That creepy guy died last weekend. You know, the guy with the face like a depressed basset hound who starred in one of your favorite movies or TV shows of all time? I really don't need to get much more specific than that because Vincent Schiavelli, who died of lung cancer, showed up in pretty [...]
Read MoreRichard Pryor, one of the greatest stand-up comedians of all time, died today of a heart attack. I do not believe anyone will ever match his groundbreaking, freaking hilarious career. But my very first thought was that someone will need to change his website, which as of this writing still presents the header graphic it's [...]
Read MorePat Morita, star of the "Karate Kid" movies and a zillion other places, has died. When I was a teenager I searched in vain for a martial arts teacher half as wise or skilled or funny as Mr. Miyagi. And while there have been some out there, none of them would teach me in exchange [...]
Read MoreDon Adams, the actor whose bumbling spy Maxwell Smart set the bar for me for all future spy shows and movies, died Sunday. He might be known to most kids nowadays as Inspector Gadget but for me he'll always be the one guy who could kick Bond's ass, although it would probably be an accident.
Read MoreScience fiction author Andre Norton dies Science fiction and fantasy author Andre Norton, who wrote the popular "Witch World" series, has died. She was 93. Her death was announced by friend Jean Rabe, who said Norton died Thursday of congestive heart failure at her home in Murfreesboro, a Nashville suburb. Norton requested before her death [...]
Read MoreJust found out that Irish comedian Dave Allen died Thursday. When I was growing up, back in the three-channel, Paleozoic days, I used to stay up late to watch adult humor. In the days before Comedy Central and paid cable, this meant me pulling a chair up in front of the dresser my TV sat [...]
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