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  • Richard Lewis dead at 76

    Richard Lewis dead at 76

    Richard Lewis, the beloved stand-up comedian and a star of “Curb Your Enthusiasm,“ has died, his publicist announced.

    Lewis, 76, died at his home in Los Angeles after a heart attack Tuesday night, according to his publicist, Jeff Abraham

    He was one of the most prolific comedians of our time.. May he now rest in peace.

  • Death of a million dollar champ: Virgil leaves the world

    Death of a million dollar champ: Virgil leaves the world

    This one is sad..

    Virgil dead at 61..

    Referee Mark Charles III confirmed this sad news by posting the following on Facebook:

    “My dear friends, it is with great sorrow that I bring news from the Jones family of the passing of our beloved Michael Jones, whom we know and loved as Virgil, Vincent, Soul Train Jones and more.

    Virgil passed peacefully at the hospital this morning and I ask that you pray for him and for his family.

  • Alec Musser dead suddenly at 50

    Alec Musser dead suddenly at 50

    Alec Musser dead suddenly at 50..

    The soap actor, who is best known for playing Del Henry in “All My Children,” died at his home in Del Mar, Calif., his fiancée, Paige Press, told TMZ.

    Musser’s uncle Robert further confirmed the news to the outlet, but a cause of death has not yet been revealed.

    The actor appeared on the long-running soap opera between 2005 and 2007 and he was seen in a total of 43 episodes.

    Adam Sandler paid tribute to Musser on Instagram, writing, “I loved this guy. Cannot believe he is gone. Such a wonderful, funny good man. Thinking of him and his family and sending all my love. A true great sweetheart of a person.”

    He also made appearances in the TV series Rita Rocks in 2009, Desperate Housewives in 2011 and Road to the Altar in 2009.

  • Ian Punnett dead at 63

    Ian Punnett dead at 63

    This one hits hard. Ian Punnett was a friend through the darkness of the night. A radio host, deacon, and professor.. he is dead at a the age of 63.

    The Coast to Coast family, both near and extended, have been rocked by news tonight that host, professor, and Deacon, Ian Punnett has left this planet right before Christmas.

    From the Coast website, as written by Lisa Lyon:

    It is with deep sadness that we share the news that Ian Punnett passed away from a brief illness yesterday. His keen intellect and delightful sense of humor will be deeply missed. Since 2000, Ian has, in various incarnations, been a valued host of Coast to Coast AM, including regular weekend hosting duties, his own spin-off show Coast to Coast LIVE with Ian Punnett, a podcast entitled Vaudeville for the Frightened, and most recently twice a month hosting duties.

    I’ve had the privilege of producing for Ian these past 24 years, and I will miss our friendship and the professional collaboration. Every conversation behind the scenes was as lively and entertaining and everything we strive for on the air. Ian was great radio personified.

    Since Art Bell’s demise in 2018, Punnett was the last connection to the “old days“. He gave us memorable programs, great radio. And the horse guy! And for those who knew him personally, he was a friend and mentor along with a professor and someone who had a deep religious conviction. I was lucky enough to be able to say I talked to him briefly on a few occasions and he was a class act.

    Coast to Coast just got a whole lot less interesting. And the world a much less interesting place.

    May God have mercy on his wife and two sons..

    x x x

    Here is a link of Jim Millard recently interviewing Punnett..

    Here is our Ian Punnett archive..

  • Sanda Day O’Conner dead at 93

    Sanda Day O’Conner dead at 93

    Sandra Day O’Connor dead at 93.. an historic figure who was a game changer for the Supreme Court..

    She died in Phoenix, Arizona, on Friday “of complications related to advanced dementia, probably Alzheimer’s, and a respiratory illness,” the Supreme Court said in a statement.

    A trailblazer.

    May she rest in peace.

  • Hell opens its doors: Henry Kissinger dead at 100

    Hell opens its doors: Henry Kissinger dead at 100

    Henry Kissinger, the toweringly influential former secretary of state who earned a reputation as a sagacious diplomat but drew international condemnation and accusations of war crimes for his key role in widening the American presence in Vietnam and the U.S. bombing of Cambodia, died Wednesday.

    He was 100.

    Say no more. You can do your own research..

  • Friends Star Matthew Perry dead at 54

    Friends Star Matthew Perry dead at 54

    A shock in the entertainment industry this Saturday night, FRIENDS TV, show star Matthew Perry is dead at the age of 54.

    TMZ reported that first with other news outlets following up, rumors initially have it that’s a Star died in an apparent drowning.

    Just days ago that star posted a social media message about his appreciation of water with a photograph that had a haunting aura.

    There is tons of speculation–as would be expected.. Police are saying no foul play as Perry was found dead in his JACUZZI..

    Another select few are speculating about what he was about to “reveal”..

    However those who followed him know of his terrible plight of addiction that overtook his life in the past several years..

    Developing..

  • Suzanne Somers dead at 76

    Suzanne Somers dead at 76

    The star was one day shy of her 77th birthday..

    Somers succumbed to a battle with breast cancer..

    May she forever rest in peace.

  • Dreamweaver Gary Wright dead at 80

    Dreamweaver Gary Wright dead at 80

    The “Dream Weaver” musician died after being diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease and dementia. TMZ first reported the news, which was also shared by Wright’s friends.

    The composer’s son, Justin Wright, said that his father died at his home in Palos Verdes Estates, California, on Monday morning, Sept. 4.

    The news came approximately six years after the “Love Is Alive” singer was diagnosed with Parkinson’s and not long after, with dementia.

  • Smashmouth’s Steve Harwell dead at 56

    Smashmouth’s Steve Harwell dead at 56

    Smash Mouth singer Steve Harwell has died at age 56 after entering hospice care at his home, multiple outlets reported Monday.  

    The New York Times and Rolling Stone both reported that Harwell died Monday, several days after entering hospice to prepare for his end of life. 

    Band manager Robert Hayes told Rolling Stone that Harwell died at his Boise, ID home “surrounded by family and friends,” and “passed peacefully and comfortably.”