![]() He was so beloved that a " Consider Uggie" campaign was launched with the hopes the Academy would recognize his performance. With The Artist-a perfectly fine and enjoyable little movie-somehow going on to critical acclaim and beating The Tree Of Life for Best Picture at the Oscars, Uggie became the biggest star of the film. Uggie had worked in movies since 2005, but broke through in 2011 with both Water For Elephants and the neo-silent film The Artist. "I will forever hold him dearly in my heart and never forget his infinite love for chicken and hotdogs," Sarah Clifford, Uggie's trainer in The Artist, told TMZ. ![]() "In short, Uggie had a cancerous tumor in the prostate and is now in a better place not feeling pain," he wrote on Facebook. ![]() The Jack Russell Terrier was owned and trained by "dog trainer to the stars" Omar von Muller, who announced on Tuesday night that he made the difficult decision to put down Uggie. Uggie, the beloved canine star of the Oscar-winner The Artist has passed away. ![]()
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