Laura Dern is remembering her frequent collaborator and friend David Lynch on what would have been his 79th birthday. The famed director's death was announced on Thursday, Jan. 16. On Monday, Dern shared a photo with Lynch on Instagram, along with a heartfelt caption.

MacLachlan and Lynch worked together for decades, with the star appearing in several of the director’s hits like “Blue Velvet” (1984) and the early ’90s series “Twin Peaks” that spawned the movie prequel, “Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me” (1992) and Showtime’s “Twin Peaks: The Return” (2017).

Steven Spielberg, James Gunn, Kumail Nanjiani, Melanie Lynskey and more creatives in Hollywood reacted in mourning and admiration to the death of iconic filmmaker David Lynch, who died Thursday at 78.

Isabella Rossellini has paid tribute to David Lynch — whose death was announced yesterday — with a post on Instagram. Rossellini shared an image of the pair embracing. The caption read: “I loved him so much.

He was my north star. He watched me grow up. He watched me become a mother. He cheered me on when I stepped into the director’s chair,” Madchen Amick said about David Lynch.

Ted Sarandos lamented David Lynch's death Friday, saying he was working on a limited series for Netflix when he passed away

Laura Dern shared a heartfelt birthday message on Instagram Monday to her lifelong collaborator David Lynch, four days after news broke of his death. "Happy birthday, tidbit," Dern wrote. "I will love and miss you every day for the rest of my life."

The passing of acclaimed director David Lynch left a big hole in the hearts of many fans, but the sadness of those who worked alongside him cannot be understated. Laura Dern, who worked with him on several iconic films,

Laura Dern is remembering collaborator and friend David Lynch on what would have marked his 79th birthday.

Isabella Rossellini, who had her breakout role in David Lynch’s “Blue Velvet” and went on to date the man for five years, paid tribute to the late director following his death. “I loved him so much. Thanks for all your kind messages,” Rossellini wrote on Instagram on Friday morning, posting a photo of her with Lynch.

“You’re laughing? david lynch is being reincarnated as the switch 2 and you’re laughing?” posted X user @tiadeeznuts. With over 2.1M views, 10K reshares, and 107K likes, the post combined the news of Lynch’s passing with the upcoming anticipated release of the Nintendo Switch 2, which was also announced on Jan. 16., 2025.

Hugh Jackman and David Lynch shared a mutual love for meditation, and the actor credits the late director's foundation with helping him through times of crises, he wrote in an Instagram tribute. The 'Twin Peaks' filmmaker died at age 78,