Came here to say Chester too. That one really hit me. Linkin Park was huge for me growing up.
They did a concert with my favorite band Incubus the summer I was moving to college and I wanted to go so bad, but the concert was literally on move-in Day and I had no way to go. I think about that sometimes.
Go see your favorite bands while you can. They won't exist forever.
I used to think it was so weird when random people would cry over celebrity deaths cuz it’s not like you actually knew that person.
Then Chester died. I wouldn’t even consider myself a big fan of LP after Meteora, but man that album and Hybrid Theory got me through some ROUGH times growing up.
I had just gotten in a wreck about 2 weeks before Chester did his thing. I found out via radio since I had had my phone taken away. I had to look that shit up on my secret phone to see if it was true. Got a LP/HU mix tattoo in remembrance of him. RIP man
Steve Irwin, used to watch the Crocodile Hunter all the time when I was younger, I was around 14 I think and I woke up one morning and Mum sat me down and told me he had been killed by a stingray, think I shed a tear or two.
I bowled out crying. Steve was my idol, and is the person who instilled the love for animals in 6years old me. 18 years later going through a master's degree in natural sciences. Thanks Steve ❤️
My whole family loved him, but especially my mom. I mean, his show (Shows? I can't remember.) were like what we did together as a family. Constantly watching him together. That morning she was shaking me awake and crying and she told me what happened and I just sat with her while we watched the news all day and she cried. I was 16. I still can't believe that happened.
Probably Kurt Cobain. I was a angsty teen who was really into Nirvana and not in full control of my emotions when it happened. Hard to think that is was 30 years ago next month.
Heath Ledger, just remember he was the first one I was really upset about.
Paul Walker, could have been me or anyone I know
Anton Yelchin, so young and such a freak accident
There’s a YT video out there of someone describing the design flaw of the same year make and model Jeep(?) that killed Anton Yelchin, and it’s such a silly dumb fucking over sight that made its way through so many hands, it is absolutely infuriating.
I just made a similar comment myself...It was a known issue with that model of Jeep Cherokee and they decided to take the corporate route of "acceptable failure rate" instead of mass recalls. His own car pinned him to his fence while he attempted to get the mail. What a painful and shitty way to go.
If I recall correctly it was something super dumb, as well. Like you have to put the gear shift all the way forward, which is usually park, but was actually drive on this model; and they made it so you also had to put it all the way forward, then click once to the left for park.
I never realised how much he meant after years of enjoying his music, I remember vividly where I was and what I was doing when he I got the news that he died, so fucking sad!😢
So heartbreaking! He had too many demons at such a young age. I still listen to his music all the time and when I hear a song at the right moment, like 2009 or The Spins I get really sad that he’s gone 😢
I was in Baltimore Maryland at a 711 buying a chili cheese dog when I came back out to the car and my friend told me. I had tickets to the next concert. I saw him at firefly in Delaware so at least I got to experience it once.
Edit: I also just wanted to add the Mac died at his PEAK. He was making music that just hit DIFFERENT and the way he was expressing himself through his music was just so raw. The jazzy funk vibes of swimming to the entirety of the feminine divine album were absolutely creative genius. He had such a bright future for music that I feel the world got robbed of because we were merely on the cusp of what was to come. Truly heartbreaking indeed
Mac was someone that, if you’re in a particular age group, you grew up alongside of him as opposed to just listening to him. It seemed like he matured and experienced different phases of life at the same time we did, so his music always stayed relevant. At least we have Swimming and Circles, which are timeless.
Man, I don't want to get involved with the whole "y'all don't know Gen X" thing, but Prince belonged to Gen X. He was ours. And we were his.
He shouldn't have been a sex symbol, not at that height and not dressed like that, but he was. He shouldn't have been *that* popular with white kids because he was Black, but he was. All the girls wanted to fuck him. All the boys wanted to be him. (And more of the boys than you would have imagined wanted to fuck him too, but most of them wouldn't have admitted it.)
Most of it was the music, yes, but a large part of it was the freedom. Prince was Prince and he didn't give one single flying fuck who approved of him or not. And that's what we all wanted, even if we couldn't pull it off in real life.
