Milestone Moments: All The Celebrity Vitals

[Notabug]

2 hours ago, ProudMary said:

That's some sad irony right there. 😔 

As a kid, that image of earth, coupled with Borman's corresponding scripture reading on that long ago Christmas Eve made an indelible impression on me.

Rest easy, sir.

 

 

I remember it well myself.  It was Anders' idea to pair the view of the earth from space with the appropriate verses from Genesis for their Christmas Eve broadcast.  An astronaut with the soul of a poet, it seems.

Edited June 8 by Notabug

[shapeshifter]

On 6/7/2024 at 10:25 PM, MissAlmond said:

Actor Dick Van Dyke has made history by becoming the oldest Daytime Drama Emmy winner at age 98 for his guest starring role in Days of our Lives.

https://variety.com/2024/tv/awards/dick-van-dyke-daytime-emmys-winner-days-of-our-lives-1236029346/

https://deadline.com/2024/06/dick-van-dyke-daytime-emmy-winner-days-of-our-lives-1235962671/

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/2024-daytime-emmys-winners-list-1235917674/

https://www.thewrap.com/2024-daytime-emmy-awards-night-one-the-complete-list/

https://people.com/daytime-emmys-2024-dick-van-dyke-becomes-oldest-winner-guest-performer-in-drama-8652791

 

Includes video of his acceptance speech; he's still got it!
https://ew.com/dick-van-dyke-daytime-emmy-awards-oldest-winner-8660459

[roamyn]

Frank Carroll, former US figure skating coach, dies at 85.

https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/columnist/brennan/2024/06/09/figure-skating-coach-frank-carroll-dies/74038627007/

Edited June 10 by roamyn

[Dimity]

Michael Mosley: TV presenter found dead on Greek island, wife confirms

I don't know how well known he was outside the UK but here in Canada we got several of his TV shows aired on TVO (somewhat like PBS) so this came as a bit of a shock.

[Vermicious Knid]

I'm shocked, shocked I tell you: Billy Ray Cyrus files for divorce and annulment of 7 month marriage.

[BetterButter]

Françoise Hardy, French Singer and Actor Who Became International Icon in 1960s, Dies at 80

[Blergh]

6 hours ago, Vermicious Knid said:

I'm shocked, shocked I tell you: Billy Ray Cyrus files for divorce and annulment of 7 month marriage.

And, on a shallow note, it didn't bode well when they appeared together with Mr. Cyrus seeming to channel Cousin Itt trying to crash the CMA Fest!

One can't say that either of them showed the best judgement possible. Oh well.

[BetterButter]

Tony Lo Bianco Dies: Prolific Actor Who Played Sal Boca In ‘The French Connection’ Was 87

[MissAlmond]

 

[badhaggis]

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Edited June 13 by badhaggis
sorry!

[Notabug]

49 minutes ago, badhaggis said:

https://people.com/tv/anthony-edwards-mare-winningham-quietly-eloped-last-year/

I am so happy for them!

This actually happened several years ago, it's an old article.  It is very nice news, though, especially for us ER fans who remember Winningham's guest turn on the show as an imposter physician, Amanda Lee, who flirts with Edward's Mark Greene before she's exposed as a fraud.

Edited June 13 by Notabug

[KWalkerInc]

Singer Angela Bofill has died at age 70.

She was featured on the show Unsung a few years ago.  She had a beautiful voice but suffered two devastating strokes in the mid to late 2000s.

[DearEvette]

7 hours ago, KWalkerInc said:

Singer Angela Bofill has died at age 70.

She was featured on the show Unsung a few years ago.  She had a beautiful voice but suffered two devastating strokes in the mid to late 2000s.

RIP Angela.  Her song 'I Try' is an R&B classic. Such a gorgeous depth in her voice.

[BetterButter]

Kevin Brophy Dies: Star Of TV Series ‘Lucan’ And Actor In Horror Classic ‘Hell Night’ Was 70

[Blergh]

2 hours ago, BetterButter said:

Kevin Brophy Dies: Star Of TV Series ‘Lucan’ And Actor In Horror Classic ‘Hell Night’ Was 70

I remember watching Lucan and sad that it ended without any resolution to the protagonist finding what had become of his family or getting his name cleared.  RIP, Mr. Brophy!

