On Tuesday morning, June 22, 84-year-old Golden Girls star Estelle Getty passed away from natural causes in her California home. She had battled Lewy Body Dementia for many years, and her death occurred just three days shy of her 85th birthday.
Best known for her role as sarcastic and outspoken Sophia Petrillo on the hit […]
Last night, NBC paid tribute to George Carlin, who passed away on June 22, by broadcasting the first-ever episode of Saturday Night Live. The comedian hosted the premiere on October 11, 1975 and delivered a memorable monologue to kick the long-running series off properly.
Take a look at excerpts from Carlin’s opening performance below. […]
Versatile actress Dody Goodman, born Delores Goodman, passed away in New Jersey on Sunday, June 22, at the age of 93 (although some reports claim she was 92) following a battle with illness. For the last eight months, she had resided in the Actors Fund Home located in Englewood, New Jersey.
Younger people probably know […]
Counterculture comedian George Carlin passed away on Sunday, June 22, at the age of 71 due to heart failure.
Idolized by legions for his brutally honest and sarcastic comedy that cut through the crap of society and politics, Carlin was also well-known for his dexterity with words, as evidenced by his (in)famous monologue “Seven Words You […]
Another celebrated comedy entertainer has died this week. On Thursday, multiple Emmy winner Harvey Korman, probably best known for his hilarious work on CBS’ The Carol Burnett Show, passed away at the age of 81 following complications due to a ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm suffered four months ago.
On Carol Burnett’s self-titled sketch-comedy television series, […]
Today brings news of yet another death in the entertainment industry. Director, producer, and actor Sydney Pollack passed away of cancer on Monday, Memorial Day, at the age of 73.
Most prominent as a director of such multi-genre films as The Interpreter (2005), The Firm (1993), Out of Africa (1985), Tootsie (1982), Three Days of […]
Dick Martin, one-half of the duo that brought Rowan & Martin’s Laugh-In to television viewers from 1968 to 1973, passed away of respiratory complications in Santa Monica, California, on Saturday. He was 86.
Rowan and Martin’s Laugh-In, which Martin co-hosted with fellow nightclub comedian Dan Rowan, got its start as an NBC special that aired […]
On Tuesday, April 8, Monk co-star Stanley Kamel passed away due to an apparent heart attack. According to Access Hollywood, the 65-year-old New Jersey native was found in his California home.
Kamel portrayed Dr. Charles Kroger, the psychiatrist of OCD sufferer Adrian Monk, on the hit USA crime dramedy. He entertained fans as that […]
According to the Associated Press, 60-year-old Married with Children co-creator Ron Leavitt passed away of lung cancer on Sunday, February 10, in Los Angeles.
Married with Children made the central characters’ Bundy family name a pop-culture phenomenon, while elevating stars Ed O’Neill, Katey Sagal, David Faustino, and Christina Applegate to TV superstar status. Applegate, of […]
Wayne Keating, the about.com guide for TV Comedies, published an interesting post this week that I’d like to share. Sad though it always is when we hear about the passing of a beloved or familiar entertainer, the act of remembering them through articles like Keating’s is a fine way to pay respect and celebrate […]
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