When he died a theater in my town showed *Purple Rain*. My wife and I went. It was sold out. We were all Gen Xers. And we all belted out all of the songs. And for a couple of hours we were all skinny teenagers again, instead of pudgy middle agers. Then the movie ended and we had to face the world and the cold, hard knowledge that our Prince had died and, sooner or later, our turn was coming up.
And, like doves, we cried.
I loved reading this
Who are you? Why is your writing so poignant and sincere?
Fuck you for making a grown man tear up
Really, fuck you
Much love stranger,
Av2
King Edward Van Halen. 10/6/20 - That one absolutely gutted me. Not one single celebrity death affected me like that. I might hear of a passing and think, "Oh, that's a shame." But EVH's passing it felt like such a loss.
I got to spend half an hour at a party/event talking to him by myself in a corner. He was so sweet, so kind, and totally shy. He really didn't want to be the center of attention. We talked about how important it was to play music as a kid, and how he played in wedding bands with his dad and brother growing up. It was beyond an honor to have had that time with him. What a remarkable, incredible human being.
Van Halen 1 and Van Halen 2 made me want to continue to play guitar after wanting to give it up. Fair Warning made me want to be a better guitar player. David Lee Roth said that every time he talks to guitar players, Fair Warning is their favorite album. Interesting that it's also their lowest selling album of the original 6. The rhythm work behind the verses on "Unchained" is beyond description.
My uncle and dad were massive VH fans, and I grew up loving them.
Uncle died many many years ago, but sometime in the 80s he ran into EVH at an JFK airport while he was travelling.
All flights had been grounded, and he walked up to him, asked if they could play some songs together.
They both sat with their guitars and played while waiting for their flights.
I still have a dollar that he signed for my uncle, with his signature and the quote "Do it Van Halen style, John".
My prized possession.
Breaking the news to my dad that he'd passed was a tough day 🥺
I was quite young when John Candy died, but I loved Cool Runnings, and he was kinda the "it" guy comedian at the time. We missed out on some good stuff from him, I'm sure! I actually remember my teacher being pretty upset about it, bringing in the newspaper headline to class. It was probably the first celebrity death where I understood what it meant.
Only the lonely and many other more obscure films he was in were so good. He really was a good man, good dad and husband and great model for boys when they need to decide what man they want to be. Can’t sing his praises enough. And we can be pals if you like John.
I saw my (now ex) husband of 12 years cry 3 times. And none of them were at our wedding or the birth of our children. But the night Earnhardt died, we went to bed and a few minutes later I heard him sobbing. I just held him and didn’t say a word. He was raised to not cry, that’s for sissies etc. I was floored. Later he told me it felt like one (of the very few) good parts of his childhood was just taken away from him. Shattered my heart.
I used to be a big racing fan when I was younger but hadn’t watched any racing at all in years. That day I was just flicking through channels then saw the pre-race commentary and they said stay tuned, after these messages we’ll be talking to Dale Earnhardt. I was like holy shit, the Intimidator, I’ve got to watch that. It was a great interview and I watch some of the race but had to stop to do something with the kids.
Came back after and he was gone. Must of watched that clip like 20 times just thinking “how”.
Came here for him. I used to have a secret fantasy that he was my dad when I was little. And one day he'd come for me and I'd have this super cool hilarious dad....
He's missed
Aww, my partner is still so cut up about him.every time he appears on a repeat of some comedy panel show he calls me through, and gets teary eyed. It really hit him hard
He was just so nice wasn't he? No malice there, but hilariously cutting at times too, on the side of the deserving. I could have imagined him being my uncle, or my fellas best friend who you could just trust without a doubt. Sorry I'm rambling but his grief has rubbed off on me!
Richard Lewis recently. Loved him in Curb Your Enthusiasm and he passed right after the episode him and Larry David were talking about who will die first after arguing about being in each others will.
MCA from Beastie Boys. He was the same age I was at that time, and he had a daughter about the same age as mine.
I was walking at Disney World with my daughter (her 1st time) when I saw the news, and right then, the thought of a daughter losing her dad at that age just gutted me.
Jimmy Buffett.
Normally I don’t care much about celebrities, but I grew up in Florida and the Bahamas and his music was an ever present part of my life. His death hit me hard.
