{"id":8617,"date":"2026-07-13T14:38:19","date_gmt":"2026-07-13T14:38:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/laura-dern-pays-tribute-to-jurassic-park-co-star-sam-neill-after-his-death\/"},"modified":"2026-07-13T14:38:19","modified_gmt":"2026-07-13T14:38:19","slug":"laura-dern-pays-tribute-to-jurassic-park-co-star-sam-neill-after-his-death","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/laura-dern-pays-tribute-to-jurassic-park-co-star-sam-neill-after-his-death\/","title":{"rendered":"Laura Dern pays tribute to &#8216;Jurassic Park&#8217; co-star Sam Neill after his death"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/wp-content%2Fuploads%2Fsites%2F3%2F2026%2F07%2Flaura-dern-sam-neill-tribute.jpg?quality%3D90%26strip%3Dall\" \/><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Laura Dern is mourning her \u201cJurassic Park\u201d co-star Sam Neill after <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/07\/13\/celebrity-news\/sam-neill-dead-at-78-starred-in-jurassic-park\/\">his death at age 78<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>She called Neill \u201ca true and noble gentleman\u201d who was \u201cwrapped up in my dream leading man.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>Laura Dern paid tribute to Sam Neill in a statement to Page Six after his death at age 78 (Dern and Neill are seen above in 1995). <span class=\"credit\">FilmMagic, Inc<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>Dern (pictured above with Neill, Joseph Mazello and Ariana Richards in \u201cJurassic Park\u201d) called Neill her \u201cbeloved lifetime friend.\u201d <span class=\"credit\">INSTARimages<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cI will love you forever, Dr. Alan Grant,\u201d Dern, 59, concluded her statement. <\/p>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module aligncenter wp-block-nypost-editor-primary-tag\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>Dern and Neill played love interests Dr. Ellie Sattler and Dr. Alan Grant, respectively, in 1993\u2019s \u201cJurassic Park.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>They reprised their roles in 2001\u2019s \u201cJurassic Park III\u201d and 2022\u2019s \u201cJurassic World Dominion.\u201d <\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>\u201cHe showed me the depths of loyalty, protectiveness and love always with the driest of wit,\u201d Dern added of Neill (They\u2019re pictured above in \u201cJurassic Park\u201d). <span class=\"credit\">INSTARimages<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"> (seen above with Neill in \u201cJurassic World Dominion\u201d) said said her late co-star was \u201ca true and noble gentleman.\u201d <span 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