Dead Pool

[Sibley]

Eccentric fitness guru Richard Simmons, known for his unrelenting positivity, has died, according to his representative.  Simmons just turned 76 on Friday.

What? Richard Simmons is eternal!

[ATtiny85]

Shannen Doherty, 53. Stupid cancer.

[reeshau]

Bob Newhart, comedy legend, died at age 94.

[G-dog]

Bob Newhart, comedy legend, died at age 94.

I know - so sad. Such a great career though. I never found his comedy routines that funny (amusing though), but his comedic acting was so damn good - both Newhart shows, Elf, The Big Bang Theory come to mind immediately.

[reeshau]

Bob Newhart, comedy legend, died at age 94.

I know - so sad. Such a great career though. I never found his comedy routines that funny (amusing though), but his comedic acting was so damn good - both Newhart shows, Elf, The Big Bang Theory come to mind immediately.

Yes!  What would a Big Bang reunion be without an appearance by Professor Proton??

[G-dog]

Wallace "Wally" Amos, the founder of Famous Amos cookies, has died at the age of 88. The company founder's children Shawn and Sarah announced Tuesday that the cookie creator died at his Honolulu home on Aug. 13 due to complications with dementia

[G-dog]

Peter Marshall, the Emmy Award-winning host of "Hollywood Squares," has died. He was 98.
Marshall died Thursday of kidney failure at his home in Los Angeles, his publicist Harlan Boll said.

I loved the OG Hollywood Squares!

[Financial.Velociraptor]

Greg Kihn - 75

[G-dog]

Greg Kihn - 75

Hmm - one of their hits was turned into a great Weird Al parody. 

Quite a streak of deaths lately.

[reeshau]

Greg Kihn - 75

Hmm - one of their hits was turned into a great Weird Al parody. 

Quite a streak of deaths lately.

They have to get it over with before the estate tax exemption reverts.  (Although, there is still a year and change...)

[Financial.Velociraptor]

Jack Russell

https://ultimateclassicrock.com/jack-russell-great-white-dead/

[ATtiny85]

Phil Donahue. Lots of memories from being babysat back in the day.

https://www.today.com/popculture/news/phil-donahue-dies-rcna167132

[reeshau]

James Earl Jones.  The Man.  The Voice.  Darth Vader.  Mufasa.  Dead at 93.

[G-dog]

James Earl Jones.  The Man.  Darth Vader.  Mufasa.  Dead at 93.

Also on Big Bang Theory and wasgleecully funny.  What a voice.  Sad to have lost him.

[solon]

James Earl Jones.  The Man.  Darth Vader.  Mufasa.  Dead at 93.

[Tigerpine]

I never opened this thread until today.  All this time I thought everyone posting here was unusually into Dirty Harry movies, especially this one.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Dead_Pool

[reeshau]

I never opened this thread until today.  All this time I thought everyone posting here was unusually into Dirty Harry movies, especially this one.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Dead_Pool

Or, just Deadpool.

[simonsez]

James Earl Jones.  The Man.  The Voice.  Darth Vader.  Mufasa.  Dead at 93.

Enjoyed him in Dr. Strangelove with the rest of the guys flying dealing with their hilarious Major.

Also, Sandlot, great plot twist.

[Kris]

Maggie Smith. 89 years old. She had a hell of a good run.

[G-dog]

Maggie Smith. 89 years old. She had a hell of a good run.

Aw, that’s too bad.  No new Downton Abbey stuff (barring use of AI).  She was in absolutely tons of things.  Great long career.

[okits]

Maggie Smith. 89 years old. She had a hell of a good run.

Oh no, heart broken!  Love Maggie Smith.

[wenchsenior]

Maggie Smith. 89 years old. She had a hell of a good run.

Oh no, heart broken!  Love Maggie Smith.

Shouldn't be a shock, but it somehow still is.

Just LOVED her and her incredible outfits when watching Evil Under the Sun.

[G-dog]

Maggie Smith. 89 years old. She had a hell of a good run.

Oh no, heart broken!  Love Maggie Smith.

Shouldn't be a shock, but it somehow still is.

Just LOVED her and her incredible outfits when watching Evil Under the Sun.

Yes! I just saw this recently and it took me a bit to go “Hey! That’s Maggie Smith!”.  She was quite a babe.

[nereo]

Who will become head of Gryffindor House?

[wenchsenior]

Kris Kristofferson RIP.

Obviously, a music legend, but I have a personal fondness for this weird, moody little indie noir that he was in.

https://youtu.be/vWOk9QznMvc

[ATtiny85]

Pete Rose. One of my idols growing up, always hustling (pun intended?)

Goodness,  between Kris and Pete, rough week so far for me.

[reeshau]

John Amos, James Evans Sr. On Good Times, died at age 84.

Probably my favorite role is Cleo McDowell in Coming to America.

Frank Fritz, of American Pickers, died at age 60.

[Tigerpine]

John Amos was great as the weatherman on The Mary Tyler Moore Show.

[Kris]

I really liked him on The West Wing.

[simonsez]

Maggie Smith. 89 years old. She had a hell of a good run.

Oh no, heart broken!  Love Maggie Smith.

Shouldn't be a shock, but it somehow still is.

Just LOVED her and her incredible outfits when watching Evil Under the Sun.

Yes! I just saw this recently and it took me a bit to go “Hey! That’s Maggie Smith!”.  She was quite a babe.

