Dennis Hopper dying of prostate cancer, says attorney

And all of this is "news" because why? Am I missing something here? Don't think so...Must be a v-e-r-y s-l-o-w news day, huh, JT!

Oh Wow!! This is such a horrible disease.

I'll pray for comfort. < :-)

And all of this is "news" because why?

Because what is news to one person isn't to another.

Dennis Hopper is a legend movie actor who has appeared in many productions over a long period of time and is respected and loved by millions.

It is sad to hear he is engaged in a legal battle in the final stage of his life.

Awww... DAMN! Hopper's one of my favourite.

sctaber56: Although he hasn't exactly been the star of the silver screen of late, and largely relegated to cameos or second rate villains in bad flicks, the man is a legend with a pretty long career. His most notable roll to me will always be in David Lynch's Blue Velvet, one of the 'most important' movies of the 80's.

Kind of funny how life is. I haven't seen many of his movies, but he is one of those "name" actors that is always seems to be around and so I feel a connection with him of sorts. I hope his situation does improve.

He's still on commercials for some investment company in the states. He looks good and the ads are pretty funny, must have been filmed a while ago. It's a shame no one should suffer through cancer like that, my great uncle passed the same way.

I love Dennis Hopper in Blue Velvet; awesome role.

The man is a legend, actor, director and artist, shame his life should end like this.

Damn, you just don't know what to say in a situation like this. There's no hope for recovery.

Damn.

Taka

A bit of a clarification - Like all of the above posters, I'm well aware of Mr. Hopper's tremendous acting career. He's certainly a riveting actor, always the one to watch in any scene. But, again, why is his current situation (albeit very tragic and sad) considered "news"?