Gwyneth Paltrow Shares Tribute to Late Dad Bruce on His 80th Birthday: ‘Love You More Than Ever’

Gwyneth Paltrow pays tribute to her late father Bruce Paltrow.

On Sunday, Gwyneth, 51, shared a photo on her Instagram Story showing a framed black-and-white picture of Bruce, who died in October 2002 at the age of 58 after a years-long battle with throat cancer. Sunday would mark the director-producer’s 80th birthday.

“I wish you were here today to celebrate your 80th,” Gwyneth wrote in the caption of her post. “I miss you and love you more than ever, if that were possible.”

Gwyneth’s father Bruce and her mother, actress Blythe Danner, met while working together on a Broadway play in 1969 and married the following year. Bruce and Danner, who are now 80 years old, besides Gwyneth, also have a son, Jake Paltrow (48).

Back in August, the Oscar winner opened up about her father during an Instagram Story Q&A with her 8.3 million followers.

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Gwyneth Paltrow’s Instagram story 11.26.23.

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Responding to a fan who asked, “What do you miss most about your dad?” Gwyneth said in a video response: “I miss my dad so much and I miss his humor. Just this morning I was walking with a friend, even she was talking about the things my dad used to say. His phrases. He was a kind of philosopher, in his own way. And I just had the most brilliant one-liners.”

“He helped me get through life and [taught me] how to deal with a lot of things, and he would help me keep perspective the whole time,” she added at the time.

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Gwyneth Paltrow, Bruce Paltrow, Blythe Danner and Jake Paltrow. Evan Agostini/ImageDirect

Gwyneth paid tribute to both her parents by naming her children Moses Martin, 17, and Apple Martin, 19, who she shares with ex-husband Chris Martin. Moses’ middle name is Bruce; Apple’s middle name is Blythe.

In recent years, the Goop founder has spoken openly about how hard she took Bruce’s death. In May 2022, she shared that she initially thought her grief would “tear me apart” in the first year after her father’s death.

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Bruce Paltrow, Blythe Danner and Gwyneth Paltrow. Gregg DeGuire/WireImage

“I woke up in the middle of the night and I thought I was having a heart attack. The only reason I didn’t call 911 was because I didn’t know that in England you dial 999; in America it’s 911. I honestly thought I was dying,” she shared on the podcast. By the light of the moon. “It was really, really hard.”

“The first year just came out — I don’t know how we all got through it, my mother, my brother and I. It was pretty messed up,” Gwyneth added during that podcast appearance. Anyone who loses the love of their life like that has no choice but to pass, anyone will tell you. Just try to process your grief and move on.”

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