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Dave Ball from Soft Cell
https://www.avclub.com/dave-ball-obituary-soft-cell-tainted-love
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Prunella Scales has died.
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Dick Cheney has died.
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/nov/04/dick-cheney-vice-president-republican-bush-dies
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Dick Cheney has died.
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/nov/04/dick-cheney-vice-president-republican-bush-dies
Is this an appropriate response?
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Dick Cheney has died.
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/nov/04/dick-cheney-vice-president-republican-bush-dies
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Mani has died.
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Sad; his contributions to the soundtrack of THE HARDER THEY COME were powerful, and led me to discover other great reggae stars. RIP
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Terrence Stamp:
https://variety.com/2025/film/news/terence-stamp-dead-superman-1236491435/
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Terrence Stamp:
https://variety.com/2025/film/news/terence-stamp-dead-superman-1236491435/
That’s three months old.
He’s still dead.
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When HBO Watchmen had this in the first episode, the massacre came to everyone’s attention.
The oldest living survivor passed away:
https://www.cnn.com/2025/11/24/us/tulsa-massacre-viola-ford-fletcher-survivor
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Tom Stoppard has died.
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Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa Dies: ‘Mortal Kombat, ‘Last Emperor’ & ‘Man In The High Castle’ Actor Was 75
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Rob Reiner and his wife have died, in an apparent homicide. Very sad news.
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Rob Reiner and his wife have died, in an apparent homicide. Very sad news.
Damn…
I remember him mostly because he was hilarious in one Curb your Enthusiasm episode.
RIP
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And of course our classy leader responds to this tragedy with his usual flair:
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And of course our classy leader responds to this tragedy with his usual flair:
Yes, that is very disturbing. Increasingly people take joy in sadistic pleasures. It’s not just Trump, there is a lot of this kind of cruelty.
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Carl Carlton, ‘She’s a Bad Mamma Jama’ and ‘Everlasting Love’ singer dead at 72
This really saddens me. In the last month or so, I’ve been listening to “Everlasting Love” a lot.
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And of course our classy leader responds to this tragedy with his usual flai
I follow Gail Simone on Facebook and she is furious and there is Jack White:
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Buck Rogers Star Gil Gerard Dead At 82
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Chris Rea has died.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c8r3ne23e4go
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Also James Ransome. Apparently he hung himself at the weekend
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74. That’s no age. But apparently he’s struggled with pancreatic cancer since his thirties.
I was never a particular fan of his music, but I always kind of enjoyed it when it was on the radio or something.
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Rob Reiner and his wife have died, in an apparent homicide. Very sad news.
Obviously, Reiner made many movies that were extremely important to our generation. But looking through his work, I’ve got a weird little favourite: I thought that The Story of Us told an unusual story (for movies) because it’s about failing in a marriage. And it had a great script, and weirdly it paired Michelle Pfeiffer and Bruce Willis, and it was a lot more fun than that topic has any right to be.
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This sucks. Vince Zampella has died in a car accident.
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Also James Ransome. Apparently he hung himself at the weekend
Oh man, Ziggy Sobotka.
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Richard Smallwood, Grammy-nominated gospel singer, dies at 77:
Isiah Whitlock Jr., star of ‘The Wire,’ ‘Veep’ dies at 71:
https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/tv/2025/12/30/isiah-whitlock-jr-death/87965781007/
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Isiah Whitlock Jr., star of ‘The Wire,’ ‘Veep’ dies at 71:
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Veteran Actor T.K. Carter, Known for ‘The Thing’ and ‘Punky Brewster,’ Dies at 69
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Should’ve posted this Friday, but better late than never:
Grateful Dead founding member Bob Weir passes
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Scott Adams, Disgraced Dilbert Creator, Dies at 68
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Not gonna lie, I suspected he was lying about the cancer.
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71 is too young.
I remember her from SCTV years ago.
