Richard Dreyfuss Clarifies That He's Alive & Not Julia Louis-Dreyfus's Father

Oscar winner Richard Dreyfuss is touched by fans's concern, but don't worry. He's not the Dreyfus that actress Julia Louis-Dreyfus mourned in her 2016 Emmy Awards speech. That was her father, billionaire businessman William Louis-Dreyfus.

Actor Richard Dreyfuss -- of "Jaws," "The Goodbye Girl," "American Graffiti," etc. -- is still going strong at age 68.

Apparently a lot of Emmy viewers were confused, and tweeted to Dreyfuss. Not sure why, if they really thought he was dead, but this is the Internet we're talking about.

Here's how the actor reacted to the interest:

I'm actually not Julia Louis-Dreyfus' father. But I really appreciate all the concerned tweets. https://t.co/4heUxufeOa

— Richard Dreyfuss (@RichardDreyfuss) September 19, 2016

I can't stop laughing at the idea of ppl sending concerned tweets to @RichardDreyfuss even though they think he died https://t.co/V21P2fqFBr

— Dan Marse-Kapr (@danmarsekapr) September 19, 2016

cc @TheEmmyshttps://t.co/9IrLux1uGu

— Richard Dreyfuss (@RichardDreyfuss) September 19, 2016

One of my favorite things to do is just pet my Academy Award.

People think it's weird.

People have never petted their own Academy Award.

— Richard Dreyfuss (@RichardDreyfuss) September 19, 2016

The "Veep" actress gave a beautiful speech -- funny and moving -- mocking the current political climate, then honoring her late father, who died on Friday.

Want more stuff like this? Like us on Facebook.