“There is but one path…we Kill Them All.”
USA: Tune in tonight at 6pm PST as Starz closes out its re-airing of Andy and company in ‘Spartacus: Blood and Sand’, with legendary episode 13: “Kill Them All.” Tune in after at 7pm PST for the continuation of the story with Liam McIntyre in ‘Spartacus: Vengeance.”
With Andy Whitfield, Lucy Lawless, Manu Bennett, John Hannah, Viva Bianca, Craig Parker, Nick Tarabay, Katrina Law, Lesley-Ann Brandt, and Peter Mensah.
Blood, sand, glory and revenge - tune in to the intrigue tonight (6 p.m. PST) as Starz continues its re-airing of ‘Spartacus: Blood and Sand’, with episodes 7. “Great and Unfortunate Things”, 8. “Mark of the Brotherhood” and 9. “Whore”.
With Andy Whitfield, Lucy Lawless, Manu Bennett, John Hannah, Viva Bianca, Craig Parker, Jai Courtney, Lesley-Ann Brandt and Nick Tarabay.
A Tale of Two Thracians -
wanted to share a piece of fan-art I did, to celebrate closing in on $125,000 over at Be Here Now. Hope you all enjoy it! Well done on the funding everyone - only 37% left to go!
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(*note* view in hi-res!)
Our Champion’s appearance on the U.S. talk show “Chelsea Lately” - Chelsea was being very cheeky with Andy, and he took it all in stride, although she does mange to embarrass him - just a little. ;) Watch the very funny interview in which Andy’s brilliantly charming personality takes center stage.
(note: the video plays, you have to wait a few moments for DailyMotion to load through!)
Have reached 200 followers on this blog, and so would like to thank every single one of you for the follow, the likes, the reblogs, and mostly for your shared celebration of this wonderful man and spreading word about Be Here How. He deserves it more than words can say!
Here is a photo of Andy, in Paris, 2006.
photo courtesy of Vashti Whitfield.
Celebration! Have hit over the halfway mark of $100,000 ($103,463 to be exact, as of the time of this post) over at http://beherenowfilm.com - and in a matter of less than one week. WELL DONE EVERYONE! With just over a month to go, it seems absolutely positive that this film will be made. So much love pouring in left and right for Andy and it is just spectacular!
photo courtesy of Vashti Whitfield
to quote The Lion King: “He lives in you.”
bottom photo courtesy of Vashti Whitfield.
Remembering the late and great Andy Whitfield, our Champion.
Andy Whitfield was born on October 17th, 1971, in Amwlch, Wales. He became an engineer after graduating from the University of Sheffield, England, and worked in Lidcombe, New South Wales, Australia as an engineer before settling in Sydney in 1999.
He married Vashti Whitfield and together they have two beautiful children, son Jesse Red, 7, and daughter Indigo Sky, 4.
Our Champion gained his first prominent role in the Australian supernatural film 'Gabriel'. However, his role as the Thracian rebel and warrior "Spartacus" in 'Spartacus: Blood and Sand' propelled him to stardom and into our hearts and minds, forever.
In March 2010, Andy was diagnosed with Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma, a type of cancer, and was given between 3-6 months to live if he did not receive treatment. He began undergoing treatment immediately in New Zealand.
Although declared cancer-free only two months later, Andy suffered a recurrence of the disease later in the year and was ultimately compelled to abandon his role as Spartacus.
Sadly, our Champion passed away in Sydney, Australia, on September 11th, 2011, 18 months after his initial cancer diagnosis. He was 39.
"On a beautiful sunny Sydney morning, surrounded by his family, in the arms of his loving wife, our beautiful young warrior Andy Whitfield lost his 18-month battle with lymphoma cancer." - wife Vashti Whitfield, in a statement
Andy, even though you were only with us for a short time, the lessons and joy you brought and continue to bring so many will keep your close to our souls, close to our minds, and forever in our hearts.
"Be Here Now"
In June, a campaign was set up to fund "Be Here Now", a film by Oscar-winning director Lilibet Foster, which documents Andy's battle with NHL.
The campaign was a huge success, with just over $300,000 raised in total funds! Please visit http://beherenowfilmcomingsoon.com to stay up-to-date with the film's progress.
"'Be Here Now' is all about being present, and not fearing what you don't know." - Andy Whitfield
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