Aww… slapstic legend Soupy Sales is dead at age 83. Sadly, Soupy Sales died last night in a New York hospice following a lengthy illness.
Soupy Sales kicked off his TV career in 1953, hosting “Lunch with Soupy,” which featured a variety of characters that Sales created. He moved into a late-night variety show “Soupy’s On,” in the 1950s in Detroit before moving on to national children’s shows. Read the rest of this entry »
Pro wrestling legend Captain Lou Albano died this morning at age 76. The Miami Herald reports that Lou Albano was under hospice care before his death.
Captain Lou Albano was a huge presence in the pro wrestling biz in the 1980s before becoming a manager… and of course, Albano played Cyndi Lauper’s father in the “Girls Just Want To Have Fun” music video. Read the rest of this entry »
Here’s the latest death hoax… a fake CNN.com page was circulating today showing a news story that Zach Braff is dead. In fact, Zach Braff is not dead, though the hoax drummed up enough believers to make “Zach Braff” a Twitter trending topic.
The fake CNN.com page displayed the headline “Beloved Scrubs actor found dead in his home.” Read the rest of this entry »
DJ AM’s (Adam Goldstein) August 28 death has been ruled an accident, according to the New York City medical examiner’s office. The toxicology reports show that DJ AM had cocaine, OxyContin, Vicodin, Ativan, Klonopin, Xanax, Benadryl and a drug used to cut cocaine in his system.
The autopsy results found “acute intoxication” as the cause of death, based on the many drugs in his system. Read the rest of this entry »
Another sad death to report – Laugh-In legend Henry Gibson has died at age 73, following a brief battle with cancer.
Henry Gibson was an orginal cast member on Laugh-In, as well as most recently a fixture on Boston Legal and appeared in scores of movies. Gibson died Monday in his Malibu home. Read the rest of this entry »
A Barbara Walters special about Patrick Swayze’s life will air tonight, September 15. Tune in tonight at 10 p.m. to ABC for the Barbara Walters Special “Patrick Swayze: Last Dance.”
The Michael Jackson funeral is finally behind us – in what was supposed to be a sunset memorial service, last night’s funeral became a much later event when the Jackson family arrived over an hour late.
This Today show video clip gives the details of the Michael Jackson funeral, which was attended by many celebrity friends of the late singer.
Tragic news – DJ AM was found dead today in his Manhattan apartment. Details are being released that point to a drug overdose as the cause of Adam Goldstein’s death.
DJ AM/Adam Goldstein was just 36. Read the rest of this entry »
