His other screen credits included the filmsFear Is the Key,Daylight, andThe Limey, and the TV seriesMurder She Wrote,The O.C., andNYPD Blue. Elizabeth Hubbard, the Daytime Emmy-winning soap opera star known for her roles on As the World Turns and The Doctors, died April 8 the age of 89. A decade of farewells: 20 notable deaths in the 10 years leading - WJBK Grant also appeared as a stuntman in 1985's Legend and 1988's Willow, and produced an episode of TV series Liquid Assets. Tina Turner, the legendary singer often dubbed the Queen of Rock & Roll, died May 24, at 83. Sheehan is survived by his wife, Rina, and three children. Conner founded Screaming Trees in 1984 with his guitarist brother Gary Lee Conner, vocalist Mark Lanegan, and drummer Mark Pickerel; Barrett Martin replaced Pickerel in 1991. He was 56. (Photo by Lisa Maree Williams/Getty Images), South Korean singer MoonBin of ASTRO attends the photocall for the CHANEL Parfumeur Masterclass at Bukchon Hwigyumjae on January 26, 2023 in Seoul, South Korea, Mark Sheehan of The Script performs at Nottingham Capital FM Arena on March 3, 2015 in Nottingham, England, NEW YORK, NY - OCTOBER 06: Mad artists and writers Sam Viviano and Al Jaffee attend the Mad Magazine Celebrates 65-Year Legacy With Legendary Creative Team Reunion at New York Comic Con on October 6, 2017 in New York City. Hard drugs have resulted in a constant loss of life among our nation's most talented performers, from Janis Joplin to the artist formerly known as Prince. The group, which also included drummer Glen Power, is best known for songs "Hall of Fame," "The Man Who Can't Be Moved," and "Breakeven (Falling to Pieces)." She was 43. His other credits include roles in 2003's The Missing, the 2008 horror film The Ruins, and 2010's Little Fockers alongside Ben Stiller, Robert De Niro, Barbra Streisand, and more. Paul Cattermole, a founding member of British pop group S Club 7, died April 6. In Vanishing Point, Newman memorably played Kowalski, a car transport driver white-knuckling through an existential cross-country trip. The actor and TV personality appeared on multiple seasons of the reality series, in which self-proclaimed treasure hunters buy repossessed storage units hoping the contents inside could score them a profit, between 2015 and 2019. The 38-year-old died of an accidental drug overdose in August. Her art has been displayed all over the world and she won numerous accolades, including the "Legion of Honor" as "artiste de valeur" from France. 1. In Memoriam 2020: The Musicians We Lost : NPR ", died April 11 following a battle with cancer, died April 10 from multiple organ failure, The band announced the news on social media, Courtney Love posts moving tribute to Kurt Cobain on 29th anniversary of his death: 'We love & miss you', Ray Liotta's daughter honors him at posthumous Walk of Fame ceremony: 'Everyone deserves a Ray in their life', Mariska Hargitay memorializes late mom Jayne Mansfield: 'We live to love you more every day'. Kerwin's other screen credits included the TV series Wonder Woman, Little House on the Prairie, The Family Holvak, The New Lassie, and Insight, as well as the movie Outbreak. As Stanislaus "Stan" Valchek, Brown appeared in all five seasons of the critically adored drama. Alexander is survived by his wife and their three children. He reprised the role in two sequels to the original 1954 film. Kimbrough also did voiceover work for the 1996 animated film The Hunchback of Notre Dame and shows Recess and Pinky and the Brain. The first book was published in 2007, and seven sequels followed. Musicians and singers dying suddenly in May and June 2023 - the trend (Jan. 8, 1947 Jan. 10, 2016)An icon of 20th-century popular music, Bowie was rarely predictable and often remarkable beginning in the late 1960s with Space Oddity"(1969) and continuing right up until his death. Donaldson also worked as a choreographer on The Masked Dancer UK. Reddick also worked on a number of video games, such as Horizon Zero Dawn, Horizon Forbidden West, Destiny, Destiny 2, and Quantum Break. 