[MissAlmond]

Actor/director Tony Mordente who played A-Rab in the original Broadway musical and Action in the 1961 film version of West Side Story and directed such television shows as Rhoda, Walker, Texas Ranger, and 7th Heaven has died, age 88.

https://deadline.com/2024/06/tony-mordente-dead-1235973530/

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/tony-mordente-west-side-story-1235922968/

https://playbill.com/article/original-west-side-story-cast-member-tony-mordente-dies-at-88

https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/Actor-Dancer-Choreographer-and-Director-Tony-Mordente-Dies-at-Age-88-20240614

Edited June 17 by MissAlmond

[MissAlmond]

The 77th Annual Tony Awards In Memoriam

 

The 51st Daytime Emmy Awards In Memoriam

 

Edited June 17 by MissAlmond

[Shannon L.]

Gordon Ramsey was in a bad biking accident and recorded this message.  Be warned, at the end, he shows part of the wound.  He had to have been hit by a car.  
 

 

[Yogisbooboo64]

Angela Bofill and Teena Marie were the soundtracks to my mid-80's, man.  

I'm On Your Side was and will always be my jam.

Rest well, mami and say hello to Teena and Phyllis Hyman for me.

[MissAlmond]

Ian McKellen expected to make full recovery after fall from London stage during West End performance.

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/general-news/ian-mckellen-falls-off-stage-london-performance-1235925155/

https://deadline.com/2024/06/ian-mckellen-falls-off-stage-player-kings-london-hospital-1235976450/

https://variety.com/2024/film/news/ian-mckellen-hospitalized-fell-off-stage-1236040538/

https://www.thewrap.com/ian-mckellen-falls-off-stage-hospitalized/

 

 

 

Edited June 18 by MissAlmond

[MissAlmond]

Actor Anouk Aimée’ who starred in La Dolce Vita (1961), Lola (1961), 8 1/2 (1963), and A Man and a Woman (1966) has died, age 92.

https://deadline.com/2024/06/anouk-aimee-dies-obituary-92-la-dolce-vita-8½-federico-fellini-1235976811/

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/anouk-aimee-dead-92-la-dolce-vita-1235925531/

https://variety.com/2024/film/news/anouk-aimee-dead-french-star-a-man-and-a-woman-1236040890/

https://www.france24.com/en/france/20240618-french-screen-icon-anouk-aimee-dead-at-92

 

Edited June 18 by MissAlmond

[MissAlmond]

Baseball legend Willie Mays has died, age 93.

https://www.sfchronicle.com/sports/giants/article/willie-mays-dead-obituary-17815215.php

https://www.mlb.com/news/san-francisco-giants-mourn-the-passing-of-willie-mays

https://www.cbssports.com/mlb/news/hall-of-famer-willie-mays-dies-say-hey-kid-considered-one-of-greatest-mlb-players-in-history-was-93/

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/06/18/sports/willie-mays-dead.html

https://www.si.com/mlb/giants/san-francisco-giants-news/san-francisco-giants-legend-willie-mays-dead-at-93-jon9

 

Edited June 19 by MissAlmond

[Blergh]

19 hours ago, MissAlmond said:

Actor Anouk Aimée’ who starred in La Dolce Vita (1961), Lola (1961), 8 1/2 (1963), and A Man and a Woman (1966) has died, age 92.

https://deadline.com/2024/06/anouk-aimee-dies-obituary-92-la-dolce-vita-8½-federico-fellini-1235976811/

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/anouk-aimee-dead-92-la-dolce-vita-1235925531/

https://variety.com/2024/film/news/anouk-aimee-dead-french-star-a-man-and-a-woman-1236040890/

https://www.france24.com/en/france/20240618-french-screen-icon-anouk-aimee-dead-at-92

 

What was amazing was that she played along with her character from A Man and a Woman (1966) in a rather poignant epilogue of dealing with old age and all its challenges in The Best Years of a Life (2019) in which her character tried to comfort her former youthful flame from the earlier movie who had lost his memory.  I mean, she was by this point in her mid-80's and it can't have been easy for her (or her leading man Jean-Louis Trintignant [1930-2022]) to touch upon some of some of very same issues they likely were worried about in their own twilight years. But they DID it- and while it wasn't a purely happy ending, it did at least give the two characters some happiness to each be with someone who cared.

RIP, Mme. Aimee!

Edited June 19 by Blergh

[andromeda331]

7 hours ago, MissAlmond said:

Baseball legend Willie Mays has died, age 93.

https://www.sfchronicle.com/sports/giants/article/willie-mays-dead-obituary-17815215.php

https://www.mlb.com/news/san-francisco-giants-mourn-the-passing-of-willie-mays

https://www.cbssports.com/mlb/news/hall-of-famer-willie-mays-dies-say-hey-kid-considered-one-of-greatest-mlb-players-in-history-was-93/

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/06/18/sports/willie-mays-dead.html

https://www.si.com/mlb/giants/san-francisco-giants-news/san-francisco-giants-legend-willie-mays-dead-at-93-jon9

 

My dad loved him. RIP Willie. 

