Hollywood Remembers Sidney Poitier: “An Absolute Legend” & “Warm, Genuinely Regal Man”

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Tributes are pouring in for Oscar-winning actor, director, civil rights activist and humanitarian Sidney Poitier, who died today at age 94.Poitier won the Best Actor Oscar in 1964 for Lilies of the Field for his depiction of an ex-serviceman who helps East German nuns build a chapel, his win marking the first for a Black actor.

He received an honorary Oscar in 2002, “in recognition of his remarkable accomplishments as an artist and as a human.”He also was the recipient of the Kennedy Center Honors in 1995, the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2009, two Golden Globe awards and a Grammy for narrating his 2000 autobiography, The Measure of a Man: A Spiritual Autobiography.Westworld actor Jeffrey Wright was among the first to share his thoughts on Poitier’s passing. “What a landmark actor,” he tweeted. “One of a kind.

What a beautiful, gracious, warm, genuinely regal man. RIP, Sir. With love.”Whoopi Goldberg quoted lyrics from “To Sir, With Love”, the title song from Poitier’s 1967 film. “If you wanted the sky i would write across the sky in letters that would soar a thousand feet high..To Sir…with Love,” adding “He showed us how to reach for the stars.”Sidney Poitier Life Story Set To Become Broadway PlayJosh Gad tweeted “Icon.

Iconoclast. Barrier Breaker. Pioneer. Hero. Legend. All Time Great. Goodbye to one of the most important and extraordinary Actors in the history of our industry.