Uggie, the scene-stealing Jack Russell terrier who charmed audiences in the Oscar-winning 2011 film "The Artist," has died. <br />Uggie the dog, the canine star of Oscar-winning film The Artist, has died in Los Angeles at the age of 13. <br /> <br />Uggie – a true star who will live for ever on screen <br />Pamela Hutchinson <br /> Read more <br />The Jack Russell terrier, who also starred opposite Reese Witherspoon and Robert Pattinson in Water for Elephants, was put down on Tuesday after suffering from prostate cancer, TMZ reported. <br /> <br />Born in 2002, Uggie narrowly avoided the dog pound as a puppy thanks to animal trainer Omar von Muller who rescued him and raised him for a life in show business.
