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Headline: Burt Young dies aged 83

Caption: The Rocky actor's daughter Anne Morea Steingieser confirmed to The New York Times on Wednesday that the actor died on 8 October in Los Angeles. Young is best known for playing Rocky Balboa's friend and future brother-in-law Paulie Pennino opposite Sylvester Stallone in all of the first six films in the Rocky franchise. He earned an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor for his performance in the 1976 original. Paying tribute to his co-star, Stallone wrote on Instagram "To my Dear Friend, BURT YOUNG, you were an incredible man’s and artist, I and the World will miss you very much...RIP (sic)."

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