Celebrity Obituary thread

[me just saying]

Orrin Hatch, the gentlemanly long-serving Republican U.S. senator from Utah who championed deep tax cuts, an anti-terrorism law and a children's health program while fighting for conservative judicial nominees, died on Saturday at age 88

https://www.reuters.com/world/us/ob...eel-republican-senator-is-dead-88-2022-04-24/

 

[me just saying]

Wrestling star Adam Bryniarski, who was known as The Royal Stud Adam Windsor, has died at the age of 41.

https://comicbook.com/wwe/news/wrestling-star-adam-windsor-dead-age-41/

 

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Andrew Woolfolk, a longtime Earth, Wind & Fire member whose sweet signature instrument made songs like "September" impossible not to dance to, has died, group member Philip Bailey announced. Woolfolk was 71.

https://www.cnn.com/2022/04/26/ente...folk-death-earth-wind-and-fire-cec/index.html

 

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Jim Hartz, the NBC news correspondent and anchor who co-hosted Today with Barbara Walters in the 1970s, died April 17th according to The New York Times. He was 82.

https://news.yahoo.com/jim-hartz-former-today-show-153017644.html

 

[me just saying]

Kenneth Tsang, a veteran Hong Kong actor who has also starred in Rush Hour 2 and other films, has died at the age of 86.

https://www.upi.com/Entertainment_N...sang-Hong-actor-dead-Hong-Kong/2261651155434/

 

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Randy Rand, a founding member and bassist of the glam metal band Autograph, is best known for the metal anthem "Turn Up the Radio." The song marked Autograph's only top-40 hit, making them a one-hit-wonder.

https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/randy-rand-founding-autograph-bassist-163040186.html

 

[me just saying]

Neal Adams, the legendary comic book artist behind Batman and more superheros, has died. He was 80.

https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/neal-adams-batman-comic-book-artist-dead

 

[me just saying]

Harold Livingston, an American novelist who wrote the screenplay for “Star Trek: The Motion Picture” in 1979, died early Thursday morning, He was 97.

https://variety.com/2022/film/obitu...ld-livingston-dead-dies-star-trek-1235252799/

 

[me just saying]

Bob Elkins, who had a small but pivotal role as a radio disc jockey in Coal Miner’s Daughter, died Wednesday n Cold Spring, Kentucky, a publicist announced. He was 89.

https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/bob-elkins-actor-loretta-lynn-023553875.html

 

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Doctor Who star Ann Davies has died aged 87. She aso starred in Grange Hill,

https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/ann-davies-death-doctor-grange-143232657.html

 

[me just saying]

Grammy-award winning artist Naomi Judd of The Judds has died at 76. Naomi Judd was also the mother of Wynonna and Ashley Judd. Her death comes just days before The Judds induction to the Country Music Hall of Fame on Sunday

https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/naomi-judd-dead

 

[me just saying]

Joanna Barnes, Actress in ‘The Parent Trap’ and ‘Auntie Mame,’ Dies at 87 She also wrote several novels, including the Hollywood-set 'The Deceivers' and the sprawling Gold Rush epic 'Pastora.'

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/m...rnes-dead-parent-trap-auntie-mame-1235138622/

 

[Laura Knotek]

The Verge: Razer co-founder and gaming mouse inventor Robert Krakoff has passed away.
https://www.theverge.com/23050951/razer-co-founder-robert-krakoff-passed-away-razerguy

 

[me just saying]

Jossara Jinaro, 'ER' and 'Judging Amy' actress, dead at 48

https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/jossara-jinaro-er-judging-amy-actress-dead-48

 

[me just saying]

Ric Parnell, who played the fictional band Spinal Tap’s drummer Mick Shrimpton in the classic 1984 heavy metal “mockumentary” “This Is Spinal Tap,” has died at the age of 70,

https://variety.com/2022/film/news/...-parnell-mick-shrimpton-dead-dies-1235255732/

 

[me just saying]

Jerry verDorn Dies: ‘Guiding Light’, ‘One Life To Live’ Actor Was 72

https://news.yahoo.com/jerry-verdorn-dies-guiding-light-212346063.html

 

[me just saying]

Gabe Serbian, drummer for The Locust, has passed away. He was 44 years old.


https://www.punknews.org/article/77288/inmemoriam-gabe-serbian-of-the-locust-has-passed-away

 

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Judy Henske death: Folk singer-songwriter dies, aged 85 She was known for songs including “High Flying Bird.”

https://www.legacy.com/category/news/celebrity-deaths/

 

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David Birney, an actor who found early success on Broadway before landing the co-starring role on "Bridget Loves Bernie," a 1972 sitcom that would be one of the most controversial TV shows of its era, died Friday of Alzheimer’s disease at his home in Santa Monica. He was 83

https://www.msn.com/en-us/tv/news/d...lsewhere-e2-80-99-actor-dead-at-83/ar-AAWWOM9

 

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Actor Mike Hagerty, who had roles in "Friends" and "Somebody Somewhere" has died. He was 67.

https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/friends-actor-mike-hagerty-dead-67