RIPCatherine O’Hara, ‘Schitt’s Creek’ and ‘Home Alone’ Star, Dies at 71 – Variety
Catherine O’Hara, the two-time Emmy-winning actor who starred in “Home Alone” and “Best in Show” and had an impressive late-career renaissance in “Schitt’s Creek,” has died, her manager confirmed to Variety. She was 71.
According to her agency CAA, O’Hara died Friday at her home in Los Angeles following a brief illness.
O’Hara’s Hollywood career spanned five decades, beginning with the Canadian sketch comedy series “Second City Television,” which she created with Eugene Levy, and for which she earned her first Emmy and earned four nominations. O’Hara went on to star in films such as “After Hours,” “Beetlejuice” and the first two “Home Alone” movies, in which she played the mother of Macaulay Culkin’s character, Kevin. O’Hara maintained a close friendship with Culkin and honored him at his Walk of Fame ceremony in 2023.She was a frequent collaborator of Christopher Guest’s, appearing in his mockumentary films “Best in Show,” “For Your Consideration,” “Waiting for Guffman” and “A Mighty Wind.” And she had voice roles in beloved animated features including “The Nightmare Before Christmas” and “Chicken Little.” O’Hara’s recent roles also included the legacy sequel “Beetlejuice Beetlejuice,” in which she reprised her role as Delia Deetz, and the Apple action film “Argylle.”
O’Hara experienced a career renaissance in her 60s, starting with her role as riches-to-rags housewife Moira Rose in the CBC sitcom “Schitt’s Creek,” in which she starred opposite Eugene and Dan Levy and Annie Murphy. She won her second Emmy for “Schitt’s Creek,” which propelled her into other major TV roles in HBO’s “The Last of Us” and Apple TV’s “The Studio.” In the latter, O’Hara played a storied Hollywood executive who was shoved aside by her studio. The second season of the Seth Rogen showbiz satire recently began filming.
In an interview with Variety about “The Studio” in 2025, O’Hara reflected on how Hollywood has changed over the course of her career. “It must be a much more nervous business now, than in the past,” she said. “The internet and streaming must have opened up a world of good and horrific possibilities for people.” And despite “The Studio’s” scathing takedown of Hollywood executive culture, O’Hara said, “Most people are trying to do and want to do good work. And most people want to be entertained.”
O’Hara was born in Toronto, but she became a beloved figure in Los Angeles. She was named the honorary mayor of Brentwood in 2021.
She is survived by her husband, production designer Bo Welch, and sons Matthew and Luke, along with siblings Michael O’Hara, Mary Margaret O’Hara, Maureen Jolley, Marcus O‘Hara, Tom O’Hara and Patricia Wallice.
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Catherine O’Hara and James Vander Beek, both dead from colorectal cancer this month.
This should be a wake-up call to all of us. If you’ve never had a colonoscopy, or haven’t had one in 10 years, please schedule one TODAY! Vander Beek was only 48 years old!!
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Catherine O’Hara and James Vander Beek, both dead from colorectal cancer this month.
This should be a wake-up call to all of us. If you’ve never had a colonoscopy, or haven’t had one in 10 years, please schedule one TODAY! Vander Beek was only 48 years old!!
Due to my ulcerative colitis, I’m at a high risk for colon cancer. As such, I have to have a colonoscopy every two years. And every two years I have one.
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Bud Cort, ‘Harold and Maude’ Star, Dies at 77
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“Harold and Maude” is one of my all-time favorite movies. Cort and Gordon were perfect in that movie.
RIP
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“Harold and Maude” is one of my all-time favorite movies. Cort and Gordon were perfect in that movie.
Yeah, I saw this one in a theater in 1971 when I was 12, loved it without really understanding it, and made sure to watch it again whenever it showed up on television. I remember Ruth Gordon was amazing in it, but Bud Cort embodied the role of Harold seamlessly (and got a couple of acting award nominations for it).
RIP, Bud.
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James Van Der Beek Dies: ‘Dawson’s Creek’ Star Was 48
Ah fuck.
