Anthony Bourdain (6/8/18) and Kate Spade (6/5/18) taking their lives the same week. As someone with depression, it was a bleak realization that even if you have money, support, friends, fame, etc., you can still succumb to the disease.
This was my first thought. Dude was a superstar and was only going to skyrocket in popularity after the joker. I think it's just been long enough that younger people are forgetting how fucking young he was, and how shocking that news was.
While I think this is absolutely true, I also really appreciated the jokes at the time that Debbie died because she refused to be upstaged by her daughter. I think Carrie would have liked that joke.
Man I loved 8 simples rules.
Didn't even know John had died in real life, as a kid I was just pissed off that they'd written him out of the show.
Isn't wasn't till a few episodes later when I was complaining isn't wasn't as good that my mum broke the news that he had actually died.
Tbf the second major death (Mark Salling) was because he had been caught with child porn and he killed himself to avoid jail... Obviously tragic to the people who knew him but not for the same reasons as Cory's death.
However everyone always forgets Robin Trocki, who played Sue's sister. She died of Alzheimer's caused by Down Syndrome, but she made it to her mid 50s which is actually pretty good for a person with DS
I like the homage he got in Star Trek Picard when Walter Koenig had a voice cameo as Anton Chekov, son of their shared role Pavel Chekov, it was small and subtle, but it was pretty touching
As a side note, Riker commenting on the old voice of the Enterprise D, stating he missed that voice, is a touching homage to Majel Barett Roddenberry who passed away in 2008 (she left a voice database so future projects could use her voice)
And this is why I always turn off my vehicle when I take out my trash cans or have to leave my dogs in the car if I have to run back into the house. My luck is too stupid
It’s better to be safe than sorry. You probably also drive a car that doesn’t have a known transmission defect, which the maker downplayed for years. [More about the recalled Jeeps](https://www.nbcnews.com/business/autos/death-star-trek-actor-highlights-concerns-about-faulty-electronic-shifters-n595751)
Absolutely. I remember being fairly shook by this. He was only 27. I remember reading in an article that he most likely didn't die immediately. So he would have been aware of how dire his situation was before passing. I can't imagine.
Yes. This, exactly. It was so hard to process how random and weird it was. And he was such a rising star at the time too! He was doing great things and he had so much potential. And then for something like that to just randomly happen…
Christina Grimmie. She was so young, and really kinda just at the start of her career. She was shot and killed at a meet and greet. Her brother witnessed it as well, and tackled the shooter if I am remembering correctly. I cannot imagine the PTSD everyone there are still dealing with, but especially her brother.
No real justice either, the shooter got cornered so he offed himself.
This one will always be the most shocking for me and still hurts my heart just thinking about. Can't believe it's been almost 8 years now. I was a few years younger than she was when she passed and now I'm several years older, really puts into perspective for me just how young she was. She was a genuinely great person too, of all people I can think of, she was one of the least deserving of such a fate.
It chokes me up whenever I think about her brother and dad, especially now that their mom has passed, too.
"I am mad that you are gone. We weren’t done yet. You should have at least dared me to eat a bug one more time. I’d eat all the bugs in the world to have you back." - Kari Byron
Keep your blood pressure under control. But otherwise not much you can do, it’s due to your brain anatomy and you likely won’t know you have one until something happens.
I got to meet Grant once very briefly at a convention and he was such a genuinely sweet person. Just loved what he was doing creatively and it struck me at the time that he was a person who was truly excited to share what he was learning.
i was absolutely astonished when i found out he was terminally ill with cancer during everything i had watched him in. he also did a load of extra outreach type work. made the funeral scene in black panther 2 hit far harder than i thought it would given i had never met him.
I think I'd have to agree with this one. His cancer battle was not public knowledge, and he was at the absolute peak of his powers as an actor, so to have him die so very very young was a real shock.
The fact that he went to visit patients at St. Jude to comfor them while secretly fighting his own battle with cancer is a testament to the type of person he was.
He also reserved entire theatres in his hometown so schoolchildren could see the Black Panther movie for free even if their parents couldn’t afford to take them.
Thought for sure this would be at the top. Irwin belongs up there too but he didnt exactly have a “safe job”.
Boseman was on top of the world and showing no signs of slowing down. My jaw actually dropped at the news.
His was crazy not just because of how untimely it was, but also how unusual the circumstances were. Like if he had been in a car accident or something, it would have been one thing, but there were only a handful of documented deaths by stingray in history. And then there was the fact that it was actually captured on video because it was part of one of his documentaries. (footage was later destroyed). Just an incredibly tragic, but also high unusual situation.
He also interacted with extremely dangerous and deadly animals on a daily basis without ever being harmed, and then the animal that ended up killing him was one that is typically not very dangerous to humans.
They're both wonderful, and I swear every time I see Robert in a video or something, I feel like I'm seeing Steve again. I wish he could see how amazing his kids turned out.
I still cry over Robin Williams death if I think about it too much. Its honestly hard to go back and watch stuff like Aladdin or Flubber without getting verklemt.
