Following is a comprehensive list of the celebrated figures we lost in 2025.
Each name is followed by the deceased figure's age at the time of death, birth and death dates, a description and a link to the original obit. See any typos? Give me a holler.
Here are 400+ of those we lost in 2024:
Read 'em and weep ...
Eddie Adcock, 86 (June 21, 1938-March 19, 2025) Bluegrass virtuoso OBIT
The Aga Khan IV, 88 (December 13, 1936-February 4, 2025) Leader of the Ismaili Muslims for 68 years OBIT
She was the latest in a long line of stellar soap stars to leave us. (Image via ABC)
Denise Alexander, 85 (November 11, 1939-March 5, 2025) Lesley Webber on General Hospital (1973-1984; 1996-2009; 2013; 2017; 2019; 2021) OBIT
Gene “Groove” Allen, 62 (February 26, 1962-February 12, 2025) House Party (1990) actor and rapper OBIT
She was smokin'. (Image via NBC)
Sian Barbara Allen, 78 (July 12 1946-March 31, 2025) Star of the horror flick You'll Like My Mother (1972), the TV horror cult classic Scream, Pretty Peggy (1973) and a memorable episode of Columbo (1973) OBIT
Luigi Alva, 98 (April 10, 1927-May 15, 2025) Peruvian tenor OBIT
Valérie André, 102 (April 21, 1922-January 21, 2025) Daring French 'copter pilot during WWII OBIT
Betsy Arakawa, 65 (December 15, 1959-February 12, 2025) Classical pianist and wife of Gene Hackman (1930-2025) OBIT
George Armitage, 82 (December 13, 1942-February 15, 2025) Director of Hit Man (1972), Miami Blues (1990) and Grosse Pointe Blank (1997) OBIT
Denis Arndt, 86 (February 23, 1939-March 25, 2025) Tony nominee for Heisenberg (2015-2016) who was in the Basic Instinct (1992) interrogation scene OBIT
Nora Aunor, 71 (May 21, 1953-April 16, 2025) Iconic Filipina actress and singer whose career lasted 60 years OBIT
Roy Ayers, 84 (September 10, 1940-March 4, 2025) Jazz vibraphonist OBIT
Pamela Bach, 61 (October 16, 1963-March 5, 2025) Actress who was the ex-wife of David Hasselhoff (b. 1952) OBIT
Jeff Baena, 47 (June 29, 1977-January 3, 2025) Co-writer of I Heart Huckabees (2004), director of films that included Life After Beth (2014), husband of actor Aubrey Plaza (b. 1984) OBIT
Jo Baer, 95 (August 7, 1929-January 21, 2025) Minimalist painter OBIT
He cleaned up in tough-guy roles. (Image via Paramount)
Joe Don Baker, 89 (February 12, 1936-May 7, 2025) Veteran actor whose breakthrough came in the 1973 mega-hit Walking Tall OBIT
Lynn Ban, 52 (May 27, 1972-January 20, 2025) Bling Empire: New York (2023) reality star known for her jewelry designs OBIT
Allan M. Baird, 92 (1931-January 8, 2025) Former longtime Teamsters official with a history of building an LGBTQ coalition OBIT
Gene Barge, 98 (August 9, 1926-February 2, 2025) Celebrated R&B saxophonist OBIT
Dick Barnett, 88 (October 2, 1936-circa April 27, 2025) Champion Knicks player OBIT
Black Bart aka Rick Harris, 76 (January 30, 1948-January 9, 2025) Wrestling star of the '80s and '90s OBIT
Robert Benton, 92 (September 29, 1932-May 11, 2025) Co-writer of Bonnie and Clyde (1967), What's Up, Doc? (1972) and Superman (1978), and writer-director of The Late Show (1977), Kramer vs. Kramer (1979) and Places in the Heart (1984) OBIT
Andy Bey, 85 (October 28, 1939-April 26, 2025) Jazz singer with an incredible vocal range OBIT
Bertrand Blier, 85 (March 14, 1939-January 20, 2025) French director who won the Oscar for Get Out Your Handkerchiefs (1978) and the Cannes Grand Prize for Too Beautiful for You (1989), but who scandalized with his gleefully misogynistic Going Places (1974) OBIT
Mel Bochner, 84 (August 23, 1940-February 12, 2025) Conceptual artist who incorporated words into his work OBIT
Christopher Bond, 86 (March 6, 1939-May 13, 2025) Former Republican governor of Missouri and U.S. senator OBIT
Jean-Pierre Bonnefoux, 82 (April 9, 1943-April 13, 2025) Star dancer with the Paris Opera Ballet OBIT
David Boren, 83 (April 21, 1941-February 20, 2025) Former Democratic governor of Oklahoma (1975-1979) and senator (1979-1994) OBIT
Junior Bridgeman, 71 (September 17, 1953-March 11, 2025) Milwaukee Bucks player who became a prolific restaurateur and mogul with a stake in his old team OBIT
Jane Bright, 71 (December 13, 1953-circa May 15 2025) Survivor: Nicaragua (2010) reality performer OBIT
Carolyn Brown, 97 (September 26, 1927-January 7, 2025) Legendary dancer with Merce Cunningham (1919-2009) OBIT
Tommy Brown, 97 (December 6, 1927-January 15, 2025) Brooklyn Dodger who made his debut with the club at age 16 OBIT
Rick Buckler, 69 (December 6, 1955-February 17, 2025) Longtime drummer for the British trio the Jam OBIT
Larry Buendorf, 87 (November 18, 1937-March 9, 2025) U.S. agent who saved President Gerald Ford (1913-2006) from Squeaky Fromme (b. 1948) in 1975 OBIT
