This past week the world lost a truly talented funny man actor/comedian Jonathan Winters passed away Thursday night at his Montecito, CA home of natural causes. He was 87. Most people will probably remember him from his role on Mork and Mindy or as Papa Smurf in the Smurf movie. His other TV credits include The Jonathan Winters Show, The Twilight Zone, Hee Haw, Rowan And Martin’s Laugh-In...
Siskel and Ebert At The Movies have now lost the second of the duo that I grew up with. Roger Ebert, having a long and award winning career as a film critic (46 years) For the Chicago Sun-Times. He died at the age of 70 of cancer. Similar to his one time contemporary Gene Siskel, who died back in 1999 of a brain tumor. Ebert leaves a lasting impression...
Paul Bearer the creepy WWE manager who helped introduce The Undertaker — died Tuesday evening at the age of 58 from a blood clot. Bearer — real name Bill Moody — joined the WWE in 1990 … playing the role of a creepy funeral director who managed various wrestling stars … including Undertaker, Kane, Rick Rude, Vader and Mankind.
"The Wire" star Robert F. Chew died on Thursday at the age of 52 as a result of cardiovascular disease. The heavyweight actor passed away in his sleep at his home in Baltimore, Maryland. He was virtually an unknown actor before landing the role as drug kingpin Proposition Joe on the hit HBO drama in 2002. He starred in all five seasons of the series, which was set in...
Aaron Swartz the political activist who is probably better known for being the cocreator of the popular Internet website Reddit has committed suicide at the age of 26. Swartz also cofounded Demand Progress, a political group who campaigned against Internet censorship. In recent years however Swartz’s actions land them in trouble with law enforcement for allegedly illegally obtaining documents from protected computers back in 2011. Later on he was...
Actor Jack Klugman, who’s best known as the untidy roommate in the TV series "The Odd Couple," along with his staring role on "Quincy, M.E" passed away at the age of ninety. Klugman’s Hollywood career spanned more than half a century, passed away at his home in Northridge, California on Monday afternoon. Klugman was a pioneer in the world of television. He acted in several of the 1st TV...
Michael Clarke Duncan who was probably best known for his role in the hit movies "The Green Mile" and "The Whole Nine Yards," died this morning. He was fifty-four. We’re told that his death came very suddenly and without warning. Duncan’s fiancée Omarosa Manigault, was visiting in his hospital room in Los Angeles earlier today and left to run some quick errands. When she returned she learned Duncan had...
True American hero and former astronaut Neil Armstrong passed away today at the age of 82 following complications resulting from cardiovascular procedures. Armstrong best remembered for being the very first man to walk on the moon and uttering the iconic words "That’s one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind." back in 1969. No word yet about a funeral or memorial service but at the very least...
Comedienne Phyllis Diller passed away in her sleep today in her Los Angeles area home at the age of 95, Diller who's best known for cracking jokes followed by her trademark cackle was found dead in her bed by her son Perry Diller. The official cause of death has yet to be released. Diller performed in various nightclubs and many television shows spending from the 1950s all the way...
Looks like George Jefferson finally made it to that deluxe apartment in the sky. Sherman Hemsley, who was probably best known for his work on the iconic 1970′s sitcom The Jeffersons, passed away in his El Paso, TX home today at the age of 74, according to published reports. Hemsley was personally selected by All In The Family creator Norman Lear to play George Jefferson beside Louise Jefferson (Isabel...