Blake Lively’s actor father Ernie dies from cardiac complications in Los Angeles at 74
- His family said he passed way on Thursday June 3
- His acting career began in 1975 with a small role on TV’s The Waltons
- He worked steadily in films and TV shows with his final acting role in 2020
- Lively most notably played his famous daughter’s on screen father in The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants movies
- The Maryland native was also a respected acting coach
Blake Lively’s actor father Ernie Lively has passed away.
He was 74.
His family revealed Lively died from cardiac complications on Thursday June 3 in Los Angeles, according to THR.com.
Blake Lively’s father, the actor Ernie Lively, has died, His family said Wednesday that he passed away from cardiac complications on Thursday June 3 in LA (he’s pictured with Blake in 2005)
The Maryland native made his Hollywood debut with a small role in The Waltons in 1975 and went on to enjoy a steady acting career with his final role coming in the independent film Phobic, released last year.
Most notably, he played his famous daughter’s on-screen dad in her film debut The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants in 2005.
He reprised the character for the movie’s 2008 sequel.
Lively was also a respected acting coach as was his wife Elaine, whom he married in 1979, and Blake has credited watching her parents teach with inspiring her own acting career.
Lively had been married to wife Elaine since 1979 and together they raised five children, all of them actors (pictured with Elaine and Blake in 2016)
The couple, pictured in 2016, were also respected acting coaches and and Blake has credited watching her parents teach with inspiring her own acting career
Lively’s wife and five children were at his bedside when he passed away and he is also survived by nine grandchildren, including the three children Blake shares with husband Ryan Reynolds (pictured in 2016 with daughters James and Ines))
Lively’s other big screen credits included small roles in Passenger 57, Turner & Hooch, Showdown In Little Tokyo and Mulholland Falls.
He also made guest appearances in a string of TV shows including Falcon Crest, The X-Files, The Dukes of Hazzard, Seinfeld and The West Wing.
In addition to Blake, his children Eric, Jason, Robyn and Lori are all actors too.
According to his family, his wife and children were at his bedside when he died and he is also survived by nine grandchildren, including Blake’s three children with husband Ryan Reynolds.
Lively made his Hollywood debut with a small role in The Waltons in 1975 and went on to enjoy a steady acting career with his final role coming in the 2020 independent film Phobic
His big screen credits included small roles in Passenger 57, Turner & Hooch, Showdown In Little Tokyo and Mulholland Falls, and he made guest appearances in a string of TV shows including The X-Files (pictured), The Dukes of Hazzard, Seinfeld and The West Wing
Most notably, Lively played his famous daughter’s on-screen dad in her film debut The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants in 2005