'He was the kindest man': Helen Hunt's father Gordon dies after battle with Parkinson's disease
Helen Hunt revealed Tuesday that her father Gordon died Saturday night at his Sherman Oaks home following a battle with Parkinson's disease.
The 53-year-old Oscar winner called her 87-year-old father a 'master of reinvention' due to his impressive, six-decade career in show business.
'If you asked 100 people who knew him, 100 of them would say he was the kindest man they ever knew,' the Decoding Annie Parker actress gushed to THR.
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RIP: Helen Hunt revealed Tuesday that her father Gordon died Saturday night at his Sherman Oaks home following a battle with Parkinson's disease (pictured in 2013)
'[He was] a journeyman artist...He knew and taught that the work doesn't always find you. You need to create and re-create the work every day.'
Gordon spent over a decade as casting director for LA's Mark Taper Forum, and another decade running the voice department at Hanna-Barbera.
In 1996, Hunt earned a DGA award for his work helming his famous daughter's NBC sitcom Mad About You.
'A journeyman artist': The 53-year-old Oscar winner called her 87-year-old father a 'master of reinvention' due to his impressive, six-decade career in show business (pictured in 2015)
The Decoding Annie Parker actress gushed to THR: 'If you asked 100 people who knew him, 100 of them would say he was the kindest man they ever knew'
Hunt continued: 'He knew and taught that the work doesn't always find you. You need to create and re-create the work every day'
The acting teacher also directed eighties sitcoms like Caroline in the City, Coach, Frasier, and Suddenly Susan.
The Pasadena native voiced numerous cartoons, including the jaded and conniving engineer Wally on UPN's Dilbert.
Gordon's life and career will be honored in Roger Bridge's documentary Pebbles, Ripples, and Waves - which still needs to raise $15K to be completed.
Acting coach: Gordon spent over a decade as casting director for LA's Mark Taper Forum, and another decade running the voice department at Hanna-Barbera
Directed 31 episodes: In 1996, Hunt earned a DGA award for his work helming his famous daughter's NBC sitcom Mad About You (pictured in 1997)
Scheming: The Pasadena native voiced numerous cartoons, including the jaded and conniving engineer Wally (R) on UPN's Dilbert
Indiegogo: Gordon's life and career will be honored in Roger Bridge's documentary Pebbles, Ripples, and Waves - which still needs to raise $15K to be completed
The body-surfing enthusiast is also survived by his wife B.J. Ward; daughter Colleen; brothers George and Peter; and grandchildren Måkena, Emmett, and Lizze.
Helen - who dedicated her 2014 movie Ride to Gordon - directed episodes of NBC's This is Us, CBS' Life in Pieces, and Showtime's House of Lies this year.
The four-time Golden Globe winner's next acting gig will be playing 'tough-love' volleyball coach Kathy Bresnahan in the 2017 drama Live Like Line.
Grandfather: The body-surfing enthusiast is also survived by his wife B.J. Ward; daughter Colleen; brothers George and Peter; and grandchildren Måkena (R), Emmett, and Lizze
Daddy's girl: Helen - who dedicated her 2014 movie Ride to Gordon - directed episodes of NBC's This is Us (pictured), CBS' Life in Pieces, and Showtime's House of Lies this year
Go West Trojans! The four-time Golden Globe winner's next acting gig will be playing 'tough-love' volleyball coach Kathy Bresnahan in the 2017 drama Live Like Line
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