The first Black actor to win an Academy Award, Sidney Poitier was an inspiration to many. The Bahamian actor has played many pivotal roles in some of the most iconic Hollywood movies. His notable works include ‘The Defiant Ones’, ‘Porgy and Bess’, ‘A Raisin in the Sun’, ‘Paris Blues’, and more.
Anil Kapoor shared a picture of him and Sidney Poitier on his Instagram account with the caption ‘Forever your fan & admirer Rest in Peace’. He paid tribute to his ‘childhood idol’ and called him his ‘lifelong inspiration’ and ‘star of some of my favourite films’. An unseen picture of the two together was taken in the 1950s.
Sidney Poitier, my childhood idol, lifelong inspiration & star of some of my favourite films…
Forever your fan & admirer…
Rest In Peace 🙏 pic.twitter.com/tN3pXKxt3W— Anil Kapoor (@AnilKapoor) January 7, 2022
Anupam Kher shared a picture with the late star and wrote, I had the honour of meeting the legendary actor in early 2013. He was especially happy to know that I had an acting school, he wrote.
I had the honour of meeting the legendary actor #SidneyPoitier in early 2013. He was generous with his time for me. He was especially happy to know that I had an acting school. A fantastic actor & one of the kind persons I have met! Om Shanti! 🙏🌺 #ToSirWithLove @actorprepares pic.twitter.com/7IVqYlopC8
— Anupam Kher (@AnupamPKher) January 8, 2022
Richa called him a “legend, trailblazer and icon” and shared a picture of him with former US President Barack Obama. In the photo, the tag with the photo read, “rip”, which means ‘die’ in Hindi.
REST IN PEACE !!! 🙏❤️ #SidneyPoitier pic.twitter.com/eOOsoYZHAu
— manoj bajpayee (@BajpayeeManoj) January 8, 2022
US President Bill Clinton and former US President Barack Obama are among those who have paid their tributes to the legendary actor Sidney Poitier, who died at the age of 88 on Sunday. Several other celebrities from Hollywood also expressed their grief over his death in a series of tributes posted on social media.
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