‘Grosse Pointe Clean’ Director
George Armitage Lifeless at 82
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George Armitage, well-known for guiding motion pictures like “Grosse Pointe Blank” and “Miami Blues,” is lifeless … TMZ has realized.
The longtime Hollywood producer and director’s niece tells TMZ … George died final Saturday surrounded by household, together with his spouse, his son, his daughter-in-law and his grandkids.
The reason for loss of life is unclear.
George is finest identified for guiding the 1997 hitman film “Grosse Pointe Blank” … starring John Cusack, Minnie Driver, Alan Arkin and Dan Aykroyd.
He additionally wrote and directed the 1990 crime comedy “Miami Blues” starring Fred Ward, Alec Baldwin and Jennifer Jason Leigh.
George’s first function was 1970’s “Gas-s-s-s” and it caught the eye of trailblazing unbiased movie director Roger Corman. The 2 went on to work collectively on quite a lot of Hollywood initiatives.
He was born in Hartford, Connecticut and moved to Beverly Hills when he was a child … assembly his spouse Sharon in 1957, when he was 15 … they stayed collectively and have been married for 62 years.
George was 82.
RIP
