Super Mario Bros. actor Bob Hoskins dies aged 71

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British actor Bob Hoskins has died aged 71 following pneumonia, his agent has announced.
Hoskins starred in the much-loved 1988 comedy Who Framed Roger Rabbit? and 1980 British gangster film The Long Good Friday, and famously played Mario in the 1993 Super Mario Bros. film loosely based on Nintendo's platformer series.
The film, which also starred Dennis Hopper as King Koopa, was a critical and financial failure, and Hoskins never shied away from admitting it hadn't turned out as well as he'd hoped.
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