Chai! Na wah o! Hollywood don lose one of him biggest actors! Robert Duvall, wey don dey shine for screen for over 60 years, don kolo for everlasting sleep at the age of 95. Him wife, Luciana, confirm di sad news yesterday, say Bob pass away for him house, surrounded by love and comfort. E be like movie, no be joke!
Duvall na the kind actor wey everybody dey respect, even in di film wey him do wey reach like half a hundred. Na him play di role of Tom Hagen for ‘The Godfather‘ wey everybody sabi. Him don collect several Oscar nominations, but na di 1984 film ‘Tender Mercies’ carry di award come his home. E show say di guy get talent wey fit no finish.
Omo! E don play many roles wey dey make sense, from de mafia to cowboy to soldier. Remember when him talk say, ‘I love di smell of napalm in di morning’ for ‘Apocalypse Now‘? That line don turn classic. Duvall don sabi how to make us laugh and cry for di same movie. No bi every actor fit do dat one!
E come from San Diego, California, and him oga, na Navy admiral. You fit imagine say no bi small paddy dem dey run for di house! Duvall start him acting journey for New York wey e dey grind like star wey e be, work as postal clerk for small money as e dey study drama. Dey even say he and Dustin Hoffman dey share flat! Na real Hollywood story!
The actor don jam plenty big names for him career. Na so e begin with di role of Boo Radley for di movie ‘To Kill a Mockingbird’, after Wey Horton Foote notice am. From dey, e don dey land major roles like Major Burns for M*A*S*H and Kilgore for Apocalypse Now wey dey resonate for di hearts of many. E even direct and act for di movie ‘The Apostle’, wey show sey he sabi di craft well well.
Many people go miss am, especially for di way wey he don show di depth of human spirit through him characters. Luciana talk say, ‘Bob was simply everything to me.’ Na so e be o – true lover of art and fine food as well; who no go like such life?
No be only serve on screen, Duvall also sabi make peace. Him message to fans wey wan honor him legacy, na to watch good films and tell beta stories with paddy. Na di way he go run tings for dis one. E go surely remain in our hearts as we continue to enjoy di films wey e don leave behind. Rest in peace, legend!
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