12,031 votes. The Ultimate List of Musicians Lost to Drugs - WhiteSandsTreatment In addition to his work on screen, Springer served as a Cincinnati councilman before becoming the city's mayor from 1977 to 1978. Bosson's first major onscreen role was in Steve McQueen's 1968 crime filmBullitt,but she rose to critical acclaim while playing Fay Furillo on NBC's 1980s dramaHill Street Blues which was created by her then-husband, Steven Bochco. (April 22, 1936 Aug. 8, 2017)Over his half-century career, Campbell excelled as a singer, musician, songwriter, television host and actor. Stevenson also voiced Gar Saxon on Star Wars: Rebels and The Clone Wars. They had four children together. Undaunted, Harris returned to audition forIdolagain in 2014, where he impressed the judges with his rendition of The Allman Brothers' "Soul Shine." After his first on-screen performance in an episode of Disney Channel'sEven Stevens, Jansen went on to give voiceover performances in animated movies and TV shows includingBlue's Clues, Ice Age: The Meltdown, andThe X's. (Photo By Gijsbert Hanekroot/Redferns). The duo released their third EP, Incense, in January. Veteran actor Barry Newman, known for playing a maverick lawyer on the NBC dramaPetrocelli and a daring speedster in the 1971 thrillerVanishing Point, died May 11 at 92. Stella Stevens, US actress, wearing a low-cut dark blue top in a studio portrait, against a light blue background, circa 1960. She is best known for the million selling hits "Sad Movies (Make Me Cry)" and "Norman", both pop hits in the 1960s. His son, John Romita Jr., is a celebrated comic artist in his own right and currently works on Amazing Spider-Man. The Memphis native was a member of Three 6 Mafia and released six albums with them before leaving the group in 2001. Mattinson was involved in many of the studio's classics, from 1977'sThe Rescuers all the way up to 2022'sStrange World. Life and acquired the nickname "Mr. Buttermilk Biscuits" after a video of him singing about one of his favorite foods went viral, died June 13 at 49. Earl Boen, a prolific character and voice actor best known as Dr. Peter Silberman in theTerminatorfilms, died Jan. 5 in Hawaii. Pat Cooper, the veteran stand-up comedian whose decades-long career included appearances on Seinfeld and the Howard Stern Show, died June 6 at age 93. Cooper, whose onstage persona earned him the nickname "Comedian of Outrage," was a frequent guest host on the Mike Douglas Show, made regular appearances on the Howard Stern Show, and later appeared in films and TV shows, including Seinfeld, 1999 crime comedy Analyze This, and 2005 comedy documentary The Aristocrats, among other titles. Leadon co-founded the rock band alongside the late Tom Petty in the 1970s, continuing to perform with the collective after its revival in 2007. (March 25, 1942 Aug. 16, 2018)From child gospel singer in Detroit to the Queen of Soul, Franklin built a career that spanned seven decades. Join today for $12 for your first year when you sign up for Automatic Renewal, Cautionary Tales of Today's Biggest Scams. Ben Masters, who starred as billionaire Julian Crane on the soap operaPassions, died Jan. 11 at 75. Brown was also a dedicated social activist, most famously standing alongside Muhammad Ali in 1967 when the boxer announced that he would not fight in Vietnam. Tweto died as a result of a plane crash while flying his Cessna 180, which appeared to have trouble immediately after take-off. Hadley worked steadily as a guest actor on television in the 1970s and '80s, including on shows such as Room 222, Marcus Welby, M.D., The Waltons, Ironside, Kojak, The Rockford Files, The F.B.I., and Police Story. King, musician, 89 Casey Kasem, radio host, 82 Jump to Section Aretha Franklin, singer-songwriter, 76 David Cassidy, actor and singer, 67 Della Reese, singer and actress, 86 Tom Petty, musician, 66 Glen Campbell, country singer, 81 Chuck Berry, musician, 90 George Michael, musician, 53 Prince, musician, 57 David Bowie, musician, 69 B.B. It was a very sad day when the prolific singer Prince had died in 2016 at the age of 57. . Her sophomore albumNow What, also debuted in the top 10 on the Billboard 200 albums chart. Ginnie Newhart, wife of comedian Bob Newhart for 60 years, died April 23 at home in Los Angeles following a long illness, according to publicist Jerry Digney. He was 83. Chuck Jackson, an R&B singer and one of the first artists to make hit records out of music written by Burt Bacharach, died on Feb. 16 little more than a week after Bacharach himself. He began his Hollywood career in the '90s, with small roles in television (Homicide: Life on the Street,The F.B.I. Lerner appeared in numerous films and TV shows over