[DeadCelebrityAlert] Joe Cocker, 70

 

Joe Cocker, the British blues-rock singer whose raspy voice brought plaintive soul to such hits as "You Are So Beautiful" and the duet "Up Where We Belong," died Monday after a battle with lung cancer. He was 70.

Cocker's performing career spanned some 50 years, from Woodstock, where he sang the Beatles' "With a Little Help From My Friends," to the digital-music era. He had tour dates scheduled well into 2015.

Cocker began as a singer in England at the same time as the Beatles, with whom he was often linked. He had a major success in the early 1970s with "Mad Dogs and Englishmen," a live album and documentary film.


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[DeadCelebrityAlert] Ken Weatherwax, 59

 

Ken Weatherwax, who played Pugsley on the 1960s TV show "The Addams Family," died Sunday, according to the Ventura County Coroner's Office. He was 59.
 
According to the coroner's office, he died of natural causes. His niece, Shanyn Vieira, posted on Facebook that he had a heart attack.
 
Pugsley was the older of the two Addams children on the cheekily macabre comedy, based on Charles Addams' darkly humored New Yorker cartoons. His father, Gomez, was played by John Astin, and mother Morticia was played by Carolyn Jones.
 

Sister Wednesday (Lisa Loring), Uncle Fester (Jackie Coogan), butler Lurch (Ted Cassidy), Grandmama (Blossom Rock) and the disembodied hand Thing rounded out the cast.
 
The series ran from 1964 to 1966. Weatherwax, who was about 9 when the show started, played the part for all 64 episodes. The show (and its catchy, finger-snapping theme song) were popular enough in reruns to spawn two movies in the 1990s and a 2009 Broadway musical.
 
After the show left the air, Weatherwax -- who struggled to find other acting roles -- entered the Army. He later provided the voice of Pugsley on an animated "Addams Family" and worked as a grip and set builder in Hollywood, according to The Hollywood Reporter.
 
Weatherwax was related to other showbiz figures, including actress Ruby Keeler and Lassie trainer Rudd Weatherwax.
 
 
 
 
 
 
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[DeadCelebrityAlert] RIP, Mike Nichols: Tom Hanks Says Director Changed Lives, Meryl Streep Calls Him "Irreplaceable"

 

RIP, Mike Nichols: Tom Hanks Says Director Changed Lives, Meryl Streep Calls Him "Irreplaceable"

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Hollywood is in mourning.

The sudden death of acclaimed director and Diane Sawyer 's husband, Mike Nichols, has affected a number of stars in the industry, both those who have merely appreciated and praised Nichols' career and those who were lucky enough to work with him.

Meryl Streep and Tom Hanks are two stars who were fortunate enough to be part of Nichols' past projects, and these two actors are the latest celebs to speak out about the passing of their former colleague and friend.

"'Forward. We must always move forward. Otherwise what will become of us?,' said Mike Nichols, who changed the lives of those who knew him, who loved him, who will miss him so," Hanks, who who worked with Nichols on the 2007 film, Charlie Wilson's War, said in a statement.


Streep, who has a long list of Nichols' films under her belt (1983's Silkwood, 1986's Heartburn, the 1990 comedy Postcards from the Edge and the two-part 2003 HBO miniseries, Angels in America), said, "An inspiration and joy to know, a director who cried when he laughed, a friend without whom, well, we can't imagine our world, an indelible irreplaceable man."

"Everyone who was close to Mike has suffered a loss which cannot be repaired, ever," Tom Stoppard, who joined forces with Nichols for his 1984 Broadway play The Real Thing, said. "To have been his friend was a blessing. To have worked with him was both a privilege and the best of times. He was my hero."


Additionally, The Recording Academy released the following statement regarding the tragic news: "Grammy winner Mike Nichols was one of the world's most celebrated directors who achieved great success in both film and theater. In addition to being a Grammy Award winner, Nichols also received multiple Emmy, Oscar and Tony Awards, making him one of the most decorated figures in the entertainment industry.

