SINGAPORE — The father of Oscar-winning actress Nicole Kidman, Dr Antony Kidman, died in Singapore after collapsing at Tanglin Club this morning (Sept 12).

The Singapore Civil Defence Force said they received a call at 8.10am requesting for medical assistance at No 5 Stevens Road. A few members of the public were helping to perform cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) on a Caucasian man in a restaurant when SCDF arrived. The SCDF paramedic used an  Automated External Defibrillator and continued with CPR, CPR was also performed by the paramedic while conveying the patient to Tan Tock Seng Hospital (TTSH), said the SCDF.

Singapore police confirmed that they were informed at 9:54am that a man in his 80s was pronounced dead at TTSH. Police said they are investigating the unnatural death.

According to the Sydney Morning Herald, Dr Kidman had been in Singapore to visit Nicole’s sister, Antonia, when the incident occurred. The Kidman family is shocked and needs privacy, Nicole Kidman's publicist was quoted as saying. 

Dr Kidman was a clinical psychologist and Director of the Health Psychology Unit at Sydney’s Royal North Shore Hospital. 

"It is with great sadness that we learn of Dr Tony Kidman’s sudden passing. During his 43 years at the University of Technology, Sydney, Tony has contributed greatly – as a colleague, as a researcher, and as a health practitioner," Vice-Chancellor Professor Attila Brungs said in a statement. "Tony will be missed by all at UTS. Our thoughts are with his family at this time." AGENCIES