Which celebrity deaths genuinely made you sad?

[MrBrightside]

I really don't watch much tv and stuff, but when Douglas Adams (author of Hitchhiker's guide ot the galaxy) died, I was pretty bummed.

[RiverFenix]

[Pyromaniac]

already mentioned: Lennon Belushi Harrison

also: Freddie Mercury

[youtalkfunny]

I'm not old enough to say that John Lennon had an impact on my life, but I am old enough to remember the world grieving his death. In my lifetime, no other celebrity death caused so big a reaction.

I thought, "What's wrong with these people? How can they grieve a man who doesn't even know they exist?"

Then I got the news about Jackie Gleason.



Why did his death get to me, when no others did? I don't know. He was just a cool guy, on top of being talented.

Same with this guy (can't believe nobody's mentioned him yet, but I keep forgetting that being 40 makes me the old guy around here):



And finally, if we're posting Fred Rogers links, we would be remiss to exclude this one. If you only watch one Fred Rogers clip, watch this one.

[sublime]

johnny carson was a wife beating scumbag though

[chrusher97]

tupac? biggie? big L? proof from d12.....ODB not so much.

[Mondogarage]

Phil Hartman

Davey Allison

Alan Kulwicki

John Belushi

Somehow, I'm never really sad, per se, when a celebrity who has lived a long, full life has died. Guys like Reagan, and Altman...their times were just up.

[Runkmud]

Phil Hartman

Walther Matthau



Jack Lemmon



And I'll be devestated when this guy goes.

Peter Falk

[Pyromaniac]

add:

SRV
Michael Hedges

[cobrakai111]

Reggie Lewis