Tribute to “Nip/Tuck” star Julian McMahon

From 2003-10, one of my most favorite shows on television was the delicious Nip/Tuck which followed the cases and the private lives of two very attractive plastic surgeons played by Julian McMahon and Dylan Walsh.

It is just so shocking and sad to learn that McMahon, also best known for his roles on Charmed, FBI: Most Wanted, Profiler, the original Fantastic Four movies and the Aussie evening soap Home and Away, has died at the young age of 56. He had been battling cancer.

During the run of the show, I saw the stars at various events and remember Julian being so friendly and alive and accessible. One of the scenes we talked about during one event was the episode in which guest star Mario Lopez played an infuriatingly fit plastic surgeon who met McMahon’s character at the gym and the two meet in the shower. (see video below).

Nip/Tuck co-star Dylan Walsh shared a statement with The Hollywood Reporter, which reads: “Dear Jules, I know you like to flout the boundaries but this time you’ve gone too far. Let’s meet at the Biltmore, have a martini and we’ll talk this through. We’ll laugh hard, the valet will bring up your Hummer, and right behind my hatchback with car seats and bird shit on the window, we’ve laughed at this too many times. Now it’s just us. You’ll kiss me on the cheek and say ‘Bye Dyl.’ Good bye Jules.”