David Lynch - Dead

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Granted you had to be stoned to try and figure him out but it was a fun ride.

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David Lynch, who co-created “Twin Peaks” and directed films like ‘Blue Velvet’ and “Mulholland Drive,” has died. He was 78.

Lynch’s family confirmed his passing on social media on Thursday.

“It is with deep regret that we, his family, announce the passing of the man and the artist, David Lynch,” their statement read. “We would appreciate some privacy at this time.”

David Lynch. AFP via Getty Images
“There’s a big hole in the world now that he’s no longer with us. But, as he would say, ‘Keep your eye on the donut and not on the hole,'” Lynch’s family added. “It’s a beautiful day with golden sunshine and blue skies all the way.”

David Lynch’s family announces his death. David Lynch/Facebook
The family did not confirm Lynch’s cause of death.

The famed writer-director was diagnosed with emphysema, a chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, back in 2020.

David Lynch. Getty Images
In Nov. 2024, Lynch — who started smoking at age 8 but quit in 2022 — told People that he needed supplement oxygen to go on a walk.

David Lynch on the set of “The Elephant Man” in 2010. ZUMAPRESS.com
“What you sow is what you reap,” said Lynch. In the back of every smoker’s mind is the fact that it’s healthy, so you’re literally playing with fire. It can bite you. I took a chance, and I got bit.”

Lynch added that “it’s tough living with emphysema. I can hardly walk across a room. It’s like you’re walking around with a plastic bag around your head.”

In Aug. 2024, Lynch told Sight and Sound magazine that he’s homebound because “it would be very bad for me to get sick, even with a cold.”

David Lynch in London in 1984. william karel
Lynch was born in 1946 in Missoula, Montana. He began his filmmaking career in the 1960s

His first feature-length movie was the 1977 surrealist film “Eraserhead.”

Lynch’s next film was 1980’s “The Elephant Man,” about a severely deformed man living in London. The movie, starring John Hurt and Anthony Hopkins, was nominated for eight Oscars — including Best Director for Lynch.

He followed up “The Elelphant Man” with 1984’s “Dune,” 1986’s “Blue Velvet” and 1990’s “Wild At Heart.” Lynch’s version of “Dune” did not fare well at the box office. The epic space opera has since been remade by Denis Villeneuve with Zendaya and Timothee Chalamet in the lead roles.