LOS ANGELES (AP) — Sam Rubin, a popular entertainment anchor and reporter for KTLA in Los Angeles who was on a first-name basis with some of Hollywood’s top stars, has died. He was 64 years old.
The department announced his sudden death on Friday. The cause was not disclosed.
Rubin joined the station’s morning news team in 1991. He was a mainstay at his red carpet and movie junkets at premieres, conducting his lively interviews with actors and musicians from behind his desk as an anchor. His last interview was with Jane Seymour on Thursday.
Seymour joined other Hollywood luminaries including Tom Hanks, Viola Davis, Ben Stiller, Guillermo del Toro, Kiefer Sutherland and Octavia Spencer in paying tribute to Rubin on social media.
“That day I was attending an interview for an 85 year old and it was always a pleasure to meet Sam. Even if HE was doing his 85th interview that day, he always had a genuine kindness, It brought curiosity and out-of-the-box questions,” Ryan Reynolds wrote on X.
“There was no one more passionate about his work than Sam Rubin. I’ve known Sam for most of his career, and every morning, early in the morning, as he began his daily workday, there was a light in his eyes. ,” Jamie Lee Curtis wrote on Instagram.
Born in San Diego, Rubin graduated from Occidental College in Los Angeles. He has earned multiple honors from his group for local news journalism, including a lifetime achievement award from the Southern California Broadcasting Corporation.
Rubin is survived by his wife, Leslie, and four children.
