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Zach Braff Mourns the Death of His Dog Roscoe: 'Goodbye My Old Friend'

 "I genuinely count myself lucky that I got to see such a beautiful friendship between a man and his dog," Florence Pugh wrote on Instagram

"I genuinely count myself lucky that I need to see such a gorgeous friendship between a person and his dog," Florence Pugh wrote on Instagram

Zach Braff is saying goodbye to his dog Roscoe.



The actor, 45, shared the heartbreaking news on Instagram Friday that Roscoe, his rescue pup, had died at age 17.


"Today I had to mention goodbye to my ally , Roscoe Braff," Braff wrote within the caption for several photos with the pooch. "He made it 17 years! I feel so lucky that we found one another ."


Braff then encouraged his fans to "adopt a dog," calling it "the best decision" he ever made.



"Goodbye, my old flame ," the Scrubs star added. "We’ll catch up another time."


Braff's girlfriend, Oscar-nominated actress Florence Pugh, also shared a tribute to Roscoe, calling the dog the "coolest of cool" during a post of her own on Instagram.


"Goodnight sweet Roscoe," the small Women star wrote within the caption accompanying a photograph of the dog. "Thank you for all the love you gave and for all the kisses you treated me to."

Referring to Braff's relationship together with his longtime pet, Pugh, 24, added, "I genuinely count myself lucky that I need to see such a gorgeous friendship between a person and his dog. RIP Roscoe 💋 02/10/20"

On her Instagram Story, Pugh shared Braff's post, writing, "Night night Roscy, we love you."

Pugh and Braff mourned another loss earlier this year: the death of Nick Cordero, Braff's close friend.


Last month, on what would are Cordero's 42nd birthday, the Midsommar star shared a tribute to the Broadway actor, who died from complications of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) in July.


"Nick was the primary to welcome me into this friendship group, he had this big open smile that creates you fall crazy with him albeit he hadn’t said anything yet," Pugh remembered of Cordero.

"It’s hard to imagine someone so big then mighty is not any longer here anymore," she added within the tribute. "Nick had such a lot love. He had such a lot like to provides it was impossible to not feel high whenever you’d leave him. Happy F—ing Birthday darling, we shall have a mighty cheese board with all the chutneys and relishes in your honour. We’re thinking of you."

Mourning his friend's death in July, Braff said that he had "honestly never known a kinder person."


"The last item he ever texted me was to seem out for his wife and one year old son, Elvis. I promise the planet they're going to never want for love or money ," Braff wrote on Instagram at the time, adding, "I feel so incredibly grateful I need to have Nick Cordero enter my life. Rest In Peace. Rest in Power."

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