David Lynch, the Oscar-nominated filmmaker who brought surrealist storytelling to the mainstream via 'Twin Peaks' and 'Mulholland Drive,' has died. He was 78.

David Lynch's family announced the death in a Facebook post on Thursday. The cause of death and location was not immediately available, but Lynch had been public about his emphysema.

David Lynch, the groundbreaking director of TV and movies from Twin Peaks and Blue Velvet to Wild at Heart, has died at 78. “It is with deep regret that we, his family, announce the passing of the man and the artist,