💔 Legendary Actor Sam Neill Has Passed Away At 78

Rest in Peace, good friend.

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Episode Transcript

Speaker 1 (00:00):
Gold.

Speaker 2 (00:00):
Hello there, it's Jonesy Demander driving you home while we're
on holidays. We lost some famous people. We lost Bonnie Tyler,
we lost Daron Hinch.

Speaker 3 (00:09):
And we've just heard the news. And I'm so sorry
to be breaking this news for you if this is
what's hearing. But Sam Neil's one of our favorite favorites.

Speaker 2 (00:17):
That just happened.

Speaker 1 (00:20):
Moments ago. Sam was surrounded by a family's, a family
and friends passed away with the dignity that was characterized
his whole life in a statement written there in Savisit Hospital.

Speaker 2 (00:30):
But you know that's wow.

Speaker 3 (00:32):
Just I mean, this is what's interesting that it says
here the loss was sudden and unexpected, but blessed by
the fact that Sam remained cancer free. So he had cancer,
so they've said. They were released further details later on.
But what a hard time for his family, for everyone
in New Zealand and Australia in the world that just

(00:53):
loved him, and what a gorgeous man met him a
number of times, gracious, funny, cheeky, dry, all the same
qualities that characterized the wine that he made a signed
bottle of home. He's just lovely.

Speaker 2 (01:06):
We got him for some reason. We got people to
do the Sherbet Jigsaw puzzle that you got for some
reason or the band Sherbet Naked. Strategically we placed legs
and limbs and things.

Speaker 3 (01:19):
And and every celebrity he came into our office, we
asked him to help with the Duke Saw puzzle. He
went at it with.

Speaker 2 (01:25):
So diligent, said Sam, you don't have to finish it,
it's okay.

Speaker 3 (01:29):
He was just the nicest man. I'm just devastated to
hear that.

Speaker 4 (01:34):
Condolences to Sam's family, yes, and to everyone who just
loved him absolutely. God