The former longtime commissioner of the NBA died Jan. 1 following a mind hemorrhage, in response to a statement from present NBA Commissioner Adam Silver. He was 77.
Andrew Burkle, an aspiring movie producer and the son of billionaire Ron Burkle, died Jan. 6 in his Beverly Hills house, in response to People Magazine. He was 27.
Silvio Horta
Silvio Horta, creator of ABC comedy sequence “Ugly Betty,” was discovered lifeless in a Miami motel room Jan. 7. He was 45.
Neil Peart
The drummer and lyricist for the ’70s and ’80s Canadian progressive rock band Rush died on Jan. 7, in response to the band’s Twitter account. He was 67.
Harry Hains, an actor and producer who had appeared on “American Horror Story: Hotel,” “The OA,” “Sneaky Pete” and “The Surface,” died on Jan. 7. He was 27.
The actor-screenwriter-director who co-created “Get Smart,” co-wrote “The Graduate” and co-directed the hit 1978 Warren Beatty movie “Heaven Can Wait” died on Jan. 8 in Los Angeles. He was 89.
The actor, who performed Vince Fontaine in “Grease” and likewise starred on the sequence “77 Sunset Strip” as the teenager idol “Kookie,” died on Jan. 8. He was 87.
Ivan Passer, a pioneering filmmaker within the Czech New Wave, a frequent collaborator with the late Milos Forman and the director of the 1981 movie “Cutter’s Way,” died on Jan. 9. He was 86.
Stan Kirsch, one of many stars of the syndicated ’90s fantasy drama “Highlander: The Series,” died on Jan. 11. He was 51.
Rocky Johnson
Rocky Johnson, a member of the WWE Hall of Fame and the daddy of Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson, died on Jan. 15 on the age of 75.
Terry Jones
Terry Jones, a beloved member of the Monty Python comedy troupe who directed a lot of its traditional movies, died Jan. 21. He was 77.
Tyler Gwozdz
Former “Bachelorette” contestant Tyler Gwozdz, who appeared on the 2019 season of the truth sequence, died Jan. 22 of a suspected drug overdose at age 29.
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Kobe Bryant
Retired NBA star Kobe Bryant was killed Jan. 26 in a helicopter crash in Calabasas, Calif., on that killed 4 others. He was 41
Kirk Douglas
Kirk Douglas, the prolific actor and producer whose “Spartacus” is credited with serving to to finish the Hollywood blacklist, patriarch of a profitable leisure dynasty and one of many final surviving stars of Hollywood’s golden age, died Feb. 5 at age 103.
F.X. Feeney, a longtime movie critic for LA Weekly, a movie historian and a screenwriter, died on Feb. 5 after struggling a number of strokes over the last few days. He was 66.
Kevin Conway, identified for his roles in movies like “Gettysburg” and ‘Thirteen Days,” died on Feb. 5 of a coronary heart assault. He was 77.
Veteran character actor Orson Bean, a daily on exhibits like “To Tell the Truth” and “Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman” and star of “Being John Malkovich,” died the evening of Feb. 7 at age 91 after he was struck and killed by a automotive in Los Angeles.
Robert Conrad, who was the star of the Sixties TV sequence “Wild Wild West,” died from coronary heart failure on Feb. 8 on the age of 84.
Raphael Coleman, who starred as Eric within the 2005 Emma Thompson film “Nanny McPhee” and went on to dedicate himself to environmental activism, died out of the blue on Feb. 7 on the age of 25.
Paula Kelly, an Emmy-nominated actress identified for TV sequence like “Night Court” and movies like “Sweet Charity” and “The Andromeda Strain,” died on Feb. 8 in Whittier, California. She was 77.
Joseph Vilsmaier, a German director and cinematographer behind the acclaimed 1993 World War II drama “Stalingrad” died “peacefully” at his house in Bavaria. He was 81.
Caroline Flack, former host of “Love Island,” died on the age of 40 on Feb. 15. A lawyer for the household informed BBC that Flack died by suicide.
Daniel Lee Martin, nation singer and host of “Brotherhood Outdoors,” was discovered lifeless in his Pasco County, Florida, house on Feb. 14 of an obvious self-inflicted gunshot wound. He was 54.
Nikita Pearl Waligwa, the younger actress seen within the 2016 Disney movie “Queen of Katwe,” died on Feb. 15, in response to the Ugandan newspaper The Daily Monitor. Waligwa, who was identified with a mind tumor in 2016, was 15.
Jason Davis, finest often called the voice of Mikey Blumberg on Disney Channel’s “Recess,” died on Feb. 16. He was 35.
Ja’web Dubois, starred on the CBS sitcom “Good Times” and wrote and carried out the theme music to “The Jeffersons,” handed away on Feb. 18. She was 74.
