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Jaws star Richard Dreyfuss has updated his fans that he will be unable to attend this year’s SharkCon due to his poor health.

Jaws, in which Dreyfuss portrays the character Matt Hooper, celebrates its 50th anniversary this year.

On Sunday, the SharkCon Instagram account shared a clip of Dreyfuss in a hospital bed with a Jaws blanket snugly pulled up to his chin. He addressed the camera, “Hello, fellow cons. I am very, very sorry to tell you that I’ve been diagnosed with a viral, er…What is it?”

Dreyfuss’ wife, Svetlana Erokhin, could be heard off-camera confirming Dreyfuss was suffering from viral bronchitis.

Dreyfuss struggled to repeat the diagnosis, but continued, “I’ve been told by my doctors I cannot fly, and I would have to fly five hours to get there.”

He went on, “I’m terribly sorry because I had planned to be [at SharkCon], and I...

Jaws star Richard Dreyfuss shared a remorseful video message over the weekend, revealing he had been hospitalized with viral bronchitis and would have to cancel his appearance at fan event SharkCon.

In the clip, Dreyfuss explained that he had been diagnosed with viral bronchitis and would not be able to fly to the event in Tampa. “I’ve been told by my doctors I cannot fly, and I would have to fly five hours to get there,” he said in the video, posted to the SharkCon 2025 Instagram page. “I’m...

Richard Dreyfuss was forced to cancel a planned appearance at a fan event over the weekend after coming down with viral bronchitis.

The Jaws star was scheduled to appear at SharkCon, an event sponsored by National Geographic that took place this weekend at the Florida State Fairgrounds Expo in Tampa. He was expected to take part in photo ops and do autograph signings at the event.

However, in a video posted on the SharkCon Instagram page, Dreyfuss — who appears to be in a hospital bed — shared that he would not be able to attend thsi year’s event.

“Hello, fellow cons,” he started the video. “I am very, very sorry to tell you that I’ve been diagnosed with viral — viral — what is it?” he asked his wife, Svetlana Erokhin, who was off-camera but seemingly recording the video for Dreyfuss. Viral bronchitis, she replied.

“I’ve been told by my doctors I cannot fly,...

Oscar- and Golden Globe-winning actor Richard Dreyfuss was forced to cancel his appearance at SharkCon, taking place this weekend at the Florida State Fairgrounds Expo Hall, due to his hospitalization with viral bronchitis.

In a video posted to the event’s Instagram page, the Jaws star can be seen laying in a hospital bed delivering the message, with his wife Svetlana Erokhin chiming in occasionally and the sounds of the vital signs monitor in the background.

“Hello, fellow cons. I am very, very sorry to tell you that I’ve been diagnosed with viral … viral … What is it?” Dreyfuss began, prompting Erokhin to offer the diagnosis of bronchitis.

“I’ve been told by my doctors I cannot fly, and I would have to fly five hours to get [to SharkCon]. I’m terribly sorry because I had planned to be there and had been looking forward to it. But I’m unable to do so.

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