Merhan Karimi Nasseri, who inspired 2004 Tom Hanks movie The Terminal, has died of a heart attack at Paris’ Charles de Gaulle Airport where he lived for 18 years
The refugee who inspired ‘The Terminal’ film starring Tom Hanks has died in the airport where he lived for 18 years.
Merhan Karimi Nasseri suffered a heart attack in Terminal 2F of Paris’ Charles de Gaulle Airport around midday on Saturday, according to an official.
Despite the efforts of police and a medical team, he was not able to be saved.
Iranian Nasseri, believed to have been born in 1945 and aged 76, lived in Terminal 1’s departure lounge from 1988 until 2006.