Velho parceiro de Tarantino, Michael Parks morre aos 77 anos

Velho parceiro de Tarantino

O ator Michael Parks morreu aos 77 anos, nesta quarta-feira (10). A causa do óbito não foi revelado. O veterano é conhecido por seu trabalho em filmes como Kill Bill e Django Livre. A morte foi confirmada pelo seu agente, Jane Schulman, ao “Hollywood Reporter”.

Nascido em 24 de abril de 1940, em Corona, na Califórnia, Parks possuía mais de 50 anos de carreira, com mais de 100 trabalhos entre cinema e programas de TV.

O artista trabalhou em diversos projetos de Quentin Tarantino, Robert Rodriguez e Kevin Smith. Esse último fez uma homenagem ao amigo nas redes sociais.

“Odeio falar que minha inspiração cinematográfica Michael Parks morreu. Ele era, e sempre será, o melhor ator que já conheci. Eu escrevi Red State e Tusk para ele. Eu amava sua atuação […]. Tenho sorte de tê-lo conhecido e trabalhado com ele. Meu coração está com James (filho de Michael), Oriana (sua esposa), Quentin Tarantino (o maior fã de Michael) e qualquer amante do cinema ou da música que já tenha sido deslumbrado com o talento de Michael Parks. Adeus, velho amigo”, escreveu no Instagram.

I hate to report that my cinematic muse #michaelparks has passed away. Michael was, and will likely forever remain, the best actor I’ve ever known. I wrote both #RedState and @tuskthemovie FOR Parks, I loved his acting so much. He was, hands-down, the most incredible thespian I ever had the pleasure to watch perform. And Parks brought out the absolute best in me every time he got near my set. From the moment I saw him steal the opening scene of #fromdusktildawn at an advance screening at the Sunset 5 back in the mid-90’s, I said to @samosier “Could you imagine what it must be like to work with a Yoda of acting like that guy? I gotta write for him one day.” It took me 15 years but my dream came true on Red State (for which Parks won Best Actor at the @sitgesfestival) and then again years later with #tusk. Only Michael Parks could have delivered the line “Is man indeed a walrus at heart?” and make it scary as fuck. My favorite memory of Michael is watching him and #johnnydepp act with and at each other, like a couple of dueling wizards, in their shared scene in Tusk. Parks was in Heaven that day, sharing the screen with another brilliant actor and creating an unforgettable performance. He elevated any flick or TV show he was in and elevated every director he ever acted for. I was so fucking blessed to have worked with this bonafide genius. But really, I was just lucky to have known him at all. My heart goes out to James (Michael’s son), Oriana (Michael’s wife), Quentin Tarantino (Michael’s biggest fan) and any movie or music lover who was ever dazzled by the talents of Michael Parks. Farewell, old friend. I’ll see you farther along… #KevinSmith #actor #genius #rip #walrusyes Uma publicação compartilhada por Kevin Smith (@thatkevinsmith) em Mai 10, 2017 às 8:13 PDT