Sam Neill’s ‘Dead Calm’ co-star Nicole Kidman pays tribute to ‘friend for life’ after his passing

Nicole Kidman paid tribute to her “friend for life” Sam Neill after his sudden death.

“He was one of the greats… A joy to be around. We met when I was just 18, and he took me under his wing and we stayed friends for life,” the actress told People in a statement Monday.

“He was charming, kind, funny, and intelligent. He will be greatly missed, and my heart goes out to his family.”

The duo, notably, starred together in the 1989 thriller “Dead Calm,” in which they played a married couple.

It was Kidman’s breakout performance that catapulted her to international stardom and launched her Hollywood career.

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