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LOSS IN 2020

This year has been tragic.. SO many lost.. so many to mourn. It started quickly after 2020 began and seemingly never stopped since then…

Neil Peart of Rush dead of brain cancer at 67 in Los Angeles …

The actor’s mother, Jane Badler, confirmed Harry Hains died at the age of 27. He was an actor in AMERICAN HORROR STORY and the OA

Jim Lehrer, the retired PBS anchorman who for 36 years gave public television viewers a substantive alternative to network evening news programs with in-depth reporting, interviews and analysis of world and national affairs, died on Thursday at his home in Washington. He was 85.

Dead in a helicopter crash.. RIP Kobe Bryant #RIP

Kirk Douglas, the son of a ragman who channeled a deep, personal anger through a chiseled jaw and steely blue eyes to forge one of the most indelible and indefatigable careers in Hollywood history, died Wednesday. He was 103.

Mad Mike Hughes was his name. Flat earth was his game. He set out to prove the truth. Hughes, a self-styled daredevil, flat-Earth theorist and limousine stuntman, died when his jury-rigged contraption propelled him on a column of steam, spiraled through the air and cratered into the sagebrush outside Barstow, California. He was 64.

Eddie Van Halen.. dead in ’20

Jeremy Bulloch, who played the role of Boba Fett in the original Star Wars trilogy, died Dec. 17 at age 75 following health complications, including several years living with Parkinson’s disease.

Longtime Jeopardy! host Alex Trebek died Nov. 8 at age 80 following a battle with stage 4 pancreatic cancer

Sean Connery, the Scotland-born actor who was the first star to play James Bond and became one of the franchise’s most iconic stars, died at the age of 90 on Oct. 31

Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg died Sept. 18 at the age of 87 from complications of metastatic pancreas cancer.

Chadwick Boseman dead at 43

Fred Willard..

Actor-director Carl Reiner died June 30.

Herman Cain died of COVID 19..

Kenny Rogers dead at 81..

On July 24, icon TV talk show host, singer, and media personality, Regis Philbin, died from a heart attack in his home

WWE is saddened to learn that Jon Huber, known to WWE fans as Luke Harper, died at the age of 41..

In 2020, so many deaths.. so much COVID. The New York TIMES did a front page story when the death toll hit 100,000.. since then the number dramatically soared above..

And that…was 2020.

December 29, 2020
Tommy “Tiny” Lister dead at 62.. was “displaying symptoms of COVID-19”

Tommy “Tiny” Lister, who appeared in “Friday” and “The Fifth Element” and was also a professional wrestler, died Thursday, his manager Cindy Cowan confirmed.

Cowan said he was found unresponsive in his apartment in Marina del Rey, Calif. after displaying symptoms of COVID-19 in recent days.

He had been working on a film and had to cancel shooting after falling ill, Cowan said…

The WWE released a statement on the death Friday:

WWE is saddened to learn that Tom “Tiny” Lister, known as Zeus to the WWE Universe, passed away today at age 62. Zeus first entered the squared circle opposite Hulk Hogan in the 1989 film “No Holds Barred.” The rivalry extended beyond the big screen, as The Human Wrecking Machine quickly formed a common bond with “Macho Man” Randy Savage in their shared quest to take down The Immortal One. Zeus & Savage battled Hogan & Brutus “The Barber” Beefcake in the main event of SummerSlam 1989. One of Zeus’ most memorable moments came at Survivor Series 1989 as part of Ted DiBiase’s Million Dollar Team, when The Human Wrecking Machine got the better of The Hulkster in an impressive display of strength. Lister famously portrayed the daunting Deebo in the classic “Friday” and “Next Friday” movies, as well as roles in “The Fifth Element,” “The Dark Knight,” and “Zootopia.” WWE extends its condolences to Lister’s family, friends and fans.

this video from May 1989 is when Zeus showed up in the WWE, then WWF, world..

December 12, 2020
CHADWICK BOSEMAN DEATH REACTIONS: SHOCK AND SADNESS AROUND THE WORLD

The Entertainment world in shock! .. BLACK PANTHER star dies surrounded by wife and family at home… Has been battling colon cancer..

MARVEL releases a statement: Our hearts are broken and our thoughts are with Chadwick Boseman’s family. Your legacy will live on forever. Rest In Peace.

JORDAN PEELE: ‘THIS IS A CRUSHING BLOW’

CHADWICK BOSEMAN DEAD AT 43

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REACTIONS:

Chris Evans remembers Chadwick Boseman: “I’m absolutely devastated. This is beyond heartbreaking… He was a deeply committed and constantly curious artist. He had so much amazing work still left to create. I’m endlessly grateful for our friendship”

HARRY KNOWLES: Just wow. At some point the year CAPTAIN AMERICA CIVIL WAR, he had to have learned he had Colon Cancer. Chadwick never ceased being an amazing hero. What a final four years he led. Just amazing. Watching BLACK PANTHER, I’m in awe of the man.

VP Candidate Kamala Harris, who Boseman recently endorsed on his Twitter page: “Heartbroken. My friend and fellow Bison Chadwick Boseman was brilliant, kind, learned, and humble. He left too early but his life made a difference.”