Same! Have been on an Agatha movie kick.  It was so wild to watch that movie with her as an amazing sassy, seductive, and sophisticated character and then watch Maggie Smith's age triple as the elderly Wendy in Hook less than a decade later.

[geekette]

Ethel Kennedy at 96.

[G-dog]

Quincy Jones died, age 91 on November 3, 2024. 
What a career - over 60 years in music, TV, film, composing and producing.

[reeshau]

Bernie Marcus, co-founder of The Home Depot, died at the age of 95.

[Kris]

Jimmy Carter.

The best of us.

[SunnyDays]

Jimmy Carter.

The best of us.

I just saw that.  Now there was a man with morals.

[G-dog]

Jimmy Carter.

The best of us.

I just saw that.  Now there was a man with morals.

Yes - kind of a shocking comparison to now.  Back then lusting in your heart was a big deal!  I am pretty sure  he is one person who died with no regrets.

[Dicey]

Dayle Haddon.

[LaineyAZ]

Linda Lavin.

[GuitarStv]

Jimmy Carter.

The best of us.

I just saw that.  Now there was a man with morals.

Yes - kind of a shocking comparison to now.  Back then lusting in your heart was a big deal!  I am pretty sure  he is one person who died with no regrets.

He was basically an outcast when he lost the election to Reagan, wasn't he?  I always thought he paid a too heavy price for trying to tell Americans to conserve.

[reeshau]

Jimmy Carter.

The best of us.

I just saw that.  Now there was a man with morals.

Yes - kind of a shocking comparison to now.  Back then lusting in your heart was a big deal!  I am pretty sure  he is one person who died with no regrets.

He was basically an outcast when he lost the election to Reagan, wasn't he?  I always thought he paid a too heavy price for trying to tell Americans to conserve.

It was more his foreign policy that doomed him.  Remember, Iran released their US hostages on Reagan's inauguration day; their 444th day in captivity.

[Kris]

Jimmy Carter.

The best of us.

I just saw that.  Now there was a man with morals.

Yes - kind of a shocking comparison to now.  Back then lusting in your heart was a big deal!  I am pretty sure  he is one person who died with no regrets.

He was basically an outcast when he lost the election to Reagan, wasn't he?  I always thought he paid a too heavy price for trying to tell Americans to conserve.

It was more his foreign policy that doomed him.  Remember, Iran released their US hostages on Reagan's inauguration day; their 444th day in captivity.

Yes, because Reagan committed treason by secretly negotiating with the Iranians to keep the hostage crisis going until after the election.

[reeshau]

Jimmy Carter.

The best of us.

I just saw that.  Now there was a man with morals.

Yes - kind of a shocking comparison to now.  Back then lusting in your heart was a big deal!  I am pretty sure  he is one person who died with no regrets.

He was basically an outcast when he lost the election to Reagan, wasn't he?  I always thought he paid a too heavy price for trying to tell Americans to conserve.

It was more his foreign policy that doomed him.  Remember, Iran released their US hostages on Reagan's inauguration day; their 444th day in captivity.

Yes, because Reagan committed treason by secretly negotiating with the Iranians to keep the hostage crisis going until after the election.

Yes, the coincidence is too glaring to be ignored.  If it was in a movie, it would be panned as too obvious.

[Glenstache]

Jimmy Carter.

The best of us.

I just saw that.  Now there was a man with morals.

Yes - kind of a shocking comparison to now.  Back then lusting in your heart was a big deal!  I am pretty sure  he is one person who died with no regrets.

He was basically an outcast when he lost the election to Reagan, wasn't he?  I always thought he paid a too heavy price for trying to tell Americans to conserve.

It was more his foreign policy that doomed him.  Remember, Iran released their US hostages on Reagan's inauguration day; their 444th day in captivity.

Yes, because Reagan committed treason by secretly negotiating with the Iranians to keep the hostage crisis going until after the election.

Yes, the coincidence is too glaring to be ignored.  If it was in a movie, it would be panned as too obvious.

Not just a coincidence: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/03/18/us/politics/jimmy-carter-october-surprise-iran-hostages.html

[reeshau]

Peter Yarrow of Peter, Paul and Mary

[Dicey]

Peter Yarrow of Peter, Paul and Mary

I was a PP&M fan way back then, and still am. RIP Peter Yarrow.

[Psychstache]

Peter Yarrow of Peter, Paul and Mary

I was a PP&M fan way back then, and still am. RIP Peter Yarrow.

I used to be a PP&M fan. I still am, but I used to be too.

[reeshau]

Director David Lynch, 78

Sportscaster Bob Uecker, 90

[G-dog]

Director David Lynch, 78

Sportscaster Bob Uecker, 90

While I loved Twin Peaks, most of David Lynch’s films were too disturbing for me. 

I remember seeing Bob Uecker (former baseball player turned sportscaster) on talk shows, he was quite funny and really seemed to enjoy life.

[blue_green_sparks]

Director David Lynch, 78

Sportscaster Bob Uecker, 90

.....most of David Lynch’s films were too disturbing for me. 

Yeah, he taught me that when man-made chickens come along to "just cut them up like regular chickens".

[Louise]

Director David Lynch, 78

Sportscaster Bob Uecker, 90

I loved those Miller Lite commercials with Bob. They were hilarious. Growing up, our family always used the line "I must be in the front row" lol.