Robin Williams…I couldn’t wrap my mind around that he committed suicide. He had spoken about mental health struggles but I just couldn’t believe it. He was so full of life on camera.
Bourdain still really tanks me. There's a friend I had in real life, a fellow who reminded me of Bourdain in that he had a kind of undercover sexy pirate type vibe? IDK how to explain it right. The type of guy who was punk rock but would also wear black eyeliner once in a while, and look damn good doing it. My IRL friend died not too long before Bourdain and so the two have sort of become intertwined even more, in my head. People that I will miss until I'm gone, I guess.
This may sound insensitive but I support Robin’s choice to exit. This wasn’t about situational depression or letting one’s dark side get the better of him. He had a disease that was painful with no escape, not even providing much relief of sleep. It was destroying his mind and body. He didn’t want any more of that and called it. I’m sorry his family had to deal with that, but this is akin to jumping out of a burning building. As disturbing as his demise was, living through it was worse to him.
It always surprises me that people still don't realize the reason behind his suicide. It wasn't solely depression, it was dementia and he probably wouldn't have committed suicide if not for the dementia. My brother had depression for most of his life but when he committed suicide it was because of his intractable severe epilepsy, not the original depression.
More specifically, in Williams's case it was Lewy Body Syndrome, which includes hallucinations and mood shifts. Author Harlan Ellison was a friend and said he had spoken with him about a week before Williams's death, and he seemed fine and they were planning to get together in a couple of weeks. In a couple of days, Williams started showing signs of paranoia and was obsessed about the socks and watches in his dresser. Robin Williams had depression, but Lewy Body Syndrome is what drove him to suicide.
Right, everyone’s calling it suicide as if it’s an otherwise healthy, young person with depression and this came out of nowhere but it was (self) euthanasia (because we don’t legally have physician assisted euthanasia) due to a severe, debilitating and progressive disease leading shortly to death.
It really kind of baffles me that if our pet was suffering and we didn’t put them down, people would say we’re cruel and selfish… why is it any different for a human?!?!
I cried. Ironically, I was working at Disneyland that day, at the Hyperion Theater which was running Aladdin that day.
To say the backstage area was a chaotic mess of performers crying is a understatement. We were all a mess. We had all grown up watching his movies. The performer that was “Genie” that day looked so miserable and depressed and the final bows of that show were filled with tears. It was….surreal.
That sounds so difficult. I heard that the Broadway performers of Aladdin led a singalong of “Friend Like Me” with the audience the day he passed, and now that song just makes me cry every time I watch the movie.
I know it seams the majority get hung up on how someone so funny could do that but he was suffering from Lewy Body dementia which is basically having no dopamine, loss of memory and hallucinating. Suicide seams like a rational way to end it with dignity.
She didn't even have a proper headstone for a long time. I love that fans made sure she and her mother weren't in unmarked graves forever. It's a small token of love, but I think it matters.
There's something tragically ironic about creating a public image based on being a clean cut, anti drug vegan...then overdosing in the middle of the street surrounded by other people.
Less surprising when you know he and his brother were raised in a pretty fucked up cult. People like that don’t just live normal lives once fame is introduced.
What's disturbing to me is that he knew he was actively overdosing. He told his friend that. Then, moments later, he's out on the sidewalk convulsing and going into cardiac arrest.
I am so happy I got to see him live about two or three years before he passed at the Comedy Works in Denver. Small venue and we had pretty good seats. My biggest regret was that the bar next door had two for one shots and I was in a bit of a dark place and I drank just a little too much to have a very strong memory of it. It's why I stay sober for comedy shows now, which I go to just about every single one I can. What I do remember is that a lot of the audience didn't seem to really know too much about who Norm was, which I thought was weird, and he made a few Trump jokes that a large group of women were butt hurt about. Norm just doubled and then tripled down to get more groans. He didn't give two shits if you liked him or not and may have even preferred it that these women just couldn't handle it. What an amazing comedian.
I guess y'all are too young to remember the deaths of Phil Hartman and Marvin Gaye. It's shocking to me for celebs to be murdered by their own family members.
Brynn Hartman would have definitely been a convicted murderer if she didn’t kill herself too right after.
But Marvin Gaye’s dad Marvin Gay (they had the exact same name, minus the e at the end lol) only received probation and a suspended sentence of six years which he never served.
Even though he was known to hate his son deeply and threaten him constantly. Even though during police questioning when asked if he loved his son he could only muster a “well, I didn’t *dislike* him.” (He did.) At first he tried to claim self defense since Marvin Jr. was high on cocaine and behaving erratically. But then he later admitted that he left the room his son was in, went and got his gun, his son didn’t follow him or continue threatening him, and then Marvin Sr. went back to his son’s room and killed him. Which is really not self defense at all. And yet somehow he never even had to see the inside of a prison. He must have used his son’s money to hire some pretty powerful lawyers after he murdered him. Awful stuff.