Dreaming is free. (GIF via GIPHY)
Clem Burke, 70 (November 24, 1954-April 6, 2025) Maestro drummer who was a founding member of Blondie, and who played on every one of the band's studio albums OBIT
Jerry Butler, 85 (December 8, 1939-February 20, 2025) Singer-songwriter who was the first leader of the Impressions and solo act OBIT
Cutting a good figure (Image via handout)
Dick Button, 95 (July 18, 1929-January 30, 2025) Figure-skating champ and color commentator OBIT
Feel the spinster. (Image via NBC)
Ruth Buzzi, 88 (July 24, 1936-May 1, 2025) Comedy legend remembered for appearing on every episode of Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In (1967-1973) OBIT
David Edward Byrd, 83 (April 4, 1941-February 3, 2025) Designer of posters for a slew of rock groups and for the Broadway productions of Follies (1971), Godspell (1971) and more OBIT
Bill Byrge, 92 (July 16, 1932-January 9, 2025) Character actor who played Bobby in four Ernest movies (1988-1994) OBIT
Marty Callner, 78 (August 25, 1946-March 18, 2025) Prolific music video director behind Madonna: The Girlie Show — Live Down Under (1994) who was a 12-time Emmy nominee OBIT
Greg Cannom, 73 (1951-May 9, 2025) Oscar winner for his makeup and prostheses in Bram Stoker's Dracula (1992), Mrs. Doubtfire (1993), The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008) and Vice (2018) OBIT
Nadia Cassini, 76 (January 2, 1949-March 18, 2025) American-born actor seen in Italian sex comedies OBIT
She was a drag comer and a trans-on-TV trailblazer. (Image via WOW Presents Plus)
Bianca Castro-Arabejo aka Jiggly Caliente, 44 (November 29, 1980-April 27, 2025) Drag performer who made a big impression on Season 4 of RuPaul's Drag Race (2012) OBIT
A shore thing (Image via NBC)
Richard Chamberlain, 90 (March 31, 1934-March 29, 2025) TV icon for his teen-heartthrob days on Dr. Kildare (1961-1966) who went on to conquer the worlds of music (Top 10 smash “Three Stars Will Shine Tonight” in 1962), movies (The Towering Inferno in 1974, King Solomon's Mines in 1985) and Broadway; most known for his incredible run as the star of top-flight miniseries: Centennial (1978-1979), Shōgun (1980) and The Thorn Birds (1983), the latter of which was no. 2 only to Roots (1977) as the most-watched miniseries ever OBIT
The doctor is out. (GIF via GIPHY)
Leslie Charleson, 79 (February 22, 1945-January 12, 2025) Monica Quartermaine on General Hospital (1977-2023) OBIT
Souleymane Cissé, 84 (April 21, 1940-February 19, 2025) Malian filmmaker OBIT
A pair of queens (Image via MGM)
Cora Sue Collins, 98 (April 18, 1927-April 27, 2025) Celebrated child actor in 47 films from 1932-1945, including acting opposite Greta Garbo (1905-1990) twice, in Queen Christina (1933) and Anna Karenina (1935) OBIT
Barry Michael Cooper, 66 (circa 1958-January 22, 2025) Screenwriter of the Harlem Trilogy — New Jack City (1991), Sugar Hill (1994) and Above the Rim (1994) — and the person who coined the term New Jack Swing OBIT
Iris Cummings, 104 (December 21, 1920-January 24, 2025) Last survivor of the U.S. 1936 Summer Olympics swim team and later an aviator OBIT
Phyllis Dalton 99 (October 16, 1925-January 9, 2025) Costume designer on Lawrence of Arabia (1962) who won Oscars for her work on Doctor Zhivago (1965) and Henry V (1989) OBIT
Carole D'Andrea, 87 (August 28, 1937-March 11, 2025) Originated the role of Velma in the 1957 Broadway production of West Side Story OBIT
Jack De Mave, 91 (December 8, 1933-January 16, 2025) Actor who was Ranger Bob Erickson on Lassie (1968-1970), played the Lone Ranger in a series of '70s TV ads for Frito-Lay and was an offbeat date for Rhoda on the second episode of Mary Tyler Moore (1970) OBIT
Pilar Del Rey, 95 (May 26, 1929-February 23, 2025) Busy '50s actor who appeared in Giant (1956) OBIT
Jim Dent, 85 (May 9, 1939-May 2, 2025) Trailblazing Black golfer OBIT
Joe DePugh, 75 (August 8, 1949-March 28, 2025) Speedball pitcher memorialized in Bruce Springsteen's (b. 1949) “Glory Daze” (1985) OBIT
Émilie Dequenne, 43 (August 29, 1981-March 16, 2025) Palme D'Or-winning actress for Rosetta (1999) OBIT
Lincoln Díaz-Balart, 70 (August 13, 1954-March 3, 2025) Anti-communist former Florida Republican congressman OBIT
Carlos Diegues, 84 (May 19, 1940-February 14, 2025) Brazilian filmmaker known for Bye Bye Brazil (1979) OBIT
Tommy Dix, 101 (December 6, 1923-January 15, 2025) Actor and singer who debuted on Broadway with Ethel Barrymore (1879-1959) in 1940 and acted opposite Lucille Ball (1911-1989) in the MGM musical Best Foot Forward (1943) OBIT
Anthony R. Dolan, 76 (July 7, 1948-March 11, 2025) Speechwriter who coined the phrases “the ash heap of history” and “evil empire” for Ronald Reagan (1911-2004) OBIT
