Richard Dreyfuss couldn’t blame a shark attack for his absence at SharkCon this past week. The 77-year-old recorded a message to fans who’d headed to the convention in Florida expecting to see him, and said he was “very, very sorry” to share that he’d been diagnosed with viral bronchitis.

Jaws star Richard Dreyfuss was scheduled to appear at this year's SharkCon, but was forced to cancel his planned appearance at the fan event due to coming down with viral bronchitis. Here's what he had to say to fans.