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| QUOTE | Dennis Hopper has been diagnosed with prostate cancer and is seeking treatment at the University of Southern California, his manager Sam Maydew announced yesterday. "We're hoping for the best," Maydew said. No details have been released. CNN says Hopper was hospitalized overnight Sept. 30 in New York for flulike symptoms. It's unclear if there's any connection with the cancer diagnosis.
The 73-year-old actor has had a long and varied career. He co-starred with James Dean in Rebel Without a Cause and directed and starred in the 1960s counter-culture classic Easy Rider. He was virtually blacklisted in Hollywood in the '70s, before making a big comeback as a Pabst Blue Ribbon-drinking lout in David Lynch's Blue Velvet (1986). He currently stars in Starz' Crash |
I wish Dennis Hopper the best of luck and wish him well with the treatment.
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