The actor who voiced Steve Scott in Grand Theft Auto: Vice City and played King Koopa in that ill-conceived Super Mario Bros. movie has prostate cancer, the Associated Press reports.
Hopper, now 73, is being treated at the University of Southern California. His manager says the actor is cancelling all travel plans to focus on getting better.
Hopper also voiced a couple of other video game characters in games I’ve never heard of, like Walter Pensky in something called Black Dahlia. Bad video games or not, though, the cancer diagnosis is a real bummer. Especially since I happen to like the Super Mario Bros. movie — and Waterworld, but I’ll deny that if you confront me about it in public.
And as a side note, remember that October is National Breast Cancer month. For those of you tempted not to care, 2000 MEN are expected to be diagnosed with it this year. Scary, huh?
Dennis Hopper has prostate cancer [The Hollywood Reporter]
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Michael
October 31, 2009 at 1:06 PM
I know where primarily about videogames here but dont forget he played Hannibal Lecter.
Report PermalinkReece McPherson
October 31, 2009 at 3:11 PM
Sorry Michael, that was Sir Anthony Hopkins.
Report PermalinkScruffy
October 31, 2009 at 6:53 PM
Sad to hear. In spite of a few bombs, he has done some good work. All the best.
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