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Jennifer Aniston paid tribute to Erik Gunnar Mortensen from the “The morning show” set who dies in a bike crash on independence day.
The Friends actor Jennifer Aniston wrote a tribute in an Instagram story to the camera assistant Erik Mortensen after his tragic death. He was a member of the morning show family! Moreover, he worked with Aniston on the Emmy Award-Winning Series.
The 39-years-old Erik dies from a motorcycle crash on Monday on the South California highway. There was no hint of involvement of any other vehicles at the site of the crash. The case is still under investigation.
The accident happened at 6:40 pm on highway 74 between Hemet and Mountain Center. However, after the accident, he was taken to the Hemet Global Medical Center according to the Riverside County Coroner’s Office. He just died after an hour of reaching the hospital.
Aniston paid tribute to the Instagram story by sharing a photo of Erik’s family and a note saying,
“This past week we suddenly and tragically lost Gunnar Mortensen. One of the bright lights on our @themorningshow set. As a camera assistant, he was so skilled and dedicated to his job, Aniston wrote on her Instagram Story. Further she added, In the memory of Gunnar, a page has been setup to help raise funds for his wife, Keely and 2-year-old son, Lars. We are going to miss you, Gunnar,”
In fact, she mentioned that there is a page formed which will help raise funds for his wife Keely and small 2-year-old kid Lars. The story also included a GOFUNDME.com link to help the family in this difficult time. Almost $130,000 money collected so far till now.
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In the statement by the union,
“Local 600 mourns the passing of Gunnar Mortensen, a camera assistant who died on Monday, July 4, from injuries sustained from a motorcycle accident, Gunnar is survived by his wife, Keely, and his 2-year-old son, Lars. In memory of Gunnar, Local 600 has set up this GoFundMe page to help raise funds for his family at this difficult time. We encourage you to donate if you can.”
Local 600 is responsible for raising funds for Gunner Mortensen’s family. In the memory of Gunnar, they encourage everyone to donate according to their caliber.
Mortensen was a member of the Local 600 for almost 13 years and also served on the National Executive Board of the International Cinematographer’s Guild since 2013. He was also co-chair of the Engagement committee since 2017. Mortensen also trained people on camera holding workshops. He organized the Annual Camera Assistant Field Day.
Mortensen was born on November 10, 1982, in Greensburg. He discovered his love for making films during the 1992 comedy Ladybugs. “Even at that young age, he was hooked,”. He started his film career via commercials in Denver before he moved to Los Angeles. He reveals that he worked for $100 a day before starting work at the union.
The Morning show debuted in November 2019…
The show debuted in 2019 and is based on the book name Top of the Morning by Brian Stelter in 2013. The cast includes host Aniston as Alex Levy and she struggles to find out the next step after facing sexual misconduct by Steve Carrell.
It also includes Reese Witherspoon as Bradley Jackson. A young and very outspoken journalist with Billy Crudup, Mark Duplass, and Karen Pittman in the supporting roles.
The show also had a second season released in September and then the third season is expected to release which is not announced yet.
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