I never saw Dawson’s Creek, but I thought he was great in Don’t Trust the Bitch in Appartment 23.
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Robert Duvall
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Sad news indeed. Duvall will be best remembered for playing Tom Hagen in The Godfather 1 and 2, and for the lines “Charlie don’t surf!” and ” I love the smell of napalm in the morning” from Apocalypse Now, but his best roles IMO were in the films The Great Santini and Tender Mercies. Rest in Peace, Lt. Col. Meachum.
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Jesse Jackson has died.
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/feb/17/jesse-jackson-civil-rights-icon-dies
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I remember him from Charmed, Grey’s Anatomy, and Euphoria:
https://abcnews.com/GMA/Culture/greys-anatomy-star-eric-dane-dies-53-after/story?id=124500080
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Robert was always in the shadow of his brothers David and Keith, but his role in Revenge of the Nerds made him a hero to a lot of “uncool” kids. Rest In Peace, Lewis!
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So, Neil Sedaka has died and all the American news channels are acknowledging his contribution to American pop music. But where is the love for one of my favorite horror/science fiction writers, Dan Simmons?? His book “The Terror” was adapted as a thrilling TV mini-series a few years back, and his novel “Hyperion” is considered one of the best science fiction books ever written.
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https://deadline.com/2026/03/jennifer-runyon-dead-ghostbusters-a-very-brady-christmas-1236747120/
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So, Neil Sedaka has died and all the American news channels are acknowledging his contribution to American pop music. But where is the love for one of my favorite horror/science fiction writers, Dan Simmons?? His book “The Terror” was adapted as a thrilling TV mini-series a few years back, and his novel “Hyperion” is considered one of the best science fiction books ever written.
Oh man, sorry to hear about this, I loved the Hyperion novels. And the Terror TV show was incredible, even if I never read the novel.
I think he remember him going off the deep end a bit with anti-muslim sentiment in some later novels?
Either way, Hyperion was great, and I need to reread those books some day.
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Tatjana Wood has died.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/07/arts/tatjana-wood-dead.html
I had no idea of any of these details. All I knew was that her colours on Moore’s Swamp Thing run were amazing.
Kind of shitty that they removed all her work for those recent Absolute editions in favour of a far inferior job.
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Chuck Norris, Walloping Star of ‘Walker, Texas Ranger,’ Dies at 86 – Hollywood Reporter
The martial arts master also was a big-screen action hero in ‘Lone Wolf McQuade,’ ‘Missing in Action,’ ‘The Delta Force’ and more.
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Chuck Norris stared into Death’s eyes…and Death blinked.
Rest in Peace to the subject of an entire genre of great jokes.
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Nicholas Brendon (Xander from Buffy) has died.
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Sam Keith died on the 15th
https://bleedingcool.com/comics/sam-kieth-creator-of-the-maxx-and-sandman-has-died-aged-63/
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Sam Keith died on the 15th
https://bleedingcool.com/comics/sam-kieth-creator-of-the-maxx-and-sandman-has-died-aged-63/
That’s sad news, especially given that he was relatively young (translation: he’s younger than me).
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Sam Keith died on the 15th
https://bleedingcool.com/comics/sam-kieth-creator-of-the-maxx-and-sandman-has-died-aged-63/
He had a unique style that truly set him apart. I always liked it.
RIP
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Valerie Perrine:
“According to The Hollywood Reporter, in 1969… Perrine was romantically involved with celebrity hairstylist Jay Sebring and was invited to — but did not attend — the infamous 1969 dinner party at the home of Sharon Tate where Sebring, Tate, and several others were killed by the Manson Family in the now-infamous Tate-LaBianca murders.”
Wow. RIP
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Nicholas Brendon (Xander from Buffy) has died.
This actually makes me quite sad. I always like Xander.
Seems like Brendon wasn’t in great shape in the last years.
