Spartacus -ஸ்பார்டகஸ் . ரோமப் பேரரசை எதிர்த்துக் கிளர்ச்சி செய்த அடிமைகளின் தலைவன்.
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ஒரு மசாலாத்தனம் கலந்த டிவி தொடராகவும் ஸ்பார்டகஸ் HBO channel லில் வந்ததை தற்செயலாக பார்க்க நேர்ந்தது. இரத்தம் ஸ்லோ மோஷனில் தெறிக்கும். வித்தியாசமாக படமாக்கப்பட்டிருக்கும்! அதன் ஹீரோ ஸ்பார்டகஸ் கேன்சரால் இறந்த செய்தியைப் பார்த்து எனக்கு சோகமாகி விட்டது. எல்லாம் மாயை என்பது சரியாகத்தான் இருக்கிறது!
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Actor Andy Whitfield, the former star of TV show "Spartacus: Blood and Sand," died on Sunday of lymphoma in Sydney, Australia, at age 39, his representatives said.
Whitfield played the indomitable hero Spartacus in the Starz network show when it launched last year.
The actor, whose other credits included the 2010 film "The Clinic" and the 2007 movie "Gabriel," had to step away from his role on "Spartacus" due to his illness, non-Hodgkin lymphoma.
"On a beautiful sunny Sydney ... morning, surrounded by his family, in the arms of his loving wife, our beautiful young warrior Andy Whitfield lost his 18-month battle with lymphoma cancer," Vashti Whitfield, his wife, said in a statement.
Starz President and CEO Chris Albrecht said he was "deeply saddened" by Whitfield's loss.
"We were fortunate to have worked with Andy in 'Spartacus' and came to know that the man who played a champion on-screen was also a champion in his own life," Albrecht said in a statement. "Andy was an inspiration to all of us as he faced this very personal battle with courage, strength and grace."
Whitfield was born in Wales and later moved to Australia. Due to his illness, he was replaced on "Spartacus" by Australian actor Liam McIntyre.