Celebrity tributes are pouring in after it was announced that Australian actor Dieter Brummer has died at age 45.
Many posted to social media, sharing their condolences, with the actor’s former co-star Emily Symons, 51, who played Marilyn Chambers on Home and Away, sharing her grief on Instagram.
‘I can’t believe this absolutely tragic news,’ she wrote alongside a photo of the pair together.
Tragic: Celebrity tributes are pouring in after it was announced that Australian actor Dieter Brummer has died at the age of 45. Pictured in 2010
‘Dieter was such a lovely, kind, genuine person. I always enjoyed working with him. I will never forget his beautiful smile, he was a much loved member of our Home and Away family. Thinking of his loved ones at this difficult time’.
Lynne McGranger, who plays Irene Roberts on the soap, Tweeted: ‘So very sad. Please reach out. Ask if people are doing okay. And tell someone if YOU’RE not okay! Yell over the fence, call, message, Facebook, whatever it takes.
‘I’m no expert but surely sharing your fears, anxieties, dark thoughts must help lessen their impact. God bless DB fly high’.
Fellow Home and Away star and family friend Steve Comey, who played Scott Smith, wrote: ‘Heartbreaking news. We have lost a free spirit. Vale Dieter Brummer. Way too young. Way too soon.
So sad: Many posted to social media, sharing their condolences, with the actor’s former co-star Emily Symons, 51, (pictured) sharing her grief on Instagram. ‘I can’t believe this absolutely tragic news,’ she wrote alongside a photo of the pair together. She played Marilyn Chambers
Lynne McGranger, who plays Irene Roberts on the soap, Tweeted: ‘So very sad. Please reach out. Ask if people are doing okay. And tell someone if YOU’RE not okay! Yell over the fence, call, message, Facebook, whatever it takes’
Lynne McGranger, who plays Irene Roberts on the soap, Tweeted: ‘So very sad. Please reach out. Ask if people are doing ok. And tell someone if YOU’RE not ok! Yell over the fence, call ,msg, Facebook, whatever it takes’
Home and Away actress Debra Lawrance, 64, who played Pippa Ross, wrote on Instagram: ‘Vale our beautiful Dieter Brummer. Such desperately sad news’
‘My sincerest, deepest condolences to his beautiful sister Karlene and all of Dieter’s family and friends. Keep flying young fella.’
Home and Away actress Debra Lawrance, 64, who played Pippa Ross, wrote on Instagram: ‘Vale our beautiful Dieter Brummer. Such desperately sad news.
‘Dieter was a golden presence in Home and Away, much loved and very much part of the family. My heart goes out to his family and friends during this painfully difficult time.’
Tristan Bancks, who played Tug O’Neale on Home and Away, shared a series of throwback images of the pair together in 1996.
Memories: Tristan Bancks, who played Tug O’Neale on Home and Away, shared a series of throwback images of the pair together in 1996. Both pictured
He wrote in his caption on Instagram: ‘A few pics with an old mate who we lost today. The friends you make when you first leave school are friends for life. Dieter was a fun, playful, deep-thinking guy who made life an adventure’
Tears: ‘To friends of his and family, I feel deeply for you right now. So many people will have anecdotes to share of fun times with Diet’ he added
Looking back: These pics are mostly from London in ‘96 and Sydney a little earlier. Feeling devastated tonight, as are many. Take care, mate’ Tristan wrote
He wrote in his caption on Instagram: ‘A few pics with an old mate who we lost today. The friends you make when you first leave school are friends for life. Dieter was a fun, playful, deep-thinking guy who made life an adventure.
‘To friends of his and family, I feel deeply for you right now. So many people will have anecdotes to share of fun times with Diet. These pics are mostly from London in ‘96 and Sydney a little earlier. Feeling devastated tonight, as are many. Take care, mate.’
Actor Steve Bastoni added: ‘I met Dieter Brummer on Underbelly, he seemed like a decent fellow. Very sad news.’
