Actor Floyd Levine, whose profession spanned quite a few many years and quite a lot of initiatives starting from movies “The Hangover” and “Norbit” to TV exhibits “Melrose Place” and “Homicide, She Wrote,” has died. He was 93.
Levine died Sunday, surrounded by household and “in all probability wishing somebody would carry him a martini,” his daughter-in-law Tracy Robbins introduced Tuesday on Instagram. Robbins, who’s married to Levine’s son, former Paramount govt Brian Robbins, mentioned Levine was “the most effective father-in-law, grandpa, and throughout jokester.”
Levine started his display screen profession within the early Nineteen Seventies and appeared in virtually 100 productions. His notable credit additionally embody movies “Canine Day Afternoon,” “Bloodbrothers,” “Tremendous Fly” and TV collection “Kojak,” “Starsky & Hutch,” “Baywatch” and “Days of Our Lives.” He usually performed minor characters, together with cops, detectives, tailors, medical doctors and against the law boss.
A former taxi cab driver from New York Metropolis, Levine additionally collaborated together with his son on Eddie Murphy starrers “Norbit,” “Meet Dave” and “A Thousand Phrases.” Robbins was impressed by his father to pursue an leisure profession and was additionally an actor, director and longtime producer earlier than he grew to become an business govt. The daddy-son duo additionally each appeared in “Archie Bunker’s Place” and “Head of the Class.” Additionally they labored collectively on “Good Burger,” “Kenan & Kel” and “Coach Carter.”
“Brian is mainly his twin, and we are going to see Floyd’s grin each time we take a look at him,” Tracy Robbins added in her Instagram submit.
“You all have made my life sugar, and I really like you all a lot,” he tells family members in a video shared by Robbins. “If I may do it, I’d hug you and kiss you all. God bless you all and hold punching.”
Levine was laid to relaxation on Wednesday. Along with Brian and Tracy Robbins, survivors additionally embody daughter Sheryl, son Marc and a number of other grandchildren, based on the Hollywood Reporter. His spouse, Rochelle, died in Could 2022 at age 85.
“I wish to suppose there’s a casting name in heaven, and also you confirmed up early, script in hand,” Tracy Robbins added in her submit. “I’ll miss him dearly, however i do know he’s making the angels giggle already and again collectively together with his lovely spouse Rochelle.”
