Michael Halkias, the owner of Brooklyn’s iconic Grand Prospect Hall, has died from the coronavirus, according to reports.

Halkias, 82, owned the opulent Park Slope catering hall with his wife Alice since 1981. The couple’s TV commercials — capped by the slogan “We make your dreams come true!” — had become so much a part of Big Apple culture that the ads were lampooned on “Saturday Night Live.”

He died Wednesday, Greek outlet Anamniseis reported.

State Sen. Andrew Gournardes remembered Halkias on his Twitter page Wednesday night.

“He was a man with big vision and an even bigger heart,” Gounardes wrote. “And of course, he made dreams come true for thousands of people who celebrated at his hall. May his memory be eternal.”

In addition to the TV commercials, the 1890s hall was used in a number of TV shows and films, including the 2001 hit “The Royal Tenenbaums.”

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