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Former child actor and Jaws 2 star Marc Gilpin has passed away.

Per People, it's been reported that Gilpin died on Saturday in Dallas following a battle with gliobastoma, a form of brain cancer. He'd first been diagnosed last year, which resulted in loved ones setting up a GoFundMe to help pay for mounting medical expenses. According to the fundraiser description, there were two tumors found in Gilpin's brain, and one could not be physically removed due to its location. After a new growth was found in April, Gilpin began stronger chemotherapy treatments before ultimately losing his battle this past weekend. He was 56 years old.

"Marc is an amazingly strong man and he wants to continue the battle," reads a statement posted to the GoFundMe page in May by Gilpin's wife, Kaki Gilpin. "So do I and our boys. Any parent would be so proud of their kids if you could...

Fans have been celebrating the 45th anniversary of the release of Jaws 2 (watch it Here), with Universal Pictures marking the anniversary by giving the film a 4K Uhd release last month. But now the anniversary has a sadness to it, as it has been announced that actor Marc Gilpin, who played little Sean Brody in the movie, has passed away at the too-young age of 56, following a long battle with glioblastoma. His passing has been confirmed by his sister Peri Gilpin, an actress best known for playing the character Roz on the sitcom Frasier.

Marc Gilpin was born in Austin, Texas on September 26, 1966. His acting career started soon after, as he landed a role in a nationwide commercial for Exxon when he was just four years old. From there he appeared in an episode of the TV series Thunder and was cast in the title role of the family-friendly sci-fi comedy Where’s Willie?...

Best known to horror fans for his role in the horror sequel Jaws 2, actor Marc Gilpin has passed away this week at the age of 56 after a long battle with glioblastoma, THR reports.

THR notes in their report today, “Gilpin died Saturday in Dallas after a long battle with glioblastoma, his older sister, Frasier actress Peri Gilpin, announced.”

As a child actor, Marc Gilpin played Martin Brody’s (Roy Scheider) young son Sean Brody in Jaws 2 (1978), the very first sequel to Steven Spielberg’s blockbuster horror classic.

Gilpin’s role in Jaws 2 came in the wake of the young actor’s debut in the TV series “Thunder” and the feature film Where’s Willie?, and in subsequent years he would go on to appear in the TV shows “CHiPS,” “Fantasy Island,” “Flying High,” “Silver Spoons” and “China Beach.”

Marc Gilpin’s feature film roles include Earthbound, The Legend of the Lone Ranger,...

Marc Gilpin, best known for portraying the son of Chief Martin Brody in the sequel to “Jaws,” has died at the age of 56.

Peri Gilpin, known for her role as Roz Doyle in “Frasier,” announced that her older brother had passed on Saturday following a long battle with glioblastoma.

Gilpin played Sean Brody in 1978’s “Jaws 2.” He starred alongside Roy Scheider as Brody, Lorraine Gary as Brody’s wife Ellen and his sister, April Gilpin.

Unlike the original seaside horror movie, “Jaws 2” heavily featured the chief’s two kids, Sean and Mike (Mark Gruner). While another great white shark is loose around Amity Island, Mike takes his little brother on an ill-fated boating trip. Brody is once again forced to face off against a dangerous killer, this time to save his sons.

As a child actor, Gilpin had roles prior to “Jaws 2.” He starred in an episode...

Marc Gilpin, who played the young son of Roy Scheider‘s Martin Brody in Jaws 2, has died. He was 56. The passing was confirmed by the actor’s older sister, Frasier star Peri Gilpin, who revealed her brother died on Saturday, July 29, in Dallas, Texas, after a long battle with glioblastoma, a fast-growing and aggressive brain tumor. Born on September 26, 1966, in Austin, Texas, Marc got an early start in show business after landing the role of Sean Brody in the 1978 sequel to Steven Spielberg‘s blockbuster Jaws (1975). Prior to Jaws 2, Marc had a brief appearance on the NBC children’s show Thunder and had the title role in the family film Where’s Willie? Following his role in Jaws 2, the child star went on to star in several television series, including CHiPs, where he played Timmy Getraer, the eldest son of Joseph and Betty Getrae. He also played...

Marc Gilpin, who played the younger son of Roy Scheider’s Police Chief Martin Brody in Jaws 2, has died. He was 56.

Gilpin died Saturday in Dallas after a long battle with glioblastoma, his older sister, Frasier actress Peri Gilpin, announced.

After answering a casting call, Gilpin beat out hundreds of other boys to get hired as Sean Brody in the 1978 sequel to the blockbuster Jaws (1975), directed by Steven Spielberg. He was 11 when the movie reached theaters.

Jaws 2 was directed by Jeannot Szwarc. Lorraine Gary returned as Chief Brody’s wife, but their sons, Michael and Sean, portrayed by Chris Rebello and Jay Mello in the original, were replaced by Mark Gruner and Gilpin in the second film.

A year later, Gilpin guest-starred on NBC’s CHiPs and appeared with his younger sister, April, on ABC’s Fantasy Island. In 1981, he was in the films The Legend of the Long Ranger and Earthbound.