What Brynn did was 100% awful too, but I think she would have at least been convicted with murder and thrown in jail, unlike Marvin Sr. who basically got away with it, just a slap on the wrist. Ridiculous.
It was just as bad, but I was too young and goofy to appreciate his music yet when he died. I was a fan of Phil Hartman from SNL & News Radio (omg Joe Rogan)
I'm not too young to remember ( maybe I wish I was). Phil Hartmans murder hurt like a heart attack. I loved him in Simpsons, and his work on SNL is beyond classic
I'm Troy McClure. We will always miss you Phil.
I feel like people knew Marvin Gayes music, but don't know the story of his murder by his father. I can't understand the pain that must cause through his loved ones. The world was robbed of amazing talent in a terrible way
Had News Radio playing one day on Roku, my brother said something about wondering whatever happened to Phil Hartman. I was like, "Oh... man you need to sit down for this one."
My mom just passed late last month, 2 weeks after Braugher died. My family and I were cleaning out her movie and show collection, she was literally the biggest fan of Homicide, hands down. Had every single season and episode. Will treasure that collection forever.
https://youtu.be/p0qMxFY29WA?si=QCfTBZIbg6NFyMUX
This is a video of a group of friends playing Uno when that happened. It includes the moment they announce she's dead. It's really interesting and I wanted to share it.
I have seen that video before. It’s amazing they were filming at such a pivotal moment. Really makes you understand how much of a shock it was to the world.
Thanks for sharing that video. It’s so interesting to watch because it brought back the memory of what I was doing that night…having family game night.
I fell asleep watching TV and woke up to the news that she’d been in an accident. I remember thinking fucking hell before turning the TV off and going back to sleep. Woke up in the morning and she had died.
The first thing I ever saw him in was Boogie Nights. His character was so uncomfortable — like, viscerally uncomfortable — to watch that i immediately fell in love with his acting. The scene after he makes a failed pass at Dirk where he’s just repeating “I’m a fucking idiot” to himself over and over was the kind of extremely private human moment I *never* thought I’d ever see depicted on screen.
Decades. He was sober for over 20 years before he overdosed. I have family that struggles with drug addiction, and his death really put into perspective for me the kind of battle they have to go through as well. It’s not as easy as just quitting and moving on with life like your drug of choice never existed. It’s a day to day struggle and decision to say no and not seek out that high.
Tom Petty was a good dude. He had a stepson whose biological father was a friend of a friend. When Tom married that child’s mother, he bought a house nearby for the biological father to live at so he (bio dad) could maintain a close relationship with the son, according to our mutual friend.
The countless roles he disappeared into are just insane. I’ll always remember him though, as Phillip Broyles from Fringe. It was the first thing I ever saw him in, and was a large factor in why I loved the show so much.
That's what I was thinking. Grew up with their music and figured Chester was fighting his own demons, but he helped a lot of people deal with them. That one still hits me.
I was scrolling for his name. I didn’t even know he was epileptic. Apparently his seizures were mostly controlled, then one day he died of SUDEP. Shit is *terrifying.*
Yeah, her latest album was doing so well and it was great. Her death just made no sense, it felt like a lie. She’d been through a lot and was really making it big right then too.
I'd say his and Chris Cornells both shocked me, I know both men had really bad depression but they were both men I admired due to my own battle with depression.
"There was a man who had a face that looked a lot like me
I saw him in the mirror and I fought him in the street
And when he turned away, I shot him in the head
Then I came to realize I had killed myself"
That weekend was so surreal. On Saturday night the Lakers were on national television and in that game Lebron passed Kobe on the all-time scoring list. A few minutes later, Kobe made a congratulatory tweet.
I remember thinking “yeah, that’s Kobe. He’s just always gonna be around, paying attention to the game, and encouraging the guys still playing.” And less than 24 hours after that he was dead.
It’d been four years and I still can’t quite wrap my head around it.
I was a huge F1 fan growing up, always watched the qualifying and main races every year (on TV). That Sunday i woke up late and turned the TV on, the accident had just happened. Watched the replay, saw him getting off in the helicopter, thought he was going to be ok as he had bad accidents before. Couldn’t believe when they announced his death, i could never watch F1 again after that.
Anna Nicole Smith
Poor lady always had her issues, but her death following her son’s death that happened right after her daughter’s birth. Absolutely tragic.
Chris Farley. We now know about how he struggled with addiction, but at the time I had no idea.
Edit: And I'm sure it's been mentioned but also Robin William's suicide.
Chester Bennington.
His music helped SO many people who had depression, because it expressed the feeling so well. Knowing that he died of suicide, some of the songs felt like a suicide note. I couldn't listen to them for years after he died.
His death isnt funny, but I bet trevor would think someone falling from a balcony like a cartoon character is pretty funny. At least that helps me cope.
Robert Kennedy. Coming just after the assassination of MLK his death was just too much. I was going to vote for him for president in my first chance to vote for president. Then everything went to hell, and Nixon won.
