Deaths of famous people (2021)

[JCA-CrystalCity]

Willard Scott at 87.

another guy I thought was old er

[OldChelsea]

Willard Scott at 87.

Now there goes a real local legend. I still remember residing here in the mid-60's and listening to him and Ed Walker on WRC radio's 'JoyBoys':
'We are the joyboys of radio, we chase electrons and to and fro...'

[bluestreak]

Willard Scott at 87.

Would have been nice if he could have made it to 100.

[Dave in Fairfax]

Creepiest Ronald McDonald ever.

[skippy1999]

another guy I thought was old er

I thought he was already dead

[Natsinpwc]

I thought he was already dead

Same for me. I guess once they are off tv we just assume. Who knew there was life after stopping work.

[English Natsie]

Jean-Pierre Adams (73) - one of French soccer's most tragic stories.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/58463792

[JCA-CrystalCity]

Jean-Pierre Adams (73) - one of French soccer's most tragic stories.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/58463792

there's a reason that any anesthesia is serious. tragic story indeed.

[machpost]

there's a reason that any anesthesia is serious. tragic story indeed.

Not to mention, why some of us don't cross picket lines.

[Natsinpwc]

there's a reason that any anesthesia is serious. tragic story indeed.

Yea. Ask Michael Jackson.

[HondoKillebrew]

Would have been nice if he could have made it to 100.

So true.  RIP to Willard, who spread a lot of happiness and joy.

[bluestreak]

Michael K. Williams, who played Omar in The Wire found dead in his apartment in New York. He was 54.

[English Natsie]

Jean-Paul Belmondo (88) - French cinema legend.

[varoadking]

Michael K. Williams, who played Omar in The Wire found dead in his apartment in New York. He was 54.

I saw very few of those episodes and don't know one character from another, but the episodes I saw were riveting...

[OldChelsea]

Sarah Harding of Girls Aloud...far too soon at 39: https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-58460117

[Dave in Fairfax]

Norm MacDonald, at age 61.

[imref]

Norm MacDonald, at age 61.

wow. That's really young. Reports are that he had cancer. RIP turd ferguson.

[Natsinpwc]

Norm MacDonald, at age 61.

Too young.

[HondoKillebrew]

Norm MacDonald, at age 61.

Funny guy.  RIP, Norm.

[skippy1999]

His Burt Reynolds as a guest on Jeopardy on SNL always killed me, RIP

[imref]

His Burt Reynolds as a guest on Jeopardy on SNL always killed me, RIP

If you are a Norm fan, check out Dirty Work, his movie in the 1990s with Artie Lange. It was one of those "this is really dumb, but hysterically funny" type movies that got a lot more popular as the years passed. Tons of cameos from SNL alumni and even Don Rickles.

[imref]

Friend sent me this earlier:

[HondoKillebrew]

Friend sent me this earlier:

I've been watching Youtubes of him this afternoon.  I always really liked him but didn't see a lot of these appearances.  Great stuff. 

[imref]

I've been watching Youtubes of him this afternoon.  I always really liked him but didn't see a lot of these appearances.  Great stuff. 

His OJ jokes are legendary ( and iirc, what got him fired from SNL)

[HondoKillebrew]

His OJ jokes are legendary ( and iirc, what got him fired from SNL)

Yep.  He was great.  I liked him a lot but am still a bit surprised by the overwhelming reaction on Twitter today.  He was much loved and respected by a lot of people, principally his peers.