According to The Hollywood Reporter, well-known French actor Pierre Deny (Another Woman’s Life, Tomorrow Is Ours) passed away at the age of 69. The actor known for playing  JVMA CEO and fashion boss Louis de Léon in the Lily Collins (Mirror Mirror, The Blind Side)-starring drama died on May 25 after battling with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), his family confirmed in a statement to TF1, the French broadcaster.

“It is with deep emotion that we announce the passing of Pierre Deny, which occurred this Monday following a sudden and severe case of ALS (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis), also known as Charcot’s Disease,” Deny’s daughters said in their statement via The Hollywood Reporter.

As per The Hollywood Reporter, the news of Pierre’s passing came a week after Netflix announced that Emily in Paris would end after its sixth season. *spoilers ahead* The fifth season of the series ended with Emily choosing to return to Paris after opening a Rome office of the marketing agency she works for.

The Hollywood Reporter reports that Deny was a veteran actor in France. He started in theater in the 1980s before becoming a mainstay in domestic TV series like Julie Lescaut and the soap opera Demain Nous Appartient. Pierre’s recent roles include an episode of the TF1 series Camping Paradis.

According to The Hollywood Reporter, French actress and singer Sylvie Vartan (Find the Idol, The Black Angel)) wrote in an Instagram post, “So sad to hear of the passing of Pierre Deny. I shared some great moments with him on stage in Isabelle Mergault’s play. He was a generous actor and a sensitive and funny man. My thoughts are with his family and loved ones at this painful time.”

In another Instagram post via The Hollywood Reporter, Luce Mouchel (The Ax, Tomorrow Is Our) she said, “Pierre, seven years of filming together, taking the train together, having lunch at the canteen together, sometimes confiding, inviting each other from time to time and congratulating you for your hidden cooking talent, meeting our girls, clapping at the theater, calling each other ‘Doctor’ usually, and I forget. A short decade of shared life that should not have ended so quickly and so brutally. I’m thinking of your daughters and their exceptional courage. Thinking of you, my last visit and your sparkling eyes, rest in peace, Dr. Dumaze .”