Michael Keaton pays tribute to ‘wonderful’ Teri Garr

OHMYGOSSIP — Michael Keaton has paid a glowing tribute to his former co-star Teri Garr.
The actress passed away on Tuesday (29.10.24), aged 79, after being diagnosed with multiple sclerosis back in 2002, and Michael has now taken to social media to praise his ‘Mr. Mom’ co-star.
Michael, 73, wrote on Instagram: “this is a day i feared and knew was coming. Forget about how great she was as an actress and comedienne. she was a wonderful woman. not just great to work with but great to be around.
“AND go back and watch her comedic work-Man, was she great!!
“RIP girl (sic)”
Michael actually praised his former co-star earlier this year, when he was promoting ‘Beetlejuice Beetlejuice’.
The Hollywood star also hailed Teri’s performance in ‘Young Frankenstein’, the 1974 comedy-horror film.
He told PEOPLE: “First of all, the first thing I’m going to talk about is the fabulous, and I mean fabulous legend, Teri Garr, how fantastic she is, and how sweet she is, and how much fun we had in this movie.
“Regardless of this movie, if you look at … Just go watch ‘Young Frankenstein’, man. And she’s still just so great.”
Elsewhere, Paul Feig has also paid tribute to the late actress.
The 62-year-old director admitted to being devastated by the news, describing Teri as a “legend” and “one of [his] comedy heroes”.
He wrote on X: “Oh man, this is devastating. Teri was a legend. So funny, so beautiful, so kind. I had the honor of working with her in 2006 and she was everything I dreamed she would be. Truly one of my comedy heroes. I couldn’t have loved her more. This is such a loss. (sic)”

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