Karate Kid and Rocky director John Avildsen passes away on Friday

@Deepizzaguy (122325)
Lake Charles, Louisiana
June 17, 2017 6:42pm CST
The director of the "Rocky" and "Karate Kid" motion picture John G. Avildsen passed away on Friday in Los Angeles California of pancreatic cancer. Avildsen was 81 years of age at the time of his death. His death comes one week after the passing of "Batman" actor Adam West who died one week earlier from a battle with leukemia. Avildsen directed the movies "Rocky" and "Rocky V" and three of the "Karate Kid" movies that starred Ralph Macchio, the late Noriyuki "Pat" Morita and Elisabeth Shue. Avildsen's last film that he directed was the movie "Inferno" that starred actor Jean Claude Van Damme. Avildsen will be best remembered for directing motion pictures of underdog characters. May he rest in peace. Thanks for the memories.
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Judy Story
@jstory07 (148771)
• Roseburg, Oregon
18 Jun 17
The world is lossing good actors once again. Last year we loss a lot of them.
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George B Vieto
@Deepizzaguy (122325)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
18 Jun 17
Last week Adam West and now John G Avildsen.
Kristen Howe
@KristenH (33591)
• Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio
18 Jun 17
I remember that movie. Sad to hear another legendary director passed away.
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George B Vieto
@Deepizzaguy (122325)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
18 Jun 17
I enjoyed the Rocky and Karate Kid movies. John will be missed beyond words.
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Kristen Howe
@KristenH (33591)
• Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio
18 Jun 17
@Deepizzaguy That's for sure.
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Shavkat
@Shavkat (141905)
• Philippines
18 Jun 17
May he rest in peace.
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Shavkat
@Shavkat (141905)
• Philippines
19 Jun 17
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George B Vieto
@Deepizzaguy (122325)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
19 Jun 17
Likewise.
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John Roberts
@JohnRoberts (109841)
• Los Angeles, California
18 Jun 17
He was an Oscar winner.
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