"A highly accomplished visionary with a career that spanned more than six decades, Nichols was also a gifted producer and comedian. Nichols' knack for impeccable comedic timing paired with unmatched passion for his craft earned him a stellar reputation as countless high-profile stars longed to work with him. We have lost a brilliant member of our creative community, and our sympathies go out to his family, his friends, and all who have benefited from and have been moved by his extraordinary talent."


The 83-year-old, who passed away suddenly Wednesday evening, was described as a "true visionary" by the president of ABC News, James Goldston.

Nichols' is responsible for bringing  The Graduate,  The Birdcage,  Silkwood, Working Girl and so many other classic films to the big screen, which has helped earn him an Emmy, a Tony, a Grammy and an Academy Award—putting him in a league with only a few others—throughout his very successful career.

He had been married to Sawyer since 1988 and while the two had no children together, he had two daughters and a son from previous marriages.


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[DeadCelebrityAlert] Richard Schall, 86

 

Richard Schaal, an early member of Chicago's famed Second City comedy troupe who appeared often on The Mary Tyler Moore Show and its spinoffs Rhoda — which starred his then wife, Valerie Harper — and Phyllis, has died. He was 86.

Schaal died Tuesday at the Motion Picture and Television Fund home in Woodland Hills, said his daughter, American Dad! voice actress Wendy Schaal.

Schaal was married three times, including to Harper (his second wife) from 1964 until their divorce in 1978. He was the first of Harper's two husbands.

The actor also appeared in such films as Norman Jewison's The Russians Are Coming, the Russians Are Coming (1966), George Roy Hill's Slaughterhouse-Five (1972) and Once Bitten (1985), starring Lauren Hutton and Jim Carrey.

Schaal played Howard Arnell and his twin brother Paul, both of whom dated Mary Richards, in separate episodes of CBS' Mary Tyler Moore Show, and he was WJM kids show host Chuckles the Clown on the 1970 installment The Snow Must Go On, in which Mary has to produce the station's election coverage in an emergency.

On Rhoda, Schall portrayed Charlie Burke, an annoying pal of Rhoda's husband Joe (David Groh). And on Phyllis, he was Leo Heatherton, a mistake-prone photographer who worked in the same studio as Cloris Leachman's title character during that series' first season.

A native of Chicago, Schaal ran a construction company in the Windy City before hooking up with Second City in 1962. A master of sketch comedy and improvisation, he received a lifetime achievement award from the Chicago Improv Festival in 2010.

In the 1980s, Schaal had regular roles on the ABC sitcom Just Our Luck and on the CBS dramas Trapper John, M.D. and Almost Grown, which was created by David Chase of The Sopranos fame.

He also appeared on such TV shows as The Dick Van Dyke Show, I Dream of Jeannie, That Girl, Banacek and The Rockford Files.










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Re: [DeadCelebrityAlert] Elizabeth Norment Dead at 61: Actress Starred in House of Cards, Law & Order, Party of Five and ER

 

Second picture is of Sherry Stringfield, not Elizabeth Norment.


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Elizabeth Norment Dead at 61: Actress Starred in House of Cards, Law & Order, Party of Five and ER

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Mike Vulpo, eonline
Wed Oct 29, 12:14 AM UTC

Veteran Hollywood actress Elizabeth Norment has passed away, according to The Hollywood Reporter . She was 61.
Her sister Kate confirmed the news to the publication adding that she died on Oct. 13 at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in New York. A cause of death is unknown at this time.
Norment's most recent role was Nancy Kaufberger, the loyal executive secretary to politician Frank Underwood ( Kevin Spacey) on the Emmy-nominated Netflix series House of Cards.
"Elizabeth Norment was a talented actress with a beautiful spirit who touched the entire House of Cards family," executives at the show's production company told THR in a statement. 