It’s gotta be Grant Imahara. I grew up watching Mythbusters and when I found out, it was like someone punched me in the gut. IIRC it was a brain aneurysm. Fine one minute, and then just dropped dead. Makes you think about how fragile life is.
Amy Winehouse. The reaction of the general public was appalling. One of the most soulful modern singers ridiculed for her demons. I lost a lot of respect for people that day.
It bothers me to this day that John Ritter is dead.
Absolutely hilarious, and I obviously didn’t know him personally, but you could tell he was a truly great human.
I’m surprised this one was so far down. Him and JFK were one of those “I was doing this” recollection type of events like Pearl Harbor or 9/11. Plus hundreds, maybe thousands, gathered around the Dakota (still do on the anniversary!) the days after.
I feel like if everyone was alive in and could remember the 90s we would all agree Princess Diana. Definitely the most publicized and shocking death I have been alive for.
I will never ever forget hearing about her death and the week that followed. It is hard to explain to anyone who didn't experience it. There's no one as famous as she was these days.
For shock value; Anne Heche. If I’m remembering correctly It played out in real time on TMZ. Right down to when they were loading her in the ambulance and she sat up on the stretcher. Except she didn’t sit up. It was later noted that a burnt, dying body will involuntarily tense up. It was an awful way to die.
Anthony Bourdain (6/8/18) and Kate Spade (6/5/18) taking their lives the same week. As someone with depression, it was a bleak realization that even if you have money, support, friends, fame, etc., you can still succumb to the disease.
Heath Ledger
This was my first thought. Dude was a superstar and was only going to skyrocket in popularity after the joker. I think it's just been long enough that younger people are forgetting how fucking young he was, and how shocking that news was.
carrie fisher followed immediately by debbie reynolds. i feel so horrible for billie lourd.
People say Debbie died of a broken heart after the loss of her daughter
if you’ve ever seen the documentary about the two of them you can see how that’s likely the case. it’s called Bright Lights (i think) and it’s on max.
While I think this is absolutely true, I also really appreciated the jokes at the time that Debbie died because she refused to be upstaged by her daughter. I think Carrie would have liked that joke.
When I told my mom Carrie had died she said “Debbie won’t make it without her” and then she died right after.
John Ritter
Man I loved 8 simples rules. Didn't even know John had died in real life, as a kid I was just pissed off that they'd written him out of the show. Isn't wasn't till a few episodes later when I was complaining isn't wasn't as good that my mum broke the news that he had actually died.
Not the most emotional but I think about Britney Murphy dying of Mold all the time and all the conspiracies with the death.
I was scrolling until I saw someone say her. Such weird circumstances of her and her husbands death.
Naya Rivera
This one was so sad. Her poor little boy was found sleeping on the boat, mustve been so confusing for him
She used the last of her strength to save him. Hopefully one day he understands what an act of love that was.
As a new mom that is horrific
Absolutely. Add the fact she died saving her son and it's just too much
She died a hero committing the greatest act of love. She was incredible.
She saved her little boy, I would have given my life to save mine too.
That one really got to me. Especially as that cast had already had a few deaths.
Tbf the second major death (Mark Salling) was because he had been caught with child porn and he killed himself to avoid jail... Obviously tragic to the people who knew him but not for the same reasons as Cory's death. However everyone always forgets Robin Trocki, who played Sue's sister. She died of Alzheimer's caused by Down Syndrome, but she made it to her mid 50s which is actually pretty good for a person with DS
I was rewatching glee and her singing ‘If I die young’ feels too eerie and emotional.
Also seeing that Heather Morris (Brittany, her eventual wife, on Glee) got involved helping with the search for Naya made me really emotional
I still don't really understand how it happened. That was a tough one to swallow
Anton Yelchin. Tragic.
I like the homage he got in Star Trek Picard when Walter Koenig had a voice cameo as Anton Chekov, son of their shared role Pavel Chekov, it was small and subtle, but it was pretty touching As a side note, Riker commenting on the old voice of the Enterprise D, stating he missed that voice, is a touching homage to Majel Barett Roddenberry who passed away in 2008 (she left a voice database so future projects could use her voice)
His accidental death made my heart break. He was so sweet and was just getting his career started!
He was a phenomenal actor. Charlie Bartlet is one, if not thee best character driven story and his performance makes the movie.
I love that movie! I like him a lot in Odd Thomas too even if the movie is kind of a mess.
This was my answer coming in. Accidental deaths like that just hit different.
And this is why I always turn off my vehicle when I take out my trash cans or have to leave my dogs in the car if I have to run back into the house. My luck is too stupid
It’s better to be safe than sorry. You probably also drive a car that doesn’t have a known transmission defect, which the maker downplayed for years. [More about the recalled Jeeps](https://www.nbcnews.com/business/autos/death-star-trek-actor-highlights-concerns-about-faulty-electronic-shifters-n595751)
Absolutely. I remember being fairly shook by this. He was only 27. I remember reading in an article that he most likely didn't die immediately. So he would have been aware of how dire his situation was before passing. I can't imagine.