Katherine Johnson, a pioneering mathematician and NASA worker who was pivotal in serving to in America’s house race and was portrayed by Taraji P. Henson within the movie “Hidden Figures,” died on Feb. 24. She was 101.
“Inside the Actors Studio” host James Lipton handed away on March 2 after a battle with bladder most cancers. He was 93.
“The Exorcist” star Max von Sydow died on March 8 on the age of 90.
Lorenzo Brino
Lorenzo Brino, a former little one star within the household drama “seventh Heaven,” died in a automotive accident on March 9, San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department mentioned.
Beatrice
Beatrice, who performed the beloved French bulldog Stella on the final seven seasons of “Modern Family,” died March 9 shortly after the solid shot the sequence finale.
Stuart Whitman
Stuart Whitman, a star of Westerns alongside John Wayne like “The Comancheros” and the conflict film “The Longest Day,” died in his house March 16, his son informed TMZ. Whitman was 92.
Lyle Waggoner
Lyle Waggoner, an actor identified for starring on “The Carol Burnett Show” and the ’70s “Wonder Woman” TV sequence, died March 17 at age 84.
Maggie Griffin
Maggie Griffin, Kathy Griffin’s mom and co-star of her Bravo actuality sequence “Kathy Griffin: My Life on the D-List,” died March 17 at age 99.
Country music legend Kenny Rogers handed away on March 20 on the age of 81. According to a press release, he died of pure causes.
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Tony-winning playwright Terrence McNally died on March 24 of issues from the coronavirus. He was 81.
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Adam Schlesinger, the lead singer-songwriter from the rock band Fountains of Wayne and a music producer and composer on “Crazy Ex-Girlfriend,” died on April 1 because of issues from the coronavirus.
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Ellis Marsalis Jr., New Orleans jazz legend and father of Wynton and Branford Marsalis, died from COVID-19 issues April 1. “Ellis Marsalis was a legend. He was the prototype of what we imply once we speak about New Orleans jazz… He was a trainer, a father, and an icon — and phrases aren’t adequate to explain the artwork, the enjoyment and the marvel he confirmed the world,” New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell mentioned. He was 85.
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Eddie Large
Eddie Large, one-half of the comedy duo Little and Large, died April 2 after contracting coronavirus whereas hospitalized for coronary heart failure. He was 78.
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Ed Farmer
Ed Farmer, MLB participant turned White Sox radio announcer, died April 1. He was 70.
Jeff Grosso, the legendary skateboarder who hosted Vans’ “Loveletters to Skating” video sequence, died March 31 in Costa Mesa, Calif. He was 51.
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Bill Withers, the Seventies singer of classics like “Lean On Me” and “Ain’t No Sunshine,” died on March 30 on the age of 81.
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Patricia Bosworth, a stage and display actress turned journalist who penned superstar biographies, died April 2 from issues of the coronavirus. She was 86.
Honor Blackman, the British actress finest identified for her roles in “The Avengers” sequence and “Goldfinger” movie of the Sixties, died on the age of 94, her household introduced on April 6.
Rapper and mannequin Chynna Rogers died on April 8. She was 25.
Dieter Laser, the German actor finest identified for his function because the deranged physician in “The Human Centipede,” died on Feb. 29. He was 78.
Actor Brian Dennehy, a Tony and Golden Globe-winning actor, handed away on April 15 of pure causes. He was 81.
Irrfan Khan, the Indian actor who elevated his fame past Bollywood along with his roles in English-language hits resembling “Slumdog Millionaire” and “Life of Pi,” died April 29 in Mumbai at age 53.
Sam Lloyd, finest identified for his function as downtrodden lawyer Ted Buckland on “Scrubs,” died on April 30. He was 56.
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Legendary NFL coach Don Shula handed away on May 4 on the age of 90.
Brian Howe, the lead singer for the British rock supergroup Bad Company and a former vocalist for Ted Nugent, died on May 6. He was 66.
Longtime music govt Andre Harrell, who based the hip-hop label Uptown Records and mentored Sean “Puff Daddy” Combs, died on May 7 at age 59
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Magician Roy Horn, finest often called half of the legendary Siegfried & Roy magic and animal act in Las Vegas, died on May 8 from issues because of coronavirus.
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Little Richard, the singer and pianist who turned a rock ‘n’ roll pioneer along with his high-energy musicianship and boundary-pushing character, died on May 9 at age 87 from unspecified causes.
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Jerry Stiller, the Emmy-nominated comedy legend of TV sitcoms “Seinfeld” and “King of Queens,” handed away on May 11. He was 92.
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Phyllis George, a former Miss America winner who went on to turn out to be one of many first feminine broadcasters protecting the NFL — and later, the First Lady of Kentucky — died on May 14 on the age of 70.
