Gene Hackman, the two-time Oscar-winning actor, passed away on February 27, 2025, at 95. He often regretted not being more present for his children due to his acting career.
Gene Hackman, the two-time Oscar-winning actor, passed away on February 27, 2025, at the age of 95. He was found dead in his home in Santa Fe, New Mexico, alongside his wife, Betsy Arakawa, and their dog.
Born on January 30, 1930, in San Bernardino, California, Gene had a tumultuous early life before finding his calling in acting. He married his first wife, Faye Maltese, in 1956, and the couple had three children together: Christopher, Elizabeth, and Leslie. However, their marriage ended in divorce in 1986 after nearly three decades together.
Gene once admitted that his career took priority over his family life, which led to his children feeling distant from him during their formative years. In an interview back in 2000, Gene told The Irish Independent: "I couldn't always be home with them when they were growing up and then, living in California, they've had my success always hanging over their heads."
Christopher is Gene's eldest child and only son. Gene previously revealed that his son had aspired to follow in his acting footsteps. Back in 2020, Gene told Empire Magazine: “My son thought he wanted to be an actor at one time and was in New York and I wrote him a couple of little monologues. I guess that’s where I started. I really enjoyed it. Ideas would just pop into my head and I would write them down.
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