‘Love Story’ star Ryan O’Neal dead at 82

File photo : US actor Ryan O’Neal// AFP

Los Angeles, United States –  Actor and heartthrob Ryan O’Neal, the Oscar-nominated star of “Love Story” who also appeared in “Paper Moon” and “Barry Lyndon,” has died, his son said Friday. He was 82.

“This is the toughest thing I’ve ever had to say but here we go. My dad passed away peacefully today, with his loving team by his side supporting him and loving him as he would us,” Patrick O’Neal wrote on Instagram.

O’Neal, whose smoldering looks and perfect jawline made him the ideal leading man, was also known for his tumultuous decades-long relationship with actress Farrah Fawcett.

After years of television roles in the 1960s, O’Neal’s big break came in 1970’s “Love Story,” a box office phenomenon that earned him an Oscar nomination — one of a grab-bag of nods for a film now credited with…