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The actor who played the principal in BTTF and one of the instructors in Top Gun
https://abcnews.com/Entertainment/wireStory/actor-james-tolkan-top-gun-back-future-fame-131510749
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John Nolan, Actor in Batman Films and ‘Person of Interest,’ Dies at 87 – Hollywood Reporter
The uncle of Jonathan and Christopher Nolan also was a member of the Royal Shakespeare Company and the National Theatre.
John Nolan, the British theater veteran who appeared in a pair of Batman movies and on the CBS drama Person of Interest for nephews Christopher Nolan and Jonathan Nolan, died Saturday, the Stratford-Upon-Avon Herald reported. He was 87.
The London native spent two years with the Royal Shakespeare Company before exiting to star in the title role of the heroic young man in the acclaimed 1970 BBC miniseries Daniel Deronda, based on the 1876 George Eliot novel.
Nolan portrayed Wayne Enterprises board member Douglas Fredericks in Batman Begins (2005) and The Dark Knight Rises (2012), both starring Christian Bale. He also appeared in Following (1998) and Dunkirk (2017), written and directed by Christopher Nolan.
He boarded the Jonathan Nolan-created Person of Interest during its second season in 2013 as the mysterious John Greer, a former MI6 agent now running Decima Technologies and the Samaritan AI, and worked on 28 episodes through the fifth and final season. (Jonathan also co-wrote The Dark Knight Rises.)
John Francis Nolan, the younger brother of Christopher and Jonathan’s late father, Brendan Nolan, was born on May 22, 1938. He toured Ireland in a “Fit Up” traveling company, studied acting at the Drama Centre in London and was cast as Romeo opposite Francesca Annis as Juliet at the Richmond Theatre in London.
He joined the Royal Court Company before his stint with the RSC, which included turns as Clitus in Julius Caesar and roles in The Merry Wives of Windsor, Indians and The Relapse, directed by Trevor Nunn. Later, he was a member of Nunn’s innovative National Theatre ensemble company.
In the wake of Daniel Deronda, Nolan starred as the scientist Geoff Hardcastle on the first two seasons (1970-71) of the BBC environmental drama Doomwatch and as Nick Faunt in 1973 on the romantic Depression-era ITV miniseries Shabby Tiger.
He co-wrote and played the title role in a Dostoyevsky trilogy for the Bristol New Vic company in 1980-81 and starred as Thoreau in The Night Thoreau Spent in Jail and as Doc in Tennessee Williams’ Small Craft Warnings.
His onscreen résumé included the films Bequest to the Nation (1973), Terror (1978) and The World Is Full of Married Men (1979) and the TV series The Prisoner, The Sweeney, General Hospital, Target, Return of the Saint, Enemy at the Door and Silent Witness.
He was heard on international airlines as the voice of The Discovery Channel’s in-flight entertainment.
In addition to his nephews, survivors include his wife, actress Kim Hartman (Grange Hill, Allo Allo), whom he married in 1975; their children, Miranda and Tom; and his grandchildren, Dylan and Kara.
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He was in Starship Troopers
https://www.tmz.com/2026/04/20/patrick-muldoon-dead-at-57-after-sudden-heart-attack/
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Rock legend Dave Mason has passed
Every time I read about the death of one of my music heroes, I’m transported back to the bedroom in my parents’ house where I first listened to their albums on my turntable. Dave Mason is one of those heroes.
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Tom Kane Dies: ‘Star Wars: The Clone Wars’, ‘Powerpuff Girls’, ‘Archer’ Voice Actor Was 64
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Mark Fuhrman, Former LAPD Detective Involved in O.J. Simpson Murder Trial, Dies at 78 – Hollywood Reporter
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‘Star Wars’ editor Marcia Lucas, former wife of George Lucas, dies at 80 – SF Chronicle
Oscar winner Marcia Lucas, the former wife of George Lucas who edited some of the seminal films of the 1970s, including the original “Star Wars,” has died.
Lucas, whose primary residence was in San Francisco, died at her vacation home in Rancho Mirage (Riverside County) on the evening of Wednesday, May 27, her family told the Chronicle through their San Francisco attorney, Deidre Von Rock. The cause was metastatic cancer.
