Fred Willard: 5 Things To Know About Iconic Actor Comedian Dead At 86
Fred Willard, best known for his roles in the Christopher Guest mockumentary movies and in films like Anchorman and Harold & Kumar Go To White Castle, died on Friday, May 15. “It is with a heavy heart that I share the news my father passed away very peacefully last night at the fantastic age of 86 years old,” his daughter Hope announced on Twitter. “He kept moving, working and making us happy until the very end. We loved him so very much! We will miss him forever.” Jamie Lee Curtis, 61, and many others posted touching tributes to him in the wake of his death. “How lucky that we all got to enjoy Fred Willard’s gifts. He is with his missed Mary now,” she wrote while bringing up his late wife who passed in 2018.