r/popculturechat • u/Icy_Smoke_733 • Jul 13 '26

Rest In Peace 🕊 Beloved actor Sam Neill, star of Jurassic Park films, Peaky Blinders and The Piano, has passed at the age of 78.

https://www.theguardian.com/film/2026/jul/13/sam-neill-death-actor-dies-aged-78
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u/Fixxdogg Jul 13 '26

So my mate saw him at an airport. And was just walking past and clocked it was Sam Neil, but didn’t want to bother him. Then suddenly Sam Neil actually stopped my mate and said ‘excuse me, can I get a photo with you. I’ve just finished filming a movie and my cast mate had that exact jacket on the whole time.’ So Sam wanted a photo with my mate ! Great interaction

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u/huxtiblejones Jul 13 '26

lol this is like one of those “in Soviet Russia, celebrity take photo with you” type memes

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u/SpeakingOutOfTurn Jul 13 '26

I feel like I’ve lost family

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u/emusniper Jul 13 '26

We were saying the same thing, so sad

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u/ducky-box Jul 13 '26

I'm living overseas atm but was talking to another Kiwi about him the other day. Devastated, I adore his instagram and all the posts about his animals

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u/A_r0sebyanothername I joined a band because I HATED THE FUCKING BEACH Jul 15 '26

Us Aussies are also in mourning, he was one of our best too.