Home Alone's John Heard died six months after estranged son, 22, passed away
JOHN HEARD passed away just six months after his estranged son Max died in his sleep, it has been revealed.
Home Alone's John Heard died six months after estranged son, 22, passed away
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The Home Alone star was found dead by a maid in a hotel in California on Friday at the age of 72.
Now it has been revealed that his 22-year-old son passed away "peacefully" in sleep just half a year earlier.
According to an obituary written by his mother Sharon, Max is said to have been deeply upset that he did not reunite with his father.
It read: "Many friends, including Annika, feel lost, as he directed them in their lives. Max was in deep grief of not having a father participating in his life.
Home Alone's John Heard died six months after estranged son, 22, passed away
Max passed away in his sleep six months prior to his father's death
"We did everything to help him, but the agony was with him."
"He knew how loved he was by his mother, and his sister, and his new girlfriend Maggie. We adore him, and will continue to adore him. For all of eternity," it concluded.
While John was estranged from his son, Sharon still praised the actor's career following his death last week.
"He'd never compromise. He'd get scripts every day, but he didn't care about the Hollywood scene at all."
John was found by a maid in a hotel in California on Friday
The actor made appearances in Gladiator, Elementary and The Sopranos
John also shared a daughter, Annika, with Sharon and another son, John Matthew Heard, with girlfriend Melissa Leo.
The star enjoyed a career spanning four decades and made appearances in Gladiator, Prison Break: Resrurection and Elementary as well as his most well-known role as Peter McCallister in Home Alone.
He also guest starred in The Sopranos in 1999, a part which won him a coveted Emmy Award.