"The Passion of the Christ" star Christo Jivkov has died at age 48. Kaloyan Bozhilov, a cinematographer at Red Carpet Films, which is a production company Jivkov co-founded, confirmed the sad news to Fox News Digital. "Unfortunately, the news is true.
Christo left this world after a long illness," Bozhilov said. "[The] Last year’s [sic] of his life he spent in the USA." In a statement to Fox News Digital, Jivkov's "Passion of the Christ" director Mel Gibson expressed his condolences for the actor. "My dear friend Christo has lost his heroic battle with cancer," Gibson's statement reads. "Right to the last moment he was filled with hope and his spirit was strong.
I’ll miss him but I know his suffering is over and he has eternal bliss. God keep him. " Jivkov was born on Feb. 18, 1975, in Sofia, Bulgaria.
According to People, the actor attended the Bulgarian Film & Theater Academy. He starred in the award-winning Italian film "The Profession of Arms" and "The Good War," a U.S.-Italian production starring "Jaws" star Roy Scheider in 2002.
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