Helen Mirren’s Stepson Rio Hackford Dead at Age 51 After a Long Illness

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Helen Mirren has released a plea for more eye tests after revealing that her stepson, Rio Hackford, had died from a rare form of cancer. The 76-year-old actress and her husband, director Taylor Hackford, shared a joint statement that confirmed that he had died after suffering from uveal melanoma.

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Helen Mirren and her husband, Taylor Hackford, are speaking out about the death of Taylor's son Rio Hackford. In a joint statement on Tuesday, the married couple said Rio, 51, died of "uveal melanoma, a very aggressive and rare form of cancer." The couple, in their statement to People magazine, encourages everyone reading about Rio's death "to get their eyes tested once a year, which might save their loved ones from this cancer." Taylor Hackford, Helen Mirren and sons Rio Hackford and Alex Hackford attend a ceremony honoring Mirren on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on Jan. 3, 2013.  (Alberto E.

Rio Del Valle Hackford, son of director Taylor Hackford and stepson of Helen Mirren, has died at age 52.

Helen Mirren and her husband Taylor Hackford are speaking out following the death of his son and her stepson, Rio Hackford.

Helen Mirren has paid tribute to her stepson Rio Hackford, who has died aged 51. Hackford was the son of film director Taylor, whom Mirren has been married to since 1997. He died from an unspecified illness on Thursday 14 April.

told Variety that he died in Huntington Beach, California, on Thursday, after an illness. Hackford’s stepmother, Helen Mirren — who is married to his father, director Taylor Hackford — shared a photo of the actor on Instagram with the simple caption, “El Rio.”  Fellow actor, and Hackford’s friend, DV DeVincentis, paid tribute to the actor on his respective Instagram account.“Life is experience.

Rio Hackford, an actor whose credits include The Mandalorian, Swingers and Treme who also owned a popular club in New Orleans and was Taylor Hackford’s son, has died. He was 51.

Instagram post on Friday, and Hackford’s stepmother Helen Mirren also posted an image tribute on Saturday. “Rio was more attuned to experience than anyone I’ve ever known.

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Rio Del Valle Hackford, son of director Taylor Hackford and stepson of Helen Mirren, has died at age 52.