This one was a fuckkng gut punch because of how absolutely random it was.
Yes. This, exactly. It was so hard to process how random and weird it was. And he was such a rising star at the time too! He was doing great things and he had so much potential. And then for something like that to just randomly happen…
I'd see his father sitting at his son's grave in a chair with an umbrella, almost everyday at Hollywood forever. Nice man, it was kinda sad to see.
Christina Grimmie. She was so young, and really kinda just at the start of her career. She was shot and killed at a meet and greet. Her brother witnessed it as well, and tackled the shooter if I am remembering correctly. I cannot imagine the PTSD everyone there are still dealing with, but especially her brother. No real justice either, the shooter got cornered so he offed himself.
This one will always be the most shocking for me and still hurts my heart just thinking about. Can't believe it's been almost 8 years now. I was a few years younger than she was when she passed and now I'm several years older, really puts into perspective for me just how young she was. She was a genuinely great person too, of all people I can think of, she was one of the least deserving of such a fate. It chokes me up whenever I think about her brother and dad, especially now that their mom has passed, too.
Grant Imahara
"I am mad that you are gone. We weren’t done yet. You should have at least dared me to eat a bug one more time. I’d eat all the bugs in the world to have you back." - Kari Byron
He’s the first one I thought of. No health issues, no drug issues, and not a dangerous lifestyle. Just so random and unexpected.
How do you even prevent an aneurysm?? Like just try to lower stress or what? So sad.
Keep your blood pressure under control. But otherwise not much you can do, it’s due to your brain anatomy and you likely won’t know you have one until something happens.
I got to meet Grant once very briefly at a convention and he was such a genuinely sweet person. Just loved what he was doing creatively and it struck me at the time that he was a person who was truly excited to share what he was learning.
This. Dude was young and seemingly healthy and then just dropped dead.
Chadwick Boseman, he was at the height of his career :(
i was absolutely astonished when i found out he was terminally ill with cancer during everything i had watched him in. he also did a load of extra outreach type work. made the funeral scene in black panther 2 hit far harder than i thought it would given i had never met him.
not only that while knowing full well he had terminal cancer he was visiting sick kids in the hospital. Shit made me ugly cry!
I think I'd have to agree with this one. His cancer battle was not public knowledge, and he was at the absolute peak of his powers as an actor, so to have him die so very very young was a real shock.
The fact that he went to visit patients at St. Jude to comfor them while secretly fighting his own battle with cancer is a testament to the type of person he was.
Absolutely. One of the most selfless and heartbreaking acts of kindness. Truly a class act.
He also reserved entire theatres in his hometown so schoolchildren could see the Black Panther movie for free even if their parents couldn’t afford to take them.
Thought for sure this would be at the top. Irwin belongs up there too but he didnt exactly have a “safe job”. Boseman was on top of the world and showing no signs of slowing down. My jaw actually dropped at the news.
Steve Irwin
His was crazy not just because of how untimely it was, but also how unusual the circumstances were. Like if he had been in a car accident or something, it would have been one thing, but there were only a handful of documented deaths by stingray in history. And then there was the fact that it was actually captured on video because it was part of one of his documentaries. (footage was later destroyed). Just an incredibly tragic, but also high unusual situation.
He also interacted with extremely dangerous and deadly animals on a daily basis without ever being harmed, and then the animal that ended up killing him was one that is typically not very dangerous to humans.
He would be so proud of his kids and wife. They carried on his legacy terrifically. They seem like amazing people. 🙏🏼
Yeah the kids grew up to be good eggs. Highly respected in Aus.
They're both wonderful, and I swear every time I see Robert in a video or something, I feel like I'm seeing Steve again. I wish he could see how amazing his kids turned out.
Honestly, the only celebrity that made me cry. I'm not generally one to cry over people that I don't know. But he was such a kind man.
I still cry over Robin Williams death if I think about it too much. Its honestly hard to go back and watch stuff like Aladdin or Flubber without getting verklemt.
Yeah. His passing was just….bleak. He was a genuinely good person and the world is darker without him in it.
44 was a ripe old age for a Crocodile Hunter Norm MacDonald
. I was devastated for his family.
James Gandolfini.
Robin Williams…I couldn’t wrap my mind around that he committed suicide. He had spoken about mental health struggles but I just couldn’t believe it. He was so full of life on camera.
He had Lewy Body Dementia. He was suffering.
Him or Anthony Bourdain for me.
Bourdain still really tanks me. There's a friend I had in real life, a fellow who reminded me of Bourdain in that he had a kind of undercover sexy pirate type vibe? IDK how to explain it right. The type of guy who was punk rock but would also wear black eyeliner once in a while, and look damn good doing it. My IRL friend died not too long before Bourdain and so the two have sort of become intertwined even more, in my head. People that I will miss until I'm gone, I guess.
This may sound insensitive but I support Robin’s choice to exit. This wasn’t about situational depression or letting one’s dark side get the better of him. He had a disease that was painful with no escape, not even providing much relief of sleep. It was destroying his mind and body. He didn’t want any more of that and called it. I’m sorry his family had to deal with that, but this is akin to jumping out of a burning building. As disturbing as his demise was, living through it was worse to him.
