Home Alone Co-Star Daniel Stern Mourns John Heard

Home Alone co-star Daniel Stern took to social media to pen a touching and lengthy tribute to his longtime friend John Heard. It turns out that the two knew each other long before the Wet Bandits ever tried to break their way into Kevin McCallister's Chicago home. These former co-stars' friendship first began in the '70s.

In the letter, Stern says he felt as if he was Heard's kid brother and that the actor was the coolest cat in New York City for about about a straight decade, 1974-1984. Stern also says that the Awakenings actor was the one that inspired him, a high school drop-out, to pursue acting.

He wrote “When I got my first film movie, Breaking Away, the only thing I really knew about film acting was what I had learned from watching John do it. Nothing was more intense that John's performance in Life. He lived it hard, fast and fearlessly. He was a romantic and raconteur. He was as loyal and generous as they come. He was a friend and brother and a legend in his time. RIP John.”

Heard's cause of his death remains under investigation. An autopsy was performed Saturday morning and toxicology tests will later be conducted, the medical examiner said, adding that no evidence of foul play has been found.