Which celebrity deaths genuinely made you sad?
 

I must admit that I had basically no reaction to the news of Anna Nicole's death, other than surprise. Meh, she had great t!ts (once upon a time) and she was probably the world heavyweight champion of gold-digging whores. Whatever.

I tried to think of famous deaths that actually did upset me, and I think the one saddened me the most was Chris Farley.

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Of course, I never met him, but he made me laugh so hard and so often on SNL and in his movies. I still think the SNL Chippendales skit is the single funniest thing I have ever seen on television. The first time I saw it, I was laughing so hard I literally thought I was going to throw up.

And you could tell that he was just a really sweet guy who loved to make people laugh but never felt that good about himself. I felt for him when he was alive and I felt so bad for him when he died. He was only 33 and not much older than me.

I still miss him and wish he was still around making me laugh.

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Kurt Cobain

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Princess Di. Not because I gave a crap about her, but it's sad to think papparazzi where snapping shots of her while she was dying/dead.

Also John Candy cause he was awesome.

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Seriously, none.

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Everytime I watch Newsradio.

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Everytime I watch Newsradio.

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John Lennon.

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John Candy

Chris Farley

Phil Hartman

Elvis Presley

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Phil Hartman was the one that really got to me.

Most of the other ones, either I just didn't care about the person, or they kinda did it to themselves.

Hartman, who was this wonderfully funny guy, who it seemed you couldn't possibly dislike, got [censored] MURDERED. That's just horrible.

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second the Cobain mention....I was 15 or so and just really getting into Nirvana....I heard it on the radio and thought it was a joke or something...really made me sad that he did that to himself...

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john candy

croc hunter

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Agree with Cobain and Hartman, and along those lines Elliott Smith.

Although I can't say I was genuinely sad, I thought it was a shame that JFK Jr. died...he had the potential to do good things in his lifetime.

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Robert Altman.

Also, Farley lovers, Chris' younger brother Kevin is starting to have some success, and is reminiscent of his older brother Chris in a way that is highly endearing while not being spooky.

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River Phoenix

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Also, Farley lovers, Chris' younger brother Kevin is starting to have some success, and is reminiscent of his older brother Chris in a way that is highly endearing while not being spooky.

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Is that him in that Hertz commercial? I figured it must be.

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As do all racing fatalities... but I truly liked Dale Earnhardt. I remember I was stocking shelves at the local grocery store when I found out about it. My mom actually called me to tell me what happened.

Just before work I watched the end of the Daytona 500. I saw The Crash before I left but I thought that he'd be ok. As most of you know it did not look that severe.

I was very surprised and sad when my mom called me at work to tell me my favorite nascar driver had died [img]/images/graemlins/frown.gif[/img] .

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Chris Farley made me really sad. As did John Candy and Jessica Tandy whom I was very big fans of.

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Also, Farley lovers, Chris' younger brother Kevin is starting to have some success, and is reminiscent of his older brother Chris in a way that is highly endearing while not being spooky.

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Is that him in that Hertz commercial? I figured it must be.

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Yup, that's him.

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Phil Hartman was the one that really got to me.

Most of the other ones, either I just didn't care about the person, or they kinda did it to themselves.

Hartman, who was this wonderfully funny guy, who it seemed you couldn't possibly dislike, got [censored] MURDERED. That's just horrible.

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I agree. Tragic as the deaths of Cobain, Farley and Belushi might be, they were self inflicted so a little bit of sympathy goes away.

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Jerry Garcia

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Robert Altman is dead? Son of a bitch!

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Feel free to laugh but I was saddened by the death of Mr. Rogers. It may be cool to make fun of his incurable lack of hipness but he was a genuinely caring person who did a lot of good in the world.

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Feel free to laugh but I was saddened by the death of Mr. Rogers. .

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How long ago did that happen?

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Feel free to laugh but I was saddened by the death of Mr. Rogers. It may be cool to make fun of his incurable lack of hipness but he was a genuinely caring person who did a lot of good in the world.

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Mr Hooper is up there as well.

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Feel free to laugh but I was saddened by the death of Mr. Rogers. It may be cool to make fun of his incurable lack of hipness but he was a genuinely caring person who did a lot of good in the world.

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Plus he was a badass sniper that had quite a few confirmed kills.

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I've never been saddened by hearing about a celebrity death. I was somewhat upset to hear about Hartman because he was so damn funny. I wasn't as upset about Farley, even though I probably enjoyed him more, probably because his death was less of a shocker.

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Although this ended up being a case of someone who did not die, Magic Johnson's HIV+ announcement in 1991 was akin to a death sentence at the time in the eyes of most of the public. He was forced to retire just a few months after taking the Lakers to the Finals and was clearly the most recognizable figure to that point to catch it (and arguably still is).

As a fan of the NBA, it made me as sad as anyone who died, since it seemed like a matter of time before he was gone. And here we are 15+ years later and he looks as good as ever. Still sucks as a commentator though. [img]/images/graemlins/shocked.gif[/img]

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Phil Hartman, obviously.

Peter Boyle. George Harrison.

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Steve Howe because he came up as a dodger and had so much wasted talent. not so much sad as disappointed, i guess.
Glenn Burke because he also came up as a dodger and was so alone and foregotten when he died.
Drazen Petrovich because it was just sad.

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walter payton

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2nds for these guys, but they are the only ones that make me feel anything:

Steve Irwin - Croc Hunter

John Ritter - Jack Tripper

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John Spencer. [img]/images/graemlins/frown.gif[/img]

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Ayrton Senna

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I must admit I have no idea who this is.

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James Brown
Phil Hartman
Marvin Gaye
Walter Payton
Kurt Cobain
H.A.W.K.
Rick James

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i might get a little upset that i won't get to enjoy someone's work anymore (phil hartman), but to get sad over a celebrity who didn't know who i was or wouldn't give two [censored] about me if i died seems a little psychotic.