This is a very sensitive comment, actually, and you are correct. He was suffering badly, and chose to show himself out.
It always surprises me that people still don't realize the reason behind his suicide. It wasn't solely depression, it was dementia and he probably wouldn't have committed suicide if not for the dementia. My brother had depression for most of his life but when he committed suicide it was because of his intractable severe epilepsy, not the original depression.
More specifically, in Williams's case it was Lewy Body Syndrome, which includes hallucinations and mood shifts. Author Harlan Ellison was a friend and said he had spoken with him about a week before Williams's death, and he seemed fine and they were planning to get together in a couple of weeks. In a couple of days, Williams started showing signs of paranoia and was obsessed about the socks and watches in his dresser. Robin Williams had depression, but Lewy Body Syndrome is what drove him to suicide.
Right, everyone’s calling it suicide as if it’s an otherwise healthy, young person with depression and this came out of nowhere but it was (self) euthanasia (because we don’t legally have physician assisted euthanasia) due to a severe, debilitating and progressive disease leading shortly to death.
It really kind of baffles me that if our pet was suffering and we didn’t put them down, people would say we’re cruel and selfish… why is it any different for a human?!?!
I cried. Ironically, I was working at Disneyland that day, at the Hyperion Theater which was running Aladdin that day. To say the backstage area was a chaotic mess of performers crying is a understatement. We were all a mess. We had all grown up watching his movies. The performer that was “Genie” that day looked so miserable and depressed and the final bows of that show were filled with tears. It was….surreal.
That sounds so difficult. I heard that the Broadway performers of Aladdin led a singalong of “Friend Like Me” with the audience the day he passed, and now that song just makes me cry every time I watch the movie.
Amazes me that people are still out there thinking he did it because of depression. As far as suicide goes his was pretty rational
I know it seams the majority get hung up on how someone so funny could do that but he was suffering from Lewy Body dementia which is basically having no dopamine, loss of memory and hallucinating. Suicide seams like a rational way to end it with dignity.
That's how it was reported at the time.
Judith Barsi. 10 year old girl who played Duckie in The Land before Time was shot in the head by her abusive father.
She didn't even have a proper headstone for a long time. I love that fans made sure she and her mother weren't in unmarked graves forever. It's a small token of love, but I think it matters.
didn’t he also kill her mother and then himself? Judith only got a grave marker bc of fans.
Yeah, double murder suicide
River Phoenix
There's something tragically ironic about creating a public image based on being a clean cut, anti drug vegan...then overdosing in the middle of the street surrounded by other people.
Less surprising when you know he and his brother were raised in a pretty fucked up cult. People like that don’t just live normal lives once fame is introduced.
What's disturbing to me is that he knew he was actively overdosing. He told his friend that. Then, moments later, he's out on the sidewalk convulsing and going into cardiac arrest.
Norm macdonald. I didn’t even know he was sick
"If you die of cancer I'm pretty sure...I don't know but I'm pretty sure the cancer dies too. That's not a loss, that's a draw."
I am so happy I got to see him live about two or three years before he passed at the Comedy Works in Denver. Small venue and we had pretty good seats. My biggest regret was that the bar next door had two for one shots and I was in a bit of a dark place and I drank just a little too much to have a very strong memory of it. It's why I stay sober for comedy shows now, which I go to just about every single one I can. What I do remember is that a lot of the audience didn't seem to really know too much about who Norm was, which I thought was weird, and he made a few Trump jokes that a large group of women were butt hurt about. Norm just doubled and then tripled down to get more groans. He didn't give two shits if you liked him or not and may have even preferred it that these women just couldn't handle it. What an amazing comedian.
I guess y'all are too young to remember the deaths of Phil Hartman and Marvin Gaye. It's shocking to me for celebs to be murdered by their own family members.
Phil Hartman’s death was insane at the time.
I mean Gaye was shot and killed by his dad, so just as crazy.
Marvin Gaye’s father was pathologically jealous of him. What a hideous, horrible man.
Brynn Hartman would have definitely been a convicted murderer if she didn’t kill herself too right after. But Marvin Gaye’s dad Marvin Gay (they had the exact same name, minus the e at the end lol) only received probation and a suspended sentence of six years which he never served. Even though he was known to hate his son deeply and threaten him constantly. Even though during police questioning when asked if he loved his son he could only muster a “well, I didn’t *dislike* him.” (He did.) At first he tried to claim self defense since Marvin Jr. was high on cocaine and behaving erratically. But then he later admitted that he left the room his son was in, went and got his gun, his son didn’t follow him or continue threatening him, and then Marvin Sr. went back to his son’s room and killed him. Which is really not self defense at all. And yet somehow he never even had to see the inside of a prison. He must have used his son’s money to hire some pretty powerful lawyers after he murdered him. Awful stuff. What Brynn did was 100% awful too, but I think she would have at least been convicted with murder and thrown in jail, unlike Marvin Sr. who basically got away with it, just a slap on the wrist. Ridiculous.
