BYRON BAY, AUSTRALIA - APRIL 02: Marketa Irglova and Glen Hansard of The Swell Season performs on stage during Day 2 of Bluesfest 2010 at Tyagarah Tea Tree Farm on April 2, 2010 in Byron Bay, Australia. (Photo by Mark Metcalfe/Getty Images)Getty ImagesGlen Hansard, an Oscar-winning songwriter who starred in the music-themed films Once and The Commitments, has died.Hansard died in a motorcycle crash Wednesday morning in Dublin, Ireland, according to the BBC. He was 56.Hansard, who was the longtime leader of the Irish band the Frames, played guitarist Outspan Foster in director Alan Parker’s 1991 music drama The Commitments. ForbesChuck Russell, Director Of ‘The Mask,’ ‘Elm Street 3,’ Dies At 74By Tim LammersIn the 2006 musical romance Once, written and directed by former Frames bassist John Carney, Hansard starred as Guy opposite Markéta Irglová’s Girl. The duo also won a Best Original Song Oscar for writing the ballad “Falling Slowly,” which chronicled their romance in the film. Hansard and Irglová’s musicians in the film were a fictionalized version of their real-life folk duo, called The Swell Season. Hansard and Irglová were also in a real-life relationship from 2006 to 2009.HOLLYWOOD - FEBRUARY 24: ***NO ONLINE, NO INTERNET, EMBARGOED FROM INTERNET AND TELEVISION USAGE UNTIL THE CONCLUSION OF THE LIVE OSCARS TELECAST*** Actors/musicians Glen Hansard (L) and Marketa Irglova receive the award for Best Song for their performance in "Once" during the 80th Annual Academy Awards held at the Kodak Theatre on February 24, 2008 in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images)Getty ImagesMORE FOR YOUOnce was also adapted as a Broadway musical, and went on to win eight Tony Awards, including Best Musical, in 2012. Once also won a Best Musical Theater Album Grammy in 2013.Bruce Springsteen paid tribute to Hansard in an Instagram post on Wednesday, writing, “Here on E Street, we are heartbroken over the death of Glen Hansard. We met in Ireland many years ago and he was always nothing but a great musician, a good friend and a generous and gracious man. Always positive, smiling and ready to sing. God bless him and his loved ones.”ForbesKaylee Hottle, ‘Godzilla Vs. Kong’ Actress, Dies At 18By Tim LammersIrish Prime Minister Micheál Martin also paid tribute to Hansard on Wednesday, writing in an X post, “Deeply saddened to learn of the passing of Glen Hansard.