In Memoriam: Entertainment Industry Celebrity Deaths

[Spartan Girl]

2 hours ago, AntiBeeSpray said:

Damn. I remember him from Family Matters! Dammit 2016, enough's enough.

RIP Mr. Jenner and thanks for the memories.

Aw man, Lt. Murtaugh!  He was hilarious!

[AntiBeeSpray]

3 hours ago, Spartan Girl said:

Aw man, Lt. Murtaugh!  He was hilarious!

Yea he was. Once I looked up a pic of him, I remembered. Was trying to find a clip of his character but have had no luck so far.

[praeceptrix]

Pádraig Duggan, founding member of the Irish Folk group Clannad, has died. Their music was used as the soundtrack for a number of movies and television shows.

http://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-37022580

[kittykat]

Kenny Baker dead at 83.

R2-D2. 2016 decided to pour more salt by taking R2-D2 away from us.

[legaleagle53]

And we still have four and a half months left.

[Spartan Girl]

NOOOOOOOOOOOO!

I know they'll still have R2 in the movies, but still FUCK THIS YEAR.

[merylinkid]

Kenny Baker was also in Time Bandits (don't touch it, it's eeeevilll).   It's on TCM today.

 

Damn today was ROUGH.

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[Jaded]

Barbara Gibb, Mother of the Bee Gees & Andy Gibb, Dies at 95

[Ohwell]

So sad for Mrs. Gibb to have three of her children die before her.

[Fisher King]

Fyvush Finkel, Pillar of Yiddish Theater, Dies at 93

 

[GreekGeek]

I remember him fondly from Picket Fences. "Douglas Wambaugh for the defense!" R.I.P.

[mariah23]

John McLaughlin of The McLaughlin Group dead at 89.  Seriously, FU 2016.

[33kaitykaity]

http://tvline.com/2016/08/16/john-mclaughlin-dead-age-89-mclaughlin-group-host/

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John McLaughlin, the host of TV’s The McLaughlin Group since its debut in January 1982, died on Tuesday at age 89. 

The political commentator’s passing comes just days after he missed his first hosting of his eponymous syndicated public affairs program in more than 34 years. 

“I am under the weather,” McLaughlin explained in a note that prefaced this past weekend’s telecast. His distinct, once-bellowing voice, heard in pre-taped intros, was “weaker than usual,” McLaughlin acknowledged. “Yet my spirit is strong and my dedication to the show remains absolute!” 

McLaughlin had moderated the weekly round-table discussion of political issues since Day 1, but had actively participated in the conversation less frequently in recent months, sometimes merely introducing the next issue.
 

[Spartan Girl]

And he was working up til the very end. :(

I'll never think of him without remembering Dana Carvey doing him on SNL. "WRONG!"

Edited August 16, 2016 by Spartan Girl

[AimingforYoko]

I totally ripped off his pet phrase "Metaphysical Certitude".

[King of Birds]

Arthur Hiller, the Oscar-nominated director of Love Story and a former president of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, died today of natural causes. He was 92.

[AntiBeeSpray]

RIP Mr. Hiller.

[Calvada]

Arthur Hiller's wife of 68 years, Gwen, died on June 24. They were born 10 days apart, and he first proposed to her when she was 8.  Talk about a love story!

[Inquisitionist]

On 8/16/2016 at 4:25 PM, Spartan Girl said:

I'll never think of him without remembering Dana Carvey doing him on SNL. "WRONG!"

 

Ha-ha, first thing I did was Google "SNL McLaughlin Group."  Followed, of course, by "The Sinatra Group."

[UYI]

Jack Riley of The Bob Newhart Show (Elliot Carlin) and Rugrats (Stu Pickles) has died.

http://deadline.com/2016/08/jack-riley-dead-bob-newhart-show-rugrats-mel-brooks-movies-1201806165/

Never forget:

 

Edited August 19, 2016 by UYI

[roseha]

Jack Reilly's death makes me very sad.  I thought that he was so brilliantly funny that he deserved his own show.

[ABay]

No, not Mr. Carlin! Fuck you, 2016.

[Ohwell]

Awww damn.  Not Mr. Carlin.

[rubaco]

From the brilliant Thanksgiving episode:

Mr. Carlin: You know you're at a bad party when Elliot Carlin is the happiest man in the room.

[AntiBeeSpray]

Dammit 2016. I remember Stu! RIP sir :(.

[DollEyes]

Seriously, 2016!? As if you haven't killed enough already, you had to take Kenny Baker, Fyvush Finkel, Arthur Hiller, Gloria DeHaven, David Huddleston, John Saunders, Barbara Gibb and Jack Reilly too!? Like I've said before, I can't wait for January 1st, 2017 to come so you can die, too! Edited to add, because it can never, ever be said too much:

FUCK YOU, 2016!!

Edited August 20, 2016 by DollEyes

[legaleagle53]

1 hour ago, DollEyes said:

Seriously, 2016!? As if you haven't killed enough already, you had to take Kenny Baker, Fyvush Finkel, Arthur Hiller, Gloria DeHaven, David Huddleston, John Saunders, Barbara Gibb and Jack Reilly too!? Like I've said before, I can't wait for January 1st, 2017 to come so you can die, too! Edited to add, because it can never, ever be said too much:

FUCK YOU, 2016!!

Careful.  Baby 2017 might be hearing in utero somewhere and getting ideas.

[tenativelyyours]

Yeah call me crazy, but I'm guessing someone famous or fame adjacent is gonna die in 2017.  Maybe more than one.

[Spartan Girl]

He was Stu Pickles too?! *cries*

2 hours ago, tenativelyyours said:

Yeah call me crazy, but I'm guessing someone famous or fame adjacent is gonna die in 2017.  Maybe more than one.

