The Hollywood Rip Torn icon dies at age 88, according to a publicist

Hollywood icon Rip Torn, whose stage and screen career spanned seven decades, has died at age 88, his publicist said.

Torn died Tuesday at his home in Lakeville, Connecticut, with his wife Amy Wright and his daughters, Katie Torn and Angelica Page, at his side, the statement said.

Torn's career included some 200 film and television appearances, including memorable roles in such films as "The Cincinnati Kid", "Men in Black" and "Dodgeball" and as an Artie producer in "The Larry Sanders Show ". He has been nominated six times for "Larry Sanders", winner in 1996.

He appeared on Broadway 10 times and was nominated for a Tony in 1960.

He was nominated for the Oscar for Best Supporting Actress for his role in the movie "Cross Creek" of 1983.

Albert Brooks, who described Torn as an after-life defense lawyer in "Defending Your Life," wrote: "R.I.P Rip Torn. He was so good at Defending Your Life. I will miss you, Rip, you have been a real original.

Torn is married three times. He had a daughter, Danae Torn, with his first wife, actress Ann Wedgeworth. He married Geraldine Page in 1963 and they stayed together until his death in 1987. They had a daughter, Angelica Page and twin sons, Tony and Jon Torn. He married actress Amy Wright in 1989 and they had children Karie and Claire Torn.

Torn also leaves her sister, Patricia Alexander, and four grandchildren: Elijah, Tana, Emeris and Hannah.

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