The RIP Famous Person Thread

[S Landreth]

Some girl convinced me to take her to see Tina in concert.

Can’t remember much about the show, but I do remember trying to remove an adhesive bra. Every time I see her now,.. she's apologizing.

[misskit]

Some girl convinced me to take her to see Tina in concert.

Can’t remember much about the show, but I do remember trying to remove an adhesive bra. Every time I see her now,.. she's apologizing.

Why were you wearing an adhesive bra? They are a pain!

[S Landreth]

She was and why to this day she’s still apologizing

[Joe 90]

[katie23]

RIP Tina Turner

Great gal, legs, singer & performer. You're simply the best!

I remember the performance that Beyonce did as a tribute to Tina. Then here's Tina & Beyonce together, singing Proud Mary.

[harrybarracuda]

But of course what she was *really* famous for....

[Stretchy]

Nutbush city limits..fantastic. RIP. Thanks for the memories Tina Turner.

[dirk diggler]

My Dad took my Mum to see Tina Turner at the Capitol Theatre in Aberdeen when they were young.

Dad took binoculars with him “to get a really good look at her snatch”.

Mum said it was really embarrassing cos they were sat in the front row.

[misskit]

^ My mother said they performed with no panties. I thought she made it up.

[misskit]

Time.

[dirk diggler]

Apparently she was worth $250m in the end.

[malmomike77]

Got Tina's 1990 Bahelona concert on Sky, the blonde backing singer with the reins is fukabke, she's ruining my concert

[misskit]

Two oldie U.S. actors have left us. Good innings, the both.


George Maharis, star of TV's 'Route 66' in the 1960s, has died at 94

George Maharis, star of TV's 'Route 66' in the 1960s, has died at 94 : NPR


Ed Ames, Singer and ‘Daniel Boone’ Sidekick, Dies at 95


He's also known for landing a tomahawk in an uncomfortable place on 'The Tonight Show.'

Ed Ames Dead: Singer, ‘Daniel Boone’ Sidekick Was 95 – The Hollywood Reporter

[dirk diggler]

Bruce Willis.

That’s a big one.

[misskit]

Bruce Willis died?

[beachbound]

^
If he did, no one is reporting on it.

[dirk diggler]

Ah, misleading title, the bastards.

Arnold Schwarzenegger says friend Bruce Willis will be remembered as a ‘great star’ and a ‘kind man

He's pretty fkd tho and can't act any more.

Arnold Schwarzenegger's moving response to Bruce Willis retiring | CNN

Schwarzenegger recently talked to CinemaBlend about his friend and fellow action star.


The former governor of California was asked about Willis having to retire due to his health.





“I think that he’s fantastic,” Schwarzenegger said of Willis. “He was, always for years and years, is a huge, huge star. And I think that he will always be remembered as a great, great star. And a kind man.”

The Willis family announced last year the actor was stepping away from acting because he was diagnosed aphasia, a condition that can hinder ability to communicate, according to the Mayo Clinic.


His family has since shared that Willis is living with frontotemporal dementia (FTD), which is an “umbrella term for a group of brain disorders that primarily affect the frontal and temporal lobes of the brain.”







Schwarzenegger said, “I understand that under his circumstances, health-wise, that he had to retire.”


“But in general, you know, we never really retire,” Schwarzenegger said. “Action heroes, they reload.”
Willis turned 68 in March.

[prawnograph]

Bruce Willis.

That’s a big one.

Perhaps not
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[beachbound]

He’s been diagnosed with dementia.


Bruce Willis: Daughter Tallulah opens up about father's dementia diagnosis | CNN

[cyrille]

Nice of him to hit cinemas with a dozen more turkeys in a couple of years while he still could.

Man with 200 million or so needs another 20 million.

Hollywood.

[beachbound]

Nice of him to hit cinemas with a dozen more turkeys in a couple of years while he still could.

Man with 200 million or so needs another 20 million.

Hollywood.

Hey Senile, do you have to actually work at your craft of being an incredible douche, or does it come naturally?

[harrybarracuda]

Everyone should have watched Vanishing Point by now. If you haven't, now is the time.

Good innings.

Barry Newman, Vanishing Point and Petrocelli star, dies at 92



Barry Newman, the veteran actor known for playing a daring driver in the 1971 cult thriller Vanishing Point and the titular attorney on the NBC drama Petrocelli, died May 11 at 92.His wife, Angela Newman, told the Hollywood Reporter that Newman died of natural causes at NewYork-Presbyterian Columbia University Irving Medical Center. "He was truly a light for so many, with an incredible, hilarious sense of humor that lit everything and everyone up," she added.

Born Nov. 7, 1930, in Boston, Newman attended Brandeis University, where he met Method acting innovator Lee Strasberg. After graduating and then serving in the Army, where he played clarinet and saxophone in the Army band, Newman moved to New York City to study acting under Strasberg. He made his Broadway debut as a jazz musician in Nature's Way, and later appeared in Maybe Tuesday and The Mousetrap.

Newman's big break came when he played defense attorney Anthony Petrocelli in the 1970 courtroom drama The Lawyer, which was loosely based on the Sam Sheppard murder case. Four years later Newman's character made the leap to the small screen for the TV movie Night Games and the subsequent series Petrocelli, which ran for two seasons. Newman earned Emmy and Golden Globe nominations for his performance as the maverick lawyer.

In Vanishing Point, Newman memorably played Kowalski, a car transport driver white-knuckling through an existential cross-country trip. The film went on to become an admired cult classic, as Newman recalled in a 2019 interview with Paul Rowlands.

"When it opened in London at the Leicester Square Theatre, people lined up around the block to see it," Newman said. "In England I was a hero, and in America I was just a guy picking up his bags at the plane terminal. It opened again in America after playing Europe and people then started getting on to the film. It became a cult film without me even realizing it. To this day, I'm always being asked to talk about it somewhere."

Newman's other screen credits included the films Fear Is the Key, City on Fire, Daylight, and The Limey, and the TV series Murder She Wrote, The O.C., and NYPD Blue. He stepped back from acting in 2009, after being diagnosed with vocal cord cancer.

Barry Newman dead: Vanishing Point, Petrocelli actor was 92 | EW.com

[misskit]

I saw that as a teenager. It is shocking to learn both Barry Newman and Cleavon Little were older than my parents at that time.

[david44]

"When it opened in London at the Leicester Square Theatre, people lined up around the block to see it,"

I was one of them saw it twice, must rewatch, no spoilers for those who haven't seen it

[harrybarracuda]

I was one of them saw it twice, must rewatch, no spoilers for those who haven't seen it

Yes, I've added it to my list along with Fear is the Key, which I've never seen. Which prompted me to add Puppet on a Chain as well.