{"id":235926,"date":"2026-04-22T00:00:10","date_gmt":"2026-04-22T00:00:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/04\/22\/denise-richards-hails-patrick-muldoon-her-best-friend-after-his-shock-death\/"},"modified":"2026-04-22T00:00:10","modified_gmt":"2026-04-22T00:00:10","slug":"denise-richards-hails-patrick-muldoon-her-best-friend-after-his-shock-death","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/04\/22\/denise-richards-hails-patrick-muldoon-her-best-friend-after-his-shock-death\/","title":{"rendered":"Denise Richards hails Patrick Muldoon her &apos;best friend&apos; after his shock death"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"byline\">\n<p>        <time itemprop=\"datePublished\" content=\"2026-04-22\" datetime=\"1776816010\" pubdate=\"\">22 April 2026<\/time>\n    <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.femalefirst.co.uk\/denise-richards\/\" class=\"exposure-link \" data-linktrack=\"LinkTracker,articleExposure,denise-richards\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Denise Richards<\/a> has paid tribute to Patrick Muldoon, describing the late actor as her \u201cbest friend\u201d and \u201cvoice of reason\u201d following his death at the age of 57.<\/p>\n<p>                            <\/p>\n<p class=\"image-caption landscape\">Denise Richards has paid tribute to Patrick Muldoon, describing the late actor as her \u2018best friend\u2019 and \u2018voice of reason\u2019 following his death at the age of 57<\/p>\n<p>The actress, 55, shared a message on Instagram, two days after Patrick Muldoon\u2019s death, reflecting on their decades-long relationship. <\/p>\n<p>She said on Tuesday (21.04.26): \u201cI am deeply heartbroken and devastated losing you. You were my best friend and my family. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe met in our first acting class, I was 19 never had an acting job and you were 21 a student at USC doing a recurring role on Who\u2019s the Boss. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnd here we are. 36 years later. My whole adult life and I don\u2019t know it without you.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>\nShe continued in her emotional Instagram post \u2013 which was accompanied with a video montage featuring images and clips of the pair over several decades, set to the song Everything I Own by Bread: \u201cThe friendship, love, support, respect and loyalty we had was unconditional and rare. You lit up every room you walked into. <\/p>\n<p>\n\u201cYou are larger than life and everyone was drawn to you. So talented and most underrated actor. And most humble. Everything you did was infectious. Your laugh, your kindness, your wit, your strength, your loyalty, your passion and your zest for life. <\/p>\n<p>\n\u201cWe\u2019ve been each other\u2019s rock. Our memories together are endless. You\u2019ve had my back and protected me more than anyone.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>\nDenise added: \u201cI don\u2019t know what I\u2019m going to do without you here,\u201d describing Patrick as her \u201cvoice of reason and pillar of strength\u201d. <\/p>\n<p>\nShe went on: \u201cEspecially during this last year of pain and heartache. And now I need you more than ever, for this pain and heartache losing you. <\/p>\n<p>\n\u201cSchweet babe we\u2019ve had those conversations. We thought we\u2019d live forever or at least into our 90\u2019s. Schweet babe I will be looking for those signs. I need to know you\u2019re still here with me. I love you so much and miss you dearly schweet babe.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\nDenise and Patrick first met in an acting class in the 1990s before starring together in the 1997 film Starship Troopers. <\/p>\n<p>\nThe pair dated for nearly five years before remaining close friends and collaborators, most recently working together on the upcoming crime thriller Dirty Hands, scheduled for digital release on 24 April. <\/p>\n<p>\nPatrick\u2019s death was confirmed by his manager to Variety, with Deadline reporting that it followed a heart attack.<\/p>\n<p>\nPatrick was known for his roles as Austin Reed on Days of Our Lives from 1992 to 1995 and as Richard Hart on Melrose Place for three seasons until 1996.<\/p>\n<p><!-- Pagination --><\/p>\n<p><!-- playbuzz --><br \/>\n<!-- end playbuzz--><\/p>\n<p><!-- \n\n<div data-cn-project=\"femalefirst\">\n    \n<\/div>\n\n --><\/p>\n<p><!-- Outbrain { date: 2018\/06\/08 } --><br \/>\n<!-- Outbrain { date: 2018\/06\/08 } --><\/p>\n<p>    <!-- Outbrain { date: 2018\/06\/08 } --><br \/>\n    <!-- Outbrain { date: 2018\/06\/08 } --><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.femalefirst.co.uk\/celebrity\/denise-richards-hails-patrick-muldoon-best-friend-after-shock-death-1441077.html?f=rss\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>22 April 2026 Denise Richards has paid tribute to Patrick Muldoon, describing the late actor as her \u201cbest friend\u201d and \u201cvoice of reason\u201d following his death at the age of 57. 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