Carol Downer, 91 (October 9, 1933-January 13, 2025) Abortion-care activist OBIT
Kevin Drum, 66 (October 19, 1958-March 7, 2025) Influential blogger at the dawn of the form OBIT
David W. Duclon, 74 (April 27, 1950-January 15, 2025) Comedy writer-producer who created Punky Brewster (1984-1988) OBIT
Kitty Dukakis, 88 (December 26, 1936-March 21, 2025) Wife of failed Democratic presidential nominee Michael Dukakis (b, 1933) who became an activist known for sharing her struggles with alcoholism and depression OBIT
Hazel N. Dukes, 92 (March 17, 1932-March 1, 2025) Former president of the NAACP in the early '90s who was a longtime civil rights advocate OBIT
Nathalee Dupree, 85 (December 23, 1939-January 13, 2025) So-called Queen of Southern Cooking OBIT
Karen Durbin, 80 (August 28, 1944-April 15, 2025) Feminist who edited The Village Voice and reviewed movies for The New York Times OBIT
Emilio Echevarría, 80 (July 3, 1944-January 4, 2025) Mexican actor known for Amores perros (2000), Y tu mamá también (2001), Die Another Day (2002) and Babel (2006) OBIT
David Ehrenstein, 78 (February 18, 1947-March 12, 2025) Film, gay culture and political critic whose essay “Obama the 'Magic Negro'” (L.A. Times, 2007) sparked controversy OBIT
Jerry Eisenberg, 87 (December 14, 1937-February 11, 2025) Animator at Hanna-Barbera, Ruby-Spears and Marvel OBIT
Cool rider (Image via Ares)
Marianne Faithfull, 78 (December 29, 1946-January 30, 2025) Pop star who became a rock goddess, icon and actor; inspired several Rolling Stones songs after a widely publicized relationship with Mick Jagger (b. 1943) OBIT
Ming Fay, 82 (February 2, 1943-February 23, 2025) Sculptor known for natural works OBIT
Jules Feiffer, 95 (January 26, 1929-January 17, 2025) Pulitzer-winning cartoonist who illustrated The Phantom Tollbooth (1961) and wrote the screenplays for Carnal Knowledge (1971) and Popeye (1980) OBIT
John Feinstein, 69 (July 28, 1955-March 13, 2025) Sportswriter who wrote the nonfiction book A Season on the Brink (1986) OBIT
William Finn, 73 (February 28, 1952-April 7, 2025) Tony-winning writer of Falsettos (1992) OBIT
Simon Fisher-Becker, 63 (November 25, 1961-March 9, 2025) Character actor known for Harry Potter and the Sorceror's Stone (2001) and Doctor Who (2010-2011) OBIT
She was killin' it in the early '70s. (Image via Atlantic)
Roberta Flack, 88 (February 10, 1937 -February 24, 2025) Legendary vocalist who scored no. 1 hits with “The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face” (1972), “Killing Me Softly with His Song” (1973) and “Feel Like Makin' Love” (1974) and enjoyed an unforgettable collaboration with Donny Hathaway (1974) OBIT
Ken Flores, 28 (circa 1996-January 28, 2025) Stand-up comic OBIT
James Foley, 71 (December 28, 1953-May 2025) Director of Madonna (b. 1958) music videos including “Live to Tell” and “Papa Don't Preach” (both 1986), her film Who's That Girl (1987), plus the features Reckless (1984), At Close Range (1986), After Dark, My Sweet (1990), Glengarry Glen Ross (1992), Fifty Shades Darker (2017) and Fifty Shades Freed (2018) OBIT
He sang the body electric. (Image via Colton Ford)
Colton Ford, 62 (October 12, 1962-May 2025) Legendary gay-porn star who branched out into a long career in dance music OBIT
Dr. Loretta Ford, 104 (December 28, 1920-January 22, 2025) Co-founder of the nurse practitioner role OBIT
Grills were his fight song. (Image via International Boxing)
George Foreman, 76 (January 10, 1949-March 21, 2025) Two-time heavyweight world champ, Olympic gold medalist and home-grill magnate OBIT
Richard Foreman, 87 (June 10, 1937-January 4, 2025) Playwright who founded the Ontological-Hysteric Theater and was a multiple Obie Award winner OBIT
Flo Fox, 79 (September 26, 1945-March 2, 2025) One-eyed — and later blind — NYC street photographer OBIT
Person of the Year, best pope of my lifetime (Image via Time)
Pope Francis, 88 (December 17, 1936-April 21, 2025) First Latin-American pope, and a harbinger of a more liberal approach to the office OBIT
Walter Frankenstein, 100 (June 30, 1924-April 21, 2025) Holocaust survivor who succeeded in evading the Nazis while hiding all over Berlin during WWII OBIT
Frankétienne, 88 (April 12, 1936-February 20, 2025) Author who was the first ever to publish a novel in Haitian Creole OBIT
Bruce French, 79 (July 4, 1945-February 7, 2025) Veteran actor with more than 150 credits, including a long run on TV's Passions (1999-2008) OBIT
Samuel French, 45 (January 26, 1990-May 9, 2025) Killers of the Flower Moon (2023) actor OBIT
Athol Fugard, 92 (June 11, 1932-February 8, 2025) South African playwright OBIT
