Stars are paying their respects to the late Fred Willard.

Very sad news to report today as actor Fred Willard has died at the age of 86. In a statement [via Rolling Stone], Willard’s daughter Hope Mulbarger said, “My father passed away very peacefully last night at the fantastic age of 86 years old. He kept moving, working and making us happy until the very end. We loved him so very much! We will miss him forever.” “A four-time Emmy nominee radiated a unique charm that established him as one of our generation’s most gifted comic actors,” Willard’s rep wrote in a tribute. “A master of …

The beloved Best in Show/Modern Family actor was 86.

Veteran actor and comedian Fred Willard has passed away.

Netflix’s upcoming comedy Space Force just recruited another batch of cast members. Noah Emmerich from FX’s The Americans, Fred Willard of Best in Show and Modern Family, and Jessica St. Clair of Playing House and American Housewife have just been added to an already-impressive cast led by Steve Carell. Space Force, created by Carell and The Office and King of the Hill co-creator / developer Greg Daniels, follows General Mark R. Naird (Carell), who has been tasked by the White House to create a brand-new branch of the Armed Forces to protect American interests in space. […