Actor Simone Reilander has a heartfelt tribute for late husband and business tycoon Richard Lugner. Reilander, 41, took to Instagram with a painting of the late entrepreneur, 91, on Monday and a few words in his honour. “You were the dream of my life,” the House Party actress wrote in a translated German language message.

"And when I saw you shine at the sight of me, then I knew that I was yours too. In Love ????.” A post shared by Simone Lugner (@simone_lugner) Lugner, who has four children from previous relationships, had married for the sixth time—calling his marriage to Reilander his last, as per a local news outlet.

Lugner and Reilander wed at Vienna City Hall on June 1. In his life, Lugner introduced many Hollywood celebrities to Vienna Ball Opera including Kim Kardashian, Priscilla Presley, Spice Girls band member Geri Halliwell. Lugner, who enticed most of his guests with payments as per the local news outlet, also brought Sophia Loren and Jane Fonda to the Vienna Ball.

However, women were not his only guests as he once took Harry Belafont on one occasion and Roger Moore on another. Karl Nehammer, the chancellor of Austria, wrote on X that Lugner, who also tried his hand at politics, was “an Austrian original.” In a statement, the Vienna State Opera expressed its “sincere condolences to Richard Lugner’s family.

” Lugner, a construction tycoon known for helping build the Lunger City shopping center in Vienna in 1990, was also honoured by his staff as a.