Celebrity death thread 2024

[Channel98]

Kristofferson worked for this company in Lafayette, Louisiana:

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Keith Thibodeaux, who played Ricky Ricardo Jr. ("Little Ricky") on I Love Lucy, was born in Lafayette.

 

[IdRatherBeSkiing]

Kristofferson's Why Me, with backing vocal;s by Rita Coolidge and Larry Gatlin, went to number one on the country chart and #16 on the Hot 100 in July 1973. Among Kristofferson's other hits are Josie, Loving Arms, They Killed Him, Nobody Loves Anybody Anymore and (with Rita Coolidge) A Song I'd Like To Sing.

Kris Kristofferson, singer-songwriter and actor, dies at 88

Kristofferson, a songwriter and A-list Hollywood actor is known for classics like “Sunday Mornin’ Comin’ Down,” and for starring in films like “A Star Is Born" with Barbra Streisand.

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Third. My dad loved his music including his singing. I preferred he didn't sing. But his song writing is outstanding. My favourite is "Sunday Morning Coming Down" as sung by Johnny Cash of course.

 

[sadchild]

You heard of Kris Kristofferson?
Well, I am Piss Pissedofferson
- Eminem

I had heard of KK as a kid and new he was in music, but he's been off my radar for most of my life.

 

[IdRatherBeSkiing]

John Ashton, 'Beverly Hills Cop' actor, dies at 76

John Ashton, the veteran character actor who memorably played the gruff but lovable police detective John Taggart in the “Beverly Hills Cop” films, has died. He was 76.

apnews.com

Played Taggart

 

[scotchandcigar]

Basketball star Dikembe Mutombo, known for his shot-blocking skill and famed finger wave, dies at 58​

https://www.cnn.com/2024/09/30/sport/dikembe-mutombo-death-nba-spt-intl/index.html

 

[Channel98]

I second John Ashton. He appeared in 52 movies and TV movies including Boderline, Curly Sue, Fast Money, Last Resort, Uncle John, Meet The Deedles, Honky Tonk Freeway, The Last Big Save, Elvis & The Beauty Queen and Making A Deal With The Devil – and if you're playing the "Six Degrees Of Kevin Bacon" game, Ashton played Ken in Bacon's 1988 movie She's Having A Baby.

 

[sadchild]

Dikembe Mutombo

I only know about him because Stern used to goof on him, alternating clips of DM with Cookie Monster.

 

[Aaron]

Second on Dikembe. Great defensive player for a long time

 

[JHDK]

Third on Mutombo. He was awesome with the sixers during the Iverson era.

Plus that one commercial from a couple years ago was amazing.

 

[Channel98]

In addition to his Broadway roles, Creel appeared in two episodes of American Horror Stories in 2021 and in the TV movies Eloise At The Plaza and Eloise At Christmastime.

Gavin Creel, Tony-winning Broadway star, dies at 48

Gavin Creel, a Tony-winning Broadway actor, has died at 48 after being diagnosed with a rare form of cancer.

www.usatoday.com

 

[HecticArt]

Third on Mutombo. He was awesome with the sixers during the Iverson era.

Plus that one commercial from a couple years ago was amazing.

THAT guy!
(Says the non-sportball guy.)

 

[scotchandcigar]

MLB Legend Pete Rose Dead At 83

Pete Rose has died at the age of 83, TMZ Sports has learned.

www.tmz.com

 

[JHDK]

The over under was set at 85. I bet the over. Bummer.

Second.

 

[IdRatherBeSkiing]

The over under was set at 85. I bet the over. Bummer.

Second.

So did he.

Third.

 

[kingchuck69]

And to think that legal sports betting is now everywhere. Fourth.

 

[scotchandcigar]

And to think that legal sports betting is now everywhere. Fourth.

I still don't think that betting on yourself is legal.

 

[sadchild]

Just ask (the ghost of) Pete himself!

In Rose's memoir, he admitted for the first time publicly to betting on baseball. He also admitted to betting on the Reds, the team for whom he was the manager ... There were games on which he placed bets in which he also played.

 

[HecticArt]

Wow. Fifth!

 

[Channel98]

Page co-starred in ten Broadway and off-Broadway musicals including Guys & Dolls, Ain't Misbehavin' and The Pajama Game and voiced Oogie Boogie in Tim Burton's 1993 stop-motion animated film The Nightmare Before Christmas.

Broadway’s Ken Page, star of ‘Cats’ and ‘The Wiz’, dead at 70

Ken Page, the formidable Broadway actor and voice of Oogie Boogie in the film “The Nightmare Before Christmas,” has died.

nypost.com

 

[scotchandcigar]

They're dropping like flies

John Amos, star of ‘Good Times’ and ‘Roots,’ dead at 84​

https://www.cnn.com/2024/10/01/entertainment/john-amos-dead/index.html