Michael Parks, attore di “Kill Bill” e “Twin Peaks”, è morto a 77 anni

Michael Parks, uno degli attori preferiti da Quentin Tarantino, ci ha lasciati all’età di 77 anni. 

É stato Kevin Smith, regista e caro amico dell’attore, a dare la notizia sul suo account Instagram con un lungo e toccante discorso, in cui non fa che esaltare le doti di Michael Parks:

Odio dover riportare la notizia che la mia musa cinematografica, Michael Parks, è morto. Michael era, e sarà per sempre, il migliore attore che io abbia mai conosciuto.

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I hate to report that my cinematic muse #michaelparks has passed away. Michael was, and will likely forever remain, the best actor I've ever known. I wrote both #RedState and @tuskthemovie FOR Parks, I loved his acting so much. He was, hands-down, the most incredible thespian I ever had the pleasure to watch perform. And Parks brought out the absolute best in me every time he got near my set. From the moment I saw him steal the opening scene of #fromdusktildawn at an advance screening at the Sunset 5 back in the mid-90's, I said to @samosier "Could you imagine what it must be like to work with a Yoda of acting like that guy? I gotta write for him one day." It took me 15 years but my dream came true on Red State (for which Parks won Best Actor at the @sitgesfestival) and then again years later with #tusk. Only Michael Parks could have delivered the line "Is man indeed a walrus at heart?" and make it scary as fuck. My favorite memory of Michael is watching him and #johnnydepp act with and at each other, like a couple of dueling wizards, in their shared scene in Tusk. Parks was in Heaven that day, sharing the screen with another brilliant actor and creating an unforgettable performance. He elevated any flick or TV show he was in and elevated every director he ever acted for. I was so fucking blessed to have worked with this bonafide genius. But really, I was just lucky to have known him at all. My heart goes out to James (Michael's son), Oriana (Michael's wife), Quentin Tarantino (Michael's biggest fan) and any movie or music lover who was ever dazzled by the talents of Michael Parks. Farewell, old friend. I'll see you farther along… #KevinSmith #actor #genius #rip #walrusyes

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Michael Parks ha interpretato il personaggio di Earl McGraw nel film horror del 1996 “Dal tramonto all’alba“, scritto da Tarantino ed è apparso in entrambi i film di “Kill Bill“. É poi stato il protagonista della serie TV targata NBC “Dove vai Bronson?” (1969-70), cantando anche nella sigla, per poi non dimenticare il ruolo del ginnastica Jean Renault in “Twin Peaks” di David Lynch. Ha fatto anche delle apparizioni in due film di Kevin Smith, in “Red State” e “Tusk” nel 2014.

Il messaggio di Kevin Smith termina non con un addio verso l’attore ma con un arrivederci:

Sono stato semplicemente fortunato a conoscerlo. I miei pensieri vanno a James (il figlio di Michael), ad Oriana (la moglie), a Quentin Tarantino (il suo grandissimo fan) e a ogni amante del cinema e della musica che sia mai stato colpito dal suo talento. A presto, vecchio amico. Ci rivedremo presto.