Jane Gardam, 96 (July 11, 1928-April 28, 2025) The Queen of the Tambourine (1991) OBIT
Richard L. Garwin, 97 (April 19, 1928-May 13, 2025) A creator of the hydrogen bomb OBIT
And it's heading toward happening again, in her lifetime ...(Image via Reha Bennicasa)
Rose Girone, 113 (January 13, 1912-February 24, 2025) World's oldest living Holocaust survivor OBIT
Virginia Giuffre, 41 (August 9, 1983-April 25, 2025) Most prominent accuser of Jeffrey Epstein (1953-2019) OBIT
Bruce Glover, 92 (May 2, 1932-March 12, 2025) Evil Mr. Wint in Diamonds Are Forever (1971) and father of actor Crispin Glover (b. 1964) OBIT
Barry Goldberg, 83 (December 25, 1941-January 22, 2025) Acclaimed keyboardist who played with Bob Dylan (b. 1941) when Dylan went electric OBIT
Irv Gotti, 54 (June 26, 1970-February 5, 2025) Murder Inc. Records founder OBIT
Jed Gould aka Jed the Fish, 69 (July 15, 1955-April 14, 2025) KROQ DJ who pioneered New Wave radio OBIT
Herman Graf, 91 (October 22, 1933-February 27, 2025) Major independent publisher who played a key role in the success of Henry Miller's (1891-1980) novel Tropic of Cancer (1934; U.S. publication 1961) OBIT
Herb Greene, 82 (April 3, 1942-March 3, 2025) Photographer of the '60s and '70s rock scene OBIT
Patsy Grimaldi, 93 (August 3, 1931-February 13, 2025) One of the biggest names in pizza in NYC OBIT
Raul M. Grijalva, 77 (February 19, 1948-March 13, 2025) Twelve-term Democratic rep from Arizona OBIT
Prime cut (Image via video still)
Gene Hackman, 95 (January 30, 1930-February 2025) Two-time Oscar-winning iconic actor who appeared in Bonnie and Clyde (1967), I Never Sang for My Father (1970), The French Connection (1971), The Poseidon Adventure (1972), Scarecrow (1973), The Conversation (1973), Young Frankenstein (1974), Superman (1978), Reds (1981), Hoosiers (1986), No Way Out (1987), Unforgiven (1992), The Firm (1993), The Birdcage (1996) and The Royal Tenenbaums (2001), along with a rich stage career and many appearances on TV in the'60s OBIT
Nate Holden, 95 (July 19, 1929-May 7, 2025) Iconic, outspoken Democratic California politico OBIT
Joe Hale, 99 (June 4, 1925-January 29, 2025) Disney animator who worked on Peter Pan (1953), Sleeping Beauty (1959) and many others OBIT
Juan Hamilton, 79 (December 22, 1945-February 20, 2025) Controversial companion-heir to Georgia O'Keeffe (1887-1986) OBIT
Cleveland Harris, 79 (September 21, 1945-January 6, 2025) NFL coach who pushed for more opportunity for Black men OBIT
Joe Harris, 108 (June 19, 1916-March 15,2 205) Oldest surviving WWII paratrooper OBIT
James Harrison, 88 (December 27, 1936-February 17, 2025) Man whose rare blood antibody saved millions, known as the Man with the Golden Arm OBIT
Richard Hays, 76 (May 4, 1948-January 3, 2025) Theologian who did an about-face, arguing that homosexuality was not sinful OBIT
John A. Hemingway, 105 (July 17, 1919-March 17, 2025) Last surviving fighter from the Battle of Britain (1940) OBIT
Muhsin Hendricks, 57 (circa 1967-February 15, 2025) World's first out gay imam; assassinated in South Africa OBIT
Alexis Herman, 77 (July 16, 1947-April 25, 2025) First Black Secretary of Labor (1993-1997) OBIT
Reinaldo Herrera, 91 (July 26, 1933-March 18, 2025) Venezuelan aristocrat who contributed to Vanity Fair and was wed to Carolina Herrera (b. 1939) for 57 years OBIT
D.G. Hessayon, 96 (February 13, 1928-January 16, 2025) Best-selling gardening writer who kicked off a brand with Be Your Own Gardening Expert (1959) OBIT
Clint Hill, 93 (January 4, 1932-February 21, 2025) Secret Service agent who rushed to try to help the Kennedys as the President was shot to death in Dallas in 1963 OBIT
Yep, she was Ellen's mom. (Image via ABC)
Alice Hirson, 95 (March 10, 1929-February 14, 2025) Longtime stage, TV and film actor who played the mother of Ellen DeGeneres's (b. 1958) character on Ellen (1994-1998) and an American first lady in the 1979 film Being There OBIT
Christian Holder, 75 (June 18, 1949-February 18, 2025) Joffrey Ballet star OBIT
Brad Holland, 81 (October 16, 1943-March 27, 2025) Subversive illustrator for Playboy and other publications OBIT
Barbie Hsu, 48 (October 6, 1976-February 2, 2025) Taiwanese actor OBIT
Garth Hudson, 87 (August 2, 1937-January 21, 2025) Last surviving member of the Band OBIT
A practitioner of an interplanetary acting craft (Images via Universal & by Matthew Rettenmund)
Kathleen Hughes, 96 (November 14, 1928-May 19, 2025) Actor remembered for her iconic pose in a still promoting her 3-D film It Came from Outer Space (1953) OBIT
Derek Humphry, 91 (April 29, 1930-January 2, 2025) Right-to-die activist OBIT
Cattle call (Image via ABC)
Will Hutchins, 94 (May 5, 1930-April 21, 2025) Star of the classic-TV western Sugarfoot (1957-1961) OBIT
