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He Was a Gangster in Real Life. Then He Played One

Tony Sirico, best known for his role as 'Paulie Walnuts' on 'The Sopranos,' dies at 79

(Newser) - With his winged coiffure and scathing one-liners, Paul "Paulie Walnuts" Gualtieri was one of the most memorable characters on HBO's The Sopranos. Now, fellow cast members are saying arrivederci to the actor who played him: Tony Sirico has died in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., at the age of 79,...

She Became a Dame for &#39;Talking About Poo&#39;
UK Podcaster
Deborah James
Dies at 40
OBITUARY
Jun 29, 2022 7:49 AM CDT

UK Podcaster Deborah James Dies at 40

Mom of 2 announced last month she was in hospice care for bowel cancer

(Newser) - Last month, podcaster Deborah James delivered some surprise news to fans, announcing her bowel cancer had returned after a bout of remission and that she was in hospice care at home. Now, a sad update out of the UK: James has died of her illness at the age of 40,...

Ex-Princess of Qatar Found Dead
Ex-Princess of
Qatar Found Dead
Jun 1, 2022 11:37 AM CDT

Ex-Princess of Qatar Found Dead

Kasia Gallanio had been battling for custody of her 3 daughters

(Newser) - A former princess of Qatar has been found dead in her bed in Spain. Polish-American Kasia Gallanio, who was once married to Abdelaziz bin Khalifa Al-Thani, the 73-year-old uncle of the emir of Qatar, was discovered in the family's apartment in the resort city of Marbella on Sunday, reports...

Soap Actor Dies of Breast Cancer at 37
Actor Marnie Schulenburg
Dies at 37
obituary
May 19, 2022 12:09 PM CDT

Actor Marnie Schulenburg Dies at 37

She was best known for her role on 'As the World Turns'

(Newser) - An actor diagnosed with breast cancer just five months after the birth of her daughter in 2019 has died of the disease at age 37. Marnie Schulenburg first gained fame for her portrayal of Alison Stewart on CBS' As the World Turns, for which she earned a Daytime Emmy nomination...

Fred Ward Took Off in The Right Stuff
Fred Ward Took Off
in The Right Stuff
obituary
May 13, 2022 3:35 PM CDT

Fred Ward Took Off in The Right Stuff

Actor's varied roles included 'Tremors,' 'Henry and June'

(Newser) - Fred Ward, a longtime character actor known for his roles in the historical space epic The Right Stuff and the cult classic Tremors, has died. He was 79. Ward brought an old-time grit and charisma to a variety of roles, Variety reports, that struck audiences as genuine. "The unique...

Beloved Seinfeld , Friends Actor Dies at 67
Friends, Seinfeld
Actor 'Never
Met a Stranger'
OBITUARY
May 7, 2022 9:00 AM CDT

Friends, Seinfeld Actor 'Never Met a Stranger'

Mike Hagerty, who most recently starred in HBO's 'Somebody Somewhere,' dies at age 67

(Newser) - Mike Hagerty, an actor known for playing the building super on Friends and a cranky store owner on Seinfeld, has died at the age of 67. "With great sadness, the family of Michael G. Hagerty announced his death yesterday in Los Angeles. A beloved character actor, his love of...

Ron Galella Was Scorned, but Not His Celebrity Photos

Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis won a restraining order against the paparazzo

(Newser) - Ron Galella, the photographer who helped create the privacy-free celebrity culture of today while infuriating his famous subjects, has died. He was 91 and died Saturday at his home in New Jersey of congestive heart failure, the New York Times reports. A freelancer, he followed Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis relentlessly for...

With Wynonna, Naomi Judd Had Hall of Fame Music Career

The Judds produced a string of No. 1 country hits

(Newser) - Naomi Judd, who with her daughter formed the Judds and produced such country music hits as "Mama He's Crazy" and "Love Can Build a Bridge," died Saturday. She was 76. Her daughters Wynonna, her singing partner, and Ashley, an actress, made the announcement in a statement...

Bobby Rydell Had Series of Hits Between Elvis, Beatles
Teen Idol
Rode Wave
Between
Elvis, Beatles
obituary
Apr 6, 2022 6:17 PM CDT

Teen Idol Rode Wave Between Elvis, Beatles

Bobby Rydell also starred in the musical 'Bye Bye Birdie'

(Newser) - Bobby Rydell, a heartthrob of early rock 'n' roll who was a star of radio, television, and the movie musical Bye Bye Birdie, died Tuesday. Rydell died of complications from pneumonia at a hospital in a suburb of his hometown of Philadelphia, the AP reports. Rydell, who credited a...

Foo Fighters Drummer Taylor Hawkins Dead at 50
For Foo Fighters,
a 'Tragic and
Untimely Loss'
OBITUARY
Mar 26, 2022 6:00 AM CDT

For Foo Fighters, a 'Tragic and Untimely Loss'

Drummer Taylor Hawkins dies at 50 while on tour with band in Bogota, Colombia

(Newser) - Taylor Hawkins, the drummer for Foo Fighters for 25 years and best friend of frontman Dave Grohl, has died during a South American tour with the rock band. He was 50. There were no immediate details on how Hawkins died, although the band said in a statement Friday that his...

