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Post by Iron Rich on Mar 17, 2009 15:02:17 GMT -5
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Post by bradster on Mar 24, 2009 14:19:53 GMT -5
omg! i know. this was sad. what a terrible thing to happen to somebody.
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Post by Miss Dee on Apr 13, 2009 19:23:15 GMT -5
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Post by saucefox on Apr 26, 2009 8:09:58 GMT -5
bea arthur died! alas!
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Post by Elphaba on Apr 26, 2009 8:45:23 GMT -5
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Post by tenebrae99 on Apr 26, 2009 11:46:34 GMT -5
Hilarious woman: Maude, Golden Girls, History of the World Pt. 1, and even Comedy Central's celebrity roasts (as both target and roaster). Sad.
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Post by Miss Dee on May 5, 2009 12:04:04 GMT -5
Comedian Dom DeLuise Dies By Steve Helling
Originally posted Tuesday May 05, 2009 12:15 PM EDT
Dom DeLuise, the comedian who became a household name in the '70s and '80s for his small but memorable roles in Blazing Saddles, Cannonball Run and Spaceballs, died late Monday night in a Los Angeles hospital. He was 75.
DeLuise got his big break in 1964 as a as a regular performer on TV's The Entertainers. He soon became a regular guest star on The Dean Martin Summer Show. The exposure led to Deluise's landing his own eponymous comedy program on CBS that lasted for a season.
In the '70s, DeLuise moved to the big screen, becoming a regular fixture in various Mel Brooks films. After meeting Burt Reynolds on the set of Brooks's Silent Movie, the two actors became friends and worked together in several films, including two Cannonball Run movies, Smokey and the Bandit II and The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas.
DeLuise, who often made jokes about his rotund figure, was an avid chef who wrote four cookbooks. He also wrote seven children's books.
He married actress Carol Arthur in 1965. His three sons – Peter, Michael and David – are all actors.
DeLuise's death was first reported by TMZ.com.
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Post by Iron Rich on May 5, 2009 12:09:59 GMT -5
That's a big loss of personality. No pun intended.
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Post by asshat on May 5, 2009 12:22:35 GMT -5
Comedian Dom DeLuise Dies By Steve Helling Originally posted Tuesday May 05, 2009 12:15 PM EDT Dom DeLuise, the comedian who became a household name in the '70s and '80s for his small but memorable roles in Blazing Saddles, Cannonball Run and Spaceballs, died late Monday night in a Los Angeles hospital. He was 75. DeLuise got his big break in 1964 as a as a regular performer on TV's The Entertainers. He soon became a regular guest star on The Dean Martin Summer Show. The exposure led to Deluise's landing his own eponymous comedy program on CBS that lasted for a season. In the '70s, DeLuise moved to the big screen, becoming a regular fixture in various Mel Brooks films. After meeting Burt Reynolds on the set of Brooks's Silent Movie, the two actors became friends and worked together in several films, including two Cannonball Run movies, Smokey and the Bandit II and The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas. DeLuise, who often made jokes about his rotund figure, was an avid chef who wrote four cookbooks. He also wrote seven children's books. He married actress Carol Arthur in 1965. His three sons – Peter, Michael and David – are all actors. DeLuise's death was first reported by TMZ.com. Awww, I loved that fat silly bastard. His turn as Caesar in History of the World Part I was one of the funniest things I've ever seen on screen.
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Post by Miss Dee on Jun 4, 2009 9:37:27 GMT -5
David Carradine found dead in Thailand hotel 72-year-old actor gained fame in TV's ‘Kung Fu’ series, ‘Kill Bill’ films
Actor David Carradine, star of the 1970s TV series “Kung Fu” who also had a wide-ranging career in the movies, has been found dead in the Thai capital, Bangkok. A news report said he was found hanged in his hotel room and was believed to have committed suicide.
A spokesman for the U.S. Embassy, Michael Turner, confirmed the death of the 72-year-old actor. He said Carradine died either late Wednesday or early Thursday, but he could not provide further details out of consideration for his family.
The Web site of the Thai newspaper The Nation cited unidentified police sources as saying Carradine was found Thursday hanged in his luxury hotel room and is believed to have committed suicide.
Carradine was a leading member of a venerable Hollywood acting family that included his father, character actor John Carradine, and brother Keith.
In all, he appeared in more than 100 feature films with such directors as Martin Scorsese, Ingmar Bergman and Hal Ashby.
But he was best known for his role as Kwai Chang Caine, a Shaolin priest traveling the 1800s American frontier West in the TV series “Kung Fu,” which aired in 1972-75.
He reprised the role in a mid-1980s TV movie and played Caine’s grandson in the 1990s syndicated series “Kung Fu: The Legend Continues.”
He returned to the top in recent years as the title character in Quentin Tarantino’s two-part saga “Kill Bill.”
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Post by bradster on Jun 4, 2009 14:09:59 GMT -5
David Carradine found dead in Thailand hotel 72-year-old actor gained fame in TV's ‘Kung Fu’ series, ‘Kill Bill’ films Actor David Carradine, star of the 1970s TV series “Kung Fu” who also had a wide-ranging career in the movies, has been found dead in the Thai capital, Bangkok. A news report said he was found hanged in his hotel room and was believed to have committed suicide. wow... unbelievable
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Post by Iron Rich on Jun 4, 2009 14:17:16 GMT -5
Sad news.
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Post by bradster on Jun 25, 2009 17:34:19 GMT -5
SAD SAD DAY!!! Michael Jackson dead at 50 Farrah Fawcett dead at 62
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Post by Miss Dee on Jun 28, 2009 12:12:34 GMT -5
TV pitchman Billy Mays, 50, found dead Sunday, June 28, 2009
Tampa, Fla., police say Billy Mays, the McKees Rocks native and TV pitchman known for his boisterous hawking of such products as Orange Glo and OxiClean, has died. He was 50.
Authorities said Mr. Mays was pronounced dead Sunday morning after being found by his wife at home. There were no signs of a break-in, and investigators do not suspect foul play. The coroner's office expects to have an autopsy done by Monday afternoon.
Mr. Mays' wife, Deborah Mays, said the family doesn't expect to make any public statements and asked for privacy.
Born and raised in McKees Rocks, Mr. Mays graduated from Sto-Rox High School, where he played football
As he was about to turn 24, he went to Atlantic City with a football buddy who'd been working at the McKees Rocks flea market selling Ginsu knives. Soon Mr. Mays was hawking products on the boardwalk, learning from the old-timers who took a liking to him.
At a fair in 1993, he met the owner of Orange Glo, who'd lost his microphone. Mr. Mays loaned him a spare. They became friends, and in 1996 the businessman called Mr. Mays to pitch the product on the Home Shopping Network. He says he sold 6,000 units right out of the gate. The same company put out OxiClean nine months later, and Mr. Mays' first TV pitch sold out. Within a few years he'd crossed the bridge to TV full time.
Recently, he became the star of his own reality show. The 13-week series, "Pitchmen," began airing on the Discovery Channel in April and followed Mr. Mays and fellow infomercial star Anthony Sullivan as they searched the world for inventions they could take to the big money.
Mr. Mays also was featured in the CNBC documentary "As Seen on TV," which said he was "ready to be crowned king" of all pitchmen now that Ron Popeil of Ronco fame is easing off.
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Post by Elphaba on Jun 28, 2009 18:00:46 GMT -5
I'm very saddened by all of the dieing that has been going on!
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