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Andrew Wars, actor and professor of accents on Star Wars, died of coronavirus

2020-04-01T12:57:26.652Z


He had worked on the Lord of the Rings trilogy or James Bond. He died at the age of 76 far from his wife, in quarantine in Australia.


The cinema once again loses a member of his family. Andrew Jack, professor of accents and dialects in Greater Hollywood, died at 76 years of age from coronavirus. Information confirmed by his agent Jill McCullough: " He died this morning of the Covid-19 at St Peter's hospital in Chertsey. Andrew lived on one of the oldest working barges on the Thames, he was fiercely independent but madly in love with his wife; also a dialect teacher, Gabrielle Rogers . ” Even more tragic, his wife could not be with him, being quarantined in Australia. " She couldn't see or speak to him at the end of her life and there may not be a funeral, " said her agent.

" We lost a man today. Andrew Jack was diagnosed with coronavirus 2 days ago. He was not in pain and he escaped peacefully knowing that his family was "with" him. She wrote on Twitter.

Andrew Jack began his career as a dialect and accent teacher in 1989 with Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade . Then began a career of more than 30 years during which his work marked major works of Hollywood cinema but also leading roles rewarded. Like that of Robert Downey Jr in the movie Chaplin in 1992, awarded the BAFTA for the best actor. Andrew Jack will follow the tumultuous career of the famous performer, notably on the two Sherlock Holmes films. Chris Hermsworth for his character Thor, Hugh Jackman for Kate & Leopold and Pierce Brosnan as James Bond benefited from the talent of the coach to perfect their interpretation.

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But his talent was especially highlighted during his work on The Lord of the Rings . So heartbreaking to learn that Andrew Jack is dead writes Elijah Wood (Frodo) on Twitter. With Roisin Carty, he guided us all through the many accents of Middle-earth. He was a nice and charming man. My love for family and friends. The English dialect teacher taught the entire international cast the accent in English as well as the languages ​​of Middle-earth.

Andrew Jack was making a nasty curry. Andrew Jack was powerful and gentle in equal measure. Andrew Jack was funny. Andrew Jack was brilliant. Andrew Jack liked a unique theory of gravity, that we are all pushed down, instead of pulled down. We loved Andrew Jack, ”said Sean Astin (Sam).

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In 2015, Andrew Jack joined another big family, that of Star Wars . From the new trilogy to the films Rogue One and Solo , Andrew Jack will have worked tirelessly on the galactic universe. " For Solo, we asked him to teach Alden Erenreich to speak Shyriiwook, and I will always remember hearing them gargle and understand each other, " said Christopher Miller, one of the film's producers, on Twitter. Director JJ Abrams also wished to pay tribute to the professor: “ Andrew Jack was as adorable as possible. Our brilliant dialect coach on The Force Awakens ... He was so handsome that we had to cast him. Lots of love to friends and family. We will miss him . ”

Andrew Jack also had an acting talent. He has appeared in nine films, from Professor Moriarty in the first Sherlock Holmes to Major Ematt in the last Star Wars trilogy. From Greg Grunberg to Joonas Suotomo (the current Chewbacca) via Anthony Daniels (the immortal C3PO), everyone wanted to pay tribute to him. A " talented and beloved gentleman ," according to Grunberg. “A dialect coach, who helped the actors to succeed thanks to his talent and his humor. As an actor, his distinguished features made him stand out in any scene, ”says Daniels.

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The death toll from coronavirus in the UK is 1,789, an increase of 27% in 24 hours, the Department of Health announced on Tuesday. The day before, a total of 1408 deaths had been reported. The number of cases recorded increased by 14% to 25,150, against 22,141 the day before, according to the authorities.

Source: lefigaro

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