Celebrity Obituaries and Passings

[G-Matt]

Japanese voice actress Yuko Mizutani has died. I will always remember her as the original voice of Sora in Digimon Adventure.

R.I.P. Yuko Mizutani

[UltramanGoji]

http://www.usatoday.com/story/money/201 ... /84592038/

Morley Safer, best known as one of the top reporters on 60 Minutes, has passed away, just a week after he retired.

[GigaBowserG]

Alan Young, star of "Mr. Ed" 1960's sitcom and voice of Scrooge McDuck from "Ducktales", passes away at 96 ):

http://bigstory.ap.org/article/7dc308dd ... ed-dies-96

[eabaker]

Damn, Schallert and Young in such quick succession!

By the by, I'd generally cite Androcles and the Lion as Young's best work, and on TK, I'd think the obvious reference would be to The Time Machine.

[TheSecondComing]

Nick Menza, a drummer best known for playing with Megadeth from 1989-1998, has died at age 51. He collapsed on stage during a performance by his current band, Ohm.

http://www.thewrap.com/nick-menza-megad ... -on-stage/


Tom DeLeone, a football center who played with the Cincinnati Bengals and Cleveland Browns for 13 seasons, has died at age 65. He had been fighting brain cancer since 2011.

http://www.clevelandbrowns.com/news/art ... 00cf3c0f95


Burt Kwouk, an actor best known for playing Cato in the Pink Panther films, has died at age 85.

https://www.theguardian.com/film/2016/m ... ies-age-85


Jeanne Parr, a former CBS reporter, has died at age 92.

http://variety.com/2016/tv/news/jeanne- ... 201782061/


UPDATE: Dave Mirra was suffering from the brain injury CTE.

http://www.thewrap.com/bmx-star-dave-mi ... ctor-says/


Joe Fleishaker, an actor who played characters in The Toxic Avenger series, has died at age 62. His family suspects it was a heart attack.

http://www.thewrap.com/joe-fleishaker-5 ... ies-at-62/

Beth Howland, a four time Golden Globe nominated actress best known for playing Vera on the 70s/80s sitcom Alice, has died at age 74. She died on New Years Eve of lung cancer, and the announcement was delayed per her request.

http://www.thewrap.com/beth-howland-ver ... ies-at-74/


Buck Kartalian, an actor best known for playing Julius in Planet of the Apes, has died at age 93. "You know what they say: Humans see, humans do."

http://variety.com/2016/film/news/buck- ... 201782184/

[SteveIrwinFan96]

Johnny Depp's mother has passed away: http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-36385841. What's worse about it is his divorce to Amber Heard coming so soon after it. Also, not to make light of the situation, but I sort of find it ironic that Syfy is holding an Elm Street marathon the day this is announced.

[TheSecondComing]

Angela Paton, an actress best known for playing Mrs. Lancaster in Groundhog Day, has died at age 86. She had been living in hospice due to a recent heart attack.

http://www.thewrap.com/angela-paton-gro ... ies-at-86/


Bryce Dejean-Jones, a player on the New Orleans Pelicans NBA team, has died at age 23. He was shot while breaking into somebody's house.

http://espn.go.com/nba/story/_/id/15792 ... nd-abdomen


Michael Dann, CBS's programming chief from 1963 to 1970, has died at age 94. Hit shows delivered on his watch include Mission Impossible, The Mary Tyler Moore Show, Hawaii Five-0, The Carol Burnett Show, and 60 Minutes.

http://variety.com/2016/tv/news/michael ... 201785503/

Added in 5 hours 43 minutes 35 seconds:
UPDATE: Prince's autopsy has revealed that he died of an opioid overdose. A week before his death he had been hospitalized and treated for an overdose on Percocet, a painkiller he was using while recovering from hip surgery.

http://www.thewrap.com/prince-died-of-o ... psy-shows/

[Sir Butterbeans]

Boxing legend Muhammad Ali has died at the age of 74.

http://www.nbcnews.com/news/sports/muha ... 293e83dbc2

[Castellan Zilla]

2016, you need to slow the fuck down.

[M.U.T.O.]

Rest in peace, you good fightin' soul.

Damn.

[Just Plain Dan]

I know he had the whole thing with Parkinson's going on, but it's still hard to believe he's gone. RIP to The Greatest.

[Saansilt]

I don 't even know how to respond

[TheSecondComing]

Muhammad Ali was an American icon. There's just no other way to say it.

A family spokesman is saying that he died of septic shock. A public funeral for Ali will be held Friday in Louisville, where eulogies will be delivered by Billy Crystal, Bryant Gumbel, and President Bill Clinton.

http://www.thewrap.com/muhammad-ali-cau ... tic-shock/



Don Horton, a college football coach at Boston College, then North Carolina State, has also died after a long battle with Parkinson's. He was 58.

http://www.cnn.com/2016/05/28/health/do ... index.html


Sir Peter Shaffer, the Oscar-winning writer of Amadeus, has died at age 90.

http://deadline.com/2016/06/peter-shaff ... 201767931/


Helen Chavez, a civil rights activist and wife of the legendary Cesar Chavez, has died at age 88.

http://www.turnto23.com/news/breaking-n ... dead-at-88

[SteveIrwinFan96]

For any MMA fans, Kimbo Slice has passed away at 42: http://blacksportsonline.com/home/2016/ ... he-age-42/.

[TheSecondComing]

Theresa Saldana, a Golden Globe nominated actress who played Joe Pesci's wife in Raging Bull, has died at age 61. She was attacked and stabbed by a deranged fan in 1982 and retired from acting in 2004.

http://www.thewrap.com/theresa-saldana- ... ies-at-61/

[The One and Only]

Theresa Saldana, a Golden Globe nominated actress who played Joe Pesci's wife in Raging Bull, has died at age 61. She was attacked and stabbed by a deranged fan in 1982 and retired from acting in 2004.

http://www.thewrap.com/theresa-saldana- ... ies-at-61/

She also played Michael Chiklis' wife in The Commish to boot.

[TheSecondComing]

^^Very true. Not a program I'm familiar with but the show lasted a few years there.


Leonard Hill, a TV movie producer who was Emmy-nominated for The Long Hot Summer, has died at age 68.

http://variety.com/2016/tv/news/leonard ... 201792492/


Thomas Perkins, a venture capitalist whose firm was an early investor in AOL, Google and Amazon, but recently drew criticism for comparing Occupy Wall Street with the Nazis, has died at age 84.

http://www.thewrap.com/thomas-perkins-v ... ies-at-84/


Gordie Howe, one of the greatest hockey players of all time, has died at age 88. He played 26 seasons in the NHL, all but one with the Detroit Red Wings.

http://nhl.nbcsports.com/2016/06/10/mr- ... at-age-88/


Christina Grimmie, a participant on The Voice, was shot and killed after a concert. She was only 22. Her killer also shot himself to death.

http://variety.com/2016/tv/news/christi ... 201793484/

[GodzillaFan1990's]

God dammit 2016. Quit killing off great people on us.

[MandaSaurus]

For any MMA fans, Kimbo Slice has passed away at 42: http://blacksportsonline.com/home/2016/ ... he-age-42/.

Damn, he was in great physical shape too, always training. NEVER woulda seen this one coming...

[godzilla98rules]

Janet Waldo, the voice of several Hanna Barbara characters has died at 96

http://www.ew.com/article/2016/06/13/ja ... voice-dead

I remember her as:

Judy in The Jetsons
Josie in Josie And The Pusstcats
Penelope Pitstop