“Marcia was a force,” her family said in a statement. “A true trailblazer for women in film and one of the most influential editors in cinematic history; she helped redefine what film editing could be and paved the way for generations of women who followed.”
Born Marcia Lou Griffin in Modesto but raised in North Hollywood, she met her future husband when both were assistants for pioneering female film editor Verna Fields (1975’s “Jaws”). They married in 1969.
As George Lucas, also a Modesto native, began his directing career working with Francis Ford Coppola’s American Zoetrope, Marcia Lucas rose in the ranks to help shape several groundbreaking works by the young auteurs of New Hollywood.
She co-edited George Lucas’ breakthrough film “American Graffiti” (1973) with Fields, and went on to edit “Star Wars” (1977) and “Return of the Jedi” (1983). She also edited Martin Scorsese’s “Alice Doesn’t Live Here Anymore” (1974), “Taxi Driver” (1976) and “New York, New York” (1977).
“She will be remembered as a brilliant storyteller, an incredible friend, a loving mother, a generous host, and a woman whose humor and sparkle filled every room she entered,” her family said. “Her influence on film is indelible, but those who knew her best will remember something even greater: the way she made life feel more vivid, more beautiful, more fun, and more full of love.”
Lucas received her first Academy Award nomination for “American Graffiti” and won her only Oscar for “Star Wars,” which she co-edited with Paul Hirsch and Richard Chew.
Marcia Lucas and George Lucas adopted a daughter, Amanda, who was born in 1981. The couple divorced in 1983.
That same year Marcia married Tom Rodrigues, a stained glass artist. They had a daughter, Amy, in 1985 but divorced in 1993.
Lucas is survived by her daughters Amanda Lucas and Amy Soper; her grandchildren Felix and Aeliana Hallikainen, and Knox Soper; and her chosen family Sarah Dyer and Jon Taylor.
Funeral arrangements are pending. The family has asked for privacy.
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Foster Sylvers, singer behind ‘Misdemeanor’ and member of The Sylvers, dead at 64
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Marjane Satrapi, Author of ‘Persepolis,’ Dies at 56
“Marjane Satrapi died of sadness just over a year after the death of Mattias Ripa, her husband and the love of her life,” her family wrote in a statement to AFP. Producer, actor, and screenwriter Mattias Ripa died on April 8, 2025.
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David Hockney has died.
https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2026/jun/12/artist-david-hockney-dies
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Daveigh Chase, ‘The Ring’ and ‘Lilo and Stitch’ star, dies at 35
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James Burrows Dies: Legendary TV Comedy Director & ‘Cheers’ Co-Creator Was 85 – Deadline
Television has lost one its biggest comedy names — James Burrows, the most decorated multi-camera director in the history of the medium, passed away in his sleep this morning, June 19, after a brief illness. The 11-time Emmy winner was 85.
His 50+-year career will remain unmatched — both in longevity and influence as he played a crucial role in some of television’s biggest hits, including Cheers, which he also co-created, Taxi, Friends, Frasier, Will & Grace, Two and a Half Men and The Big Bang Theory.
“Jimmy was the greatest comedic television director in the history of the medium,” Burrows’ longtime agent Rick Rosen said. “He directed the most iconic, defining shows of generations. Always a gentleman, it was an absolute honor to represent him.”
Burrows ran a small theater in San Diego before switching to TV directing. He began his career with The Mary Tyler Moore Show in 1974 and directed a slew of episodes of comedy shows such as The Bob Newhart Show and Laverne & Shirley early on.
He went on set the tone and help assemble the casts for some of the biggest sitcoms of the last five decades by directing the pilots for Taxi, Cheers, Frasier, Friends, Will & Grace, 3rd Rock From the Sun, Two and a Half Men, Mike & Molly, Two Broke Girls, The Big Bang Theory and The Neighborhood.
