He also appeared in other big-screen titles includingLambada,Tango & Cash, andXanadu.
Pierre Cardin
Fashion designer Pierre Cardindied on Dec. 29 at 98.
He played a soldier named Lachlan Allsopp in the 2017 period action-horror filmMohawk.
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Alig co-founded the group of eccentric partiers popular in NYC’s club scene.
He was later convicted of murdering and dismembering fellow club kid Andre “Angel” Melendez.
His story was turned into the 2003 feature filmParty Monster,starringMacaulay Culkinas Alig.
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Tony Rice
Legendary bluegrass guitaristTony Rice died on Dec. 25 at the age of 69.
He famously collaborated with Ricky Skaggs and Jerry Garcia of the Grateful Dead during his lifetime.
West founded Mountain in 1969, with who he performed on the second day of Woodstock.
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During one of Mountain’s breakups, West appeared on the big screen inFamily HonorandThe Money Pit.
Fletcher founded the group with fellow rapper Jalil Hutchins in 1982, with DJ Grandmaster Dee later joining.
Whodini are considered pioneers of hip-hop.
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Their songs “Friends” and “Five Minutes of Funk” have been heavily sampled by other artists.
She also appeared in the 1998 revival ofThe Sound of Music.
Luker was married to fellow Tony-nominated Broadway star Danny Burstein.
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Grammy-winning country starK.T.
Oslin died on Dec. 21a week after being diagnosed with pneumonia related to COVID-19.
(That production was still running until Broadway’s COVID-19 shutdown.)
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Reinking also helped create the musicalFosse, a showcase of the legendary choreographer’s work.
Her other credits includedOver Here,Goodtime Charley,A Chorus Line,Sweet Charity, andBye Bye Birdie.
Natalie Desselle-Reid
Actress Natalie Desselle-Reiddied on Dec. 7after a private battle with colon cancer.
She was 53 years old.
He made his directorial debut in the 1992 Australian film Resistance.
Daria Nicolodi
Italian actress and screenwriterDaria Nicolodi died on Nov. 26 at the age of 70.
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Nicolodi and Argento are the parents of actress Asia Argento.
Diego Maradona
Soccer legendDiego Maradona died on Nov. 25 from a stroke at the age of 60.
He chronicled his battle with the novel coronavirus on social media, sharing his struggles amid the growing pandemic.
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Luna performed throughout his career in local Los Angeles comedy spots including the Ice House and the Improv Theatre.
Bert Belasco
Let’s Stay TogetheractorBert Belasco died at 38.
A career emcee, Trebek began hosting game shows in his native Canada.
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In 2011, Trebek earned a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Daytime Emmys.
He’s also won seven Emmys for Outstanding Game Show host.
The duo also produced the Saturday morning cartoonAlvin and the Chipmunks.
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Hassell appeared in the showsDevious Maids, Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip, Bones,andLongmire.
He also had a small role in the Ashton Kutcher-led filmJobsin 2013.
He had previously rapped in the group KMD under the alias Zev Love.
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Troyano won Star Baker during his respective season’s notoriously difficult Bread Week.
Luis was a complete gent and we had some great giggles at festivals.
Send love and strength to his friends and family."
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William Blinn
William Blinn, a veteran TV writer,died Oct. 22 at age 83.
She also performed on Broadway, with her final stage appearance coming at age 82 in Stephen Sondheim’sFollies.
Despite only reaching No.
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6 on the U.S.
He appeared in such films as the cult classicPutney Swopeand Spike Lee’sChi-Raqand played Burr Redding on HBO’sOzfor three seasons.
On stage, he earned a Tony Award nomination for his performance in Wilson’sRadio Golf.
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Corral,andThe Redhead and the Cowboy.
She also appeared in the Beatles' musical comedy filmA Hard Day’s Night.
Not even retirement could keep Takada from following his passion.
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2,Snowpiercer, andBirdman.
1 on the Billboard Hot 100, and found crossover success on the country charts.
Davis made his acting debut in the 1979 comedyNorth Dallas Forty, starring Nick Nolte.
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Michael Lonsdale
Michael Lonsdale died on Sept. 21 at age 89.
Stallone was also an astrologist who published books, appeared on television, and had her own psychic hotline.
In addition to her prolific career in Japanese television dramas.
