Steve Bing was a dedicated philanthropist and passionate supporter of many good causes.
Although he dropped out of college to pursue his dream of becoming a filmmaker, Steve became a huge success story in Hollywood.
He founded Shangri-La Entertainment after inheriting about $ 600 million from his grandfather.
Steve's first big-screen film was Sylvester Stallone Get Carter, released in 2000.
He wrote Kangaroo Jack in 2003 and also invested nearly $ 100 million in the 2004 film The Polar Express.
The filmmaker also used his assets for good and donated large sums of money for environmental reasons.
But the 55-year-old seems to have come out of loneliness and is believed to have committed suicide on Monday.
He has a son, Damian with ex-girlfriend Liz Hurley.
Throughout his life, Steve's successful career and donations to charity.
After a brief breakup in March 2001, the couple were said to be more serious than ever, spending time together in his luxury suite at the Hotel Bel Air.
After suspicions that he could not be the father of the child she was expecting, he promised that if the boy turned out to be his after the DNA test, Bing would take on any responsibility and even donate $ 100,000 each month. . But determined to make it clear crystal that it was never about money, Liz dismissed his gesture and stated that the money was not "required or welcome."
â??Iâ??ve always made it clear to Stephen Bing, the father of my son Damian, that I donâ??t want financial help from him,â? she said.
Steve is said to have never met Damian, the child he shares with Liz, and to have met Kira only when she grew up.
Kira was Steve's daughter from the relationship she had with former tennis player Lisa Bonder.
In addition, Bing's father, Peter, has come out against inheriting his children because he had never met them. According to him, no family member who lived with him could inherit anything from him.
Peter had determined that the grandchildren would be his heirs, but he tried to redefine the meaning of the term nephew in the documents, because in this case the children of Bing were not the ideal grandchildren as heirs.
But Bing came out against his father, so already both the girl and the boy will participate in his fortune.
"I'm sad my ex-Steve is no longer with us," Liz said.
"It's a horrible end. Our time together was very happy and I'm posting these pictures because even though we went through some difficult times, they are the good, wonderful memories of a sweet, kind man they have importance. We recently spoke on our son's 18th birthday. This is devastating news and I thank everyone for their beautiful messages. "
Damian added: "Thank you from the bottom of my heart to all those who have managed to follow the devastating news."
"This is a very strange and confusing time and I am extremely grateful to be surrounded by my family and friends."