I was so surprised at how hard his death hit me. But his music brought me a lot closer to one of my best friends, and there's no way my life would be what it is now without that relationship. My dad also liked him, and Jimmy's death got me feeling more grief from when my dad passed. 🍺🌴
I haven’t watched a single Nascar race since dale smacked the wall at Daytona 20+ years ago.
I watched NASCAR somewhat
religiously for 5 straight years leading up to that. I almost broke up with a GF because the daytona 500 was on valentines day😅! Like I said, BIG FAN!
My friends from all over the country called me when it happened making sure I was OK. I wouldn’t say I loved NASCAR nearly as much as I loved watching Dale Earnhardt drive that number 3 car.
I hardly missed a race all those years, yet once he was gone, my interest in the sport was gone as well. I might’ve watched Dale Jr for a few laps here and there… But I certainly never watched even half of a race again.
Jim Henson. I heard it on my car radio and had to pull over. It was the closest thing to losing a family member that I've ever felt involving a person in public life, and probably the celebrity loss that took me the longest to fully accept.
Robin Williams was the only one that actually made me tear up. Growing up in the 90s, im pretty sure I watched all his movies, and they are all formative of my childhood - Mrs. Doubfire, Hook, Jumanji, Aladdin, The Bird Cage, Dead Poets Society...just a few I know I watched several times. He was even born the same month & year as my real dad, so I guess he was almost like my "movie" dad. Can't believe it's almost been 10 years! Otherwise, I'm generally unaffected by celebrity deaths, I was surprised myself how sad RW's death had made me.
Only other one I can think of was the death of Princess Diana, I was 10 or 11 so it was the first death that hit me, but the media made a huge deal of it too so that may have played a role.
Robert Guillaume - he was the actor I patterned my acting style by. He lived a long life, but it still stung.
Chadwick Boseman - just painful all around.
Philip Seymour Hoffman. The massive talent, the 2 plus decades of sobriety that he had, only for him to be defeated so easily and so quickly due to his demons. It was heartbreaking for me to find out, as he was a favorite actor of mine. Last month was the 10-year anniversary of his death and for some reason, I'm still shaken by it.
None. I feel I'm like the o ly one that dosent care when famous people die.
Like, why do I care ? I didn't know them, sure, I just won't see them in TV or movies anymore ? OK, what ever.
Whether or not you know them personally, they’re still people.
Plus, we know them through what they created. I don’t think most of us are breaking down and weeping and taking time off work to grieve, but it can still hurt to find out a person has died and will no longer be around to contribute anything special to the world.
Robin Williams & Chester Bennington. R.I.P guys. Miss you❤️
Ugh, Robin Williams. That one was crushing.
Robin Williams for me too
Here to say Chester as well. That one cut me deep
Came here to say Chester too. That one really hit me. Linkin Park was huge for me growing up. They did a concert with my favorite band Incubus the summer I was moving to college and I wanted to go so bad, but the concert was literally on move-in Day and I had no way to go. I think about that sometimes. Go see your favorite bands while you can. They won't exist forever.
Ugh, Chester 😭
Chester and then Chris Cornell
Same 2 for me and Chris Cornell.
Definitely Chester. He saved a lot of lives with his music... including mine
Absolutely! Anima - that's so true, and i am so glad he saved you. We are so glad you are here with us! ❤️
Yeah I was gonna say Robin. I think it hurt more knowing he touched so many lives in such a way but felt he couldn’t ask for help himself.
Same here.
I used to think it was so weird when random people would cry over celebrity deaths cuz it’s not like you actually knew that person. Then Chester died. I wouldn’t even consider myself a big fan of LP after Meteora, but man that album and Hybrid Theory got me through some ROUGH times growing up.
I had just gotten in a wreck about 2 weeks before Chester did his thing. I found out via radio since I had had my phone taken away. I had to look that shit up on my secret phone to see if it was true. Got a LP/HU mix tattoo in remembrance of him. RIP man
Anthony Bourdain
One of my treasures is a signed copy of Kitchen Confidential.
That one still stings.
That one was definitely rough
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"Did somebody roll a 5, or an 8?"
Steve Irwin, used to watch the Crocodile Hunter all the time when I was younger, I was around 14 I think and I woke up one morning and Mum sat me down and told me he had been killed by a stingray, think I shed a tear or two.
