Ryan O’Neal dying: Barbra Streisand and Mia Farrow lead tributes

Barbra Streisand and Mia Farrow paid emotionals tribute Ryan O’Neal following his dying aged 82.

The iconic Hollywood star’s dying was confirmed by his son Patrick on Friday afternoon in a heartbreaking Instagram publish.

Streisand, 81, who starred with O’Neal in What’s Up Doc? in 1972 and The Main Event in 1975 shared a throwback snap of the pair and lauded the ‘charming star.’

She wrote: ‘ So unhappy to listen to the information of Ryan O’Neal’s passing.

‘We made two movies collectively, What’s Up, Doc? and The Main Event. He was humorous and charming, and he can be remembered.’

In his announcement Patrick wrote: ‘So that is the hardest factor I’ve ever needed to say however right here we go,’ he started.

‘My dad handed away peacefully at the moment, along with his loving staff by his aspect supporting him and loving him as he would us.’

O’Neal’s Peyton Place costar Mia Farrow, 78, shared candy throwback snaps of the pair and wrote: ‘Rest in peace expensive Ryan.’

O’Neal was final seen being aided into his car from a wheelchair by a helper in Brentwood, California on November 6, 2023. Ryan was wheeled down the sidewalk and had two caretakers bought him into the entrance seat of his automotive, lifting him from beneath his arm. 

O’Neal was finest recognized for his motion pictures within the Seventies, which included Paper Moon that co-starred his daughter Tatum O’Neal.

He additionally labored with a number of the high feminine stars of his day corresponding to Barbra Streisand on What’s Up, Doc, and in addition The Main Event, and Marisa Berenson on Barry Lyndon.

Ryan was nominated in 1970 for a Best Actor Oscar for his blockbuster movie Love Story with Ali MacGraw.

Ryan was additionally recognized for his high-profile relationship to Charlie’s Angels actress Farrah Fawcett which lasted many years; they by no means wed.

The two have been companions from 1979 to 1997 after he stole the bubbly blonde magnificence away from her husband, Lee Majors of The Six Million Dollar Man fame.

Together they’d a son named Redmond, 38, who had hassle with the regulation, even serving time in jail. 

O’Neal was jailed in 2009 after he was present in possession of heroin throughout a routine safety test on the Pitchess Detention Center, California. He was behind bars when his mom died from most cancers in June, 2009.

Redmond has acted within the movies Love Don’t Cost a Thing (2003), The Brave Little Toaster Goes to Mars (1998) and Johnny Bravo (1997), however just isn’t usually seen nowadays.

Ryan additionally romanced Ursula Andress, Bianca Jagger, Jacqueline Bisset, Streisand, Joan Collins and Diana Ross.

Ryan is survived by 4 youngsters: Tatum O’Neal and Griffin O’Neal with Joanna Moore, Patrick O’Neal with Leigh Taylor-Young, and Redmond James Fawcett O’Neal with Fawcett.

And the star has 5 grandchildren.

His son posted a prolonged notice with the picture a seaside at sundown.

‘This may be very troublesome for my spouse Summer and I, however I’ll share some emotions to provide you an concept of how nice a person he’s,’ he wrote.

‘My father Ryan O’Neal has all the time been my hero. I appeared as much as him and he was all the time larger than life. When I used to be born in 1967 my dad was already a TV star on Peyton Place. 

‘That’s the place he met my mother Leigh Taylor-Young, and about 9 months later (give or take a date night time or two) I used to be born,’ he added.

‘My dad grew to become a world film star with Love Story originally of the 1970’s, a decade he completely crushed by starring in motion pictures like What’s Up, Doc?, Paper Moon, Barry Lyndon, A Bridge Too Far, The Main Event, and The Driver.

‘He is a Hollywood legend. Full cease. The progress spurt of the primary identify Ryan could be traced again to my dad. That’s a truth.

‘He was Rodney Harrington on Peyton Place 3 days every week (he starred in 500 reveals over 5 years) after which in fact the identify Ryan peaked after Love Story (the movie that saved Paramount Studios and earned my dad a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame).’