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Ginsburg was the second woman to serve on the Supreme Court and a longtime legal champion of gender equality.
She was appointed to the court by President Clinton in 1993.
Ginsburg was portrayed in 2018’sOn the Basis of Sexand in the same year was the subject of the documentaryRBG.
Georgia Dobbins
Georgia Dobbins, co-writer of Motown’s first No.
Toots Hibbert
Reggae legend Toots Hibbertdied on Sept. 11while in a medically induced coma.
He had been hospitalized a month prior with symptoms of coronavirus.
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He also appeared inJackass 3Dthat year.
Lee had several other acting credits, includingOz the Great and PowerfulandAmerican Horror Story: Freak Show.
Diana Rigg
DameDiana Riggdied at the age of 82.
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According to her agent, the British actressdied peacefully at her home with her familyon Sept. 10.
In 1969, she starred with George Lazenby in the James Bond movieOn Her Majesty’s Secret Service.
In more recent years, the actress played fan-favorite Olenna Tyrell in HBO’sGame of Thrones.
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Thomas, Robert “Spike” Mickens, Charles Smith, George Brown, and Ricky West.
1 single “Celebration.”
Dobson starred as Det.
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Bobby Crocker on the popular CBS crime dramaKojakfrom 1973 to 1978.
A cause of death was not immediately available.
Chadwick Boseman
Chadwick Boseman, who played Marvel superhero T’Challa, a.k.a.
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A cause of death was not immediately known.
Gale helped form the band in 2008.
They went on to release two albums on Southern Lord: their 2013 debutManifest Decimationand 2017’sNightmare Logic.
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This was followed by a compilation album,Opening Fire: 20082014,in 2018.
In 2019, Power Triptweetedthat they were at work on their third album.
Justin Townes Earle
Award-winning Americana singer and songwriterJustin Townes Earle died at the age of 38.
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In total, he released eight full-length albums.
His last,The Saint of Lost Causes, was released in May 2019.
Carver won the Lead Actor in a Musical Tony for the production in 1993 alongside Chita Rivera.
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Wilford Brimley
ActorWilford Brimley died Aug. 1in Utah, the Associated Press reported.
Brimley’s many movie credits includedThe Thing,The Natural,Hard Target,The Firm, andCocoon.
The star passed away after battling a kidney ailment.
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He also appeared in four episodes ofSeinfeldas Poppie the pizza chef.
Parker was twice nominated for the Best Director Academy Award, forMidnight ExpressandMississippi Burning.
Malik B
Rapper Malik B, a founding member of The Roots,died at age 47.
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No information about his cause of death is immediately available.
The actress is known for her portrayal of Melanie inGone With the Wind.
Grant Imahara
MythBustersstarGrant Imahara died on July 13after a brain aneurysm.
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Dorsey is Rivera’s only child from her four-year marriage to Ryan Dorsey.
The couple divorced in 2018.
Rivera was best known for playing quick-witted cheerleader Santana Lopez on all six seasons of Fox’sGlee.
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AfterGleeconcluded in 2015, Rivera released the single “Sorry” featuring her ex-fiance, Big Sean.
She made her film debut inAt the Devil’s Doorin 2014.
Rivera also released a memoir,Sorry Not Sorry: Dreams, Mistakes, and Growing, in 2016.
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Kelly Preston
ActressKelly Preston died on July 12at age 57 after a 2-year battle with breast cancer.
Preston is survived by Travolta and their children, daughter Ella, 20, and 9-year-old son Benjamin.
SonJett died at age 16 in January 2009.
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Charlie Daniels
Country music and southern rock legend Charlie Danielsdied on July 6 from a hemorrhagic stroke.
In 2007, he was also the recipient of an honorary statuette from the Academy.
The 41-year-old had previously gotten his leg amputated after being placed in a medically induced coma.
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Hugh Downs
Broadcasting legendHugh Downs died July 1at his home in Scottsdale, Ariz. ## Joel Schumacher
DirectorJoel Schumacher died June 22 at 80.
Ian Holm
British actorIan Holm died at the age of 88 on June 19.
Vera Lynn
British singerVera Lynn died on June 18at the age of 103.
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Local police are calling his death a suicide but continue to investigate.
Singh Rajput began his career on television before moving on to Bollywood films.
Galyn Gorg
Actress and dancerGalyn Gorg died after a battle with cancer on June 14.