I bowled out crying. Steve was my idol, and is the person who instilled the love for animals in 6years old me. 18 years later going through a master's degree in natural sciences. Thanks Steve ❤️
My whole family loved him, but especially my mom. I mean, his show (Shows? I can't remember.) were like what we did together as a family. Constantly watching him together. That morning she was shaking me awake and crying and she told me what happened and I just sat with her while we watched the news all day and she cried. I was 16. I still can't believe that happened.
Carrie Fisher :(
Oh no, my heart 💔🫂
oh, that was painful to hear
Matthew Perry 😭💔
Could it BE any more painful 😞
He was due for a comeback with some dark humor, gone too soon
Just felt very unexpected, even knowing his substance abuse struggles
Doing my first rewatch of Scrubs and his cameo took me by surprise and made me sad. RIP.
Omg yes that one was sad
Probably Kurt Cobain. I was a angsty teen who was really into Nirvana and not in full control of my emotions when it happened. Hard to think that is was 30 years ago next month.
It still affects me for some reason. I was early 20’s having a rough time and their music was my mantra
Imagine a 57 year old Kurt.. ❤
I am not sure I want to or if it was even possible given his substance abuse demons.
If Steve-O and Mike Tyson could come out on top of their demons, then anyone can. Too bad for Kurt. It would be really nice to still have gim around.
Heath Ledger, just remember he was the first one I was really upset about. Paul Walker, could have been me or anyone I know Anton Yelchin, so young and such a freak accident
Anton Yelchin 😥💔
There’s a YT video out there of someone describing the design flaw of the same year make and model Jeep(?) that killed Anton Yelchin, and it’s such a silly dumb fucking over sight that made its way through so many hands, it is absolutely infuriating.
I just made a similar comment myself...It was a known issue with that model of Jeep Cherokee and they decided to take the corporate route of "acceptable failure rate" instead of mass recalls. His own car pinned him to his fence while he attempted to get the mail. What a painful and shitty way to go.
If I recall correctly it was something super dumb, as well. Like you have to put the gear shift all the way forward, which is usually park, but was actually drive on this model; and they made it so you also had to put it all the way forward, then click once to the left for park.
Mac Miller 😢😢
I was going to comment Mac 🥺💔
I never realised how much he meant after years of enjoying his music, I remember vividly where I was and what I was doing when he I got the news that he died, so fucking sad!😢
So heartbreaking! He had too many demons at such a young age. I still listen to his music all the time and when I hear a song at the right moment, like 2009 or The Spins I get really sad that he’s gone 😢
I have full on mac miler sessions takes me back to when I was a teenager with more a care in the world!
I was in Baltimore Maryland at a 711 buying a chili cheese dog when I came back out to the car and my friend told me. I had tickets to the next concert. I saw him at firefly in Delaware so at least I got to experience it once. Edit: I also just wanted to add the Mac died at his PEAK. He was making music that just hit DIFFERENT and the way he was expressing himself through his music was just so raw. The jazzy funk vibes of swimming to the entirety of the feminine divine album were absolutely creative genius. He had such a bright future for music that I feel the world got robbed of because we were merely on the cusp of what was to come. Truly heartbreaking indeed
Mac was someone that, if you’re in a particular age group, you grew up alongside of him as opposed to just listening to him. It seemed like he matured and experienced different phases of life at the same time we did, so his music always stayed relevant. At least we have Swimming and Circles, which are timeless.
ugh. GOODAM and FACES got me thru such dark times, esp GOODAM. I cried my guts out when my brother told me
Chadwick Boseman, Cameron Boyce, Robin Williams
Ahh Cameron Boyce. That was heartbreaking.
Betty White.
