Rebel Wilson's secret heartache: Comedy star reveals her father died during filming of her cancelled TV show Super Fun Night
She's considered one of the funniest women in the world and known for making people laugh, but Rebel Wilson has revealed her heartbreaking family situation.
The 28-year-old Australian actress has kept the fact that her father passed away secret, dealing with her personal grief in private as she continued to work on her several film and television projects.
Wilson was starring in her very own TV show for US network ABC - Super Fun Night - which she also wrote and produced, when her father died.
Personal heartbreak: Rebel Wilson revealed that her father passed away while she was filming her TV series Super Fun Night
'What a lot of people maybe didn’t know was that my father passed away in the second week of production of the show,' she told Hit magazine.
The Bridesmaids actress didn't reveal the cause behind her father's death.
Wilson has spoken plenty about her 'Aussie' family in the past, including sisters Liberty and Ryot, and brother Annachi.
Her father and her mother Sue were professional dog showers and beagle breeders, leading to what Wilson told talk show host Ellen was a "colourful childhood".
TV star: The 28-year-old Australian actor had deal with her grief in the middle of shooting her ABC series, which was cancelled
Rebel without a cause: The bubbly blonde wrote, starred and produced the comedy series which lasted one season
In an interview with W magazine she also talked about her relatives, who she would mention during stand-up performances in her early days as a comic in Australia.
'I would tell family secrets onstage,' she told the publication.
'And sometimes I would lie: I said that my father was in prison. That didn’t go down too well with my actual father.'
Despite her personal grief and the cancellation of Super Fun Night, Wilson is still at the top of her game and in the middle of shooting Pitch Perfect 2, the sequel to her musical hit with Anna Kendrick.
She also recently finished shooting a role in Night At The Museum 3 and has signed on for Sacha Baron Cohen's latest film Grimsby.
Amy is back: Wilson hasn't had any shortage of film work since moving to LA, and is currently returning as Fat Amy in Pitch Perfect 2
Sequel success: Anna Kendrick and the cast of the original film are currently shooting the follow-up to the surprise hit that was Pitch Perfect
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