Mark Ruffalo: “It was the highest honor getting to work with you and getting to know you. What a generous and sincere human being.”

Clint Smith, writer at the ATLANTIC: I keep thinking about my 3-year-old in his Black Panther costume. How he wore it almost every day when he got it, refused to take it off. The way he walked around saying “I’m the Black Panther.” How happy it made him. What Chadwick gave us was immeasurable. What an enormous loss.

Martin Luther King III: Chadwick Boseman brought history to life on the silver screen, from Jackie Robinson, James Brown and Thurgood Marshall. As Black Panther, he was also a superhero to many. And despite his 4 year long battle with cancer, he kept fighting and he kept inspiring. He will be missed.

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August 29, 2020
Entertainment world shocked: Chadwick Boseman dead at 43!

“Black Panther” star Chadwick Boseman has died at 43. His Twitter account reported that he had been battling colon cancer.

Boseman also appeared in Spike Lee’s “Da 5 Bloods,” “Get on Up,” “42” and “Draft Day.”

“It is with immeasurable grief that we confirm the passing of Chadwick Boseman,” the statement read. “It was the honor of his life to bring King T’Challa to life in Black Panther.”

August 29, 2020
Brian Austin Green texted “Beverly Hills, 90210” co-star Luke…

Brian Austin Green texted “Beverly Hills, 90210” co-star Luke Perry‘s phone after his death, knowing he wouldn’t get a response.

“I texted him after he passed, knowing obviously that he can’t text me back but on some level, hoping that he would text me back, or that he was out there somewhere,” Green, who starred as David Silver alongside Perry’s Dylan McKay on “90210,” explained recently on his podcast.

“And I know he is. I know he’s looking down and I know he’s smiling.”

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March 24, 2019
#RIP BROADWAY ICON CAROL CHANNING DEAD AT 97

Tributes from stars like Kristin Chenoweth and Bette Midler poured in to honor the life and career of Carol Channing, the three-time Tony Award-winning musical comedy star who delighted American audiences over 5,000 performances as the scheming Dolly Levi in “Hello, Dolly!” on Broadway and beyond. She died Tuesday at 97.

Publicist B. Harlan Boll said Channing died of natural causes at 12:31 a.m. Tuesday in Rancho Mirage, California. Boll says she had twice suffered strokes in the last year.

One last evening with Carol Channing in color..

[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ool5UYQtID8]

January 15, 2019
Mean Gene Okerland dead at 76

Legendary wrestling announcer “Mean” Gene Okerlund died at the age of 76, WWE announced Wednesday.

Okerlund was one of the more recognizable names in sports entertainment with his career spanning the American Wrestling Association, World Championship Wrestling and World Wrestling Entertainment.

We did know something MeanJean.. you were the voice of countless childhood backgrounds and will hold a special place in millions of people’s hearts ..

January 3, 2019
James Karen, the instantly recognizable character actor who…

James Karen, the instantly recognizable character actor who moved the cemetery’s headstones — but not the bodies — as the developer Mr. Teague in the modern horror classic Poltergeist, has died. He was 94.

The incredibly prolific Karen, who also was noteworthy in such films as The China Syndrome (1979) and The Return of the Living Dead (1985) and on the finale of NBC’s Little House on the Prairie — he’s the dastardly reason the town of Walnut Grove was blown up — died Tuesday at his Los Angeles home, his wife, Alba, said.

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October 25, 2018
BATMAN ARTIST BREYFOGLE DEAD AT 58

58-year-old Batman artist Norm Breyfogle passed from this earthly existence Monday …

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Breyfogle was an industry legend through and through, making up– along with Alan Grant– one half of one of the best Batman creative teams of all time. His work was moody and mysterious while still having an undeniable energy. Truly a perfect fit for the Dark Knight.

Funeral arrangements for Breyfogle will be announced by the Erickson Crowley Peterson Funeral Home. The cause of his death has not yet been shared publicly.

Breyfogle is best known for his epic run on the Batman comic books from 1987 to 1995. Breyfogle worked with Alan Grant on Detective Comics and introduced villains the Ventriloquist in their first Batman story and the Ratcacther in their third.

Breyfogle drew Batman for six years (1987-1993), penciling Detective Comics from 1987-1990, then moving to the standalone Batman comic to introduce Tim Drake, the third Robin post Jason Todd, from 1990-1992, and finally starting a new Batman series for DC titled “Batman: Shadow of the Bat” from 1992-1993 which saw the Grant/Breyfogle team create three new characters, Jeremiah Arkham, Mr. Zsasz, and Amygdala.

September 26, 2018
Shock death of Paul Vasquez at 48!

“Sons of Anarchy” actor Paul John Vasquez has died. He was 48.

In a statement to Fox News, Vasquez’s rep said: “This news has come as a surprise to us. Our hearts are heavy. He was a kind, creative and loving man. He will be missed.”

TMZ, citing sources, said Vasquez died Monday evening from what appeared to have been a heart attack while at his father’s house in San Jose, California.

September 26, 2018