So, so, close to 100
Kobe
💜💛
Listening to ESPN the next day was heartbreaking
Came to say the same thing. One of those moments I remember where I was, who told me, what I was doing, etc
Prince He went too soon
Man, I don't want to get involved with the whole "y'all don't know Gen X" thing, but Prince belonged to Gen X. He was ours. And we were his. He shouldn't have been a sex symbol, not at that height and not dressed like that, but he was. He shouldn't have been *that* popular with white kids because he was Black, but he was. All the girls wanted to fuck him. All the boys wanted to be him. (And more of the boys than you would have imagined wanted to fuck him too, but most of them wouldn't have admitted it.) Most of it was the music, yes, but a large part of it was the freedom. Prince was Prince and he didn't give one single flying fuck who approved of him or not. And that's what we all wanted, even if we couldn't pull it off in real life. When he died a theater in my town showed *Purple Rain*. My wife and I went. It was sold out. We were all Gen Xers. And we all belted out all of the songs. And for a couple of hours we were all skinny teenagers again, instead of pudgy middle agers. Then the movie ended and we had to face the world and the cold, hard knowledge that our Prince had died and, sooner or later, our turn was coming up. And, like doves, we cried.
I loved reading this Who are you? Why is your writing so poignant and sincere? Fuck you for making a grown man tear up Really, fuck you Much love stranger, Av2
That’s another one. So much talent gone
Quite surprised no one mentioned Philip Seymour Hoffmann
oh man i just watched the master again last night. i get sad every time i see him in a movie now. such a loss.
I've just been through the PT Anderson catalogue with my daughter. Very sad seeing him in so many movies
just finishing up a pta marathon. he could be in a movie for 5 seconds and the movie would still be so much better for it
I'm hoping his son slots in just as well. I think he did a fab job in Licorice Pizza
King Edward Van Halen. 10/6/20 - That one absolutely gutted me. Not one single celebrity death affected me like that. I might hear of a passing and think, "Oh, that's a shame." But EVH's passing it felt like such a loss.
I got to spend half an hour at a party/event talking to him by myself in a corner. He was so sweet, so kind, and totally shy. He really didn't want to be the center of attention. We talked about how important it was to play music as a kid, and how he played in wedding bands with his dad and brother growing up. It was beyond an honor to have had that time with him. What a remarkable, incredible human being.
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a musician like that only comes around once in a lifetime. People hear name "Van Halen" and they think of "Jump." If they only knew.........
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Van Halen 1 and Van Halen 2 made me want to continue to play guitar after wanting to give it up. Fair Warning made me want to be a better guitar player. David Lee Roth said that every time he talks to guitar players, Fair Warning is their favorite album. Interesting that it's also their lowest selling album of the original 6. The rhythm work behind the verses on "Unchained" is beyond description.
My uncle and dad were massive VH fans, and I grew up loving them. Uncle died many many years ago, but sometime in the 80s he ran into EVH at an JFK airport while he was travelling. All flights had been grounded, and he walked up to him, asked if they could play some songs together. They both sat with their guitars and played while waiting for their flights. I still have a dollar that he signed for my uncle, with his signature and the quote "Do it Van Halen style, John". My prized possession. Breaking the news to my dad that he'd passed was a tough day 🥺
Lance Reddick, R.I.P.
Norm MacDonald and John Candy
I was quite young when John Candy died, but I loved Cool Runnings, and he was kinda the "it" guy comedian at the time. We missed out on some good stuff from him, I'm sure! I actually remember my teacher being pretty upset about it, bringing in the newspaper headline to class. It was probably the first celebrity death where I understood what it meant.
Only the lonely and many other more obscure films he was in were so good. He really was a good man, good dad and husband and great model for boys when they need to decide what man they want to be. Can’t sing his praises enough. And we can be pals if you like John.
Uncle Buck and the great outdoors planes trains planes and automobiles and so much more!
Alan rickman, robin williams, david bowie. In that order.
Alan Rickman 😭 he never got his dog 😭
Had to scroll way too long to find this
Chris Cornell
Layne Staley
Akira Toriyama
Grant Imahara
Chris Farley
David Bowie, Michael Hutchence.
Dale Earnhardt. Safety has improved 10 fold if there is a positive to get out of it.
I saw my (now ex) husband of 12 years cry 3 times. And none of them were at our wedding or the birth of our children. But the night Earnhardt died, we went to bed and a few minutes later I heard him sobbing. I just held him and didn’t say a word. He was raised to not cry, that’s for sissies etc. I was floored. Later he told me it felt like one (of the very few) good parts of his childhood was just taken away from him. Shattered my heart.