Long before she became a success story in Hollywood, Norment grew up in Washington, D.C., with her family.
She would receive a master's degree from the Yale School of Drama before moving to Southern California in 1983.
With persistence and hard work, Norment would develop a loyal fan base and great reputation in memorable shows including St. Elsewhere, Party of Five, ER, Mad About You and Blue Bloods. She also played Judge Arlene Brewer on NBC's long-running series Law & Order.
On the big screen, Norment obtained small parts in The Woman in Red, Runaway and Romy and Michele's High School Reunion.

All her success, however, may not have been made possible without her early stage career at Milwaukee Repertory Theatre and Los Angeles' Colony Theatre. Her stage credits included "As You Like It" and "Much Ado About Nothing."
"A lot of people in the business either saw them or heard about [those performances]," she told the Los Angeles Times back in 1991. "I've been working steadily ever since."
Our thoughts and prayers go out to her family during this difficult time. 



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[DeadCelebrityAlert] Elizabeth Norment Dead at 61: Actress Starred in House of Cards, Law & Order, Party of Five and ER

 

Elizabeth Norment Dead at 61: Actress Starred in House of Cards, Law & Order, Party of Five and ER

Elizabeth Norment

Mike Vulpo, eonline
Wed Oct 29, 12:14 AM UTC

Veteran Hollywood actress Elizabeth Norment has passed away, according to The Hollywood Reporter . She was 61.

Her sister Kate confirmed the news to the publication adding that she died on Oct. 13 at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in New York. A cause of death is unknown at this time.

Norment's most recent role was Nancy Kaufberger, the loyal executive secretary to politician Frank Underwood ( Kevin Spacey) on the Emmy-nominated Netflix series House of Cards.

"Elizabeth Norment was a talented actress with a beautiful spirit who touched the entire House of Cards family," executives at the show's production company told THR in a statement. 


Long before she became a success story in Hollywood, Norment grew up in Washington, D.C., with her family.

She would receive a master's degree from the Yale School of Drama before moving to Southern California in 1983.

With persistence and hard work, Norment would develop a loyal fan base and great reputation in memorable shows including St. Elsewhere, Party of Five, ER, Mad About You and Blue Bloods. She also played Judge Arlene Brewer on NBC's long-running series Law & Order.

On the big screen, Norment obtained small parts in The Woman in Red, Runaway and Romy and Michele's High School Reunion.


All her success, however, may not have been made possible without her early stage career at Milwaukee Repertory Theatre and Los Angeles' Colony Theatre. Her stage credits included "As You Like It" and "Much Ado About Nothing."

"A lot of people in the business either saw them or heard about [those performances]," she told the Los Angeles Times back in 1991. "I've been working steadily ever since."

Our thoughts and prayers go out to her family during this difficult time. 


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[DeadCelebrityAlert] Marcia Strassman, 66

 

Marcia Strassman, a versatile actress who was best known for her role as Gabe Kaplan's wife on the 1970s sitcom Welcome Back, Kotter, died on Friday, according to reports. She was 66.

Strassman died at her Sherman Oaks, Calif., home after battling breast cancer for seven years, her sister, Julie, told the Associated Press on Sunday.

"They gave her 2 ½ years to live but she lasted much longer," she said. "She was very courageous."

Strassman, who also made appearances on M*A*S*H and other 1970s TV series, gained fame as Julie Kotter in ABC's Welcome Back, Kotter. The show centered around her TV husband (Kaplan), who returned to his Brooklyn school to teach a classroom full of misfits that included future superstar John Travolta.

Her big-screen work included the popular 1989 film Honey, I Shrunk the Kids with Rick Moranis and its 1992 sequel, Honey I Blew Up the Kids.

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[DeadCelebrityAlert] Jack Bruce, the singer and bassist for Rock and Roll Hall of Fame band Cream,

 

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Jack Bruce, the singer and bassist for Rock and Roll Hall of Fame band Cream, has passed away, his family confirmed the musician's passing on his Facebook page. He was 71.

