Pierre Deny Dies at 69 After ALS Battle That Left Him Paralyzed
Updated
Updated · The Daily Beast · May 27
Pierre Deny Dies at 69 After ALS Battle That Left Him Paralyzed
12 articles · Updated · The Daily Beast · May 27
Pierre Deny, known to many viewers from “Emily in Paris,” died at 69 after a sudden, severe ALS diagnosis, his daughters announced Monday.
ALS had caused weakness and muscle paralysis, matching the latest report’s description of a health battle that progressively worsened before his death.
Deny played Louis de Léon in seasons 3 and 4 of “Emily in Paris” and also appeared in more than 500 episodes of the French series “Tomorrow is Ours.”
Luce Mouchel was among those paying tribute as attention turned to Deny’s long screen career and the fatal neurodegenerative disease, which has no known cure.
With breakthroughs in ALS drugs, why do fatal cases like Pierre Deny’s still seem so rapid and unstoppable?
After two actors died from ALS this year, is the disease becoming more common or just more visible?