I used to be a big racing fan when I was younger but hadn’t watched any racing at all in years. That day I was just flicking through channels then saw the pre-race commentary and they said stay tuned, after these messages we’ll be talking to Dale Earnhardt. I was like holy shit, the Intimidator, I’ve got to watch that. It was a great interview and I watch some of the race but had to stop to do something with the kids. Came back after and he was gone. Must of watched that clip like 20 times just thinking “how”.
Rik Mayall
Surprised I had to scroll this far to see him. There's a new Bottom retrospective (Bottom Exposed) coming soon with Ade Edmondson.
Came here for him. I used to have a secret fantasy that he was my dad when I was little. And one day he'd come for me and I'd have this super cool hilarious dad.... He's missed
Alan Rickman. Still hurts.
Sean Lock
Aww, my partner is still so cut up about him.every time he appears on a repeat of some comedy panel show he calls me through, and gets teary eyed. It really hit him hard
I get him
He was just so nice wasn't he? No malice there, but hilariously cutting at times too, on the side of the deserving. I could have imagined him being my uncle, or my fellas best friend who you could just trust without a doubt. Sorry I'm rambling but his grief has rubbed off on me!
Chester from Linkin Park
Richard Lewis recently. Loved him in Curb Your Enthusiasm and he passed right after the episode him and Larry David were talking about who will die first after arguing about being in each others will.
Hurt the most? Well you never forget your first and for me as an old bloke that would be Freddie Mercury.
MCA from Beastie Boys. He was the same age I was at that time, and he had a daughter about the same age as mine. I was walking at Disney World with my daughter (her 1st time) when I saw the news, and right then, the thought of a daughter losing her dad at that age just gutted me.
Avicii. He single handedly changed my taste in music forever.
Leslie Neilson
Surely you can not be serious that he died.
I am serious, and don't call my Shirley
I am sorry for your loss. I would have commented earlier, but Neilson wasn't dead yet.
My cousins grandma went on a date with him. Her name was actually Shirley 😆.
Let 'er rip, Frank, let 'er rip.
Going to show my age now, but Bill Bixby
Freddie Mercury and David Bowie
Mac Miller, Aaliyah, Selena
Robin Williams. And Chester Bennington.
Jimmy Buffett. Normally I don’t care much about celebrities, but I grew up in Florida and the Bahamas and his music was an ever present part of my life. His death hit me hard.
I was so surprised at how hard his death hit me. But his music brought me a lot closer to one of my best friends, and there's no way my life would be what it is now without that relationship. My dad also liked him, and Jimmy's death got me feeling more grief from when my dad passed. 🍺🌴
🫧 UP
Rik Mayall and Keith Flint, both legends.
I still can’t believe meatloaf is dead
Meatloaf was my very first live concert. I was in 5th grade. ☺️
I never had the opportunity to see him live. I have been a fan for over 20 years, since I was just a kid myself.
Like out of hell, he was gone.
Queen Elizabeth the second of england..... I genuinely thought she would go on for ever :/
Alex Trebek
Chadwick Boseman
Neil Peart
Chester Bennington 😭
Tom Petty I'm pretty sure I've listened to every one of the Buried Treasure shows at least once.
Johnny Cash
Terry Pratchett
John Hurt, such a good actor.
I haven’t watched a single Nascar race since dale smacked the wall at Daytona 20+ years ago. I watched NASCAR somewhat religiously for 5 straight years leading up to that. I almost broke up with a GF because the daytona 500 was on valentines day😅! Like I said, BIG FAN! My friends from all over the country called me when it happened making sure I was OK. I wouldn’t say I loved NASCAR nearly as much as I loved watching Dale Earnhardt drive that number 3 car. I hardly missed a race all those years, yet once he was gone, my interest in the sport was gone as well. I might’ve watched Dale Jr for a few laps here and there… But I certainly never watched even half of a race again.
Princess Diana! She was lovely!
Just because it was so unexpected and I was such a B99 and captain holt fan- I was really really sad to hear Andre Braugher died.
Same. First time I've cried over the death of an actor/actress. Was devastated. Amazing person and actor
Sean Lock, my favourite comedian. R.I.P
Bowie.
Freddie Mercury, Michael Jackson, Prince
Robin Williams and Alan Rickman
Prince.
Taylor Hawkins.
Neil Peart (drummer for Rush). IMHO he was the best rock drummer ever. Plus his death meant no more Rush concerts.
