Former Diff'rent Strokes star Gary Coleman has died at the age of 42 after suffering a brain hemorrhage. Coleman was taken to the hospital on Wednesday after a fall at his home in Utah.
Allegedly... his last words were:
"Wait! I live in Utah!?! Whatchootalkin' about?!?"
Slabber Adam picks up his first hit of the season!
Art Linkletter, radio/television personality, and the former host of two long-running television shows: House Party, which ran on CBS radio and television for 25 years, and People Are Funny, on NBC radio-TV for 19 years. Linkletter was famous for interviewing children on House Party and Kids Say the Darndest Things. He was 97.
No one had him on their list.
Heavy metal rocker Ronnie James Dio died today after a battle with stomach cancer. He was 67.
Rock on Ronnie!!!
Legendary singer, dancer, actress, and Civil Rights Activist, Lena Horne has died at New York-Presbyterian Hospital. She was 92.
After a seven year battle with breast cancer, actress Lynn Redgrave died peacefully at her home in Connecticut, she was 67.
Nine years ago today, Joey Ramone passed away due to lymphomas. He was only 50. At the time of his death, Joey was listening to U2's song "In A Little While."
GABBA GABBA HEY, JOEY!
Actress Dixie Carter has lost her battle with endometrial cancer. She was 70.
Meinhardt Raabe, who played the Munchkin coroner in The Wizard Of Oz, has died at the age of 94.
"And he's not only merely dead. He's really most sincerely dead."
The true inventors of Punk Rock.
UWAGA ASBESTI!! It's everywhere!
British actor Christopher Cazenove has died after a valiant battle with septicemia. He was 66. The actor played Ben Carrington in 1980s soap opera Dynasty.
Wrestler Chris Kanyon was found dead in his New York apartment, due to an apparent overdose of medication. He was 40 years old.
This ain't no April Fool's joke. Actor John Forsythe has died at the age of 92 due to complications from pneumonia after a year-long struggle with cancer.
Tonight he says, "Hello, Angelss" for real.
Broadway star June Havoc, also the younger sister of famed stripper Gypsy Rose Lee, has died of natural causes. She was 97.
Actor Robert Culp, best known for "I Spy", "The Greatest American Hero", and "Everybody Loves Raymond", has died of a brain injury following a fall. He was 79.
Fess Parker, best known for playing Daniel Boone in a 1960s television series, died at his home near Santa Barbara, California. He was 85.
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And here's a little MST3K regarding Peter Graves.
St. Louis Rams Hall of Fame football player, Little House on the Prairie actor, and flower pitchman, Merlin Olsen has died after a long battle with cancer. He was 69.
Actor Corey Haim, who appeared in a number of movies during the 1980s, died early Wednesday of a possible drug overdose. He was 38.
Actress Nan Martin, who starred for decades on stage, screen and television, died of complications from emphysema. She was 82.
Martin was perhaps best known for her recurring role on the ABC series 'The Drew Carey Show,' in which she played ornery boss Mrs. Louder for over 20 episodes. Her small-screen career dates back to the early days of television, with roles ranging from 'The Twilight Zone,' 'Perry Mason,' 'Valerie' and 'The Golden Girls' to, more recently, 'CSI,' 'Six Feet Under' and 'Nip/Tuck.'
This is a bit of a stretch for the slab, considering this person is really a "D" list celebrity, and is only in the news because of the Olympics and the fact that he's Mr. Chekov's son... but still... actor Andrew Koenig, who has been missing since February 14, committed suicide, his father told reporters after his son's body was found Thursday in a park in Vancouver, British Columbia.
May he be able to find all the nuclear "wessels" that he was unable to find in normal life.
Former Secretary of State, and for about three minutes illegally President of the United States, Alexander Haig has died due to complications from a staph infection. He was 86.
British fashion designer, Alexander McQueen, who dressed stars from Sarah Jessica Parker to Rihanna to Nicole Kidman to Lady Gaga (!) in bold shapes and colors committed suicide today, he was 40.
And apart from she herself appearing on these pages, that will be the last time Lady Gaga is mentioned on this blog.
Yes, he himself may be considered a small 'c' celebrity, but this mega-millionaire and war hero's invention is certainly an "A List" celebrity. Fred Morrison, the inventor of the Frisbee has passed away at the age of 90.
It's a bad week to be an elderly performer on a soap, apparently!!Actor James Mitchell, who played Palmer Cortlandt on the ABC soap opera "All My Children," has died at the age of 89. He played the role for nearly three decades. The cause was chronic obstructive pulmonary disease complicated by pneumonia.
Slabber Carrie scores the first hit of the season!
Small screen and small 'c' celebrity, actress Frances Reid, best known for her decades-long portrayal of Alice Horton on the soap opera "Days of our Lives," has died at the age of 95.
Reid played the role of the martriarch since the long-running soap series' first episode in 1965, and made her last appearance in 2007.
