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Spartacus: Blood and Sand
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Liam McIntyre Is the New Spartacus Hunk
Originally posted 02/03/2012 02:30PM
Prepare to swoon!
Australian newcomer Liam McIntyre is causing quite a stir with his brooding, shirtless, breakout performance as rebel gladiator Spartacus in the new season of Starz's drama Spartacus: Vengeance, airing Fridays at 10 p.m.
The actor, 29, replaces the late Andy Whitfield – who died of non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma last year.
Enjoying a bittersweet welcome as Rome’s newest hottie, McIntyre chats with PEOPLE. Here are five things to know about the charming hero.
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Andy Whitfield, Star of TV's Spartacus, Dies of Cancer at 39
Originally posted 09/11/2011 10:45PM
Andy Whitfield, who starred in TV's Spartacus: Blood and Sand – only to leave the show to treat a recurrence of non-Hodgkin lymphoma – died Sunday of the disease at age 39.
The actor's wife Vashti said in a statement that the "beautiful young warrior" died on a "sunny Sydney morning" in the "arms of his loving wife," the Associated Press reports.
Born in Wales and a resident of Australia, Whitfield was preparing for a second season in September 2010 when he announced that he would not be returning to the Starz series so he could undergo aggressive cancer treatment. He was replaced by actor Liam McIntyre.
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