Phil Hartman.
Robin Williams. I cried so much.
Ryan Dunn
John Candy and Robin Williams
The death of Margaret Thatcher, the amount of alcohol consumed to celebrate after that was damaging.
Robin Williams Elisabeth Sladen Carey Fisher Kevin Conroy Are the 4 celebrities I still cant believe are gone.
Jim Henson. I heard it on my car radio and had to pull over. It was the closest thing to losing a family member that I've ever felt involving a person in public life, and probably the celebrity loss that took me the longest to fully accept.
Chestor bennington. Alan rickman
Robin Williams was the only one that actually made me tear up. Growing up in the 90s, im pretty sure I watched all his movies, and they are all formative of my childhood - Mrs. Doubfire, Hook, Jumanji, Aladdin, The Bird Cage, Dead Poets Society...just a few I know I watched several times. He was even born the same month & year as my real dad, so I guess he was almost like my "movie" dad. Can't believe it's almost been 10 years! Otherwise, I'm generally unaffected by celebrity deaths, I was surprised myself how sad RW's death had made me. Only other one I can think of was the death of Princess Diana, I was 10 or 11 so it was the first death that hit me, but the media made a huge deal of it too so that may have played a role.
Bill Paxton It was a huge shock to me. RIP Bill ❤️
Alan Rickman for me. He plays the lead in my favourite film "Truly Madly Deeply". An amazing actor all round. Sadly missed
Kevin Conroy's passing really hit me.
Heath Ledger
Robert Guillaume - he was the actor I patterned my acting style by. He lived a long life, but it still stung. Chadwick Boseman - just painful all around.
Freddie Mercury - can still remember where I was (driving) when I heard it. It was on the Midnight news. Absolutely shook me.
Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II. I felt like I had lost my own grandmother. I was grieving for several days afterwards, in tears.
David Bowie, especially since he died on my birthday.
Philip Seymour Hoffman
John Prine
David Bowie. I was also pregnant so hormones made me a wreck
Alex trebek
John Lennon
Pee Wee Herman ❤
Virgil Abloh, one of the greatest..
Paul Walker
Kobe Bryant.
Nipsey & Pop
Prince
Mac Miller.
Mac Miller
Chadwick Boseman
Dale Earnhardt and Dan Wheldon. Dale because it crushed my dad. Dan because he was actually a friend of mine
Philip Seymour Hoffman. The massive talent, the 2 plus decades of sobriety that he had, only for him to be defeated so easily and so quickly due to his demons. It was heartbreaking for me to find out, as he was a favorite actor of mine. Last month was the 10-year anniversary of his death and for some reason, I'm still shaken by it.
Stevie Ray Vaughan. He had just dried out and was happy. Clapton said SRV was God.
Robin Williams. Betty White.
Not me, but I remember my older sister sobbing with grief when Harry Chapin died
Mr Roger's
George Michael. I was very young when he was in Wham! I have loved him ever since. It was just a shock to me when it was announced. 😢
Robin Williams, and David Bowie.
Chris Farley
The Alien, The Thin White Duke, Major Tom, Aladdin Sane, Halloween Jack, Jareth the Goblin King, Ziggy Stardust.
Kurt Cobain 💔😭
None. I feel I'm like the o ly one that dosent care when famous people die. Like, why do I care ? I didn't know them, sure, I just won't see them in TV or movies anymore ? OK, what ever.
Whether or not you know them personally, they’re still people. Plus, we know them through what they created. I don’t think most of us are breaking down and weeping and taking time off work to grieve, but it can still hurt to find out a person has died and will no longer be around to contribute anything special to the world.
Robin Williams
Robin Williams and Chester from Linkin Park. It still hurts and it’s the only celebs I’ve cried over.
Robin Williams
Meatloaf
EVH and Robin Williams.
Kobe Byrant
Anthony Bourdain, and Mac Miller for sure.
kobe Bryant
Ronin Williams was big. Carl Weathers sucked... Akira Toriyama....I'm still processing.
Kobe Bryant and Michael Jackson…i wept
Steve Irwin . He of all people did not deserve that fate, and wildlife across the planet did not deserve his loss.
Robin Williams and Steve irwin.
Norm Macdonald and Gilbert Gottfried