his 60-year career, including, on television, The Brady Bunch, Glee, Entourage, M.A.S.H., and The Bob Newhart Show. I'll truly miss his daily calls checking on me and his wonderful voice. Adam Yauch, AKA MCA from the Beastie Boys, passed on May 4, 2012, at age 47, after succumbing to a cancerous parotid gland and lymph node. Jim Brown, the legendary fullback for the Cleveland Browns who also became known beyond his NFL stardom as a civil rights advocate and Hollywood action hero, died May 18 at 87. He was 89. The group went on to shape the sound of New York City's burgeoning punk-rock scene, performing at famed venues across the city, including CBGB and Max's Kansas City. Freddie Mercury (born Farrokh Bulsara; 5 September 1946 - 24 November 1991) was a British singer, songwriter, record producer, and lead vocalist of the rock band Queen. He was 46. Born March 4, 1987, in Denver, Colo., Longo started his career on the stage before moving on to television and film roles. In 2018, he broke the record for longest-serving Disney employee, which was previously held by Disney artist and Imagineer John Hench, who worked for nearly 65 years. To date, the group has sold over 4 million records and is known for hit songs "Summer Girls" and "Girl On TV." Two of his co-written songs "Back Home" and "Already Gone" were also featured in the pilot episode of the musical series Nashville. He made his big screen debut in the 1944 fantasy comedy Once Upon a Time opposite Cary Grant and Janet Blair, and also headlined all eight of the Adventures of Rusty children's films, centered on a German Shepherd dog named Rusty. Coster received three Daytime Emmy nominations during his tenure on Santa Barbara and later won in 2017 for his turn as Mayor Jack Madison on Prime Video's The Bay. Falconer also created 30 magazine covers for The New Yorker and designed sets and costumes for theater and ballet companies across the globe. BEVERLY HILLS, CALIFORNIA - JANUARY 10: Lisa Marie Presley with Icelandic Glacial at the 80th Annual Golden Globe Awards at The Beverly Hilton on January 10, 2023 in Beverly Hills, California. Majors, who also went by Austin Majors Setmajer-Raglin, graduated from the University of Southern California in 2017, after studying film production and cinematography. Other credits included Mork & Mindy, Evening Shade, Seinfeld, and, most recently, Legally Blonde, American Family, and How to be a Latin Lover. She was 89. Born in Tokyo, Yoda moved to the United States to pursue an acting career. The director's death came just one day before he was to receive an honorary award at the 2023 Goya Awards. Moonbin, a member of K-pop band Astro, died April 19 at the age of 25. But more than that at home and beyond he was the wonderful bro that was always entertaining and delightfully mischievous!". Lisa Montell, a Hollywood starlet of the 1950s and '60s, died on March 7 of heart problems and sepsis, per The Hollywood Reporter. The six-time Grammy award winner released over 20 albums and arranged, conducted, and produced most of his own material, which has gone on to be recorded by over 1,000 different artists in the following years. List of deaths in rock and roll Monument at the crash site of the airplane carrying Buddy Holly, The Big Bopper, and Ritchie Valens; "The Day the Music Died". These singers died from April 2021 to June 2021 so far, it also includes legendary singers who very popular. 20 years of Wrong Turn: How a movie about murderous cannibals became an unkillable franchise. SLUG: ME_HEUMANN4 DATE: 05/18/2007 PHOTOGRAPHER: Sarah L. Voisin Washington, DC NEG #: 190924 Judy Heumann, new acting director of DC's new Department of Disability Services in her office. She was 87. Remembering the celebrities who died this year. Taylor was one of two active drummers for the Butthole Surfers from 1983 until 1989, performing alongside fellow drummer King Coffey on a host of the band's records, including 1984's Psychic Powerless Another Man's Sac, 1986's Rembrandt Pussyhorse, and 1987's Locust Abortion Technician. At just 20 years old, the actor tragically passed away in his sleep from a seizure. He's also remembered for authoring Hollywood Babylon, a collection of sordid tales about the early years of Hollywood that, despite being widely disputed, remain infamous and influential. 