Johnny Depp pays tribute to ‘Pirates Of Caribbean’ co-star killed by shark: “A lovely man”
nme.comJohnny Depp has paid tribute to his co-star from Pirates Of The Caribbean, Tamayo Perry, who was killed in a shark attack last month.The surf-instructor and actor was pronounced dead after being brought to the shore with several wounds resembling shark bites back in June.
Perry had been surfing at Malaekahana Beach off the northern coast of Oahu, Hawaii when he was attacked.Depp remembered Perry over the weekend, sharing a black and white image of Perry with his surfboard on his Instagram Stories this weekend (July 28).In the tribute, he wrote: “Even though it was some years ago now, I remember Tamayo well.
A lovely man, with a huge heart and zest for life… Emilia, I send you all my love and strength. You are in my thoughts. With love, Johnny.”He also shared a link to a GoFundMe page that’s been set up to raise money for Perry’s wife Emilia as she “navigates the future without Tamayo; her husband, best friend and provider”.A post on the page reads: “We all want to be the hero of our own story, one of the redeeming characteristics of humanity is our desire to follow our convictions always and without fear.
Few of us are able to truly be that hero, Tamayo Perry was is and will be forever. He was everyone’s big brother, stern and uncompromising with an infectious and kolohe smile.“He was your rescuer in time of need, your safety when all things fell apart.
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