American actor Burt Young passed away on October 8 at the age of 84. Wrote The New York Times quotes his daughter.
Young’s cause of death was not stated in the material.
“To my dear friend Bert Young, you were a great man and artist. “The world and I will miss you very much,” actor Sylvester Stallone wrote on his Instagram page (the owner of the company Meta is known as an extremist and is banned in Russia).
He added a photo from the set of the Rocky series in which they starred together.
Marine and Carpet Layer
Young was born on April 30, 1940 in Queens, New York, USA. Before becoming an actor, he served in the Marine Corps, was a professional boxer and carpet fitter.
At the age of 20, Young studied with acting teacher Lee Strasberg, whose clients include Al Pacino, Marilyn Monroe, Robert De Niro, Marlon Brando and Mickey Rourke.
“Before I try to stand upright [на сцене]. Lee’s greatest gift to me was relaxation.” remembered Youth.
Strasberg called Young a “library of emotions.”
Burt Young has played more than 160 roles in film and television. He often played mob bosses, private detectives or ordinary workers, including in “Chinatown” (1974), “Once Upon a Time in America” (Sergio Leone, 1983) and the TV series “The Sopranos” (1999 -). 2007).
The New York Times obituary said Young had a bulldog build and a sad expression. He made his characters complex and multifaceted.
“Rocky” – Young’s finest hour
Young became known for his participation in the filming of John Avildsen’s drama Rocky; here he played Paulie Pennino, brother of boxer Rocky’s friend and lover.
That’s it Young said He told the American magazine The Rumpus about his first meeting with Stallone:
“He sat next to me and said: ‘Mr. Young, I’m Sylvester Stallone. I wrote the script for Rocky. I answer him: “Congratulations! Good job!” Him: “But you have to do it (act in the movie), please. You just have to do it.”
The first Rocky movie received ten Oscar nominations and won three, including Best Picture.
“This is not a duel story” registered Young in a 2006 interview with Bright Lights Film Journal. – This is a love story about how someone survives. “I didn’t win, I just survived.”
Young was nominated for an Oscar in the “Best Supporting Actor” category for his role in the film.
“I portrayed him as a sensitive oppressor. “Even though he screams a lot, he’s really a rabbit,” Young said of Paulie Pennino.
Bert Young performed a lot in theater and wrote screenplays. He was also interested in painting; some of his paintings were exhibited in galleries and sold at auctions.
In addition to his daughter, Bert Young is survived by his brother Robert and a grandson. His wife Gloria died in 1974.