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"Bill Hunter is seriously ill, his manager has revealed. The 71-year-old award-winning Australian actor, who is best known for playing Toni Collette&amp;#039;s overbearing father in Muriel&amp;#039;s Wedding, has been admitted to a Melbourne hospice as he continues his battle against cancer. Mark Morrissey told the Today show this morning: &amp;quot;Sadly, he has cancer and it&amp;#039;s inoperable. He was admitted to a hospice a couple of days ago.&amp;quot; Hunter is also known for his roles in Newsfront, Strictly Ballroom, The Adventures of Priscilla Queen of the Desert and Gallipoli. He recently finished filming racing movie The Cup, in which he plays Australian horse trainer Bart Cummings. The film also stars former Home and Away actress Jodi Gordon and ex-Neighbours stars Stephen Curry and Daniel Macpherson. Last year, Muriel&amp;#039;s Wedding was featured in a list naming the movies that best represent Australia. Eric Bana&amp;#039;s The Castle was awarded first place. &amp;gt; Read our latest showbiz news "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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