Celebrity R.I.P.s

Brigitte Bardot, international sex goddess of cinema in the 1950s and '60s, has died aged 91





https://www.npr.org/2025/12/28/1130645838/brigitte-bardot-dead

 

Another one gone today... (also remembering Michael K. Williams )
(Omar)

The Wire star Isiah Whitlock Jr. dies at 71 after starring in multiple Spike Lee films



https://deadline.com/2025/12/isiah-whitlock-jr-dead-the-wire-spike-lee-movies-1236658855/

 

Oh nooooo.. She was my idol growing up. Her, Marilyn, Sophia and Raquel.

 

R.I.P. He was great in The Wire. The way he fleeced Stringer Bell was epic.

And sadly, the Kennedys lost Tatiana Schlossberg, daughter of Caroline Kennedy and granddaughter of the late President JFK.

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/obitua...os-rcna245568?utm_source=firefox-newtab-en-us

 

Longtime veteran actor T.K. Carter known for a variety of movie & television co-star roles has passed away at the age of 69. R.I.P.





https://deadline.com/2026/01/tk-carter-dies-69-1236678497/

 

I remember him from The Sinbad Show and he was hilarious on there. RIP to him.

 

May he rest in peace. I'm shocked at how many of these artists don't reach 70+ years. I guess I just always assumed growing up that they folks had the best of everything, and would outlive me.

 

Money & fame doesn't mean one is not still mortal. In some cases it amplifies it. Too many people forget that it seems.

 

Grammy-nominated musician John Forté found dead at 50 in Massachusetts home



https://apnews.com/article/john-forte-dead-50-fugees-b635af53beab0f6b3301412fb8e54dd1

 

Gone too soon.

 

Emmy award-winning actress Catherine O'Hara best known for her role in "Schitt's Creek" along with standout parts in "Home Alone" & "Beetlejuice" has passed away at the age of 71. R.I.P.





https://www.tmz.com/2026/01/30/catherine-ohara-dead/?adid=social-tw

 

Demond Wilson, Lamont on ‘Sanford and Son,’ Dies at 79






https://www.tmz.com/2026/01/31/grady-demond-wilson-dead-sanford-and-son/

 

Michael '5000' Watts, Swishahouse founder and CEO, dead at 52



Michael "5000" Watts. the influential founder of the iconic Southern Hip-Hop record label Swishahouse, has died at the age of 52.

News broke that the Houston native died due to complications stemming from an irregular heartbeat. According to a statement shared on his Instagram account, Watts was "surrounded by loved ones" at the time of his death.

 

A loss for music. I had lost track of him after his political corruption conviction. Far too young.

Gosh, that's young. It's a shame that nothing could be done to save his life.

I loved Sanford and Son and Baby, I'm Back. The Golden Age of sitcoms.

She was great on Schitt's Creek. R.I.P.

Indeed. Foolish of me to assume that, but in my youthful imagination, I guess I always thought they had the best healthcare money could buy and that mere mortals like me would always die younger than someone famous/wealthy. Chalk it up to youthful lack of understanding. I'm reckoning with this now as I reach the age where colleagues and mentors start dying off. Reminds me of my own mortality.