If they're people that have lived long full lives, it's not so bad. It's when they've died of cancer or an ailment or some freak accident is where we have issues.

[legaleagle53]

2 hours ago, Spartan Girl said:

He was Stu Pickles too?! *cries*

If they're people that have lived long full lives, it's not so bad. It's when they've died of cancer or an ailment or some freak accident is where we have issues.

Unless it's an institution such as Betty White or Dick Van Dyke.  EVERYONE will have issues then!

(Ignore me, 2017.  You weren't supposed to hear that!)

[BetterButter]

Lou Pearlman, Backstreet Boys and 'N Sync Svengali, Dead at 62

[merylinkid]

Whoa.    Is he still collecting his percentage from the bands?

[Cobalt Stargazer]

Former 3 Doors Down guitarist Matt Roberts has been confirmed dead by his father Darrell. He was 38. No cause has been reported yet.

[legaleagle53]

Boy, 2016, just because we bad-mouth you, that is NO reason to take it personally and start mowing celebs down at relatively young ages in retaliation.  Chill the hell out!

[roamyn]

Well, I'm not going to curse 2016ul for taking Perlman.

[cynicat]

8 hours ago, merylinkid said:

Whoa.    Is he still collecting his percentage from the bands?

Not anymore.

[merylinkid]

5 hours ago, cynicat said:

Not anymore.

I dunno.   I bet those contracts had a clause requiring payment in perpetuity, even after death of everyone involved.   

[DollEyes]

20 hours ago, tenativelyyours said:

Yeah call me crazy, but I'm guessing someone famous or fame adjacent is gonna die in 2017.  Maybe more than one.

I already know that famous people will die next year, but hopefully it won't be as bad as this year's killing spree. 

[roamyn]

1 hour ago, DollEyes said:

I already know that famous people will die next year, but hopefully it won't be as bad as this year's killing spree. 

Yeah, there's been so many YOUNG (ie under 70) celebrities passing on this year.  And many from cancer.

 

You're always gonna get ur freak accidents, like Anton, Paul, James Dean, but cancer has been brutal this year.

So I say F-U cancer and 2016.  They've been conspiring together.

[Popples]

16 hours ago, BetterButter said:

Lou Pearlman, Backstreet Boys and 'N Sync Svengali, Dead at 62

I haven't thought about that man since I was about 16, I had no idea he was in prison.

[AntiBeeSpray]

14 minutes ago, roamyn said:

Yeah, there's been so many YOUNG (ie under 70) celebrities passing on this year.  And many from cancer.

 

You're always gonna get ur freak accidents, like Anton, Paul, James Dean, but cancer has been brutal this year.

So I say F-U cancer and 2016.  They've been conspiring together.

Definitely. My uncle died from the stuff this year. Dammit 2016, chill out. Same goes with cancer.

[roamyn]

1 minute ago, AntiBeeSpray said:

Definitely. My uncle died from the stuff this year. Dammit 2016, chill out. Same goes with cancer.

My condolences, AntiBee.

My step-dad's lady friend  (they've been together abt 15 yrs), just finished treatment for breast cancer.  Thank God they caught it at Stage 1, or she could've been another causality. 

[AntiBeeSpray]

1 minute ago, roamyn said:

My condolences, AntiBee.

My step-dad's lady friend  (they've been together abt 15 yrs), just finished treatment for breast cancer.  Thank God they caught it at Stage 1, or she could've been another causality. 

Thanks.

Dang. That's good. Yea. Cancer is one nasty thing.

[roamyn]

8 minutes ago, AntiBeeSpray said:

Definitely. My uncle died from the stuff this year. Dammit 2016, chill out. Same goes with cancer.

 

Just heard:

Matt Roberts, guitarist for 3 Doors Down, dead at 38.

Edited August 21, 2016 by roamyn

[ABay]

What has made 2016 notable is not just the number of deaths, but how so many came right at the beginning of the year and just kept coming, and how many were very famous. I was watching one of the first Mock the Week episodes of this year and one of the answers was 3. One of the contestants suggested the answer was "how many celebrities will be left alive at the end of this year." So, although 2017 will mow down some more big names, 2016 has really distinguished itself in both speed and number.

[UYI]

18 hours ago, legaleagle53 said:

Boy, 2016, just because we bad-mouth you, that is NO reason to take it personally and start mowing celebs down at relatively young ages in retaliation.  Chill the hell out!

If you know anything about Pearlman, you know his death isn't exactly sad. 

But I try really hard not to speak ill of the dead, so I'll stop there.

[Jaded]

Donna Wold, who inspired Charles Schulz's 'Little Red-Haired Girl' in 'Peanuts,' dies

[praeceptrix]

Toots Thielemans, who played harmonica on the Sesame Street theme song, has died at the age of 94.

http://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-37153355?SThisFB

[Ohwell]

11 hours ago, praeceptrix said:

Toots Thielemans, who played harmonica on the Sesame Street theme song, has died at the age of 94.

http://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-37153355?SThisFB

Oh my goodness, I loved his harmonica playing, and his whistling.  As well-known as he was, and as many of the other great artists he worked with, I remember him most for his work in Midnight Cowboy.  Rest in peace, Mr. Thielemans.  

[magicdog]

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Toots Thielemans

 Not only remember his work on the Sesame Street theme song, but his work on Billy Joel's music  - specifically the "Innocent Man" album.  He was even given kudos in the live performance video for "Leave a Tender Moment Alone" .  I remember when the tune came out and Toots was getting some coverage on entertainment shows.  It was mentioned he had asthma, yet still managed to have the breath to play so well!

RIP Toots.

Edited August 23, 2016 by magicdog