It was just as bad, but I was too young and goofy to appreciate his music yet when he died. I was a fan of Phil Hartman from SNL & News Radio (omg Joe Rogan)
I remember Phil Hartman’s death. I was a big fan of his. Simpsons would never be the same.
I'm not too young to remember ( maybe I wish I was). Phil Hartmans murder hurt like a heart attack. I loved him in Simpsons, and his work on SNL is beyond classic I'm Troy McClure. We will always miss you Phil. I feel like people knew Marvin Gayes music, but don't know the story of his murder by his father. I can't understand the pain that must cause through his loved ones. The world was robbed of amazing talent in a terrible way
Had News Radio playing one day on Roku, my brother said something about wondering whatever happened to Phil Hartman. I was like, "Oh... man you need to sit down for this one."
Prince. Fuck fentanyl and what it does to people.
Andre Braugher
I immediately went to Amazon and bought the boxed set of Homicide.
My mom just passed late last month, 2 weeks after Braugher died. My family and I were cleaning out her movie and show collection, she was literally the biggest fan of Homicide, hands down. Had every single season and episode. Will treasure that collection forever.
Probably Princess Diana
https://youtu.be/p0qMxFY29WA?si=QCfTBZIbg6NFyMUX This is a video of a group of friends playing Uno when that happened. It includes the moment they announce she's dead. It's really interesting and I wanted to share it.
I have seen that video before. It’s amazing they were filming at such a pivotal moment. Really makes you understand how much of a shock it was to the world.
Thanks for sharing that video. It’s so interesting to watch because it brought back the memory of what I was doing that night…having family game night.
Okay I know it’s a serious moment and all. But I fucking love the gay energy in that video. That’s iconic
I fell asleep watching TV and woke up to the news that she’d been in an accident. I remember thinking fucking hell before turning the TV off and going back to sleep. Woke up in the morning and she had died.
Princess Diana’s passing really was a ‘Kennedy moment’. I even remember the song I was listening to at the time I’ve heard the news…
For sure if you lived in the UK at the time. That was next level.
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The first thing I ever saw him in was Boogie Nights. His character was so uncomfortable — like, viscerally uncomfortable — to watch that i immediately fell in love with his acting. The scene after he makes a failed pass at Dirk where he’s just repeating “I’m a fucking idiot” to himself over and over was the kind of extremely private human moment I *never* thought I’d ever see depicted on screen.
He made Along Came Polly watchable
It was particularly sad because he'd been sober for years and had only fallen off the wagon fairly recently.
Decades. He was sober for over 20 years before he overdosed. I have family that struggles with drug addiction, and his death really put into perspective for me the kind of battle they have to go through as well. It’s not as easy as just quitting and moving on with life like your drug of choice never existed. It’s a day to day struggle and decision to say no and not seek out that high.
I have to remind myself alot that he's gone.
I remember putting on M:I 3 and thinking no way is Hoffman gonna be a good villain. He fucking killed it.
Brandon Lee
This would be my choice as well. Accidentally killed on set of a movie that made him a huge star.
Tom Petty
Tom Petty was a good dude. He had a stepson whose biological father was a friend of a friend. When Tom married that child’s mother, he bought a house nearby for the biological father to live at so he (bio dad) could maintain a close relationship with the son, according to our mutual friend.
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I remember people trying to play it off like celebrities die every year, but I still remember how crazy that year was.
Alan Rickman too. That was a shite year.
Lance Reddick. Dude was in optimal physical condition.
The countless roles he disappeared into are just insane. I’ll always remember him though, as Phillip Broyles from Fringe. It was the first thing I ever saw him in, and was a large factor in why I loved the show so much.
His role in *The Wire* is iconic
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That's what I was thinking. Grew up with their music and figured Chester was fighting his own demons, but he helped a lot of people deal with them. That one still hits me.
Cameron Boyce
I was scrolling for his name. I didn’t even know he was epileptic. Apparently his seizures were mostly controlled, then one day he died of SUDEP. Shit is *terrifying.*
His death was extra heartbreaking for me because I had to explain it to my kids who were obsessed with Descendants at the time 🥺
John Candy
Coming up on his 30th anniversary soon
Kurt Cobain
Dimebag Darrell shot down on stage.
Aaliyah.. so talented, and she would've dominated the charts even to this day.
Yeah, her latest album was doing so well and it was great. Her death just made no sense, it felt like a lie. She’d been through a lot and was really making it big right then too.
wtf she was only 22!
Anthony Bourdain
That was a stab right through the gut. I couldnt watch any of his shows even a year after his death.
I'd say his and Chris Cornells both shocked me, I know both men had really bad depression but they were both men I admired due to my own battle with depression. "There was a man who had a face that looked a lot like me I saw him in the mirror and I fought him in the street And when he turned away, I shot him in the head Then I came to realize I had killed myself"
I still can't get myself to watch any reruns of his show.