1 song with "Shining Star," and providing beats for their other hits like "September" and "Let's Groove." Born in Jasper in 1991, Harris was inspired to take up music by his grandfather, who gave him a guitar when he was a child. With more than 150 film and TV credits, Pinsent's seven-decade-spanning career made him a household name in his native country. Kerwin began his career in the 1970s and appeared in more than 50 TV shows and movies. He went on to appear in such films and TV series asLeaving Las Vegas,Arachnophobia, Boxing Helena, The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo,Ocean's Thirteen, Smallville, Dexter, and 24. Dorian Zev Kweller, son of singer-songwriter Ben Kweller, died Feb. 27 at the age of 16. After placing sixth onAmerican Idol, Harrisperformed with other contestants on the show's live tour, and he played with one of his musical influences, Darius Rucker, at the Grand Ole Opry in 2014. Pat Robertson, the controversial religious television personality and former 700 Club host who influenced a generation of conservative politics, died June 8 at age 93. From the ages of nine to 18, Heumann attended Camp Jened, a summer camp for disabled teens in the Catskills of New York run by self-professed hippies. She first achieved musical success in the '60s and '70s as part of a duo with then-husband Ike Turner, but divorced him in 1976 after years of verbal and physical abuse. In memory of the celebrities who have died this year, including Lisa Marie Presley, Treat Williams and Tina Turner By Kelsie Gibson Updated on June 16, 2023 04:16PM EDT Lisa Marie, Tina. W. 21 Singers who died recently in last few days. She originated the parts of Jack's mother in Into the Woods and George's mother in Sunday in the Park With George, and played Madame Armfeldt in a Washington, D.C. production of A Little Night Music in 2002. He was 76. An implosion is the opposite of an explosion, meaning the Titan was likely crushed in milliseconds. "I was just tired of hearing politicians arguing with each other without ever getting to the point," Lollobrigida said in August. Boen flexed his acting skills in over 250 different films, television series, and video games throughout his decades-long career in entertainment. She was married four times, to Danny Keough,Michael Jackson,Nicolas Cage, and Michael Lockwood, and had four children, including actressRiley Keough. His fluency in English and Japanese helped him land his first role was in the 1962 war film The Horizon Lieutenant. A musical genius lost far too soon at age 29 in 1953 (allegedly of heart failure, though numerous theories surround his mysterious death ), Hank William's rich catalog, ranging from beloved love songs ("Cold, Cold Heart," "Your Cheatin' Heart") to ballads capturing the country-western musical culture of the '40s and '50s ("Honky-Tonkin,'" "Honky. One of his most notable roles was as teen heartthrob Eddie Duran in Nick at Nite'sHollywood Heightsfor 78 episodes. Ichaso also directed dozens of high-profile TV projects, including episodes of Saturday Night Live, the original Equalizer, Miami Vice, Medium, Criminal Minds, Prodigal Son, and Queen of the South. Mark Sheehan, the lead guitarist and co-founder of the Irish rock band the Script, died on April 14 following a "brief illness." His other albums includedDa Sky's Da Limit, Evacuation Notice,andSensei. (Jun. All the Pretty Horses, which won the National Book Award, andThe Road, which won the Pulitzer Prize, were both best-sellers, andNo Country for Old Menwas adapted into an Oscar-winning film by Joel and Ethan Coen. Ray Stevenson, the Irish actor who played the Asgardian warrior Volstagg in the Thor movies and the antihero Frank Castle in Punisher: War Zone, died May 21 at 58. Born in Detroit, Batayeh moved to L.A. to pursue his acting career, though his family said he always kept in touch with his Michigan roots. In 1973, he co-founded Television with bandmates Richard Hell, Richard Lloyd, and Billy Ficca. Once he went professional, Wellander performed with a number of Swedish bands in the late '60s and early '70s, including Blues Quality and Nature, before linking up with ABBA in 1974. What to know about the 5 passengers who were on the Titanic sub He was previously married to Yvonne Gibb and Lulu. Bobby Caldwell, the soulful and versatile vocalist behind hits "What You Won't Do For Love" and "Open Your Eyes," died March 14 at age 71. You're likely to hear his 1984 song