Photo: Kevin Hart/InstagramKevin Hartis mourning his father.On Wednesday, Hart, 43, shared two posts on Instagram announcing that his father Henry Witherspoon died.“RIP to one of the realest & rawest to ever do it…Love you dad,” Hartwrote in one captionalongside a carousel of photos of the two with other members of the family. “Gone but never forgotten….Give mom a hug for me….y’all did good man.” (Hart’s mother Nancy died in 2007 from cancer.)“Thank you for everything….I’m a better father because of you 😢💪🏾🙏🏾 ,” Hart added. “We will all make you proud….“In a second post shared about two hours after the initial upload, the actor and comedian simply wrote, “RIP spoon …..😢🙏🏾,” alongside aphoto of him with his father.Hart previously opened up in 2018 abouthow how he found a way to forgive his father, who he wrote in his 2017 memoirI Can’t Make This Upoften times wasn’t around due todrug addictionand multiple jail stints. When he was around, Hart wrote thatthose memorieswere more chaotic than happy.Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up to date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from juicy celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.“No matter what, he’s my father,” Hart told PEOPLE at the time. “Regardless of my upbringing and the way I was raised and how often he was in my life, he’s my dad. … I have a positive outlook on life regardless, and I’m going to love you because you’re my father.“Hart said in 2018 that his father was sober and that he did not harbor any resentment toward Witherspoon.“I understand that nobody’s perfect, people are flawed, people make mistakes,” Hart said at the time. “I shouldn’t hold a high level of judgment over your head about things I can’t change.““You can’t go back in the past and fix this or fix that,” he added. “I can only move forward, and I can only love you today.“Albert L. Ortega/GettyHart told PEOPLE in 2018 he felt “blessed” to be in a position where he could provide for his father.“I can say, ‘Here, Dad, here’s a home, here’s a car, here’s some money. Go spend time with your grandkids. Be the best grandpop … the days that you missed with me are the days that we missed, it’s fine. I’m okay with that.’ “The comedian, who shares sonHendrix, 14, with ex Torrei Hart and isalso dad to 23-month-old daughterKaori Mai, and sonKenzo Kash, 4, with his wifeEniko Hart, said in 2018 that he takes “mistakes that I feel that my dad may have made and instead of complaining about them, I use them to my advantage.““I know what I should do, and the things that I don’t want my kids to ever feel,” Hart said at the time. “And the most important thing that you cangive your kids is time.”
Photo: Kevin Hart/Instagram
Kevin Hartis mourning his father.On Wednesday, Hart, 43, shared two posts on Instagram announcing that his father Henry Witherspoon died.“RIP to one of the realest & rawest to ever do it…Love you dad,” Hartwrote in one captionalongside a carousel of photos of the two with other members of the family. “Gone but never forgotten….Give mom a hug for me….y’all did good man.” (Hart’s mother Nancy died in 2007 from cancer.)“Thank you for everything….I’m a better father because of you 😢💪🏾🙏🏾 ,” Hart added. “We will all make you proud….“In a second post shared about two hours after the initial upload, the actor and comedian simply wrote, “RIP spoon …..😢🙏🏾,” alongside aphoto of him with his father.Hart previously opened up in 2018 abouthow how he found a way to forgive his father, who he wrote in his 2017 memoirI Can’t Make This Upoften times wasn’t around due todrug addictionand multiple jail stints. When he was around, Hart wrote thatthose memorieswere more chaotic than happy.Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up to date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from juicy celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.“No matter what, he’s my father,” Hart told PEOPLE at the time. “Regardless of my upbringing and the way I was raised and how often he was in my life, he’s my dad. … I have a positive outlook on life regardless, and I’m going to love you because you’re my father.“Hart said in 2018 that his father was sober and that he did not harbor any resentment toward Witherspoon.“I understand that nobody’s perfect, people are flawed, people make mistakes,” Hart said at the time. “I shouldn’t hold a high level of judgment over your head about things I can’t change.““You can’t go back in the past and fix this or fix that,” he added. “I can only move forward, and I can only love you today.“Albert L. Ortega/GettyHart told PEOPLE in 2018 he felt “blessed” to be in a position where he could provide for his father.“I can say, ‘Here, Dad, here’s a home, here’s a car, here’s some money. Go spend time with your grandkids. Be the best grandpop … the days that you missed with me are the days that we missed, it’s fine. I’m okay with that.’ “The comedian, who shares sonHendrix, 14, with ex Torrei Hart and isalso dad to 23-month-old daughterKaori Mai, and sonKenzo Kash, 4, with his wifeEniko Hart, said in 2018 that he takes “mistakes that I feel that my dad may have made and instead of complaining about them, I use them to my advantage.““I know what I should do, and the things that I don’t want my kids to ever feel,” Hart said at the time. “And the most important thing that you cangive your kids is time.”
Kevin Hartis mourning his father.
On Wednesday, Hart, 43, shared two posts on Instagram announcing that his father Henry Witherspoon died.
“RIP to one of the realest & rawest to ever do it…Love you dad,” Hartwrote in one captionalongside a carousel of photos of the two with other members of the family. “Gone but never forgotten….Give mom a hug for me….y’all did good man.” (Hart’s mother Nancy died in 2007 from cancer.)
“Thank you for everything….I’m a better father because of you 😢💪🏾🙏🏾 ,” Hart added. “We will all make you proud….”
In a second post shared about two hours after the initial upload, the actor and comedian simply wrote, “RIP spoon …..😢🙏🏾,” alongside aphoto of him with his father.
Hart previously opened up in 2018 abouthow how he found a way to forgive his father, who he wrote in his 2017 memoirI Can’t Make This Upoften times wasn’t around due todrug addictionand multiple jail stints. When he was around, Hart wrote thatthose memorieswere more chaotic than happy.
Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up to date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from juicy celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.
“No matter what, he’s my father,” Hart told PEOPLE at the time. “Regardless of my upbringing and the way I was raised and how often he was in my life, he’s my dad. … I have a positive outlook on life regardless, and I’m going to love you because you’re my father.”
Hart said in 2018 that his father was sober and that he did not harbor any resentment toward Witherspoon.
“I understand that nobody’s perfect, people are flawed, people make mistakes,” Hart said at the time. “I shouldn’t hold a high level of judgment over your head about things I can’t change.”
“You can’t go back in the past and fix this or fix that,” he added. “I can only move forward, and I can only love you today.”
Albert L. Ortega/Getty
Hart told PEOPLE in 2018 he felt “blessed” to be in a position where he could provide for his father.
“I can say, ‘Here, Dad, here’s a home, here’s a car, here’s some money. Go spend time with your grandkids. Be the best grandpop … the days that you missed with me are the days that we missed, it’s fine. I’m okay with that.’ "
The comedian, who shares sonHendrix, 14, with ex Torrei Hart and isalso dad to 23-month-old daughterKaori Mai, and sonKenzo Kash, 4, with his wifeEniko Hart, said in 2018 that he takes “mistakes that I feel that my dad may have made and instead of complaining about them, I use them to my advantage.”
“I know what I should do, and the things that I don’t want my kids to ever feel,” Hart said at the time. “And the most important thing that you cangive your kids is time.”
source: people.com