Mike Hynson, 82 (June 28, 1942-January 10, 2025) Iconic surfer whose quest for the perfect wave was memorialized in the wildly popular 1966 doc The Endless Wave OBIT
Stanley R. Jaffe, 84 (July 31, 1940-March 10, 2025) Producer who won the Oscar for producing Best Picture Kramer vs. Kramer (1979) OBIT
Brian James, 70 (February 18, 1955-March 6, 2025) Founding member of both the Damned and the Lords of the New Church OBIT
Olga James, 95 (February 16, 1929-January 25, 2025) Actor who appeared in the 1954 film Carmen Jones as well as on Broadway in Mr. Wonderful (1956) and as a regular on The Bill Cosby Show (1969-1971) OBIT
Deer/white people (Image via MGM)
Claude Jarman Jr., 90 (September 27, 1934-January 12, 2025) Juvenile Oscar winner for The Yearling (1946) OBIT
Peter Jason, 80 (July 22, 1944-February 20, 2025) Longtime character actor seen in many John Carpenter (b. 1948) films OBIT
Jet Boy-toy (Image via East Coast Rocker)
David Johansen, 75 (January 9, 1950-February 28, 2025) Founding member of the proto-punk group the New York Dolls and creator of the persona Buster Poindexter, whose “Hot Hot Hot” was a no. 45 hit in 1987 OBIT
Peter John, 79 (January 3, 1946-February 24, 2025) Singer of the 1979 hit “Sad Eyes” OBIT
J. Bennett Johnston, 92 (June 10, 1932-March 25, 2025) Four-term (1972-1997) Democratic senator from Louisiana OBIT
Lee joo-sil, 81 (March 8, 1944-February 2, 2025) Squid Game (2024) actor OBIT
Nicky Katt, 54 (May 11, 1970-April 8, 2025) Character actor remembered for Dazed and Confused (1993) OBIT
Jack Katz, 97 (September 27, 1927-April 24, 2025) Pioneering graphic novelist OBIT
Jesse L. Kearney, 49 (circa 1975-March 6, 2025) Playwright OBIT
Sam Keen, 93 (November 23,1931-March 19, 2025) So-called Men's Movement leader, author of Fire in the Belly: On Being a Man (1992) OBIT
Ágnes Keleti, 103 (January 9, 1921-January 2, 2025) Holocaust survivor and Hungarian gymnast who had been the oldest living Olympic medalist, winning her 10 medals after having been forced off her team in 1941 for being Jewish OBIT
He held down hits and flops with equal dedication. (Image via New Line)
Val Kilmer, 65 (December 31, 1959-April 1, 2025) Acclaimed star of Top Secret! (1984), Real Genius (1985), Top Gun (1986), Willow (1988), The Doors (1991), Tombstone (1993), True Romance (1995), Batman Forever (1995), Pollock (2000), Wonderland (2003) and Top Gun: Maverick (2022) OBIT
Steve Kiner, 77 (June 12, 1947-April 24, 2025) Linebacker in the NFL who later spoke candidly of his drug abuse OBIT
Jeffrey Bruce Klein, 77 (January 15, 1948-March 13, 2025) Founding editor of Mother Jones (1977-present) OBIT
David Kloss, ? (?-January 20, 2025) First Mr. International Leather (1979) OBIT
Heinz Kluetmeier, 82 (October 1, 1942-January 14, 2025) Sports photographer whose Sports Illustrated cover documenting the U.S.A. 1980 Winter Olympics hockey win was a classic OBIT
Ted Kotcheff, 94 (April 7, 1931-April 10, 2025) Director of The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz (1974), Fun with Dick and Jane (1977), North Dallas Forty (1979), First Blood (1982), First Blood (1992), and Weekend at Bernie's (1989 OBIT
Koyo Kouoh, 57 (December 24, 1967-May 10, 2024) Global art-world superstar who had been set to be the first African woman curating the Venice Biennale before her sudden death OBIT
Body of work (Image via selfie)
Tim Kruger aka Marcel Bonn, 44 (January 25, 1981-February 2025) Iconic porn actor and founder of TimTales OBIT
Bob Kuban, 84 (August 19, 1940-January 20, 2025) Drummer and bandleader who had a pop hit with “The Cheater” (1966) OBIT
Paquita la del Barrio, 77 (April 2, 1947-February 17, 2025) Grammy-nominated singer OBIT
Kenny Law, 68 (1956-January 14, 2025) Appeared on the Discovery series Moonshiners (2019-2025) OBIT
Headmaster & servants (Image via NBC)
John Lawlor, 83 (June 5, 1941-February 13, 2025) Actor on The Facts of Life (1979-1980) OBIT
Peter Lax, 99 (May 1, 1926-May 16, 2025) Cold War-era mathematician OBIT
Jean-Marie Le Pen, 96 (June 20, 1928-January 7, 2025) Fucking Nazi of Paris OBIT
George Lee, 90 (February 18, 1935-April 19, 2025) Chinese dancer who was he first Asian to dance with the New York City Ballet OBIT
Nancy Leftenant-Colon, 104 (September 29, 1920-January 8, 2025) First Black nurse to serve in the regular U.S. Army, in 1948 OBIT
William E. Leuchtenburg, 102 (September 28, 1922-January 28, 2025) Historian and author OBIT
ShaVi Lewis, 38 (December 4, 1985-February 24, 2025) Season 18 Project Runway (2019-2020) contestant OBIT
Jack Lilley, 91 (August 15, 1933-March 21, 2025) Longtime TV and movie stuntman OBIT