[Vermicious Knid]

Ashanti and Nelly have actually been married for six months.

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According to public records, the two music stars are legally man and wife -- and their marriage date is listed as having been recorded on December 27, 2023...

[BetterButter]

 

[Fool to cry]

So many great performances but his one scene in the JFK is my favorite:

https://youtu.be/GSw9sjqYK_I?si=-X8HWLvxKNW1kbtM 

 

 

Edited June 20 by Fool to cry

[Crashcourse]

He had so many great roles, but one that sticks with me is him as "the Needle" in Eye of the Needle. 

[giovannif7]

😢😢😢😢😭

 

 

Edited June 20 by giovannif7
date correction

[ElleryAnne]

Wow, Donald Sutherland was in so many movies that I've enjoyed over the years, I almost wouldn't know where to begin.  For the past decade, he's been President Snow to me.  Probably the earliest thing I remember seeing him in was that weird remake of Invasion of the Body Snatchers, which freaked me out when I was little.  Probably about a gazillion things in between.  And of course, this:

 

[Spartan Girl]

His President Snow was perfect but the first thing I always think of is the pervy teacher in Animal House.

Edited June 20 by Spartan Girl

[Cobalt Stargazer]

"Did it look at you? Did the fire look at you?"
 

 

[Wiendish Fitch]

Donald Sutherland was such a versatile actor. He could break your heart (Ordinary People), make you boo and hiss (The Hunger Games), or even crack your shit up (as THE CLUMSY WAITER! in Kentucky Fried Movie). He leaves behind an impressive body of work.

[Notabug]

https://tenor.com/view/animal-house-donald-sutherland-butt-gif-10931689

Sutherland's butt was featured in Animal House.  He did the film as a favor to Jon Landis who he'd met on another film where Landis was a production assistant.  Landis wanted to direct someday and DS told him he'd act in all his movies until he made it.  He flashed his a** as a joke for Landis, not realizing it would end up in the movie.

Sutherland's part took 2 days to film and the studio offered him a cut of the profits; he wasn't willing to take an unknown piece of the pie and insisted he be paid his daily rate for the 2 days.  Had he taken the piece of the profits, he'd have gotten $2-3 million.  His day rate was a whole lot less than that.

[voiceover]

Pour one out for the great Donald Sutherland, who approached every role with utter gravity and a twinkle.

I’ve noticed practically everyone who’s posted here has a different fave (speaks to how terrific he was!).  Me, I’ll go with three: 

His roguish thief alongside Sean Connery & Leslie Anne-Down in The Great Train Robbery;

A wry Mr Bennett in the Keira Knightley Pride & Prejudice;

And the pot-smoking hipster professor in Animal House who sleeps with Karen Allen’s Katy.  Pour another one out for the sight of his bare ass (under that professor cardigan) in the kitchen.

Nicely done, Sir!

 

[Palimelon]

Gotta give a shout out to Klute, a movie he made with Jane Fonda in 1971.

He's definitely on the list of Best Actors Who Was Never Nominated For An Academy Award.

Edited June 20 by Palimelon

[Notabug]

15 minutes ago, voiceover said:

Pour one out for the great Donald Sutherland, who approached every role with utter gravity and a twinkle.

I’ve noticed practically everyone who’s posted here has a different fave (speaks to how terrific he was!).  Me, I’ll go with three: 

 

The original film M*A*S*H was another great one, his Hawkeye Pierce was memorable and far more true to the character in the book than the TV version.

[Browncoat]

Oh, such a sad day!  Donald Sutherland was so good in every role he played, from Hawkeye to the stoned professor, to the deliciously evil President Snow.  The expression on his face as Katniss nocked her arrow was great face acting.  Just perfect.

Oh, sir, you will be missed.  RIP.

[MadyGirl1987]

So sad! Loved him in everything I've seen him in. Ironically, just started the 2004 Salem's Lot 2004 miniseries with him in it last night, and was thinking about how much I like him.

[kittykat]

I read the Hunger Games after watching the movies and every time Snow spoke in the book it was in Donald Sutherland's voice.  He was Snow.

I feel he gave great performances in excellent movies but always got the shaft in terms of critical praise.  Ordinary People and Six Degrees of Separation are two examples where he gave a great performance but got overshadowed by critical raves for his younger counterparts (Timothy Hutton and Will Smith).  Mary Tyler Moore playing a dramatic role also played into that.