Burrows directed 246 episodes of Will & Grace, 236 episode of Cheers, 75 episodes of Taxi, 49 episodes of Mike & Molly, 36 episodes of Frasier, 21 episode of Caroline In the City and 15 episodes of Friends. Burrows served as executive producer on Cheers, Will & Grace and Mike & Molly, among many others.
“Jimmy Burrows was the man behind the curtain,” NBC said in a statement. “He knew how to make us laugh, what buttons to push and was the absolute master of getting the most out of every joke. His loss to the television comedy world is immeasurable. Every time you have a smile on your face watching The Mary Tyler Moore Show, Taxi, Cheers, Will & Grace, Friends and countless others, think of Jimmy and know he made all our lives funnier.”
The prolific director never slowed down. In 2015, Burrows marked his 1,000th episode as a director. He worked on both the Will & Grace and Frasier recent revivals and also executive produced and directed all 10 episodes of Will & Grace creators Max Mutchnick and David Kohan’s 2025 Hulu comedy series Mid-Century Modern, which landed him his 28th Emmy directing nomination at age 84 last year and 47th overall.
Over his career, Burrows won 11 Emmy Awards, including five for directing and five for Outstanding Comedy Series (Cheers, Will & Grace). He also executive produced two Live in Front of a Studio Audience ABC specials, which recreated Norman Lear’s All in the Family and Good Times in 2019, and The Facts of Life and Diff’rent Strokes in 2021, earning his final Emmy for the former in 2020. In 2006, Burrows was inducted into Television Academy’s Hall of Fame.
In what is believed to be his last public appearance, Burrows spoke at the November 2025 memorial of his agent of 50 years, Bob Broder. While he looked frail at the time, the director brought the house down with his signature wit and comedic timing.
In a poignant end to his career, Burrows most recently recurred on the third season of HBO’s Comeback this year, reuniting with Friends star Lisa Kudrow. Playing a fictional version of himself, Burrows directed the pilot for the first multi-camera sitcom written by AI before quitting the production with the message — AI can never deliver the emotion and tension needed to make great television.
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Clive Davis:
Wow. Clive Davis was already part of the music business when I first started buying singles and albums, when he signed acts like Santana and Pink Floyd to Columbia Records over 55 years ago. There aren’t too many people who were as influential to modern rock and pop music as Davis was. Thank you, Clive, and Rest In Peace.
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This probably won’t mean much to people who aren’t me and maybe @Uncle Retrospective, but Rexx Arcana died a couple of days ago. Rexx was probably best known for the industrial supergroup Bruderschaft or his main musical project, FGFC820, but he was a major part of the industrial scene for a long, long time, both online and as a regular DJ in New York. Bruderschaft came around when he showed Ronan Harris of VNV Nation and Joakim Montelius of Covenant some lyrics he wrote in the aftermath of his father’s death from cancer in 1999. The trio, along with Stefan Groth from Apoptygma Berserk and many, many other luminaries came together to make the Forever EP, which has been a club standard for 20-odd years.
It makes it all the more tragic that Rexx died of cancer. He’d had a previous diagnosis and successful treatment in 2015 and then last year a new one was found and it was already stage 4 when it was discovered. While playing recent gigs he was pretty honest about how things were going and was very much saying goodbye to his fans and his community. Apparently there’s a connection between his cancers and being exposed to dust from the World Trade Centre attacks.
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Bonnie Tyler, Welsh Singing Superstar Behind “Total Eclipse of the Heart” and “Holding Out for a Hero,” Dies at 75 – Hollywood Reporter
Tyler was Grammy-nominated three times, and also received three Brit Award nominations.
“Bonnie’s family and team are heartbroken to announce that Bonnie unexpectedly passed away last night in hospital in Portugal as a result of the illness that she was being treated for,” said a message posted on Tyler’s official website. In May, the singer had been placed into an induced coma after undergoing emergency intestinal surgery.
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Louise Lasser, star of cult sitcom Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman and Woody Allen comedies, dies aged 87
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New Zealand actor Sam Neill dies aged 78:
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Oh no! Shit.
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