Lar Park Lincoln, 63 (May 12, 1961-April 22, 2025) Star of Friday the 13th Part VII: The New Blood (1988) OBIT
Mario Vargas Llosa, 89 (March 28, 1936-April 13, 2025) Nobel Prize-winning Peruvian novelist OBIT
David Lodge, 89 (January 28, 1935-January 1, 2025) English author and critic whose Changing Places (1975) novel introduced the game Humiliation OBIT
Merle Louise, 90 (April 15, 1934-January 11, 2025) Original Gypsy (1959) cast member OBIT
Mia Love, 49 (December 6, 1975-March 23, 23) Former Republican congresswoman from Utah (2015-2019) who had been the state's first-ever Black representative OBIT
Stan Loe, 76 (April 9, 1949-April 27, 2025) Pro basketball player and brother of the Beach Boys' Mike Love (b. 1941) OBIT
Peter Lovesey, 88 (September 10, 1936-April 10, 2025) Master of British whodunits OBIT
George Lowe, 67 (November 10, 1957-March 2, 2025) Veteran voice actor OBIT
Nita M. Lowey, 87 (July 5, 1937-March 15, 2025) Democratic congresswoman from Westchester County, New York, for 30 years OBIT
Sister Inah Canabarro Lucas, 116 (May 27, 1908-April 30, 2025) Brazilian woman who had been the world's oldest living person OBIT
William R. Lucas, 102 (March 1, 1922-February 10, 2025) NASA employee who shouldered blame for failures leading up to the Challenger explosion in 1986, which killed all seven aboard OBIT
Carl Lundstrom, 64 (April 13, 1960-March 10, 2025) Swedish far-right mogul and copyright scofflaw OBIT
Cool drink of water, such a sweet surprise ... (GIF via GIPHY)
David Lynch, 78 (January 20, 1946-January 16, 2025) Visionary director of films including Eraserhead (1977), The Elephant Man (1980), Dune (1984), Blue Velvet (1986) and Wild at Heart (1990), and the classic TV series Twin Peaks (1989-1991 + spin-offs) OBIT
Robert Machray, 79 (May 4, 1945-January 12, 2025) Fire Marshal Dobbins on Cheers (1990-1993) OBIT
Jessie Mahaffey, 102 (November 23, 1922-March 1, 2025) Among the last survivors of the Pearl Harbor attack OBIT
Sal Maida, 76 (July 29, 1948-February 1, 2025) Bassist with Roxy Music and Milk N' Cookies OBIT
A towering talent (Image via Mary Murphy Agency)
Patty Maloney, 89 (March 17, 1936-March 31, 2025) World-famous little person actor, singer and dancer who played Honk on Far Out Space Nuts (1975) and appeared as Lumpy, Chewbacca's son, on the infamous Star Wars Holiday Special (1978) OBIT
Ryan Whyte Maloney, 44 (circa 1980-January 27, 2025) The Voice Season 6 (2014) contestant OBIT
Terry Manning, 77 (December 29, 1947-March 25, 2025) Legendary music producer at Memphis's Stax Records OBIT
Jean Marsh, 90 (July 1, 1934-April 13, 2025) Co-creator and star of Upstairs, Downstairs (1971-1975) OBIT
Wink Martindale, 91 (December 4, 1933-April 15, 2025) Prolific game show host remembered for Tic-Tac-Dough (1978-1986) OBIT
Theodore McCarrick, 94 (July 7, 1930-April 3, 2025) Highest-level Roman Catholic Church official ever to be forced to resign over sex-abuse allegations OBIT
Virginia McCaskey, 102 (January 5, 1923-February 6, 2025) Chicago Bears owner OBIT
Disco diva (Image via RCA)
Gwen McCrae, 81 (December 21, 1943-February 21, 2025) Soul singer known for her 1975 smash “Rockin' Chair” OBIT
Paul McDonough, 84 (February 18, 1941-March 25, 2025) New York street photographer OBIT
Dennis McDougal, 77 (November 25, 1947-March 22, 2025) True-crime and movie-gossip writer OBIT
Steve McMichael, 67 (October 17, 1957-April 23, 2025) Chicago Bears Hall of Famer OBIT
Kirk Medas, 33 (circa 1991-May 2025) Floribama Shore (2017-2020) reality personality OBIT
Roman Mercury, 45 (circa 1979-February 27, 2025) Adult gay actor OBIT
Lainie Miller, 84 (March 7, 1941-May 6, 2025) Dancer in The Graduate (1967) who was wed to Dick Miller (1928-2019) for nearly 60 years OBIT
Don Mischer, 85 (March 5, 1940-April 11, 2025) Director and producer of major live TV events OBIT
Rosita Missoni, 93 (November 20, 1931-January 1, 2025) Matriarch of the luxury clothing brand known for its stylish zigzags OBIT
Joey Molland, 77 (June 21, 1947-March 1, 2025) Last living core member of Badfinger OBIT
Melba Montgomery, 86 (October 14, 1938-January 15, 2025) Country singer known for feisty duets OBIT
Are dreams electric? (Image via Orion)
Chris Moore, 77 (June 1, 1947-February 7, 2025) Illustrator renowned for his art that adorned the books of Philip K. Dick (Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?, 1998 edition) and others, as well as on famous album covers by Fleetwood Mac (Penguin, 1973) and Rod Stewart (The Vintage Years 1969-1970) OBIT
J.B. Moore, 81 (November 4,1 943-March 13, 2025) Producer of the early rap hit “Christmas Rappin'” (1979) by Kurtis Blow (b. 1959) OBIT
Sam Moore, 89 (October 12, 1935-January 10, 2025) One half of the legendary duo Sam & Dave OBIT
