Crocodile Dundee star Linda Kozlowski stop performing after ‘ulcer’
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Later in the present day, at 6:50pm on Channel 4, Crocodile Dundee hits TV screens. Whereas the romantic comedy made waves when it hit cinema screens again in 1986, it made much more of an affect within the actors’ lives. 55-year-old Dundee star Paul Hogan was married throughout filming, however that did not cease him from being left obsessed with his co-star, Linda Kozlowski, who performed his love curiosity Sue Charlton. Finally, issues obtained somewhat difficult.
Stories started to hit Australian information shops that Hogan and Kozlowski had struck up a romance behind the scenes of the film set.
This information was notably surprising contemplating that Hogan had an virtually 30-year marriage on the time. However earlier than lengthy, Hogan cut up along with his first spouse, Noelene Edwards, and began a relationship with Kozlowski.
Earlier than showing on Crocodile Dundee, the 33-year-old Kozlowski was a whole newcomer to Hollywood. Hogan later commented that she was “broke and unemployed” earlier than the film hit cinemas.
“She delivered the products,” he added. “She was a star-in-waiting. When she signed up and was coming to Australia, it type of apprehensive us somewhat bit. She was a New Yorker. However she was terrific — a pleasure to work with.”
The pair’s relationship continued to blossom, and by 1990 they have been married.
Crocodile Dundee stars Paul Hogan and Linda Kowzlowski obtained married (Picture: GETTY)
The married couple cut up in 2014 (Picture: GETTY)
Related Press reported, on the time, that the media curiosity within the marriage ceremony was so fierce that reporters have been “banned” from the occasion. Hogan and Kozlowski invited round 100 friends, together with shut family and friends.
The now-married couple then continued to work collectively within the following films, 1988’s Crocodile Dundee II and 2001’s Crocodile Dundee in Los Angeles.
After the third film within the sequence, Kozlowski determined to surrender performing. In 2001 she opened up about her choice to finish her time in Hollywood as soon as and for all.
She defined: “These straight-to-video schlocky movies I used to be getting have been giving me an ulcer, principally, as a result of I used to be the one one on the set that cared about something.”
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The couple starred in Crocodile Dundee collectively (Picture: GETTY)
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Kozlowski complained that sure scenes “did not make sense”. She’d get pithy replies akin to: “Aw, so what, simply say the traces!”
“I assumed, this is not enjoyable anymore,” she sighed. “This isn’t why I studied, it isn’t what I really like. Between that and my organic clock, I made a decision to present all of it away.”
She added that she wouldn’t need to construct her performing profession from the bottom up for the second time. “I definitely do not need to go backwards and get again into that grind,” the 43-year-old mentioned. “Driving from Santa Barbara 5 occasions every week to go on these auditions I do not even need to do.”
Regardless of this, she famous that she could possibly be satisfied to return — if the best movie got here up. She confessed: “However life is unusual. If one thing occurred out of the blue that was a step in the best route to doing extra good work, that will be OK, I would work once more.”
Kozlowski’s life went from unhealthy to worse throughout the following ten years, nonetheless. In 2013, the information broke that she had cut up from Hogan after 23 years of marriage.
The 55-year-old filed for divorce from Hogan, who was then 74-years-old. The divorce was finalised in 2014. She later instructed the Australian press: “Actually, we simply naturally grew aside. One in all our issues was we actually had nothing in frequent and, over time, that occurs to lots of people.”
She defined that the cut up was “utterly amicable”. She added: “We discuss on the telephone on a regular basis, I am going over and have espresso. We’re utterly pleasant. Everyone’s completely happy.”
Hogan additionally spoke out about his divorce with the Each day Telegraph. He confessed that they loved 20 “great years” collectively earlier than turning into “worn out” for “two or three”.
He went on: “I am very flighty — a lady lasts for a couple of quarter of a century after which they get tired of me. We have been opposites and we have been attracted to one another for a very long time. Opposites in every little thing. From the meals we ate, the music we favored, the leisure we favored, the colors, the garments, the locations, every little thing. It labored anyway.”
Regardless of their divorce, he did not deem the wedding a failure. “How will you ‘fail’ after 1 / 4 of a century?” he mentioned. “Failed marriages are when two folks keep collectively despite the fact that they’ve way back misplaced a lot curiosity.”