Last Christmas many times during the holiday season. Judy Farrell, the actress and writer best known for her role as Nurse Able on CBS' long-running wartime dramedy M*A*S*H, died April 2 after suffering a stroke nine days earlier. (June 7, 1958 April 21, 2016)Born Prince Rogers Nelson, this music genius demonstrated stunning virtuosity on many instruments; broke stylistic barriers around R&B, rock, pop and funk; challenged racial, gender and sexuality conventions; and delivered such timeless hits as Little Red Corvette"(1983), When Doves Cry"(1984) andSign o the Times(1987). The program went on to become a successful television series and received its own U.S. spin-off, Talk Sex With Sue Johanson, in 2002. Castillo's film credits included Delta Force 2, Through Naked Eyes, Above Suspicion, State of Emergency, The Crackdown, and Kinjite: Forbidden Subjects. Gina Lollobrigida, an actress and postwar international sex symbol once declared the "most beautiful woman in the world," died Jan. 15 at 95. Johanson was also the author of three books and starred on several episodes of the television series Degrassi Junior High and Degrassi: The Next Generation. The two also collaborated on Southern Comfort for Fox, The Novice for USA, and the 2010 film Faster, starring Dwayne Johnson. Born in Tel Aviv in 1935, Topol received international acclaim for his performance as Tevye a pious, hard-working father raising seven daughters in the 1971 film adaptation of the musical. "He was brother number 4 in the family lineup. His breakthrough role came in 2002 withDavid Simon'sThe Wire. As the host of The Jerry Springer Show, which aired for 27 seasons from 1991 to 2018, Springer helped mediate heated conflicts between couples and family members to stellar ratings. She officially retired from acting in 1997, but remained an active public figure, returning to her first loves of painting and sculpting and even making an unsuccessful run for European Parliament in 1999. Vivian Trimble, a multi-instrumentalist and singer best known as a member of the band Luscious Jackson, died April 4 due to complications from cancer. Farrell first appeared on M*A*S*H in 1976, during the celebrated series' fifth season, joining her then-husband, Mike Farrell, and an ensemble case. "Tom Leadon was my deepest guitar soul brother, we spent countless hours playing acoustic guitars and teaching each other things," Campbell tweeted. The embattled star struggled with drug abuse and faced numerous legal troubles, including a 2003 domestic violence convictioninvolving former fiancee Heidi Fleiss. Sheldon Harnick, Fiddler on the Roof lyricist, died June 23 at the age of 99. He also made cameos in numerous films, like 1999's Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me, and on television shows, including Sabrina the Teenage Witch, The Simpsons, and The X-Files. Stevenson began his acting career in the 1990s, appearing in a string of TV shows before making his big-screen debut in Paul Greengrass' romantic drama The Theory of Flight. (BERTRAND GUAY/AFP via Getty Images) Considered a musical genius by many, Prince could do it all: sing,. Alan Arkin, the prolific Oscar-winning actor, director, producer, and author, died at 89. Teresa Taylor, former Butthole Surfers drummer and Madonna merch peddler in Richard Linklater's 1990 film Slacker, died at the age of 60 after a battle with lung disease. On the film side, he had roles inFame,High School,Piranha 3D,The Silent Thief,Bring It On: Fight to the Finish, For the Love of Money,The Last Movie Star,Death House, and more. He was 70 years old. Since then, we've also lost rock guitar legend Jeff Beck who died at age 78 on Jan. 10 and singer-songwriter Lisa Marie Presley, who suffered cardiac arrest and died on Jan. 12 at age 54.. He also created music under the moniker Pope. His final screen performances were in 2019, for the filmHow High 2and an episode ofThe WalkingDead. Her death was announced by Minneapolis' Guthrie Theater, where she was a frequent stage performer for decades, starting in 1970. Born in Toronto, Acker got her start appearing in a made-for-television adaptation of Anne of Green Gables before making her film debut in 1957's Lucky Jim. Kyle Jacobs, a songwriter and the husband ofAmerican IdolalumKellie Pickler, died on Feb. 17 at the age of 49. His posthumous credits include the Disney+ series Ahsoka and the movies