José Mujica, 89 (May 20, 1935-May 13, 2025) Former leftist president of Uruguay OBIT
Brian Murphy, 92 (September 25, 1932-February 2, 2025) Star of the British sitcoms Man About the House (1973-1976) and George and Mildred (1976-1979) OBIT
Ron Nessen, 90 (May 25, 1934-March 12, 2025) President Ford's (1913-2006) press secretary OBIT
Andrea Nivens, 63 (March 15, 1962-April 12, 2025) Oscar-winning documentarian OBIT
Geoff Nicholson, 71 (March 4, 1953-January 18, 2025) Author of the novels Footsucker (1995) and Sex Collectors (2006) OBIT
Elizabeth Nissen, 71 (January 4, 1954-January 7, 2025) Veteran ABC News correspondent OBIT
Scamp classic (Images via TV Guide)
Jay North, 73 (August 3, 1951-April 6, 2025) Star of TV's Dennis the Menace (1959-1963) OBIT
Rosanna Norton, 80 (October 1, 1944-May 7, 2025) Oscar-nominated Tron (1982) costume designer OBIT
Mel Novak, 90 (June 16, 1934-April 9, 2025) Villain in such films as Game of Death (1973) OBIT
Sam Nujoma, 95 (May 12, 1929-February 8, 2025) Self-existed founding president of Namibia OBIT
Sophie Nyweide, 24 (July 8, 2000-April 14, 2025) Child actor from Mammoth (2009) OBIT
Joan O'Brien, 89 (February 14, 1936-May 5, 2025) Actress from It Happened at the World's Fair (1963) OBIT
Roberto Orci, 51 (July 20, 1973-February 25, 2025) Writer-producer on the Transformers (2007-2009) films and Star Trek (2009) OBIT
Brotherly love (Image via eBay)
Wayne Osmond, 73 (August 28, 1951-January 1, 2025) Member of the original singing Osmonds OBIT
Hugues Oyarzabal, 39 (March 7, 1985-February 21, 2025) Surfing star who videoed his journeys with cameras on his board — or even attached to his teeth OBIT
Allyce Ozarski, 41 (circa 1983-January 24, 2025) Emmy-nominated producer who worked on Baskets (2017-2019), I Love You, America (2018), SMILF (2019) and The L Word: Generation Q (2019-2021) OBIT
Chadrick Pace, 50 (circa 1974-2025) Orlando drag queen known for his uncanny Bea Arthur (1922-2009) imitation OBIT
Catherine Deneuve turning the Page (Image via Paris Film Production)
Geneviève Page, 97 (December 13, 1927-February 14, 2025) Legendary French actor memorable in Belle de Jour (1967) and The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes (1970) OBIT
Joel Paley, 69 (October 6, 1955-January 11, 2025) Playwright of Ruthless! (1992), an off-Broadway play starring Laura Bell Bundy (b. 1981) — whose understudies were Britney Spears (b. 1981) and Natalie Portman (b. 1981) OBIT
Julia Parsons, 104 (March 2, 1921-April 18, 2025) U.S. Navy code breaker OBIT
Leonardo Patterson, 82 (April 15, 1942-February 11, 2025) Former top dog in the art market who was convicted of selling fakes and hot antiquities OBIT
Steve Pepoon, 68 (May 19, 1956-May 3, 2025) Emmy-winning writer who worked on The Wild Thornberrys (1998-2004) OBIT
Charles Person, 82 (September 27, 1942-January 8, 2025) One of the Original Freedom Riders OBIT
Mike Peters, 66 (February 25, 1959-April 29, 2025) Lead singer of the Welsh pop-rock act the Alarm OBIT
An epic gay American (Images via Sea Horse Press, Delacorte & Viking, author's photo)
Felice Picano, 81 (February 22, 1944-March 11, 2025) Prominent gay author of books including The Lure (1979) and Like People in History (1995) OBIT
She, ironically, once won a Laurence Olivier Award. (Image via vintage headshot)
Joan Plowright, 95 (October 28, 1929-January 16, 2025) English acting icon who won the Tony for A Taste of Honey (1961) and was Oscar-nominated for Enchanted April (1991); widow of Laurence Olivier (1907-1989) OBIT
Sixty years of Amy's mom (Images via Stanford, CBS & NBC)
Priscilla Pointer, 100 (May 18, 1924-April 28, 2025) Veteran stage, TV and film actor known as a co-founder of the San Francisco Actor's Workshop with her first husband, Jules Irving (1925-1979); she recurred on TV's Dallas (1981-1983) and appeared in the films Carrie (1976), Looking for Mr. Goodbar (1977), Mommie Dearest (1981), Micki + Maude (1984) and Blue Velvet (1986); also known as the mother of Amy Irving (b. 1953), with whom she acted in seven movies OBIT
Michael Preece, 88 (September 15, 1936-February 27, 2025) Director of Hunter (1984-1990) and Walker, Texas Ranger (1993-2001) OBIT
Nahid Rachlin, 85 (June 6, 1939-April 30, 2025) Iranian novelist who published her works in English OBIT
Suzanne Rand, 75 (September 8, 1949-April 2, 2025) Half of the comedy team Monteith and Rand OBIT
Ben Rathbun, 55 (circa 1969-May 19, 2025) Reality personality known for 90 Day Fiancé: Before the 90 Days (2022) OBIT
James Arthur Ray, 67 (November 22, 1957-January 3, 2025) Motivational speaker who was imprisoned on a manslaughter conviction OBIT