 
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"It is with great sadness that we, Jack's family, announce the passing of our beloved Jack: husband, father, granddad, and all round legend. The world of music will be a poorer place without him, but he lives on in his music and forever in our hearts," the Bruce family wrote. Bruce's publicist added, "He died today at his home in Suffolk surrounded by his family." No other details were revealed but the Press Association reports that the bassist suffered from liver disease.

As one-third of one of rock's greatest trios, along with guitarist Eric Clapton and drummer Ginger Baker, Bruce was the voice and songwriter behind classic tracks like "White Room," "SWLABR," and "Sunshine of Your Love," which Bruce co-wrote with Clapton. Considered to be the first rock "supergroup," Cream pumped out four studio albums in three years – three of which landed on Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Albums of All Time – before going their separate ways.

The band reunited briefly in 1993 for their Rock Hall induction, then again in for a triumphant series of 2005 concerts at London's Royal Albert Hall and New York's Madison Square Garden. In 2006, Bruce and his Cream mates received the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award. Bruce also occasionally served as a member of Ringo Starr's All-Starr Band and collaborated on the title track of Frank Zappa's Apostrophe.

Following Cream's breakup in 1968, Bruce kick-started a long solo career with 1969's Songs of a Tailor. He would release over a dozen solo LPs over the next 45 years, including his latest album titled Silver Rails in March 2014. "I quite like to just enjoy my life. I'm thrilled to make this album. I put my heart and soul into it, and I'm very pleased with the way it came out," Bruce told Rolling Stone of his new album in April.

Cream also landed on Rolling Stone's list of the 100 Greatest Artists, and in an ode to the trio written by Roger Waters, the Pink Floyd bassist writes, "Then there's Jack Bruce — probably the most musically gifted bass player who's ever been."



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[DeadCelebrityAlert] 'Lone Star' actress Elizabeth Pena dies at 55

 

'Lone Star' actress Elizabeth Pena dies at 55

DERRIK J. LANG, AP
Thu Oct 16, 12:02 AM UTC

LOS ANGELES (AP) — "La Bamba" and "Lone Star" actress Elizabeth Pena has died. She was 55.

Pena's manager, Gina Rugolo, says the actress died Tuesday in Los Angeles of natural causes after a brief illness. No other details were provided.

Pena's career spanned four decades and included roles in films like "Rush Hour," ''Jacob's Ladder" and "Free Willy 2." She also appeared on such TV shows as "L.A. Law," ''Dream On," ''Resurrection Blvd." and "Modern Family," where she played the mother of Sofia Vergara's character, Gloria.

She also provided her voice to "The Incredibles," the "Justice League" cartoon series and "American Dad."

Pena recently played the mother of the title character on the El Rey Network drama "Matador."

She is survived by her husband, two children, mother and sister.

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[DeadCelebrityAlert] Jan Hooks, 57

 

Actress and comedian Jan Hooks died in New York on Thursday. Her representative, Lisa Lieberman, confirmed the death to CNN but provided no additional information. Hooks was 57.

Hooks launched her career on the "The Bill Tush Show," broadcast in her hometown of Atlanta. That catapulted the sketch comedian to the national TV series "Not Necessarily the News."

She became famous as a "Saturday Night Live" cast member and performed on the show from 1986-1991.

On SNL, Hooks impersonated actresses such as Bette Davis, Ann-Margret, Sally Kellerman and Jodie Foster. Other SNL regulars during that time included Dana Carvey, Phil Hartman and Mike Myers.

After leaving that show, she played Carlene Dobber for two seasons on "Designing Women," replacing the character played by Jean Smart. She also appeared on "3rd Rock from the Sun" and "30 Rock."

Hooks had roles in the movies "Tina," "Pee-wee's Big Adventure" and "Jiminy Glick in Lalawood."












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