Gregory Report post Posted August 11, 2008 Just so we don't have to start a new topic for every death there is in the entertainment world. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hybrid0920 Report post Posted August 12, 2008 Nice job, you actually used my idea to do this thread. HOPEFULLY, this thread will NOT be used very much, because no more celebs I love better die. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Cogeno Report post Posted August 12, 2008 Hope you hate Paul Newman, then. He'll be going soon (apparently, he has weeks to live). Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hybrid0920 Report post Posted August 13, 2008 Hope you hate Paul Newman, then. He'll be going soon (apparently, he has weeks to live). The only place I've heard of Paul Newman, is one the salad dressing package. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mike Report post Posted August 13, 2008 The only place I've heard of Paul Newman, is one the salad dressing package. Are you serious? He made some excellent films: "Color of Money", "Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid", "Cool Hand Luke", "The Sting", "The Verdict" and "Cat on a hot tin roof". Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hybrid0920 Report post Posted August 15, 2008 Are you serious? He made some excellent films: "Color of Money", "Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid", "Cool Hand Luke", "The Sting", "The Verdict" and "Cat on a hot tin roof". No, I haven't saw any of those movies. Sad isn't it, my GF thinks it's sad I haven't saw many movies before. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CN7066 Report post Posted August 15, 2008 Isaac Hayes, R&B/Soul singer and Voice of Chef from Southpark died of a stroke last Sunday. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gregory Report post Posted August 22, 2008 NFLPA executive director, Gene Upshaw, passed away due to pancreatic cancer on Wednesday night. He was 63. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
409 Thornton Report post Posted August 25, 2008 BON SCOTT DIED FEBRURARY 19TH 1980 WORST DAY IN ENTERTAINMENT HISTORY IMO. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gregory Report post Posted August 25, 2008 LeRoi Moore, saxophonist for the Dave Matthews Band, passed away on Tuesday after succumbing to injuries that he received after an ATV accident back in June. He was 46 years. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
C2045 Report post Posted September 3, 2008 Jerry Reed, country singer and actor on Aug 31. He played the role of "The Snowman" in Smokey and the Bandit as well as singing the famous trucking song "East Bound and Down" in that movie. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
general682002 Report post Posted September 3, 2008 Not much of celebrity, but does tons of movie trailer! I'll miss that guy! http://ca.news.yahoo.com/s/capress/080902/...obit_lafontaine 'In a world where . . .' Don LaFontaine no longer does movie trailers Tue Sep 2, 5:19 PM By Raquel Maria Dillon, The Associated Press LOS ANGELES - Don LaFontaine, the man who popularized the catch phrase "In a world where. . ." and lent his voice to thousands of movie trailers, has died. He was 68. LaFontaine died Monday at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center from complications in the treatment of an ongoing illness, said Vanessa Gilbert, his agent. LaFontaine made more than 5,000 trailers in his 33-year career while working for the top studios and television networks. In a rare on-screen appearance in 2006, he parodied himself on a series of national television commercials for a car insurance company where he played himself telling a customer, "In a world where both of our cars were totally under water. . ." In an interview last year, LaFontaine explained the strategy behind the phrase. "We have to very rapidly establish the world we are transporting them to," he said of his viewers. "That's very easily done by saying, 'In a world where . . . violence rules.' 'In a world where . . . men are slaves and women are the conquerors.' You very rapidly set the scene." LaFontaine insisted he never cared that no one knew his name or his face, though everyone knew his voice. LaFontaine went to work in the promo industry in the early 1960s. As an audio engineer, he produced radio spots for movies with producer Floyd Peterson. When an announcer didn't show up for a recording session in 1965, LaFontaine voiced his first narration, a promo for the film, "Gunfighters of Casa Grande." The client, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, liked his performance. LaFontaine remained active until recently, averaging seven to 10 voiceover sessions a day. He worked from a home studio his wife nicknamed "The Hole," where his fax machine delivered scripts. LaFontaine is survived by his wife, the singer and actress Nita Whitaker, and three daughters. His funeral arrangements were pending. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Matt Demers Report post Posted September 4, 2008 Jerry Reed, country singer and actor on Aug 31. He played the role of "The Snowman" in Smokey and the Bandit as well as singing the famous trucking song "East Bound and Down" in that movie. I love that movie (I have it!). He was a great redneck hillbilly trucker in that movie and Eastbound and Down is a catchy song I admit. RIP Mr. Reed Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gregory Report post Posted September 5, 2008 Former Winnipeg general manager, and CFL Hall-of-Famer Earl Lunsford has passed away at the age of 74. Full story Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gregory Report post Posted September 15, 2008 Pink Floyd's Richard Wright has died at the age of 65 from cancer. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gregory Report post Posted September 18, 2008 Former CFL quarterback and coaching legend Ron Lancaster has passed away at the age of 69 due to cancer. Songwriter Norman Whitfield, who co-wrote a string of Motown classics including 'War' and 'I Heard It Through The Grapevine' has passed away at the age of 67. He suffered from complications of diabetes and had recently emerged from a coma. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gregory Report post Posted September 23, 2008 Former Minnesota Vikings linebacker Wally Hilgenberg has passed away from ALS (Lou Gehrig's Disease). Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
6688 Report post Posted September 27, 2008 Paul Newman has just passed at the age of 83. He died of Cancer. No details to be found online at the moment. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gregory Report post Posted September 27, 2008 Former Ticats coach and executive Ralph Sazio has passed away at the age of 86. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Matt Demers Report post Posted September 27, 2008 Paul Newman has just passed at the age of 83. He died of Cancer. No details to be found online at the moment. http://www.imdb.com/news/ni0574069/ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gregory Report post Posted October 10, 2008 Former pitcher and coach, Dal Canton, has passed away at the age of 66. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
38 Highland Creek Report post Posted October 22, 2008 Richard Selzer (aka Mr. Blackwell) died at the age of 86 on Sunday 2008-10-19. He was the inventor of the famed Worst Dressed List for celebrities. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gregory Report post Posted October 22, 2008 Meant to post this on Monday. Cleveland Browns HOF guard Gene Hickerson died Monday morning at the age of 73. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gregory Report post Posted November 25, 2008 Report: Platinum Blonde bassist found dead. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Cogeno Report post Posted November 25, 2008 Ok, Gregory, I gotta ask, do you shoot for the obituary pages or something? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
