Paul Newman has passed away

..at the age of 83 from cancer.

Paul Newman, the Academy-Award winning superstar who personified cool as an activist, race car driver, popcorn impresario and the anti-hero of such films as "Hud," "Cool Hand Luke" and "The Color of Money," has died. He was 83.

Newman died Friday after a long battle with cancer at his farmhouse near Westport, publicist Jeff Sanderson said. He was surrounded by his family and close friends. via NY Times.com

His long and illustrious acting career is what most people will remember him for, although he was very active in setting up camps for seriously ill kids, as shown in the video below about the Hole in the Wall camps. The camps are free and provide 24 hour medical care. Paul Newman is shown at camp with some of the children in the photo at left. He will be missed, now that he's gone through "the hole in the wall".