[Spartan Girl]

If you’ll pardon another Simpsons reference:

🎶”Animal House, house, house

Animal House

Nobody ever went to class

Then we saw Donald Sutherland’s ass…”

[MissAlmond]

2 hours ago, Spartan Girl said:

If you’ll pardon another Simpsons reference:

🎶”Animal House, house, house

Animal House

Nobody ever went to class

Then we saw Donald Sutherland’s ass…”

I have the ultimate Donald Sutherland/Simpson's connection. How many know the name of the character Sutherland played in the 1975 film The Day of the Locust? HOMER SIMPSON! 

That's right. Donald Sutherland was Homer Simpson before The Simpson's Homer Simpson. Author Nathanael West who wrote the 1939 novel the film was based on originated the name.

R.I.P. to a wonderful actor. 

 

Edited June 20 by MissAlmond

[Calvada]

Donald Sutherland's voice - like hot caramel being poured over a scoop of ice cream.  Yum!  

He was such a versatile actor.  Very similar to Jack Lemmon in that he could take on any role and be fabulous, and was a reason to watch whatever he was in, since it would be better just by his presence.  

[voiceover]

1 hour ago, Notabug said:

The original film M*A*S*H was another great one, his Hawkeye Pierce was memorable and far more true to the character in the book than the TV version.

I was just coming back to post this and I’m a bit abashed that I didn’t think of it sooner.  Donald & Elliott Gould were like the naughty Newman & Redford.

Thinking of Kiefer today, too.  Must be gratifying to see the outpouring of love for his dad!

p.s.  @Notabug I noticed that we posted about his butt at about the same time.  Great minds, etc.

[shapeshifter]

Here's a free gift link to Donald Sutherland's NYT obit:
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/06/20/movies/donald-sutherland-dead.html?unlocked_article_code=1.1E0.sjNW.pdCVYZYGYFKm&smid=url-share

It's quite lengthy and already has over 653 comments.
ETA: An hour later and now 753 comments and the comments section is still open.
The NYT seems to close comments sections if there's a lot of redundancy or negativity. Apparently responses to Donald Sutherland's obituary has neither — his prolific work leaves room for a lot of unique remembrances, while no negativity is just a rarity these days.

Invasion of the Body Snatchers still has a 93% Fresh Tomatometer rating:
rottentomatoes.com/m/1010679-invasion_of_the_body_snatchers

Edited June 20 by shapeshifter

[Yogisbooboo64]

4 hours ago, BetterButter said:

 

What a beautiful picture of them....though he had other children, I'm sure Keifer is devastated.

I always thought he was sexy af!  Alas, the only movie I ever saw him in was the wonderful Die! Die! My Darling with Tallulah Bankhead and Stefanie Powers.

Rest in power, Sir.

[Browncoat]

1 hour ago, Yogisbooboo64 said:

I always thought he was sexy af!

I thought he aged extremely well.  Those gorgeous blue eyes and that fabulous hair...

[Blergh]

For me, the best role Mr. Sutherland played in was as the character of Calvin Jarrett  in Ordinary People (1980)who, after the drowning of his elder son and the attempted suicide of his younger son afterwards, desperately tried to make peace with his brittle wife Beth (Mary Tyler Moore) and their haunted son Conrad (Timothy Hutton) and wanting both of his remaining family members to be healed so all of them could be united ..only to realize that in order to save one of his loved  one's life, he'd have to see the other one for how they were instead of how he WISHED they were.

Not every performer could have pulled that off and still been considered a strong character.

On a more personal note, I'm thankful that his son Kiefer has seemed to have embarked on a less self-destructive course in recent years than he had in the past- and, especially, thankful his father lived to see that happen.

RIP, Mr. Sutherland.

 

[JustHereForFood]

6 hours ago, voiceover said:

I’ve noticed practically everyone who’s posted here has a different fave (speaks to how terrific he was!).  

My first I've seen him in was a WW2 TV movie Uprising, the last one probably Crossing Lines.

Pride&Prejudice is my favorite and Buffy the Vampire Slayer ... was a choice. 

RIP.

[Fool to cry]

3 hours ago, Yogisbooboo64 said:

What a beautiful picture of them....though he had other children, I'm sure Keifer is devastated.

I always thought he was sexy af!  Alas, the only movie I ever saw him in was the wonderful Die! Die! My Darling with Tallulah Bankhead and Stefanie Powers.

Rest in power, Sir.

It's sad he himself didn't think he was attractive.