00:00The 15-year-old son of billionaire investor and philanthropist Ronald Perlman has died.
00:05Oscar Perlman, the teenage son of Perlman and psychiatrist Dr. Anna Chapman,
00:09passed away the evening of March 24th on the island of St. Martin, according to reports.
00:14His death is believed to be connected to a long-standing medical issue.
00:18Sources describe Oscar as a gifted and thoughtful young person.
00:21He was a kind, smart child, one source said.
00:24Very smart. He was his father's son.
00:26Ronald Perlman, now 83, built his fortune through investments in the 1980s,
00:31most notably with the cosmetics company Revlon.
00:34Over the years, he also became widely known for his philanthropy,
00:37supporting major medical institutions across New York.
00:40His contributions include departments of emergency medicine and dermatology at NYU Langone Medical Center,
00:45a heart institute at New York Presbyterian, and a reproductive medicine center at Weill Cornell.
00:50Perlman and Dr. Chapman married in 2010.
00:53That same year, they announced they were expecting Oscar via surrogate.
00:57We had some trials and tribulations getting to this point,
01:00and we were both thrilled, Dr. Chapman said at the time.
01:03Friends noted then that the couple had long hoped to start a family,
01:06describing Perlman as happier and more content than ever after Oscar's arrival.
01:10The couple welcomed another child via surrogate in 2012.
01:14Perlman is also the father of several other children from previous marriages,
01:17including four with his first wife, Faith Golding,
01:20a daughter with the late Claudia Cohen, and another daughter with Patricia Duff.
01:24Oscar Perlman's passing marks a profound loss for his family.
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