wrote via Instagram Stories <\/a>on Wednesday. <\/p>\n\u201cIt was a privilege to work alongside him and to witness his warmth and talent up close.\u201d <\/p>\n
Forman concluded the message, \u201cThinking of his family and loved ones. Rest in peace.\u201d The actor, 32, included a black and white photo of Deny in the upload. <\/p>\n\u201cEmily in Paris\u201d star Paul Forman, seen above with cast members in a still from the show, paid tribute to Pierre Deny after his death. COURTESY OF NETFLIX<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\nForman wrote that he is \u201cHeartbroken to hear of the passing of Pierre Deny.\u201d Deny is seen above in a still from the Netflix series. MARIE ETCHEGOYEN\/NETFLIX<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n<\/aside>\nDeny played Louis de L\u00e9on, CEO of the fictional fashion giant JVMA, for the third and fourth seasons of Netflix\u2019s series \u2014 Forman plays Nicolas de L\u00e9on, Louis\u2019 son.<\/p>\n
Prior to Deny\u2019s death last week, the show\u2019s star, Lily Collins, divulged that the cast is filming its sixth season. <\/p>\n
\u201cAnnnnnd we\u2019re back \u2014 for the last time.\u00a0@emilyinparis\u00a0takes on Greece (and of course France) for one final, epic adventure. Let\u2019s make it the most incredibly special season yet!\u201d\u00a0she wrote via Instagram. <\/p>\n
The actor passed following a battle with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) on Monday at the age of 69.<\/p>\nForman called it a \u201cprivilege\u201d to work with Deny in the upload, as seen above. Instagram\/Paul Forman<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\nForman played Nicolas de L\u00e9on opposite Deny as his father, Louis de L\u00e9on. Forman is seen above in a still from the series. COURTESY OF NETFLIX<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\u201cIt is with deep emotion that we announce the passing of Pierre Deny, which occurred this Monday following a sudden and severe case of ALS,\u201d his daughters wrote in a statement\u00a0obtained by the Daily Mail\u00a0on Wednesday.<\/p>\n
Forman is the first of Deny\u2019s co-stars to publicly address his death. <\/p>\n
The actor\u2019s \u201cDemain nous appartient\u201d (Tomorrow is Ours) co-star, Luce Mouchel, reacted to his death on Tuesday, looking back on a \u201cshort decade of shared life that should not have ended so quickly and so brutally.\u201d<\/p>\n
In French, she continued, \u201cI\u2019m thinking of your daughters and their exceptional courage. Thinking of you, my last visit and your sparkling eyes, rest in peace, Dr. Dumaze \ud83e\udd0d\ud83e\udd0d\ud83e\udd0d.\u201d<\/p>\nDeny, seen above in an Instagram upload, died Monday at the age of 69. pierredeny.off\/instagram<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\nThe actor died after a \u201csudden and severe case of ALS\u201d on Monday, his daughters announced. He\u2019s seen here in a previous social media upload. pierredeny.off\/instagram<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\nDeny\u2019s death comes amid growing awareness of the debilitating condition \u2014 last week, \u201c90 Day Fianc\u00e9\u201d personality Jenny Slatten announced she\u2019s been diagnosed<\/a> with ALS.<\/p>\n\u201cWe cried and held each other,\u201d Slatten told People of the moment she and husband\u00a0Sumit Singh learned of her diagnosis. <\/p>\n
Prior to that, in February, \u201cGrey\u2019s Anatomy\u201d star Eric Dane\u00a0died after a battle with the disease<\/a> at the age of 53. <\/p>\n\u201cKilling Me Softly With His Song\u201d hitmaker Roberta Flack died in February 2025 at the age of 88, after her own 2022 diagnosis with the disease. <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n