Celebrity Deaths (updated weekly)

[Jaggyd]

Oh noes... Jerry Reed otherwise known as the Snowman in the Smokey & the Bandit films (as well as an accomplished country musician/songwriter).

 

[ourchair]

Don LaFontaine, the man who does the voice overs for trailer, died yesterday.

In a world... where he only had under three... minutes... to sell... A MOVIE.

Now... this fall... imagine trailers... as you've never heard them before...

Without Don... LaFontaine.

 

[moonmaster]

I found a profile of him on YouTube and he said that he recorded voicemails for people when they sent him e-mails asking him.

"IN A WORLD...WHERE BRIAN CAN'T PICK UP HIS PHONE...ONLY ONE CALLER CAN LEAVE A MESSAGE AFTER THE BEEP."

 

[E]

In a world... where he only had under three... minutes... to sell... A MOVIE.

Now... this fall... imagine trailers... as you've never heard them before...

Without Don... LaFontaine.

Post of the Day.

 

[Dancanread]

The animator of the greatest TV holiday specials ever.

Bill Melendez.

Good grief.

:cry:

 

[J. Agamemnon]

(as well as an accomplished country musician/songwriter).

That ain't hard.

 

[DIrishB]

That ain't hard.

Tell that to Billy Ray Cyrus.

 

[Jaggyd]

*sighs*


Rick Wright, one of the founders of the band, Pink Floyd...

 

[ourchair]

Damn.

Hey Rick, wish you were here.

 

[Fredrik Martinsson]

Paul Newman

Legendary actor Paul Newman dies at age 83
Paul Newman, the legendary actor whose steely-blue eyes, good-humored charm and advocacy of worthy causes made him one of the most renowned figures in American arts, has died, his spokeswoman told CNN today. Newman was 83. He died of cancer Friday at his home in Westport, Connecticut, said spokeswoman Marni Tomljanovic.

 

[Ice]

I didn't know he lived in Westport. That's just two towns over from where I live.


Such a shame. He was a great actor. And he did great as Doc Hudson, too.

 

[Dancanread]

Ugh. Truly a legendary actor, and an even more legendary philanthropist.

RIP, cool hand luke.

 

[ultimatedjf]

Boy, Pixar is screwed for Cars 2 (now scheduled for 2011). First Joe Ranft (Red) died, then Owen Wilson (Lightning McQueen) tried to kill himself, then George Carlin (Fillmore) kicks the bucket, and now Paul Newman (Doc Hudson). :cry:

Who's next, Larry the Cable Guy?

 

[Jaggyd]

Who's next, Larry the Cable Guy?

We can only hope.

 

[Langsta]

Who's next, Larry the Cable Guy?

I don't think we're going to be that fortunate.

EDIT: Damnit Scotty, you beat me to it.

I could have sworn Paul Newman died earlier this year....

Wait, that was Charlton Heston. Two legendary actors in one year.

 

[Random]

Boy, Pixar is screwed for Cars 2 (now scheduled for 2011). First Joe Ranft (Red) died, then Owen Wilson (Lightning McQueen) tried to kill himself, then George Carlin (Fillmore) kicks the bucket, and now Paul Newman (Doc Hudson). :cry:

Who's next, Larry the Cable Guy?

God hate the movie Cars apparently

 

[moonmaster]

God hate the movie Cars apparently

"Oh come on, it's pretty subpar in comparison to Pixar's other stuff, you can tell they just cranked this one out to sell toys. And it has Larry the Cable Guy and a ****in' Rascall Flats song in it."

 

[Bass]

I really thought Paul Newman died like... almost two years ago.

 

[J. Agamemnon]

I really thought Paul Newman died like... almost two years ago.

Me too, may he live on in our salad dressing.

 

[E]

Me too, may he live on in our salad dressing.

Post of the Day.

Best eulogy ever.