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Popular Australian-American actor Julian McMahon passed away on Wednesday, July 2, 2025. The news was announced by his wife Kelly on Friday, July 4, 2025. Kelly shared that the actor known for his role as Doctor Doom in the Fantastic Four duology passed away in Clearwater, Florida, at the age of 56, following a private battle with cancer.
Julian was the only son of prominent politician and former Prime Minister of Australia, Sir William McMahon who began his term as the 20th Prime Minister of the country in 1971.
In a statement released to various news outlets, Kelly announced that her husband died “peacefully” after his “valiant” efforts to battle cancer.
“With an open heart, I wish to share with the world that my beloved husband, Julian McMahon, died peacefully this week after a valiant effort to overcome cancer. “Julian loved life. He loved his family. He loved his friends. He loved his work, and he loved his fans. His deepest wish was to bring joy into as many lives as possible.”
She concluded the statement by asking for support and privacy to grieve.
“We ask for support during this time to allow our family to grieve in privacy. And we wish for all of those to whom Julian brought joy to continue to find joy in life. We are grateful for the memories.”
Julian McMahon's family life and career
Julian McMahon was born on July 27, 1968 to Australian politician, Sir William McMahon and socialite and fashion icon, Lady Sonia McMahon. He had two siblings, an older sister named Melinda and a younger sister, Deborah.
Julian married thrice, with his latest marriage being to Kelly Paniagua in 2014. He had a daughter from his second marriage to Baywatch actress, Brooke Burns.
“My Dad... was born in 1908. That's a very different time to what it was when he was raising me. He must have gone through a strange misunderstanding of how you were parented in 1908 versus how you parent in 1972; it would have been so conflicting. Also how you be a husband in that period of time would have been different,” Julian said in a 2018 interview with Herald Sun about his dad.
Julian began his acting career in 1989 when he made his acting debut in the soap opera The Power, The Passion, playing the role of Kane Edmonds. He is best known for his roles as Ben Lucini in Home and Away, Jonah in Runaways, Jess LaCroix in CBS crime drama FBI: Most Wanted, Christian Troy in Nip/Tuck, Cole Turner in Charmed, and Detective John Grant in Profiler.
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Julian McMahon received one Golden Globe nomination for Best Actor in a Television Series Drama, as well as two Saturn Awards nomination and two Teen Choice Awards nomination during his lifetime.
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