” I woke up the other early morning and informed my spouse, I havent felt this excellent in years,” Ernie told People after the retrograde gene therapy procedure. Now, Im excited about living the rest of my life instead of sitting around.”

Prior to making his way to Hollywood, Ernie was an English teacher and a United States Marine Corps captain who served in Vietnam, THR reported.

Ernies deal with daughter Blake in the popular “Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants” flicks in 2005 and 2008 came years after his showbiz profession started in the 1970s with functions on TVs “The Waltons,” “Fantasy Island” and, later on, “The Dukes of Hazzard,” “Murder, She Wrote” and “The West Wing.”

Blake positions with her moms and dads, Ernie and Elaine, in 2016 as Blakes spouse, Ryan Reynolds, gets his star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.FilmMagic

He was also popular for his acting training.

Ernie Lively, an actor and the dad of “Chatter Girl” star Blake Lively, has actually died at the age of 74.

Ernie Lively, seen here with his actress daughter Blake Lively in 2009, apparently died of cardiac complications.Getty Images

In 2013, Ernie underwent innovative heart surgery that injected his own stem cells into his heart to fix damage, according to People.

Ernie, who played Blakes dad in two “Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants” movies, passed away on June 3 from cardiac complications, his household announced (by means of The Hollywood Reporter).

At the end, Ernie, who died in Los Angeles, was “surrounded by” his partner, Elaine Lively, and the couples children: Blake, “Teen Witch” star Robyn Lively, Lori Lively, Jason Lively and Eric Lively, who are all actors, according to THR.

On the cinema, Ernie had roles in films consisting of the Tom Hanks flick “Turner & & Hooch” in 1989 and “The Beverly Hillbillies” in 1993.