Remembering Wrestling’s Macho Man Randy Savage
Posted by K.C. Morgan Categories: Movies, Sports, Television, Obituaries
As we reported, Randy Savage died today at the age of 58. He has been screaming “ooooooh yeeeaaahhhhh” at us since 1985, and his loss is a blow to all of entertainment, particularly the wrestling world. The investigation is ongoing, but officials say that alcohol was not involved. Savage suffered a heart attack while behind the wheel of his vehicle, and crashed head-on into a tree.
Fans and celebrities have been reacting to the devastating news all day.
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Director Sidney Lumet Dies
Posted by K.C. Morgan Categories: Movies, Obituaries
Acclaimed movie director Sidney Lumet died in New York City on Saturday due to lymphoma complications. He was 86.
Lumet was behind some of Hollywood’s most notable films, including Dog Day Afternoon, Equus, The Wiz and Network. His 50-year film directing career ended with 2007’s Before the Devil Knows You’re Dead. It began in 1957 with actor Henry Fonda.
Fonda was producer and leading man in 12 Angry Men, and went on a limb to hire a young, untried director named Sidney Lumet. The film went on to receive nominations for three Academy Awards (including Best Director) and lives on today as a cinematic classic.
Lumet became well-known for shooting movies in New York, earning praise from fellow directors Woody Allen and Martin Scorsese. He never wanted to retire from filmmaking, and never did. Fourteen of the films he directed were nominated for Academy Awards; Network scored a staggering 10 nods in 1976.
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Legend Elizabeth Taylor Dies
Posted by K.C. Morgan Categories: Movies, Television, Child Stars, Obituaries
One of the world’s brightest stars has burned out. Movie legend Elizabeth Taylor, 79, is dead. Of late, Taylor had been suffering with congestive heart failure.
Taylor’s career is unequalled in all of Hollywood. Born in London, England to American parents, she became a hugely successful child actress at age 12 with National Velvet. Her career was unstoppable from then on.
She appeared on more than 50 films and created a resume peppered with notable roles. Taylor won two Academy Awards, for her work in Butterfield 8 and Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf, but she also gained acclaim for A Place in the Sun, Cat on a Hot Tin Roof and Cleopatra.
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Mike Starr, Alice in Chains Bassist, Found Dead
Posted by K.C. Morgan Categories: Music, Television, Drugs, Obituaries
Former Alice in Chains bassist and reality TV star Mike Starr, 44, was found dead on Tuesday in Utah.
Mike Starr became a fan favorite during his Celebrity Rehab stint, wherein he openly talked about the substance abuse problems that got him ejected from the band Alice in Chains. The musician often referred to the late Layne Staley as his best friend. He was ejected from Alice in Chains in 1993 due to his drug problems. Staley died of an overdose in 2002. Starr made an appearance on Celebrity Rehab 4 as a survivor of drug problems, inspiring others with his message of hope for the future.
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Leslie Nielsen, Beloved Funnyman, Dead at 84
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Leslie Nielsen, 84, passed away Sunday due to complications from pneumonia. During his 60-year Hollywood career, Nielsen portrayed memorable characters in Airplane!, The Naked Gun and dozens of other films. Nielsen’s wife and several friends were with him when he died.
Nielsen starred in The Poseidon Adventure, See How They Run and several other serious dramatic films before he scored a role in 1980’s Airplane!. That comedic role helped propel Nielsen to stardom.
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Comedian Greg Giraldo Dead at Age 44
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Television, Obituaries
UPDATE: TMZ reports that Giraldo’s family had pulled him off life support.
Comedian Greg Giraldo, best known to television audiences for his work on Last Comic Standing and the Comedy Central roasts, died today in New Jersey. He was 44 years old.
Giraldo’s passing comes less than a week after he was hospitalized for an accidental overdose. According to friends of the funnyman, he had been taking prescription pills. His death is not being considered a suicide.
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Memorial Planned for Gary Coleman
Posted by K.C. Morgan Categories: Television, Child Stars, Obituaries
UPDATE: Coleman funeral will not happen this weekend after all. Gary’s estranged parents are fighting over the actor’s remains.
Very little has been decided about the memorial service for the late Gary Coleman - but, on the positive side, a city and a weekend have been pinned down for the event.
Coleman’s service will held on either Saturday (June 5) or Sunday (June 6) in Salt Lake City, but there’s no word yet on whether or not it will be open to the public.
Gary’s estranged parents plan to attend the event one way or the other.
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Gary Coleman’s Parents Want Details
Posted by Andru Edwards Categories: Television, Child Stars, Obituaries
Gary Coleman‘s parents are desperate to know what happened to the actor before he died.
Sue and Willie Coleman - the estranged relatives of the Diff’rent Strokes actor, who passed away on Friday night after suffering from a brain hemorrhage and falling into a coma - are devastated they were unable to speak with the 42-year-old star before his passing and are anxious to know the circumstances surrounding his death.
“We would’ve loved to have been there by his side at the hospital, to let him know we love him before he passed away. This is a shock to us. We loved Gary very much. We’re going to miss him. We’re not pointing fingers at anyone, but we need to know exactly what happened. We’re not angry. We’re just concerned. Did our son fall down the stairs? Did he fall in the bathtub? We need to have some closure on our son’s life.”
Gary was admitted to hospital following the fall at his home on Wednesday evening, but his condition was so bad his 24-year-old wife Shannon Price was forced to turn off his life support machine. Although the pair had a tempestuous relationship - which saw Gary arrested in January over a domestic violence charge - police officers are convinced there is nothing suspicious about his passing.
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Dana Plato’s Son Tyler Lambert Dies Tragically
Posted by K.C. Morgan Categories: D-List, Television, Celebrity Babies, Child Stars, Obituaries
It has been almost 11 years - exactly - since child actress Dana Plato died from an overdose. Plato, best known for her role as Kimberly Drummond on Diff’rent Strokes, was forced to leave the hit series in the middle of Season 6 when she became pregnant. The result was Tyler Lambert, son to Plato and her then-boyfriend Lanny Lambert. (Dana and Lanny later married, then divorced in 1990.)
Last Thursday, Tyler tragically died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head. The cause of death has been ruled as suicide. Dano Plato’s death was also ruled a suicide when she overdosed on painkillers on May 9, 1999. She was 34. Lambert, who died on May 6, was 25.
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Actress Dixie Carter Dead
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Actress Dixie Carter passed away on Saturday due to complications from endometrial cancer. She was 70. Carter is perhaps best-known for her straight-talking, no-nonsense Designing Women character Julia Sugarbaker.
Carter’s husband Hal Holbrook (Into the Wild) has asked for privacy during this “family tragedy,” saying “this has been a terrible blow.” During her long television career, Dixie also enjoyed recurring roles on Diff’rent Strokes and Family Law. She was more recently enjoyed by TV watchers as Gloria Hodge, the mother-in-law from hell on ABC’s Desperate Housewives.
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