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One of Gorg’s first notable television roles came on ABC’sTwin Peaksin 1990.
She played Nancy O’Reilly, Blackie O’Reilly’s sister and Jean Renault’s love interest.
In 2018, she had a role in theVivica A. FoxthrillerThe Wrong Friend.
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Jas Waters
Jas Waters, a writer onThis Is Us, died June 9 at 39.
The news of her death was confirmed by herThis Is Usfamily on June 10.
No cause of death has been announced.
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Mary Pat Gleason
Character actressMary Pat Gleason died June 2 at 70.
Richard Herd
Veteran character actorRichard Herd died May 26 from cancer at the age of 87.
Their deaths were ruled accidental and due to fentanyl and cocaine intoxication.
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He was 30 and she was 27.
No cause of death has been released.
Osmond reprised his famous role multiple times in TV and film alongside the original cast in the 1980s.
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Osmond also spent years as an L.A.P.D.
motorcycle officer until his retirement from the force in 1988.
Betty Wright
Legendary soul and R&B singerBetty Wright died on May 10.
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Her cause of death has yet to be released.
She is survived by her four children.
It was first announced that he was undergoing treatment for the illness on April 28.
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Horn and Siegfried Fischbacher created a popular Las Vegas show that ran from 1990 until 2003.
Brian Howe
British rockerBrian Howe died on May 5from cardiac arrest.
Cady Groves
Country singerCady Groves died May 2 at age 30.
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She is believed to have died from natural causes, according to her brother Cody Groves.
The cause of death has not been disclosed.
He also had small parts in the filmsCity of EmberandHunger.
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John Lafia
FilmmakerJohn Lafia was found dead from suicide on April 29 at the age of 63.
Ashley ‘Ms.
Minnie’ Ross
Reality starAshley Ross died in a Georgia car crash on April 27.
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She was transported to Grady Memorial Hospital, where she died the following day.
Dennehy was known for starring opposite Sylvester Stallone inFirst Bloodand opposite Chris Farley inTommy Boy.
Ranjit Chowdhry
Bollywood star andThe OfficeactorRanjit Chowdhry died on April 15 during emergency surgery in India.
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Allen Daviau
CinematographerAllen Daviau died from COVID-19 complications on April 15, at 77.
The five-time Oscar nominee was best known for his work with directorSteven Spielbergon such classics asE.T.andThe Color Purple.
Willner produced albums for stars like Lou Reed, Lucinda Williams, andMarianne Faithfull.
Throughout his long career, he earned three Grammy Awards including the Lifetime Achievement Award in January.
Prine was dubbed the “Mark Twain of American Songwriting” by Rolling Stone Magazine.
Oliver Harmon “Spearchucker” Jones respectively.
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Blackman was best known for her role as Pussy Galore in the 1964 James Bond filmGoldfinger.
Benedict played John Kieffer in the seriesFoyle’s Warand had an arc on the British seriesEmmerdalein the late ’90s.
Her last film role came in 2016, in Harry Tappan Heher’sThe Mistover Tale.
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Sutherland said she died due to complications from pneumonia unrelated to COVID-19.
Douglas, who celebrated her birthday three days prior, was married to actorDonald Sutherlandfrom 19661971.
They had twins, Kiefer and Rachel.
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She added that the coronavirus pandemic and social distancing restrictions have made the family’s mourning even more difficult.
“I am not able to hug my parents who lost their only grandchild,” she said.
“It’s hard.”
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Williams last appeared onThe Flashin the season 2 premiere, which aired in 2015.
Ellis Marsalis
The New Orleans jazz legenddied on April 1 from COVID-19 complications at age 85.
A famed pianist, Marsalis released nearly 20 albums but was best known as a music educator.
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His past students includedHarry Connick, Jr.and Terence Blanchard.
He poured everything he had into making us the best of what we could be."
Terrence McNally
Prolific playwright Terrence McNally, whose works includedLove!
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He was also behind many popular horror films in the ’90s includingBody SnatchersandThe Dentist.
His family confirmed his death on March 20 on Twitter.
Lorenzo Brino
Child starLorenzo Brino died in an automobile accident on March 9in San Bernadino, California.
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Brino starred in the hit CW series7th Heavenalongside his brother Nikolas as the youngest Camden children.
Max von Sydow
Max von Sydow died on March 8 at the age of 90.
