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Sam Rubin Dead at 64: Tom Hanks, Ryan Reynolds, Ben Stiller, Henry Winkler, and More Stars React

ET confirmed that beloved Los Angeles journalist Sam Rubin died Friday following a heart attack.

As ET previously reported, Rubin died on Friday after he suffered a heart attack. Winkler, a close friend of Rubin's who presented him with an award at the Television Humanitarian Awards Luncheon Gala in September 2019, hopped on the phone during KTLA's live afternoon broadcast to pay a sweet tribute to Rubin. It was then when Cheryl Burke joined the show and shared, "I'm literally going through pictures and in tears at the moment.

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