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Comedic actor Fred Willard, finest identified for his roles in “Spinal Tap” and “Modern Family,” handed away on May 15 on the age of 86.
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Director and producer Lynn Shelton, who labored on indie movies in addition to a number of big-name tv sequence, died on May 16 from a beforehand undisclosed blood dysfunction. She was 54.
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Ken Osmond, finest identified for his function as Eddie Haskell on “Leave It to Beaver,” died on May 18 on the age of 76.
Chris Trousdale, a former member of the boy band Dream Street, died on June 2. His former bandmate, Jesse McCartney, mentioned he died “because of issues from COVID-19.” He was 34.
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Bonnie Pointer, a member of the long-lasting R&B group The Pointer Sisters, handed away on June 8. She was 69.
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“Lord of the Rings” star Ian Holm handed away on June 19. He was 88.
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Joel Schumacher, director of movies like “St. Elmo’s Fire,” “The Client” and “A Time to Kill,” died on June 22 after an extended battle with most cancers. He was 80.
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Legendary entertainer Carl Reiner, maybe finest often called the creator of “The Dick Van Dyke Show,” died on June 29. He was 98.
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Ronald L. Schwary
Ronald L. Schwary, Oscar-winning producer of Robert Redford’s 1980 drama “Ordinary People,” died on July 2 at age 76, his household introduced.
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Longtime TV information anchor Hugh Downs handed away on July 2 on the age of 99.
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Tony Award-nominated actor Nick Cordero died on July 5 because of issues from coronavirus. He was 41.
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Ennio Morricone
Oscar-winning Italian composer Ennio Morricone, died on July 6 at age 91, his lawyer informed the New York Times. Morricone turned well-known for his melodic scores for Sixties Westerns like “The Good, The Bad and the Ugly” and “Once Upon a Time within the West.” He drew on his work in so-called spaghetti Westerns for Quentin Tarantino’s 2015 Western “The Hateful Eight,” which earned the composer his first Academy Award after 5 earlier nominations and an honorary award in 2007.
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Charlie Daniels
Charlie Daniels, a rustic music and Southern rock legend identified for his music “The Devil Went Down to Georgia,” died on July 6. He was 83.
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Lil Marlo
Atlanta rapper Lil Marlo (né Rudolph Johnson), finest identified for his 2017 hit “2 the Hard Way” with Lil Baby, was shot and killed in his native Atlanta on July 12, Fulton County Medical Examiner’s workplace mentioned. He was 30.
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Kelly Preston
Actress Kelly Preston, who starred in such movies as “Twins” and “Jerry Maguire,” died on July 12 after a two-year battle with breast most cancers. The star, who had three youngsters with husband John Travolta, was 57.
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Former “Glee” star Naya Rivera was discovered lifeless on July 13 after going lacking the week prior whereas out on a ship along with her son in Ventura County, California. She was 33.
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Grant Imahara, the engineer and roboticist who helped take a look at a few of the world’s most well-known rumors on the long-lasting Discovery Channel sequence “Mythbusters,” died on July 13 on the age of 49.
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John Lewis, the civil rights icon who performed a key function in a few of the most essential battles of the period, died on July 17 following a battle with pancreatic most cancers. He was 80.
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Longtime morning tv host and five-time Emmy-winner Regis Philbin died July 25 of pure causes. He was 88.
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Olivia de Havilland, an Oscar-winning actress finest identified for her function because the timid however robust Melanie within the 1939 traditional “Gone With the Wind,” died July 26 of pure causes. She was 104.
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Herman Cain, a former GOP Presidential candidate and enterprise czar, died on July 30 from issues of the coronavirus. He was 74.
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Wilford Brimley, beloved character actor who starred in such movie as “Cocoon” and “The Natural,” died on August 1 at age 85.
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Sumner Redstone, a movie show proprietor’s son who turned one of the crucial highly effective moguls in Hollywood historical past, died on August 11 on the age of 97.
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Robert Trump, the youthful brother of Donald and a former actual property developer-executive on the Trump Organization, died on August 15. He was 71 years previous.
“Black Panther” star Chadwick Boseman died on August 28 on the age of 43. He had been battling colon most cancers however by no means publicly disclosed his analysis.
Diana Rigg, who was finest identified for her roles as Lady Olenna Tyrell on “Game of Thrones” and Emma Peel within the Sixties TV sequence “The Avengers,” died Sept. 10 at her house within the U.Ok. following a battle with most cancers. She was 82.
Ruth Bader Ginsburg, the celebrated Supreme Court Justice and feminist icon, died because of issues from metastatic pancreas most cancers on Sept. 18. She was 87.