Bobbie Battista
Pioneering CNN anchor Bobbie Battista died of cervical cancer on March 3.
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Battista got her start as an anchor for Action News 5 on Raleigh, N.C.-based WRAL-TV.
James Lipton
LongtimeInside the Actor’s StudiohostJames Lipton died at his home in Manhattan on March 2.
The 93-year-old had bladder cancer.
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Sadly, most of her films have been lost, many of them destroyed in a 1926 studio fire.
She went on to have a successful career as a writer and journalist, penning an autobiography in 1996.
Smith broke barriers as the first African American model on the cover of Mademoiselle magazine in 1976.
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In her lifetime, she owned multiple restaurants, wrote books, and hosted her own TV show.
She co-wrote the freshman series' ninth episode, “Protest Tacos.”
Ja’Net DuBois
Good TimesstarJa’Net DuBois died at her Southern California home on Feb. 17.
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DuBois famously sang and co-wroteThe Jeffersonstheme song “Movin' On Up.”
She won two Emmy Awards during her career, both for her voiceover work onThe PJ’s.
Zoe Caldwell
Four-time Tony Award winnerZoe Caldwell died Feb. 16 following complications from Parkinson’s disease.
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Most recently, she guest-starred onGod Friended MeandThe Marvelous Mrs. Maisel.
In addition toLove Island, Flack was also known for co-hostingThe X Factorand winningStrictly Come Dancingin 2014.
Orson Bean
Veteran actorOrson Bean died at the age of 91 on Feb. 7.
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He was best known for his role as the mischievous boy Eric in 2005’sNanny McPhee.
These includedGettysburg,Invincible,The Good Wife, and HBO’sOz.
Kirk Douglas
Silver-screen legend Kirk Douglas died Feb. 5 at 103.
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Her books were adapted to the big screen twice, and each of her 56 novels became a bestseller.
Dusay played Alexandra Spaulding on the CBS soap on and off from 1993 to 2009.
She appeared as Pamela Capwell Conrad onSanta Barbarabefore jumping toGuiding Lightin 1987, which earned her an Emmy nomination.
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Bryant was drafted at just 18, one of the youngest players in NBA history.
He went on to become a five-time NBA champion during his 20 years as a professional basketball player.
He also won anOscar for Best Animated Short in 2018 for the filmDear Basketball.
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Tyler Gwozdz
FormerBachelorettecontestantTyler Gwozdz died on Jan. 22 following a suspected overdose on Jan. 13.
Gwozdz appeared on Hannah Brown’s season last year.
He secured the first one-on-one date with her, though he abruptly left during the third episode.
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He added that the reason his actual exit wasn’t aired was to respect his privacy.
ABC listed his official occupation as a psychology graduate student whose goal was to become a clinical psychologist.
He also received an Emmy nomination in 2004 for Outstanding Writing for Nonfiction Programming for an episode ofMedieval Lives.
David Olney
David Olney, a famed folk singer-songwriter, died on Jan. 18 at age 71.
The musician was well known in the folk-rock and Americana music communities.
Christopher Tolkien
Christopher Tolkien, the son and literary executor ofThe Lord of the Ringsauthor J.R.R.
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Tolkien,died Jan. 15 at age 95.
Many other volumes followed later, includingBeren and LuthienandThe Fall of Gondolin.
He played Joe Erie, a.k.a.
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That same year he portrayed cop Tom Keough in Sidney Lumet’sSerpico, opposite Al Pacino.
Norma Michaels
Character actressNorma Michaels died on Jan. 11at the age of 95.
Stan Kirsch
HighlanderstarStan Kirsch died on Jan. 11 at age 51.
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He had small roles in ABC’sCrossroads,Wire Service, andNavy Log.
He also starred in the series77 Sunset Stripas the wisecracking Kookie.
His most enduring role remained the oversexedNational Bandstandhost in 1978’sGrease.
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Harry Hains
Actor, model, and musicianHarry Hains died on Jan. 7 at age 27.
Hains' mother,Vactress Jane Badler, announced he had died in an Instagram post.
But sadly he struggled with mental illness and addiction."
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He won a Golden Globe for Best Comedy Series withUgly Bettyin 2007.
She rose to fame with viral remixes of popularDrakeand Nas songs.
He also served as the organization’s president from 1993 to 1997.
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