:20 The British stage veteran became beloved by U.S. audiences after taking over the role
00:25 of Hogwarts headmaster Albus Dumbledore for six films, starting with 2004's Harry Potter
00:30 and the Prisoner of Azkaban, following the passing of original Dumbledore actor Richard
00:34 Harris.
00:35 Daniel Radcliffe, who starred as the book-to-screen franchise's title character Harry Potter,
00:40 celebrated Gambon's spirited personality and dedication to his craft.
00:44 With the loss of Michael Gambon, the world just became considerably less fun.
00:48 Michael Gambon was one of the most brilliant, effortless actors I've ever had the privilege
00:52 of working with, but despite his immense talent, the thing I will remember most about him is
00:57 how much fun he had doing his job," adding, "He was silly, irreverent and hilarious."
01:02 Co-star Rupert Grint, who played the memorable red-headed best friend to Potter Ron Weasley,
01:07 called Gambon a role model in an Instagram tribute.
01:09 "So sad to hear about Michael.
01:11 He brought so much warmth and mischief to every day on set," adding, "Sending all my
01:16 love to his family."
01:17 Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling also took to X, saying, "The first time I ever laid
01:22 eyes on him was in King Lear in 1982.
01:25 And if you'd told me then that the brilliant actor would appear in anything I'd written,
01:29 I'd have thought you were insane.
01:31 Michael was a wonderful man in addition to being an outstanding actor and I absolutely
01:35 loved working with him."
01:36 Meanwhile, actor Jason Isaacs, who played Lucius Malfoy, wrote, "The greatest thrill
01:41 of being in the Potter films was that he knew my name and shared his fearless, filthy sense
01:45 of fun with me."
01:46 To read more tributes from the cast, head to THR.com.
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