Robert Carradinethe groom Coby Brown broke the silence after the actor’s death at the age of 71.
“Somehow my favorite movie guy as a kid became my father-in-law. He passed away today,” Brown, 52, wrote on Instagram on Tuesday, February 24. “He was 100% Californian, cool, movie savvy, always letting me stick him in the music video and front of every show I played.”
Brown, an artist, is married to Robert’s eldest daughter, Ever Carradine20 years and live with their two children.
“Think I’ll leave him an empty seat in the front row going forward,” Brown continued to honor on social media. “We will miss him dearly. Go see him in something, he was an amazing actor and an amazing father and grandfather. I love you, Bobby. 💔⚡️.”
News broke earlier this week that Robert has died at the age of 71.
“It is with great sadness that we have to share the passing of our beloved father, grandfather, uncle and brother Robert Carradine,” his family said in a statement on Monday, February 23. “In a world that felt so dark, Bobby was always a light.” [of] a light to all around him.”
The message continued, “We are devastated by the loss of this beautiful soul and want to acknowledge Bobby’s heroic struggle against his nearly decade-long battle with bipolar disorder. We hope his journey can shed light and inspire against the stigma associated with mental illness. At this time, we ask for privacy to grieve this immeasurable loss.”
Coby Brown, Ever Carradine and Robert Carradine.
Courtesy of Coby Brown/ InstagramThe official cause of death has not been released. Robert is survived by his brothers, his three children and many grandchildren. (The Lizzie McGuire alum shared Ever, 51, with Susan Snyderand two children too Edie Mani.)
Ever, the actress herself is best known for her roles The Handmaid’s Tale again Marvel’s Runaways, she broke her silence hours after Robert’s death.
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“My dad passed away today. My sweet, funny dad, only 20 years my senior, who never missed an opportunity to take me to the airport or tell me how much he loved my salad dressing, is gone,” Ever captioned Tuesday’s social media post. “If you knew my dad, you’d know he’s a guy who’s always there. Invite him to dinner? He’s in. Kid’s Little League game in Simi Valley, just tell him what time it is. Red eye flight and you need a ride home from the airport, just text him your column number after you get your bags.”
He added, “Growing up in the 70s and 80s with a single dad in Laurel Canyon is not a recipe for a typical kid, but mine was in a way. Whenever anyone asks me how I managed to live a normal life, I always tell them it’s because of my dad. I knew my dad loved me, I knew it deep in my bones, and I thought we lived together. Twenty years apart isn’t that much, and even though I never thought about him as a kid my family, I always thought of him as my spouse.