Cassino in Ischia and Gateway to the West. Musicians Who Died in 2022: In Memoriam - Billboard Gerald Castillo, the veteran actor known for playing A.C. Slater's dad on Saved by the Bell and Judge Davis Wagner on General Hospital, died May 4, at 90. Weinstein appeared in several films throughout her childhood and teenage years like 2008's The Rocker, 2011's Jesus Henry Christ, and the 2013 Carrie remake alongside Chlo Grace Moretz. John Romita Sr., the influential comic artist who shaped Marvel's art style for generations, died June 12 of natural causes. Jacklyn Zeman, the veteran actress who starred as Bobbie Spencer on General Hospital for more than 40 years, died May 9 at the age of 70 after a short battle with cancer. Castillo began his career on the stage, performing opposite the likes of Rita Moreno and Sherman Hemsley. Loring would go on to appear in The Girl from U.N.C.L.E., Fantasy Island, Barnaby Jones, As the World Turns, Savage Harbor, and Doctor Spine. Musician and co-founder of '90s boy band LFO Brian Gillis died March 29 at the age of 47. Following Procol Harum's first disbandment (they'd reunite several times), Reid started a management company in the late 1980s, where he composed songs for other artists, including John Farnham (his chart-topping "You're the Voice"), Annie Lennox, and Willie Nelson, among others. Though she only had a handful of lines in the latter title opposite John Richardson, her memorable outfit a risqu deerskin bikini turned her into an international sex symbol. Vaziri was inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame in 2005. He even reprised the role for a few episodes of the 2018 reboot. Gayton often worked with his brother, Tony. Get instant access to members-only products and hundreds of discounts, a free second membership, and a subscription to AARP The Magazine. They released two critically acclaimed albums 1977's Marquee Moon and 1978's Adventure before breaking up in 1978. Browning also worked extensively in marine coordination for television and film, often directing underwater sequences, including scenes in Thunderball, Never Say Never, and Caddyshack. A talented voice actress, Weinstein also portrayed several characters on many popular cartoons, including Sloan Plunderman in D.N. 50 Greatest Musicians Who Have Passed Away - Rate Your Music One of the last masters of Broadway's Golden Age, Tony- and Pulitzer Prize-winning lyricist Sheldon Harnick, has died. Whitehead also had a memorable turn as the uptight school dean in 1986's Back to School, which marked his feature film debut. "It has been a huge pleasure to be a part of such a wonderful show," Goodman told theDancingaudience, which gave him a standing ovation. However, he was best known for playing the cheating billionaire in a whopping 772 episodes ofPassions, a role for which he received three Soap Opera Digest Awards nominations. R&B singer Chuck Jackson performs at the 27th Annual Great Sports Legends Dinner to benefit the Buoniconti Fund to Cure Paralysis at The Waldorf Astoria on September 24, 2012 in New York City. Sergio Caldern, a veteran character actor best known for his appearances in the Pirates of the Caribbean and Men In Black franchises, died on May 31 at 77. A Boston native, Newman studied under Method acting innovator Lee Strasberg in New York and made his Broadway debut as a jazz musician inNature's Way. He would later join Miles Davis' Second Great Quintet in the 1960s before going on to co-found the jazz fusion band Weather Report in the following decade. Jackson's longtime friend and fellow Bacharach collaborator Dionne Warwick had this to say after this death: "Another heartache has come my way. His movie credits include Quick Before It Melts, Sylvia, A Covenant With Death, The Happening, The Sword and the Sorcerer, and Doppelganger. (Photo by American Broadcasting Companies via Getty Images). His first on-screen roles include the videoHip Hop Kidz: It's a Beautiful Thingand the music video for Jojo's 2006 hit "How to Touch a Girl." She would appear on seven more episodes before the show's conclusion in 1983. Girls! Read on to remember their life and work. Think of it: Each of these celebrity overdoses resulted in fewer . Use the AARP Auto Buying Program to find your next safe new or used car! Sheehan founded the band with Danny O'Donoghue in 2001. (Photo by Matthew Eisman/Getty Images).