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Who is Ronan Vilbert's wife? Tributes pour in for 'Saving Mr Banks' star after his tragic death at 58

Ronan Vibert was born in Cambridge and grew up in South Wales, but moved to Florida and made his acting debut in the 1989 show, 'Traffik'

TALLAHASSEE, FLORIDA: The entertainment industry takes yet another shock as actor Ronan Vibert died at the age of 58 following a short illness. The actor was known as PL Travers’ publisher Diarmuid Russell in 'Saving Mr Banks' and Giovanni Sforza on Showtime’s 'The Borgias' had worked with several A-listers, one of them being Tom Hanks. The news was broken by his manager Sharon Vitro.

Vitro told The Hollywood Reporter that the 58-year-old actor died at a Florida hospital after a brief illness but did not share the nature of the same and kept most of the details hidden. Vibert had recurring roles in television shows like 'Carnival Row', 'Penny Dreadful', 'Rome', and 'Waking the Dead'. He lived quite the career with movies like 'The Snowman' with Michael Fassbender, 'Saving Mr Banks' with Tom Hanks and Emma Thompson, 'Dracula Untold' with Luke Evans, 'Shadow of the Vampire' with John Malkovich and Willem Dafoe, 'The Cat’s Meow' directed by Peter Bogdanovich, 'Tomb Raider 2' with Angelina Jolie, 'Tristan and Isolde' with James Franco, and the Oscar-winning 'The Pianist'. 

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Vibert was born in Cambridge and grew up in South Wales, but moved to Florida, the US. He made his acting debut in the 1989 show, 'Traffik'. A private family service will be held soon for the late actor before a celebration of life in London. He is survived by his wife Jess Vibert. According to her Facebook, she studied Political science at UCLA and has not been active on any social media sites. Not much is known about her wife. Many people came forward to pay their tributes to Ronan Vibert. 

Tributes pour in for Ronan Vibert

Twitter page Fantastic Tilly remembered Vibert and wrote, "Remembering English actor #RonanVibert who has passed away at the age of 58. Outside of more mainstream roles including 2002’s ‘The Pianist’, Vibert is also known for his portrayal of Joseph Willicombe in Peter Boganovich’s ‘The Cat’s Meow.’" Vibert's co-star Jennifer Tilly tweeted, "Oh, so sad. Loved working with him." One fan remembered him and tweeted, "I remember his keen portrayal of Lepidus in the HBO series "Rome." May he rest in peace."

An avid Ronan Vibert fan remembered one of his performances and wrote, "Oh, that's too young. He was a splendid Lord Wellington in Jonathan Strange and Mr Norrell." Actor David Oakes tweeted, "Oh, that's too young. He was a splendid Lord Wellington in Jonathan Strange and Mr Norrell." A fan page paid its tribute to the late actor and wrote, "Very sad news - Ronan will be sorely missed. He was a lovely man, with a wicked sense of humour. RIP Ronan Vibert. My condolences to Jess & all who knew & loved him."

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