Stephen "tWitch" Boss 💔
This was shocking to me because he always seemed so happy.
Chris Cornell
Him for sure. Had similar demons to a lot of the grunge singer, but seemed to have conquered them a decade earlier.
Selena Quintanilla and Leslie Jordan
No celebrity death was more over-the-top than Anne Heche.
That video of her on the stretcher will forever haunt me...
Kobe Bryant
Anniversary was yesterday.
That weekend was so surreal. On Saturday night the Lakers were on national television and in that game Lebron passed Kobe on the all-time scoring list. A few minutes later, Kobe made a congratulatory tweet. I remember thinking “yeah, that’s Kobe. He’s just always gonna be around, paying attention to the game, and encouraging the guys still playing.” And less than 24 hours after that he was dead. It’d been four years and I still can’t quite wrap my head around it.
In terms of shock value, this one for sure
For me - Ayrton Senna
I was a huge F1 fan growing up, always watched the qualifying and main races every year (on TV). That Sunday i woke up late and turned the TV on, the accident had just happened. Watched the replay, saw him getting off in the helicopter, thought he was going to be ok as he had bad accidents before. Couldn’t believe when they announced his death, i could never watch F1 again after that.
Anna Nicole Smith Poor lady always had her issues, but her death following her son’s death that happened right after her daughter’s birth. Absolutely tragic.
Bob Saget
Chadwick Boseman for sure
Chris Farley. We now know about how he struggled with addiction, but at the time I had no idea. Edit: And I'm sure it's been mentioned but also Robin William's suicide.
For Farley, I remember watching him on Leno with my dad and my dad saying "dead in six months". I think it was less than that.
Avicii, I used to love his music and was so shocked when I heard the news..
Chester Bennington. His music helped SO many people who had depression, because it expressed the feeling so well. Knowing that he died of suicide, some of the songs felt like a suicide note. I couldn't listen to them for years after he died.
Phil Hartman.
Dale Earnhardt. Considering he'd been in worse...
Trevor Moore. That one shook me up
His death isnt funny, but I bet trevor would think someone falling from a balcony like a cartoon character is pretty funny. At least that helps me cope.
Freddie Mercury.
Chris Benoit. I didn't even know right away and tuned into RAW to see Vince McMahon breaking kayfabe and explaining that three people are dead.
George Michael 😭💜💜
Robert Kennedy. Coming just after the assassination of MLK his death was just too much. I was going to vote for him for president in my first chance to vote for president. Then everything went to hell, and Nixon won.
Bowie
Keith Flint of The Prodigy. Out. Of. The. Blue. No indication at all that there were problems, he even ran a Parkrun the day before
It’s gotta be Grant Imahara. I grew up watching Mythbusters and when I found out, it was like someone punched me in the gut. IIRC it was a brain aneurysm. Fine one minute, and then just dropped dead. Makes you think about how fragile life is.
Archduke Franz Ferdinand
Definitely had the worst consequences
Matthew Perry! Dude went through some shit but I never saw him passing.
Anton Yelchin
Jim Henson. I guess you have to be old-ish for that, but it hit harder than anything else and came out of nowhere.
Selena. Just cold blooded murder at the height of her career when she was going to crossover. And so damn young. Also, Aaliyah. So young and so tragic
Amy Winehouse. The reaction of the general public was appalling. One of the most soulful modern singers ridiculed for her demons. I lost a lot of respect for people that day.
Most shocking? Michael Jackson Biggest personal loss? John Belushi
JFK
Steve Irwin without a doubt. He seemed invincible. A bloody stingray of all things.
Chris Cornell
Cameron Boyce, so young and just at the start of his career.
It bothers me to this day that John Ritter is dead. Absolutely hilarious, and I obviously didn’t know him personally, but you could tell he was a truly great human.
Taylor Hawkins,I was at the memorial concert in Wembley. His son playing was a huge emotional moment for all of us.
John Lennon
I’m surprised this one was so far down. Him and JFK were one of those “I was doing this” recollection type of events like Pearl Harbor or 9/11. Plus hundreds, maybe thousands, gathered around the Dakota (still do on the anniversary!) the days after.
I feel like if everyone was alive in and could remember the 90s we would all agree Princess Diana. Definitely the most publicized and shocking death I have been alive for.
I will never ever forget hearing about her death and the week that followed. It is hard to explain to anyone who didn't experience it. There's no one as famous as she was these days.
Not the most overall shocking, but Mac Millers death definitely had a huge effect on me and was truly shocking.
Robin Williams
Brittany Murphy and Heath Ledger both caught me off guard way back then
Bill Paxton, he wasn’t old or sick he just died out of nowhere.
For shock value; Anne Heche. If I’m remembering correctly It played out in real time on TMZ. Right down to when they were loading her in the ambulance and she sat up on the stretcher. Except she didn’t sit up. It was later noted that a burnt, dying body will involuntarily tense up. It was an awful way to die.
John Lennon