GENE Hackman is trending on Twitter, and when a beloved celebrity trends on social media, many are quick to think they had passed.
You’re forgiven for thinking so – but Gene Hackman is alive and well.
Who is Gene Hackman?
Hackman is a retired actor and novelist who’s career spans over five decades and some of your favorite movies.
He’s best-known for such classics like Bonnie and Clyde, The French Connection, Unforgiven, and The Royal Tenenbaums.
Hackman’s won plenty of awards too to show for his accolades.
Two Academy Awards, four Golden Globes, and two BAFTAs are among the more than 30 awards he has won for his acting chops.
What is Gene Hackman’s net worth?
The retired actor has a net worth of well over $80 million.
After he retired from acting in 2004, Hackman took to writing and publishing his own novels.
He published Payback at Morning Peak in 2011 and Pursuit in 2013.
Fond of history, he co-wrote three historical novels with underwater archeologist Daniel Lenihan.
They include: 1999’s Wake of the Perdido Star, 2004’s Justice for None, and 2008’s Escape from Andersonville.
Why is Hackman trending?
On August 2, 2021, film historian James Neibaur posted a photo of Hackman looking alive and well.
“Gene Hackman retired from acting 17 years ago, but had this recent pic taken to show he is alive and well at 91, and living in New Mexico. He goes bike riding every day and remains active and engaged with hobbies, and friends,” Neibaur wrote.
However, many were quick to point out that photo was two years old.
“I was informed that this pic is 2 years old, when he was a young, strapping 89 and I can’t edit the post, so I am adding this tweet to clarify. Still great that Mr. Hackman is alive and well, and has so many supportive fans,” Neibaur added.
Where does Hackman live?
Hackman resides on a stunning 12-acre property he and his wife Betsy remodeled and designed in Santa Fe, New Mexico.
He previously owned a 25-acre property in Montecito, California in the 1980s, which he sold for a cool $5.5 million in 1985.
He also had a home on Pebble Beach, California that he sold in 1993.
This post first appeared on Thesun.co.uk
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