Memories: Presenter Steve Pennells (pictured) Tweeted alongside a photo of the pair: ‘Just got the awful news about Dieter Brummer. Such a lovely guy with a dry sense of humour (check out his t-shirt)’
Actors Steve Comey, who played Scott Smith on the soap, and Underbelly star Steve Bastoni shared their grief, as did celebrity reporter Peter Ford and ITV reporter Pip Tomsont, as well as TV weatherman Steve Jacobs
Tributes: I’m a Celebrity… Get Me Out of Here! Australia host Julia Morris also commented, writing: ‘I was just so sad to hear it’
I’m a Celebrity… Get Me Out of Here! Australia host Julia Morris also commented, writing: ‘I was just so sad to hear it.’
Reporter Peter Ford Tweeted: ‘Very sad to hear of the death of former TV heart-throb and Logie winner Dieter Brummer at 45 years old.
‘Home and Away was a massive hit for him in the 90s. There were other credits too but when you hit such dizzying heights at a very young age life and career after can be problematic.’
Former Channel V star Andrew Mercado Tweeted: ‘Everyone remembers Dieter Brummer for Home and Away, but he was hilarious sending himself in Shark Bay while wearing a neck brace. He leaves behind a great body of work with Underbelly, Medivac, Underbelly and Neighbours. And he also had a wild career as a high rise rigger. Vale’.
RIP: Best known for playing Shane Parrish on Home and Away in the 1990s, Dieter was found dead at a home in Glenhaven, in Sydney’s north-west, on Saturday afternoon, NSW Police confirmed to Daily Mail Australia. Pictured in 2010
ITV reporter Pip Tomson added: ‘Just 45. My god this is awful. Dieter Brummer. Thank you for the memories.’
Presenter Steve Pennells Tweeted alongside a photo of the pair: ‘Just got the awful news about Dieter Brummer. Such a lovely guy with a dry sense of humour (check out his t-shirt below). He had the world at his feet but saw fame for what it was and stepped away from it when it became too much. Absolutely tragic’.
Best known for playing Shane Parrish on Home and Away in the 1990s, Dieter was found dead at a home in Glenhaven, in Sydney’s north-west, on Saturday afternoon, NSW Police confirmed to Daily Mail Australia.
His death is not being treated as suspicious.
Star: Brummer starred on Home and Away from 1992 to 1996, and later had roles in hospital drama Medivac and crime series Underbelly: A Tale of Two Cities. Pictured in 1995
‘About 1.30pm (Saturday 24 July 2021), officers from The Hills Police Area Command responded to reports of a concern for welfare at a home on Glenhaven Road, Glenhaven,’ a police spokesperson said.
‘The body of a man was located inside the home. His death is not believed to be suspicious. A report will be prepared for the information of the Coroner.’
Brummer starred on Home and Away from 1992 to 1996, and later had roles in hospital drama Medivac and crime series Underbelly: A Tale of Two Cities.
His other credits included Winners & Losers, Neighbours, Underbelly: The Golden Mile and short-lived soap Crash Palace.
Iconic: Brummer, who turned 45 in May, was notably involved in a Home and Away storyline with co-star Melissa George, who played his on-screen wife Angel Brooks. Pictured together
Following the news of his passing, Brummer’s family released a statement saying their world would ‘never be the same’.
‘On behalf of my family, We post this today with a heavy heart,’ the Facebook post began. ‘We lost our handsome, talented, funny, complicated and beloved Dieter on Saturday morning.
‘He has left a massive hole in our lives and our world will never be the same. Our thoughts go out to all of you who knew him, loved him, or worked with him over the years.
‘We appreciate you respecting our privacy at this terrible time.’
Grief: Following the news of his passing, Brummer’s family released a statement saying their world would ‘never be the same’. Pictured in 2003
According to a report by The Daily Telegraph in November, Brummer started up a window washing business after turning his back on acting.
‘People say that I’m just a window cleaner, in reality it’s substantially more involved than that. Working at heights it’s a relatively specialist trade,’ he told TV Tonight in April 2010.
Brummer said he was able to employ his rock climbing skills in his new profession, and was appreciative of the ‘life experience’ it had given him.
‘I just wanted to get a bit of real life experience under my belt, but I’d always intended on coming back to the acting game at some point,’ he added.
Brummer, who turned 45 in May, was notably involved in a Home and Away storyline with co-star Melissa George, who played his on-screen wife Angel Brooks.
New line of work: According to a report by The Daily Telegraph in November, Brummer started up a window washing business after turning his back on acting. Pictured in 1995