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David Lynch’s Health: About the Late Filmmaker’s Emphysema


As a former chain smoker, David was diagnosed with emphysema before he died. Learn more about the late ‘Twin Peaks’ director’s health.

Image Credit: FilmMagic David Lynch had a long and successful career in film before he died in January 2025. (Photo by Bonnie Schiffman/Getty Images) For decades, David didn’t quit smoking until he was diagnosed with emphysema in 2020. Deadline reported that he was forced to evacuate his Los Angeles County Home during the Sunset fire in January 2025, and he “took a turn for the worse” after that.

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