Traci Braxton Appeared on Reality Show With Family
Traci Braxton
Rejoined
Sisters After
Social Work
obituary
Mar 12, 2022 3:05 PM CST

Traci Braxton Rejoined Sisters After Social Work

'She was a bright light,' Toni Braxton posts

(Newser) - Traci Braxton, a singer, actress, and social worker who appeared with her sisters on the reality TV show Braxton Family Values, died Saturday. She was 50. Braxton had been treated for esophageal cancer for about a year, said her husband, Kevin Surratt, People reports. "She was a bright light,...

Investigators Think They Know What Preceded Saget&#39;s Death
Investigators
Think They Have
Understanding of
Saget's Death
in case you missed it
Feb 27, 2022 12:20 PM CST

Investigators Think They Have Understanding of Saget's Death

They believe comedian fainted, hit head on floor after falling, then came to temporarily

(Newser) - "There are still a lot of unanswered questions," a sheriff's deputy in Orange County, Fla., tells People , referring to the ongoing mystery of what caused Bob Saget's death. But after his autopsy was released earlier this month detailing serious "blunt head trauma ... most likely incurred...

Cheslie Kryst Kept Depression Hidden

Mother says no one knew until just before the former Miss USA died

(Newser) - Cheslie Kryst, the former Miss USA and TV correspondent who died last weekend, had been struggling with depression, her mother said Wednesday. Kryst's death was a suicide, April Simpkins said. "In her private life, she was dealing with high-functioning depression which she hid from everyone—including me, her...

Johnny Fever Put Counterculture in WKRP
Johnny Fever Put
Counterculture in WKRP 
obituary
Jan 30, 2022 1:20 PM CST

Johnny Fever Put Counterculture in WKRP

List of TV roles includes Charlie Moore on 'Head of the Class'

(Newser) - Howard Hesseman, who played radio disc jockey Johnny Fever on the sitcom WKRP in Cincinnati and actor-turned-history teacher Charlie Moore on Head of the Class, has died. He was 81. Hesseman died Saturday in Los Angeles due to complications from colon surgery, his manager said Sunday. Hesseman, who had been...

Farewell to the Original Voice of Charlie Brown
Farewell to the
Original Voice
of Charlie Brown
OBITUARY
Jan 26, 2022 12:02 PM CST

Farewell to the Original Voice of Charlie Brown

Family, agent confirm Peter Robbins' death at 65

(Newser) - The original voice of Charlie Brown has died at age 65. Peter Robbins took his own life last week, his family said in a statement to Fox 5 . His agent, Dylan Novak, tells TMZ that Robbins had checked himself into a mental hospital soon after Christmas but departed Jan. 18,...

Funny Man Louie Anderson Dies of Cancer
Louie Anderson
Is Dead at 68
OBITUARY
Jan 21, 2022 10:38 AM CST

Louie Anderson Is Dead at 68

Comedian had non-Hodgkin's lymphoma

(Newser) - He kept audiences laughing over four decades. But comedian Louie Anderson has taken his last bow. The longtime Family Feud host and actor who took home a 2016 Emmy for his role in the FX series Baskets died Friday morning at age 68, his longtime publicist Glenn Schwartz confirms to...

Actor Bob Saget Found Dead at 65
Bob Saget's Cause of Death
at 65 Not Yet Clear
UPDATED
Jan 10, 2022 6:51 AM CST

Bob Saget's Cause of Death at 65 Not Yet Clear

TMZ broke the news that actor was found dead in an Orlando hotel

(Newser) - Update: While the circumstances surrounding Bob Saget's death at age 65 are still unclear, tributes to the comedian were pouring in Sunday night. Outlets including People , the Hollywood Reporter , and E! were rounding up devastated reactions from co-stars, fellow comics, and more. "I am broken. I am gutted....

Before Mickey Mouse Club's Britney and Justin, There Was Tiffini

Tiffini Hale, who performed in late '80s reboot of variety show and in Disney's The Party, dead at 46

(Newser) - When The All New Mickey Mouse Club, a reboot of sorts of the popular '50s variety show, debuted in 1989 on the startup Disney Channel, Tiffini Hale was one of the original cast members, preceding the likes of Britney Spears, Justin Timberlake, Christina Aguilera, and Ryan Gosling. She went...

&#39;The Big Ragoo&#39; Has Died at 69


'The Big Ragoo'
Has Died at 69
OBITUARY
Dec 2, 2021 9:25 AM CST

'The Big Ragoo' Has Died at 69

Actor Eddie Mekka played Carmine Ragusa on '70s sitcom 'Laverne & Shirley'

(Newser) - For those who sat in front of the boob tube in the late '70s and early '80s, the Happy Days spinoff Laverne & Shirley likely made its way into their TV-watching schedules. Sad news for that demographic, as loved ones announce the death of actor Eddie Mekka, who...

Stephen Sondheim Dead at 91
Stephen
Sondheim
Dead at 91
OBITUARY
Nov 27, 2021 6:00 AM CST

Stephen Sondheim Dead at 91

Master behind 'Sweeney Todd,' 'West Side Story' had just celebrated Thanksgiving with friends

(Newser) - CNN calls him a creator "perhaps without par" in American musical theater. The New York Times praises him as "one of Broadway history's songwriting titans." Composer and lyricist Stephen Sondheim, the musical force behind Sweeney Todd, Sunday in the Park With George, and Into the ...

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