‘Grosse Pointe Clean’ Director
George Armitage Useless at 82
Printed February 21, 2025 6:13 PM PST
George Armitage, well-known for steering motion pictures like “Grosse Pointe Clean” and “Miami Blues,” is lifeless … TMZ has discovered.
The longtime Hollywood producer and director’s niece tells TMZ … George died final Saturday surrounded by household, together with his spouse, his son, his daughter-in-law and his grandkids.
The reason for loss of life is unclear.
George is greatest identified for steering the 1997 hitman film “Grosse Pointe Clean” … starring John Cusack, Minnie Driver, Alan Arkin and Dan Aykroyd.
He additionally wrote and directed the 1990 crime comedy “Miami Blues” starring Fred Ward, Alec Baldwin and Jennifer Jason Leigh.
George’s first characteristic was 1970’s “Fuel-s-s-s” and it caught the eye of trailblazing impartial movie director Roger Corman. The 2 went on to work collectively on quite a lot of Hollywood tasks.
He was born in Hartford, Connecticut and moved to Beverly Hills when he was a child … assembly his spouse Sharon in 1957, when he was 15 … they stayed collectively and had been married for 62 years.
George was 82.
RIP
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‘Grosse Pointe Clean’ Director
George Armitage Useless at 82
Printed February 21, 2025 6:13 PM PST
George Armitage, well-known for steering motion pictures like “Grosse Pointe Clean” and “Miami Blues,” is lifeless … TMZ has discovered.
The longtime Hollywood producer and director’s niece tells TMZ … George died final Saturday surrounded by household, together with his spouse, his son, his daughter-in-law and his grandkids.
The reason for loss of life is unclear.
George is greatest identified for steering the 1997 hitman film “Grosse Pointe Clean” … starring John Cusack, Minnie Driver, Alan Arkin and Dan Aykroyd.
He additionally wrote and directed the 1990 crime comedy “Miami Blues” starring Fred Ward, Alec Baldwin and Jennifer Jason Leigh.
George’s first characteristic was 1970’s “Fuel-s-s-s” and it caught the eye of trailblazing impartial movie director Roger Corman. The 2 went on to work collectively on quite a lot of Hollywood tasks.
He was born in Hartford, Connecticut and moved to Beverly Hills when he was a child … assembly his spouse Sharon in 1957, when he was 15 … they stayed collectively and had been married for 62 years.
George was 82.
RIP
