No, Gene Hackman is not dead. In fact, tomorrow, Jan. 30, 2015, he turns 85 years old, arguably making him the greatest living actor of all time. Unfortunately for some heavy-hearted Twitter fans of the Royal Tennenbaums star, a recent death hoax, of sorts, surrounding Hackman spread earlier this week, sending many into an early stage of mourning, even though he's alive and well. This all started when Grantland published a career retrospective article on the actor entitled: "The Greatest Living American Actor at 85: Gene Hackman Is Gone But Still in Charge." You can probably see where the confusion came from! Read More »