In Memoriam: Fallen Stars of 2023

Paul Grant, who appeared successful the Star Wars and Harry Potter movie franchises, died astatine the property of 56.

"I'm heartbroken," Paul's girl Sophie Jayne Grant told Sky News erstwhile confirming the news. "No miss deserves their dada to beryllium taken away. He was truthful good known and loved. He's gone excessively soon."

According to the publication, Paul was declared encephalon dormant pursuing a illness astatine a London bid presumption March 16. He was aboriginal pronounced dormant March 20.

Authorities responded to an incidental astatine St. Pancras presumption connected Euston Road, a London Ambulance Service spokesperson confirmed to Sky News. While Paul was rushed to the hospital, his household made the determination to crook disconnected his beingness enactment instrumentality connected March 19.

"I'm devastated," Sophie told The Sun. "My dada was a fable successful truthful galore ways. He ever brought a grin and laughter to everyone's face. He would bash thing for anyone."

He besides earned the relation of a goblin successful the 2001 movie Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone.

After his death, those closest to Paul praised him for the emotion helium shared with household and adjacent friends.

"Paul was the emotion of my life," his woman Maria Dwyer told The Sun. "The funniest antheral I know. He made my beingness complete. Life is ne'er going to beryllium the aforesaid without him."