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Spartacus actor Andy Whitfield passed away today due to cancer. Great actor, great series, rest in peace 
LOS ANGELES — Andy Whitfield, the 39-year-old star of the cable series "Spartacus: Blood and Sand," has died.
Manager Sam Maydew says Whitfield died Sunday of non-Hodgkin Lymphoma in Sydney, Australia.
Whitfield's wife Vashti in a statement called her husband a "beautiful young warrior" who died on a "sunny Sydney morning" in the "arms of his loving wife."
Whitfield – who was born in Wales and lived in Australia – was a virtual unknown when he was cast as the title hero in "Spartacus," a hit original series for the Starz network that made waves with its graphic violence and sexuality.
Whitfield was preparing for the second season when he was diagnosed 18 months ago.
In January the network announced that another Australian actor, Liam McIntyre, would take over the role.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/09/11/andy-whitfield-dead-sparta-non-hodgkin-lymphoma_n_957777.html
https://secure.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/wiki/Andy_Whitfield
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1442449/
Cancer is such a bitch...so sad.
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RIP. I thought he was great in Spartacus
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O Nooooo . He seemed like a really cool dude from what I've seen. RIP Andy, you will be missed.
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On September 12 2011 10:58 HeavenS wrote:Spartacus actor Andy Whitfield passed away today due to cancer. Great actor, great series, rest in peace Show nested quote +LOS ANGELES — Andy Whitfield, the 39-year-old star of the cable series "Spartacus: Blood and Sand," has died.
Manager Sam Maydew says Whitfield died Sunday of non-Hodgkin Lymphoma in Sydney, Australia.
Whitfield's wife Vashti in a statement called her husband a "beautiful young warrior" who died on a "sunny Sydney morning" in the "arms of his loving wife."
Whitfield – who was born in Wales and lived in Australia – was a virtual unknown when he was cast as the title hero in "Spartacus," a hit original series for the Starz network that made waves with its graphic violence and sexuality.
Whitfield was preparing for the second season when he was diagnosed 18 months ago.
In January the network announced that another Australian actor, Liam McIntyre, would take over the role. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/09/11/andy-whitfield-dead-sparta-non-hodgkin-lymphoma_n_957777.htmlhttps://secure.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/wiki/Andy_WhitfieldCancer is such a bitch...so sad.
And they said it receded for a while..
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Wow so bad. I thought he was getting better. I don't think the show will be the same without him. So sad
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Wow it feels so sudden... Wasn't I watching this guy own up some gladiators not a while back? I really liked him in the role and think he did a great job. RIP, this is really quite sad.
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Wow what the hell. I thought it was receding.. poor guy RIP
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RIP
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Absolutely terrible news... his career was only beginning and in a very strong way... quite sad.
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On September 12 2011 11:02 sh4w wrote:Wow so bad. I thought he was getting better. I don't think the show will be the same without him. So sad
he was getting better for a while.....he was even planning on returning for another season....then it came back out of nowhere :/
and you know how that goes....sometimes it comes back even worse...
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damn x ( Great actor maybe but not a great series rofl." fuck, fight, rinse lather repeat welcome to ancient history motherfucker!!!" is all i could really grasp from watching the show. THAT and i saw a dude get pissed on. like.... all over his face.
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Tragic news.. Only 39 years old
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Fuck. This is so unfair for his family.. And not too long ago I thought to myself; im looking forward till he starts making films again...
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RIP Andy. This is one of my favorite shows. Super sad that he died. He'll always be a sickest dude in my book.
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NOoooooo I loved him on the show spartacus and he was such a great actor. He finished the second season while battling cancer. I thought he was getting better since he left the show too . best wishes to his family
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RIP Andy... So sad, this show is/was great.
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RIP.
A bad day gets worse.
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