Nicole Kidman's father has died after falling in his hotel room while in Singapore visiting his youngest daughter Antonia, according to reports.
Singapore police said that a man in his 80s was taken to Tan Tock Seng Hospital about 10am local time and was pronounced dead a short time later, Channel News Asia reported.
Dr Kidman was visiting his daughter, Antonia, and his grandchildren and had a fall in his hotel room after breakfast, the Australian Woman's Weekly reported.
Dr Kidman was a clinical psychologist at Royal North Shore Hospital and a director of health psychology at the University of Technology Sydney.
The Royal North Shore Hospital was not immediately commenting on Dr Kidman's death, while a woman at the Kidmans’ home declined to comment when approached by Daily Mail Australia.
In one of his last public statements, Dr Kidman wrote of the pointless pursuit of happiness.
In the article titled 'Forget happiness, search for meaning', Dr Kidman wrote about the importance of striving for achievable goals in life, with a focus on being contented with what you have rather than on a life of material wealth.
Nicole Kidman was born in Honolulu, Hawaii in 1967, while her parents were studying abroad.
The family moved to Sydney's North Shore when the actress was four.
Nicole Kidman has previously been quoted describing her father as a 'great' man that she could rely on at any time of the day.
'He's a great father, I can call him at three in the morning and he's there for me,' she said.
'By the time I was a teenager, I had developed skills as a writer, and my father encouraged me to think about a career in journalism.'
'I began keeping a diary, which I maintain to this day. I used to fill whole notebooks with my writings.'
'My parents thought it was nice to develop my imagination, but they never seriously thought that anything would ever come of it.'
She said her family once told her that she couldn't become an actress because of her height.
'They said that I couldn't be an actress because I would be taller than all my leading men, so I thought I would be a writer instead.'
But despite this she said her parents have always been supportive of her career in acting.
'They allowed me any artistic outlet I wanted.'
'Each weekend I'd go to the theatre at Phillip Street. I used to just lock myself in there for the whole weekend. I thought it was fantastic. I'd be teased a lot though, because I'd be going off to the theatre instead of going to the beach with the boys and all the girls. I felt like an outsider because of that.'
Singapore police said that a man in his 80s was taken to Tan Tock Seng Hospital about 10am local time and was pronounced dead a short time later, Channel News Asia reported.
Dr Kidman was visiting his daughter, Antonia, and his grandchildren and had a fall in his hotel room after breakfast, the Australian Woman's Weekly reported.
Dr Kidman was a clinical psychologist at Royal North Shore Hospital and a director of health psychology at the University of Technology Sydney.
The Royal North Shore Hospital was not immediately commenting on Dr Kidman's death, while a woman at the Kidmans’ home declined to comment when approached by Daily Mail Australia.
She said she didn’t feel ‘comfortable’ saying anything to the media yet.
Network Ten reported earlier that Dr Kidman was visiting Nicole's younger sister Antonia who lives in Singapore with her husband Craig Marran and her six children.
As well as his work as a clinical psychologist, he has done research into the psycho-social impact of diseases, including breast cancer.
He was also ran community service seminars on aspects of mental health, was a regular speaker on radio and television and wrote for academic journals and the general public.
He was awarded an Order of Australia in 2005 for his contributions to clinical psychology.
The family was last seen together in Sydney back in January for Dr Kidman and his wife, Janelle's 50th wedding anniversary.
In June this year, a beaming Nicole Kidman, 46 walked the red carpet with her father and husband Keith Urban at the Swisse Celebrate Life Ball in Melbourne.
Network Ten reported earlier that Dr Kidman was visiting Nicole's younger sister Antonia who lives in Singapore with her husband Craig Marran and her six children.
As well as his work as a clinical psychologist, he has done research into the psycho-social impact of diseases, including breast cancer.
He was also ran community service seminars on aspects of mental health, was a regular speaker on radio and television and wrote for academic journals and the general public.
He was awarded an Order of Australia in 2005 for his contributions to clinical psychology.
The family was last seen together in Sydney back in January for Dr Kidman and his wife, Janelle's 50th wedding anniversary.
In June this year, a beaming Nicole Kidman, 46 walked the red carpet with her father and husband Keith Urban at the Swisse Celebrate Life Ball in Melbourne.
In one of his last public statements, Dr Kidman wrote of the pointless pursuit of happiness.
In the article titled 'Forget happiness, search for meaning', Dr Kidman wrote about the importance of striving for achievable goals in life, with a focus on being contented with what you have rather than on a life of material wealth.
Nicole Kidman was born in Honolulu, Hawaii in 1967, while her parents were studying abroad.
The family moved to Sydney's North Shore when the actress was four.
Nicole Kidman has previously been quoted describing her father as a 'great' man that she could rely on at any time of the day.
'He's a great father, I can call him at three in the morning and he's there for me,' she said.
'By the time I was a teenager, I had developed skills as a writer, and my father encouraged me to think about a career in journalism.'
'I began keeping a diary, which I maintain to this day. I used to fill whole notebooks with my writings.'
'My parents thought it was nice to develop my imagination, but they never seriously thought that anything would ever come of it.'
She said her family once told her that she couldn't become an actress because of her height.
'They said that I couldn't be an actress because I would be taller than all my leading men, so I thought I would be a writer instead.'
But despite this she said her parents have always been supportive of her career in acting.
'They allowed me any artistic outlet I wanted.'
'Each weekend I'd go to the theatre at Phillip Street. I used to just lock myself in there for the whole weekend. I thought it was fantastic. I'd be teased a lot though, because I'd be going off to the theatre instead of going to the beach with the boys and all the girls. I felt like an outsider because of that.'
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