Actor Burt Young, best known for his iconic role as Paulie in “Rocky,” has died at the age of 83.

The Oscar-nominated star passed away in Los Angeles on October 8, per Fox News Digital. The cause of death has not yet been revealed.

“Burt was an actor of tremendous emotional range,” Young’s manager Lynda Bensky told the outlet in a statement.”He could make you cry, and he could scare you to death. But the real pathos that I experienced was the poignancy of his soul. That’s where it came from.”

Young was a prolific actor who participated in more than 160 Hollywood productions, but he’s best known for his turn playing Sylvester Stallone‘s friend and eventual brother-in-law Paulie Pennino in six of the “Rocky” movies. Only three actors were given roles throughout the franchise, and he was one of them. The others were Stallone and Tony Burton.

Stallone posted on social media after learning of Young’s passing. “To my Dear Friend, BURT YOUNG, you were an incredible man and artist, I and the World will miss you very much … RIP.” 

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Young, whose real name was Gerald Tommaso DeLouise, was raised in Queens, New York. He was of Italian descent and built his career playing tough-guy Italian characters, including but not limited to his role in “Rocky.” 

The actor also appeared in other films, including “Chinatown,” “Convoy,” “Back to School,” “The Pope of Greenwich Village,” “Once Upon a Time in America,” “Last Exit to Brooklyn,” “Downtown: A Street Tale,” and “Amityville II: The Possession.” 

Young also worked in television, including appearances on “The Rockford Files,” “Baretta,” “Law & Order,” “Walker, Texas Ranger,” “All In The Family,” “M*A*S*H,” “Miami Vice,” and “The Sopranos.”

He was nominated for an Academy Award for best supporting actor for his work on the first “Rocky” movie, which premiered in 1976. Besides acting, Young was a painter who exhibited his work in galleries around the world. He’s also a published author and screenplay writer.

Young was predeceased by his wife, Gloria, who died in 1974. He is survived by a daughter and a grandson.

Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN), who has an extensive history of making anti-Semitic remarks, tried to downplay her promotion of false claims from the Hamas-run Palestinian Health Ministry this week after it claimed that Israel bombed a hospital inside Gaza, killing over 500 people.

The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) released evidence showing that the explosion was not caused by an aerial bomb and did not even strike the hospital — it exploded in a parking lot. It also released intercepted communications from Hamas terrorists in which they said the explosion was caused by a rocket fired by the Palestinian Islamic Jihad.

U.S. Intelligence later confirmed that it had “satellite and other infrared data showing a launch of a rocket or missile from Palestinian fighter positions within Gaza,” according to a report from The New York Times.

Omar (D-MN) promoted the false claims on X to her nearly 3 million followers. “Bombing a hospital is among the gravest of war crimes,” she wrote. “The IDF reportedly blowing up one of the few places the injured and wounded can seek medical treatment and shelter during a war is horrific. @POTUS needs to push for an immediate ceasefire to end this slaughter.”

Omar promoted a post from the Associated Press that stated: “BREAKING: The Gaza Health Ministry says at least 500 people killed in an explosion at a hospital that it says was caused by an Israeli airstrike.”

After facing intense backlash over her false claims, Omar sought to make it appear as though she was walking back her statement by suggesting that she may not have even written the post on her personal account and seeking to blame the Associated Press.

“Our office cited an AP report yesterday that the IDF had hit a Baptist hospital in Gaza,” she wrote. “Since then, the IDF denied responsibility and the US intelligence assessment is that this was not done by Israel.”

“It is a reminder that information is often unreliable and disputed in the fog of war (especially on Twitter where misinformation is rampant),” she continued. “We all have a responsibility to ensure information we are sharing is from credible sources and to acknowledge as new reports come in.”

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She did not retract her claims, delete them, or offer an apology, instead she said that there needed to be a “fully independent investigation to determine conclusively who is responsible for this war crime.”

Omar faced backlash to her attempt to downplay her claims as various users pointed out that she had no problem rushing to demonize Israel, but the moment the facts proved that the group she was defending was responsible, she then wanted everyone to slow down and not spread “misinformation.”

Look in a mirror.
You are the misinformation.

Now look again.
You promoted Hamas terrorist propaganda.

— Geoffrey Miller (@primalpoly) October 19, 2023

YOU are the source of misinformation.

Your vile anti-semitism and hate have clouded your judgment, making me question your ability to perform your elected duties. https://t.co/1C0WrWYMKT

— Nicole Saphier, MD (@NBSaphierMD) October 19, 2023