Celebrity R.I.P.s

I totally remember him!

 

He was also in The Mentalist. R.l.P.


Story..
https://deadline.com/2022/07/gregory-itzin-dead-obituary-24-actor-was-74-1235060294/

 

It is really sobering watching the passing of so many famous faces from your past. Really brings home one's own mortality.

 

Ivana Trump, 73.. fell down her stairs in her NYC townhouse and died from.internal injuries from the fall. R.I.P.

 

Stand-up comedian, actor & writer Jak Knight who was a rising star in the world of comedy has passed away at the age of 28. R.I.P.






https://variety.com/2022/tv/news/jak-knight-dead-dies-bust-down-1235318106/

 

The writer, actor and comedian was found on a Los Angeles Calif. embankment Thursday suffering from a gunshot wound.
The 28-year-old's cause of death has been ruled a suicide by the coroner.

Knight toured worldwide as a standup comedian, opening for the likes of Dave Chappelle, Aziz Ansari, Joel McHale and Eric Andre. He was named a Comedy Central Comic to Watch in 2014 and he appeared on the Netflix standup series The Comedy Lineup in 2018..

More...
https://people.com/tv/jak-knight-ca...utm_content=071922&cid=810120&mid=92517766619


R.I.P. only 28 yrs old. Too painful to think about why he did it... comedians are often vulnerable, and not sure why that is..

 

Veteran British actor David Warner, star of The Omen and Tron, dies aged 80




https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-62219839

 

Paul Sorvino, dead at 83.


Rest in peace, good fella.

https://people.com/movies/paul-sorv...as-actor-tony-nominee-father-of-mira-sorvino/

 

He played in many roles. For example he was a southern sheriff on the mini series Chiefs. He was the second of the four major characters of Goodfellas to die. Ray Liotta being the first.

 

'Leave It to Beaver' actor Tony Dow dies at 77



https://people.com/tv/leave-it-to-beaver-star-tony-dow-dead/

 

Update

‘Leave It to Beaver’ star Tony Dow reportedly not dead and under hospice care, despite earlier statement from reps

(NEXSTAR) – Tony Dow, who starred as Wally Cleaver on “Leave It to Beaver,” was reportedly alive and under hospice care when his management team released a statement on his death Tuesday morning, according to his wife Lauren Dow and son Christopher Dow.

The statement, attributed to managers and friends Frank Bilotta and Renee James, has since been removed from Dow’s official Facebook page.

 

She was also in Beat Street, my fav Hip Hop Movie. Played the Mom. She was great in the Matrix, too.
R.I.P


https://variety.com/2022/tv/news/mary-alice-dead-a-different-world-1235328420/

Was also in Malcolm X and The Inkwell, to name a few.

 

We lost a great one today.

Nichelle Nichols Dies at 89




https://comicbook.com/startrek/news/nichelle-nichols-dead-star-trek-uhura/

 

Roger E. Mosley star of Magnum PI passes away at 83





https://www.msn.com/en-us/entertain...pc=U531&cvid=5e34c28e9d2e4fb6a275d48d9c0e86d2

 

Loved him in the Jericho Mile!

Here's a bit more info on his extensive and varied career..

He spoke about how he initially did not want to interrupt his film career by doing the series in a 2019 interview with Jim Conlan.

Mosley said his agent told him, 'It’s starring this guy Tom Selleck. Tom Selleck has made about five pilot shows … and none of them have sold. So here’s what you do, Roger: Sign up for the show, go over to Hawaii, they’ll treat you good for the 20 days it will take to shoot the [pilot], you’ll get a lot of money, and then you come home. A show with Tom Selleck always fails, and you’ll be fine.'

Mosley added, 'Well, eight-and-a-half years later ...'

He said that his character was initially written to be running a struggling business, but he vetoed that as he didn't want to 'be the only Black person in Hawaii and be broke.'

He said the writers 'reversed,' as 'they decided Tom would be broke, and I would be financially well off - except I was always bailing him out.'

Mosley appeared on two episodes of the reboot of the series playing a character named John Booky.

In addition to his work on Magnum, P.I., the actor also appeared on TV shows including Fact Checkers Unit, Las Vegas, Rude Awakening, Walker, Texas Ranger, Hangin' With Mr. Cooper, Night Court, You Take the Kids, The Love Boat, Starsky and Hutch, Baretta, Sanford and Son, Kung Fu and Kojak.

R.I.P.

(BTW, it was reported that he died from injuries suffered in a car accident he was in 3 days prior)

 

Long life, R.I.P.

 

Olivia Newton-John (Sep 26,1948- Aug 8, 2022)


Olivia Newton-John, who soared to international stardom as both a singer and movie star has died.

Olivia's husband, John Easterling, says she died peacefully at her ranch in Southern California Monday morning, surrounded by family and friends. Olivia has battled breast cancer for more than 30 years, and a specific cause of death was not given, although a source close to Olivia told TMZ, "After a 30-year cancer journey, she lost her battle to metastatic breast cancer."

Olivia hit it big in 1971 with songs like "If Not for You," and in 1973 "Let Me Be There." She followed that up with a monster hit, "Have You Never Been Mellow."

Her huge break came in 1978 when she starred opposite John Travolta in "Grease." Her role as Sandy was iconic, as were several songs from the movie, "You're the One that I Want," "Summer Nights," and "Hopelessly Devoted to You."

The movie propelled Olivia to new heights, and she followed it up with movies like "Xanadu."

Olivia's biggest hit was "Physical" in 1981, which stayed at #1 for 10 weeks, breaking all records in the '80s. She remained an environmental and animal rights activist throughout her career.

Olivia was diagnosed with breast cancer in 1992, but it went into remission and it came back in 2013. It went back into remission but surfaced again in 2017.

Olivia, who was British but raised in Australia, married Matt Lattanzi back in 1984 ... they met while filming "Xanadu." They had a child, Chloe Rose in 1986. They divorced in 1995.

She married John Easterling in 2008. He's the founder of Amazon Herb Co. Olivia was 73.

 

My childhood crush. Her pictures were on my wall. God speed, Olivia.

 

I remember him in Gordon Parks' Leadbelly. Good singer too.