
Died at 95
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Elmore Rual "Rip" Torn Jr. (February 6, 1931 – July 9, 2019) was an American actor whose career spanned more than 60 years. He was best known for his roles as Zed in the Men in Black franchise (1997-2002) and Patches O'Houlihan in Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story (2004). Torn received an Academy Award nomination as Best Supporting Actor for his role in the 1983 film Cross Creek. His work includes the role of Artie, the producer, on The Larry Sanders Show, for which he was nominated for six Emmy Awards, winning in 1996. Torn also won an American Comedy Award for Funniest Supporting Male in a Series, and two CableACE Awards for his work on the show, and was nominated for a Satellite Award in 1997 as well.

WHOLE STORY IS IN COMMENTS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! In the aftermath of Agent K's retirement, Agent J struggles to adapt to life without his legendary partner. When an intergalactic warlord, Zyxar the Displacer, arrives on Earth seeking a powerful artifact capable of manipulating space and time, J is paired with the overly analytical Agent D to stop him. The stakes skyrocket as the artifact’s activation threatens to tear reality apart. Ordered by Chief O to assemble a new elite team, J recruits agents old and new, including Agent H, Agent W, and a secretive Agent A. Together, they face mistrust, rifts in reality, and Zyxar’s shape-shifting deception. From Mars, where Elvis runs a karaoke bar for aliens, to the streets of New York, where chaos reigns, the team battles against time and a formidable alien army. In a climactic showdown, Agent J sacrifices himself to save Earth, using the artifact to obliterate Zyxar and stabilize the galaxy. As echoes of war calm, humanity begins to rebuild, and J’s heroism inspires a new era for the MIB, led by Chief K and Agent D.
