Kiefer Sutherland is grieving his father, Donald Sutherland’s demise. At this distressing and painful moment in his life, he is heartbroken but not ill.
Canadian legendary actor Donald Sutherland, at 88, passed away on June 20, 2024, in Miami, Florida (after a long illness).
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On Thursday, June 20, 2024, Donald’s son Kiefer penned out a heartfelt emotional statement as a tribute to his father on Twitter (X) and a photo of him as a young boy and his father.
The caption read,
”With a heavy heart, I tell you that my father, Donald Sutherland, has passed away. I personally think one of the most important actors in the history of film. Never daunted by a role, good, bad or ugly. He loved what he did and did what he loved, and one can never ask for more than that. A life well lived.”
Kiefer Sutherland
The “24 (2001–2010)” actor, Kiefer, remembered his father, Donald, as a performer who loved his craft and as one of Hollywood’s most iconic stars.
Donald Sutherland is survived by his wife, Francine Racette, and his five children: Rossif Sutherland, Angus Sutherland, Roeg Sutherland, Kiefer Sutherland, and Rachel Sutherland.
Donald shared three children with Francine Racette: Rossif Sutherland, Angus Sutherland, and Roeg Sutherland. With the late Shirley Douglas, he had twins Kiefer Sutherland and Rachel Sutherland.
Preceding Health Issues of Kiefer Sutherland
In February 2010, Kiefer had to undergo a surgical procedure because of a cyst rupturing near one of his kidneys while working with the production of the Fox network’s thriller TV Series “24.”
Consequently, Fox TV announced right after his surgery that they were temporarily suspending production of Season 8 of the series.
Regarding his health scare, he said,
”I’ve broken my ankle, my wrist, my elbow, ribs, collarbone, my kneecaps, most of those filming ”24” – but the most painful was my pinkie toe. There was a bomb sequence where things were exploding all around me and I was a bit slow getting to my mark and I got hit. It doesn’t sound very butch but it made my eyes water.”
Kiefer Sutherland
Similarly, in 2019, Kiefer suffered a serious injury that caused him to cancel the remaining three stops on his European tour.
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After an injury, he gave a detailed account of his injury via his Twitter (X) on August 15, 2019.
He elaborated that he slipped on the steps of his tour bus while traveling to Denmark, which injured his rib, making it difficult to breathe and impossible to sing.
On 7 November 2022, through his Twitter account, once again, he shared his ailment of being infected with Covid-19.
Also, he apologized to his fans, who purchased tickets, reserved time, and traveled to attend his concert, as he was disappointed for his fans.
In Case You Didn’t Know
- Kiefer Sutherland’s maternal grandfather, Tommy Douglas, was a Scottish-born Canadian politician who was a Premier of Saskatchewan for over 17 years and led the national NDP party for almost 10 years.
- Kiefer won the Emmy and Golden Globe for ”24.”
- He began his career in the mid-’80s and later appeared in the 1986 movie Stand by Me.
- Kiefer’s mother, Shirley Douglas, a Canadian actress, passed away on April 5, 2020, in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, due to complications from pneumonia.
