Yahoo Movies Richard Dreyfuss isn't dead he confirms, after Julia Louis-Dreyfus Emmy speech
Richard Dreyfuss is not Julia Louis-Dreyfus’s late father, he’s been compelled to confirm.
The ‘Jaws’ star took to Twitter after Louis-Dreyfus dedicated her Emmy win to her dad in an emotional speech.
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WATCH: Julia Louis-Dreyfus dedicates her #Emmys win to her father who passed away this past Friday. https://t.co/pD9vF3hx6u
— Good Morning America (@GMA) September 19, 2016
Scoring Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series for her role in political satire ‘Veep’, she told the audience that her father had only passed away last Friday.
“Lastly, I’d like to dedicate this to my father, William Louis-Dreyfus, who passed away on Friday. I’m so glad that he liked Veep because his opinion was the one that really mattered,” she said.
Despite giving his full name in the speech, many seemingly sent ‘concerned tweets’ to the ‘Close Encounters’ legend.
Richard Dreyfuss passed away last friday?? Just find out while Julia Louis-Dreyfuss said it during the Emmys
— Diana Velasco (@di_velasco) September 19, 2016
@RichardDreyfuss Someone just told me you were dead. So relieved to learn that you are alive and kicking.
— Denise Ingram (@leclemot) September 20, 2016
Confirming all was well, he tweeted:
I’m actually not Julia Louis-Dreyfus’ father. But I really appreciate all the concerned tweets. https://t.co/4heUxufeOa
— Richard Dreyfuss (@RichardDreyfuss) September 19, 2016
Louis-Dreyfus’s father was born Gérard C. Louis-Dreyfus, a billionaire businessman and chairman of Louis Dreyfus Energy Services, and descendent of the Louis Dreyfus business dynasty, founded in 1851 in France.
He was estimated to be worth $3.4 billion by Forbes magazine in 2006.
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