“Love them fully. Don’t dip your toe in sh*t”: After Losing Multiple Loved Ones to Cancer and Medical Disorder, Jeremy Renner Has the Most Precious Advice to Dealing With Crippling Loss in Life

Actor Jeremy Renner lost some of his significant loved ones early in life. He has a thought-provoking take on loss and accepting it as a part of life.

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  • Jeremy Renner became a real life superhero with his miraculous recovery after his snowplow accident
  • The actor considers himself extremely lucky for his survival and knows what losing some important in one's life feels like.
  • Renner advises people to not fear loss and develop meaningful relationships with people around them.
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Jeremy Renner has always put up a great performance in everything he does, including film and TV projects, and is a very committed performer. The actor is also a doting father and an ultimate family man successfully juggling his private time with family along with his professional endeavors. Despite being a superhero in the MCU, Renner became a real-life daredevil with how he overcame the tragedy that almost got him killed.

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Jeremy Renner as Clint Barton in 2021's Hawkeye | Credits: Marvel Studios
Jeremy Renner as Clint Barton in 2021’s Hawkeye | Credits: Marvel Studios

The Hurt Locker star was in a snowplow accident last year and his miraculous recovery has been an inspiring journey. However, many of his loved ones were not so lucky in the face of tragedy and the losses left a big impact on him. Embracing loss became a very important aspect of his approach to life along with the importance of bonding.

Jeremy Renner Has A Heartwarming Advice On The Importance of Grieving

The Hurt Locker star lost a number of loved ones early in his life | Credits: Summit Entertainment
The Hurt Locker star lost a number of loved ones early in his life | Credits: Summit Entertainment

Jeremy Renner remains one of the most celebrated actors of his generation due to his hard work and perseverance in Hollywood where competition is tough and one’s relevance can fade very quickly. Unlike most celebrities, he is a very humble individual and does not take his fame too seriously. Instead, he is more focused on the well-being of his family and creating special bonds and friendships with folks in the industry.

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The Hawkeye star survived a deadly snowplow accident and his incredible recovery from that tragic event continues to inspire people. His will to survive seems to have stemmed from the losses he experienced as a child where his cousin passed away from crib death. Three of his aunts and uncles died from cancer, and these experiences taught Renner a valuable lesson about the importance of embracing loss and not fearing it.

In an interview with Men’s Health, the actor revealed that one should not fear the idea of loss and mourning it. He further advised one should spend more time with people and love them so that they feel their absence once they are gone. Instead of fearing loss, one should be concerned with the ‘what could have been’ scenarios and the missed opportunities to spend quality time with someone. Renner said,

I realized you can’t fear loss. You can mourn loss. You should fear not being able to mourn loss. If you don’t feel bad after the loss, then you didn’t spend the time to connect with the person. Shoulda, woulda, coulda—fear that. Dive more into people. Love them fully. Don’t dip your toe in sh*t.

Creating fruitful relationships and camaraderie is vital as it gives meaning to life. As Renner says, death and loss are a part of life and one must not run away from it through denial. It is normal to mourn and grief for a loved one who passed away as it shows the impact they have made on one’s life.

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Rian Johnson Addresses Confusion Around Jeremy Renner’s Role in Knives Out 3

Daniel Craig will return for Wake Up Dead Man after Glass Onion | Credits: Netflix
Daniel Craig will return for Wake Up Dead Man after Glass Onion | Credits: Netflix

Jeremy Renner is among the ensemble cast of Rian Johnson’s Knives Out 3. The actor indirectly made his presence felt in the second film where his face is a fictional hot sauce brand named Renning Hot. Some audiences were confused as to how Renner was starring in the third film after this reference.

In an interview with Netflix Tudum, Johnson revealed that the Hawkeye actor will not appear as ‘Jeremy Renner the actor’ as shown in the second film and will have a proper role in Wake Up Dead Man. The director further revealed that he had been wanting to work with the actor for a long time and he appreciated the hilarious reference to him in Glass Onion.

Jeremy’s a great actor who I’ve wanted to work with for a long time. I was very relieved he thought the hot sauce thing was funny! He’s playing a proper part in this one, we’ll keep the sauce off-screen. Maybe we’ll sneak a few bottles onto the catering table.

Just like the previous two parts, Wake Up Dead Man consists of a great crop of actors including Josh O’Connor, Glenn Close, Josh Brolin, Mila Kunis, Kerry Washington, Andrew Scott, Cailee Spaeny, and led by Daniel Craig. The film recently wrapped filming and will release on Netflix sometime next year.

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Written by Rahul Thokchom

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Rahul Thokchom is a senior content writer at Fandomwire who is passionate about covering the world of pop culture and entertainment. He has a Masters Degree in English that contributes to the richness and creativity in his works.