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Tributes pour in for Bill Cobbs as Suits star Wendell Pierce shares touching message about the Night At The Museum and The Bodyguard actor


Tributes are pouring in online for veteran actor Bill Cobbs, who died on Tuesday at the age of 90. Leading the tributes is Suits star Wendell Pierce (RIGHT), 60, who said that Cobbs 'mentored' him.

Cobbs had appeared in such projects as Night At The Museum and The Sopranos, and won a Daytime Emmy Award at the age of 86 for the Canadian television series Dino Dana, playing the title character's elderly neighbour. 'A beloved partner, big brother, uncle, surrogate parent, godfather and friend, Bill recently and happily celebrated his 90th birthday surrounded by cherished loved ones,' the death announcement continued. He won a Daytime Emmy Award at the age of 86 for the Canadian television series Dino Dana, playing the title character's elderly neighbor; pictured on the show with lead Michela Luci

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