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Home Alone’s Ken Hudson Campbell gives cancer surgery update: New photo

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Beloved actor Ken Hudson Campbell is thanking his friends and the public for their support in his ongoing battle with cancer.

“I am moved beyond belief by your generosity and well wishes. I know it sounds cliché, but it’s true,” Campbell, 61, posted Christmas Day on his GoFundMe page next to a photo of him wearing a Santa cap.

“Thank you all! Thank you, thank you, thank you! I love you all, Merry Christmas and Happy Everything! – KennyC.”

The “Home Alone” and “Armageddon” actor was diagnosed Oct. 26 with an aggressive form of cancer growing in his mouth and affecting his teeth.

He underwent a 10-hour surgery Dec. 7 and, on Dec. 9, his daughter, Michaela — who started the GoFundMe page – updated everyone on his progress.

Ken Campbell in a photo posted Christmas Day on his GoFundMe page. He underwent cancer surgery Dec. 7. GoFundMe

“The cancer was removed successfully, and his jaw bone has been reconstructed from his fibula and attached. Despite the swelling and incisions, he looks great,” she wrote.

Michaela’s GoFundMe goal was to raise $100,000 to help defray Ken’s medical expenses including physical and speech therapy, medical equipment, dental implants and caregivers.

Friends, including Steve Carell, “Curb Your Enthusiasm” star Jeff Garlin, Tim Meadows and “Big Bang Theory” co-creator Bill Prady contributed to the page — which quickly met its financial goal.

Campbell as Santa and Macaulay Culkin as Kevin in “Home Alone” (1990). 20th Century Fox

Carell donated $10,000 with a note: “ ‘Carriage ride!’ Love you Ken.”

“My dad is healing very well,” Michaela told The Post. “He gets teary eyed when he reads his friends’ and fans’ kind words. In this lifetime, most people don’t get to hear how much they mean to someone else or how their work resonates with people who have seen it.

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Campbell at a movie premiere in Hollywood in 2019. Getty Images

“It’s a healing and very affirming thing. The support has been heartwarming and I can’t express how thankful I am for everybody showing my dad so much love.”

Campbell’s long acting resume includes roles in “Groundhog Day,” “Mike & Molly, “Gravity Falls” and “The Practice.”



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