Celebrity death thread 2024

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Second. Cobbs played Lewis Coleman in 13 episodes of I'll Fly Away (1991-93) and Tony the bus driver in nine episodes of The Drew Carey Show (2002-04). He appeared in more than 100 movies and TV movies including Ed, Fluke, Paulie, Air Bud, Silkwood, Demolition Man, Hope Floats, New Jack City, Oz The Great & Powerful, The Muppets, The Cotton Club and The Color Of Money

In my favorite Tom Hanks movie, That Thing You Do!, Cobbs played jazz pianist Del Paxton.

 

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Friedman released 15 studio albums and two live albums. Among his best-known songs are Sold American, Catfish, Autograph, Popeye The Sailor Man, Wild Man From Borneo, They Ain't Makin' Jews Like Jesus Anymore and Get Your Biscuits In The Oven & Your Buns In The Bed.

Kinky Friedman, Proudly Eccentric Texas Singer-Songwriter, Dead at 79

Kinky Friedman, the proudly eccentric Texas singer-songwriter and folk hero, has died at age 79

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[scotchandcigar]

Second.

 

[semipenguin]

I think he used to hang out with Willie Nelson.

 

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Martin Mull, Comic Actor in ‘Fernwood 2 Night,’ ‘Clue,’ ‘Arrested Development,’ Dies at 80

Martin Mull, the actor who started with 1970s TV series “Fernwood 2 Night” and went on to appear in "Arrested Development," and "Clue" died Thursday.

variety.com

After Dueling Banjos, from the Burt Reynolds movie Deliverance, became a top-ten hit in 1973, Martin Mull came out with this parody, Dueling Tubas:

 

[IdRatherBeSkiing]

Martin Mull, Comic Actor in ‘Fernwood 2 Night,’ ‘Clue,’ ‘Arrested Development,’ Dies at 80

Martin Mull, the actor who started with 1970s TV series “Fernwood 2 Night” and went on to appear in "Arrested Development," and "Clue" died Thursday.

variety.com

After Dueling Banjos, from the Burt Reynolds movie Deliverance, became a top-ten hit in 1973, Martin Mull came out with this parody, Dueling Tubas:

Second.

 

[HecticArt]

Third. He was a classic.

 

[Wolf]

I know we didn't do a 2023 CDT Madness. I'm gonna save it towards end of the year when 2024 wraps up. So there will be two separate madness. But I might do a poll ahead of time to eliminate quite a few celebrities on the list.

 

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Landau produced Avatar, the highest-grossing film of all time; Avatar: The Way Of Water, the third-highest-grossing film; and Titanic, the fourth-highest-grossing film. Landau and James Cameron co-produced Avatar 3, which is scheduled for release in December 2025.

Jon Landau, Oscar-Winning ‘Titanic’ and ‘Avatar’ Producer, Dies at 63

Jon Landau, James Cameron's producing partner behind both 'Avatar' movies and 'Titanic,' has died after a bout of cancer. He was 63.

variety.com

 

[sadchild]

Should probably second that. Even though I don't know a lot about him, that's enough to legitimize it

 

[kingchuck69]

Last surviving member of popular folk rock duo dies at 77

Stealers Wheel was best known for their 1973 hit "Stuck in the Middle with You."

www.masslive.com

 

[HecticArt]

I'll give Joe a second.

 

[Channel98]

"Folk rock duo"? "Duo"? Nay, say I. Joe Egan, Gerry Rafferty, Roger Brown, Rab Noakes and Iain Campbell formed Stealers Wheel in 1972 in Paisley, Scotland. There were several lineup changes before the band broke up in 1975. In May 1973, they reached #6 on the Hot 100 and #8 in the UK with Stuck In The Middle With You. In March 1974, they got to #29 on the Hot 100 and #25 in the UK with Star. Three of the later members formed a new short-lived Stealers Wheel in 2008.

 

[sadchild]

 

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Wally Fowler & the Georgia Clodhoppers formed in 1943 in Knoxville, Tennessee. They became the Oak Ridge Quartet in 1947 and the Oak Ridge Boys in 1961. In 1977, the Oak Ridge Boys, which was then Joe Bonsall, Duane Allen, Richard Sterban and William Lee Golden, switched from Southern gospel music to country music. Their hits include Elvira, Bobbie Sue, American Made, Fancy Free, Sail Away, You're The One, Thank God For Kids, Trying To Love Two Women, I'll be True To You, Y'All Come Back Saloon and Leaving Louisiana In The Broad Daylight.

Joe Bonsall, Longtime Tenor With the Oak Ridge Boys, Dead at 76

Joe Bonsall, the charismatic tenor who spent 50 years singing with the celebrated country group the Oak Ridge Boys, has died at the age of 76.

www.rollingstone.com

 

[IdRatherBeSkiing]

Wally Fowler & the Georgia Clodhoppers formed in 1943 in Knoxville, Tennessee. They became the Oak Ridge Quartet in 1947 and the Oak Ridge Boys in 1961. In 1977, the Oak Ridge Boys, which was then Joe Bonsall, Duane Allen, Richard Sterban and William Lee Golden, switched from Southern gospel music to country music. Their hits include Elvira, Bobbie Sue, American Made, Fancy Free, Sail Away, You're The One, Thank God For Kids, Trying To Love Two Women, I'll be True To You, Y'All Come Back Saloon and Leaving Louisiana In The Broad Daylight.

Joe Bonsall, Longtime Tenor With the Oak Ridge Boys, Dead at 76

Joe Bonsall, the charismatic tenor who spent 50 years singing with the celebrated country group the Oak Ridge Boys, has died at the age of 76.

www.rollingstone.com

Second.

 

[Channel98]

I love this clip of the Statler Brothers' Harold Reid explaining how he tried to help the police get a suspect out of a building by blasting Oak Ridge Boys songs. Joe and the rest of the group walk out on stage – and they are not happy.

 

[kingchuck69]

'Alf' Star Benji Gregory Dead at 46

Benji Gregory -- best known as the child star on the sitcom "Alf" -- has passed away ... TMZ can reveal.

www.tmz.com

 

[IdRatherBeSkiing]

'Alf' Star Benji Gregory Dead at 46

Benji Gregory -- best known as the child star on the sitcom "Alf" -- has passed away ... TMZ can reveal.

www.tmz.com

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[HecticArt]

That’s sad, but don’t forget about Hans too.

He joined the Navy and became an aerographer’s mate.
That’s kind of fascinating.