Michael Lerner Obituary

Academy Award-nominee, Michael Lerner has been reported dead. He was nominated for the award in 1991 due to his role in Barton Fink. His cause of death was not announced.

According to a social media post made by his nephew, Sam Lerner, he died on Saturday night, April 8, 2023. He was 81 years old at the time of death.

“We lost a legend last night. It’s hard to put into words how brilliant my uncle Michael was, and how influential he was to me. His stories always inspired me and made me fall in love with acting. He was the coolest, most confident, talented guy, and the fact that he was my blood will always make me feel special. Everyone that knows him knows how insane he was – in the best way. I’m so lucky I got to spend so much time with him, and we’re all lucky we can continue to watch his work for the rest of time. RIP Michael, enjoy your unlimited Cuban cigars, comfy chairs, and endless movie marathon,” Sam wrote in the post.

So many people on social media has shared their love and expressed their condolences to his family as they mourn him.

“RIP Michael Lerner, a real one. Gotta love an actor who gets an Oscar nomination for “Barton Fink” and three years later plays a sci-fi prison warden in “No Escape” and rocks in both roles,” filmmaker, Jesse Hawken also wrote.

“RIP Michael Lerner, the consummate professional character actor who did great work in too many movies, good or bad, to name. I treasure how the Coens had him below in Barton Fink and A Serious Man, and I adore him in Bigas Luna’s completely insane horror Anguish,” William Friedkin tweeted.