Star power (Images via NBC & 20th Century Fox)
Clive Revill, 94 (April 18, 1930-March 11, 2025) Esteemed New Zealand-born stage actor with two Tony nominations and a Golden Globe nomination, known as the first voice of Emperor Palpatine in The Empire Strikes Back (1980) and the guest star of the final original-run episode of Columbo (1978) OBIT
Her death on Trump's Inauguration Day felt like salt on a wound. (GIF via GIPHY)
Cecile Richards, 67 (July 15, 1957-January 20, 2025) Longtime (2006-2018) president of Planned Parenthood, reproductive rights activist and daughter of late Texas Gov. Ann Richards (1933-2006) OBIT
Alice Tan Ridley, 72 (December 21, 1952-March 25, 2025) Subway winger and mom of Gabourey Sidibe (b. 1983) who competed on America's Got Talent (2010) OBIT
Mike Rinder, 69 (April 10, 1955-January 5, 2025) Scientology whistle-blower OBIT
Tom Robbins, 92 (July 22, 1932-February 10, 2025) Acclaimed comic novelist of such works as Even Cowgirls Get the Blues (1976) OBIT
Friend zone (Image via head shot)
Tony Roberts, 85 (October 22, 1939-February 7, 2025) Prolific Broadway actor who was also in six Woody Allen films, often playing the best friend of Allen's characters: Play It Again, Sam (1972), Annie Hall (1977), Stardust Memories (1980), A Midsummer Night's Sex Comedy (1982), Hannah and Her Sisters (1986) and Radio Days (1987) OBIT
Walter Robinson, 74 (July 18, 1950-February 9, 2025) Artist and journalist who founded Artnet.com OBIT
Johnny Rodriguez, 73 (December 10, 1951-May 9, 2025) Country music star who sang “That's the Way Love Goes” (1973) OBIT
Haw-inspiring (Images via LuLuRoman.com)
LuLu Roman, 78 (May 6, 1948-April 23, 2025) Gospel singer who appeared on 150+ episodes of Hee Haw (1969-1993) OBIT
Jeffrey Runnings, 61 (April 22, 1963-March 3, 2025) Founder/bassist/vocalist of For Against OBIT
Kim Sae-ron, 24 (2000-February 16, 2025) Up-and-coming South Korean actor OBIT
They had faces then. (Image via Matthew Rettenmund)
Francisco San Martin, 39 (August 27, 1985-January 16, 2025) Actor who appeared on Days of Our Lives (2010-2011) and Jane the Virgin (2017) OBIT
Charley Scalies, 84 (July 19, 1940-May 1, 2025) Actor seen on The Wire (2003) and The Sopranos (2004) OBIT
Art Schallock, 100 (April 25, 1924-March 6, 2025) Oldest surviving former Major Leaguer OBIT
Mama Mary Schmucker, 65 (circa 1959-March 28, 2025) Reality star seen on Return to Amish (2018) OBIT
Anne Kaufman Schneider, 99 (June 23, 1925-March 13, 2025) Daughter of George S. Kaufman (1889-1961) who became his archivist and literary executor OBIT
David Schneiderman, 77 (April 14, 1947-January 17, 2025) Editor and later publisher and CEO at The Village Voice (1978-2006) OBIT
Lenny Schultz, 91 (December 13, 1933-March 16, 2025) Stand-up comic OBIT
Jan Schwieterman, 52 (September 30, 1972-February 28, 2025) Good Burger (1997) actor OBIT
Ricardo Scofidio, 89 (April 16, 1935-March 6, 2025) Architect who worked on Lincoln Center and the NYC High Line OBIT
Simply the nest (Image via head shot)
Jan Shepard, 96 (March 19, 1928-January 17, 2025) Actor seen in King Creole (1958), Attack of the Giant Leeches (1959) and Paradise, Hawaiian Style (1966) OBIT
Masahiro Shinoda, 94 (March 9, 1931-March 25, 2025) New Wave Japanese cinema OBIT
Costas Simitis, 88 (June 23, 1936-January 5, 2025) Former PM of Greece OBIT
Alan K. Simpson, 93 (September 2, 1931-March 14, 2025) Longtime Republican senator from Wyoming known for moderate views on social issues OBIT
Gretchen Dow Simpson, 85 (May 17, 1939-April 11, 2025) Creator of The New Yorker covers OBIT
Tony Slattery, 65 (November 9, 1959-January 14, 2025) British actor and comedian OBIT
Clarence O. Smith, 92 (March 31, 1933-April 21, 2025) A founder of Essence OBIT
L.J. Smith, 66 (September 4, 1958-March 8, 2025) Author of the original Vampire Diaries series of books (1991-1992) who was fired by her publisher and who reclaimed her own characters via fan fiction OBIT
Ed Smylie, 95 (December 25, 1929-April 21, 2025) NASA official who led the team that saved the lives of the Apollo 13 crew in 1970 — using a homemade device created with plastic bags, cardboard and duct tape OBIT
J.C. Snead, 84 (October 14, 1940-April 25, 2025) Eight-time PGA Tour-winning golfer OBIT
The original “I Kissed a Girl” girl (Image via Lava/Atlantic)
Jill Sobule, 66 (January 16, 1959-May 1, 2025) Singer-songwriter who went mainstream with the quirky queer love song “I Kissed a Girl” (1995) OBIT
André Soltner, 92 (November 20, 1932-January 18, 2025) Famed French chef at NYC's Lutèce OBIT
David H. Souter, 85 (September 17, 1939-May 8, 2025) Republican-appointed SCOTUS justice who aligned himself with the liberal wing OBIT
Boris Spassky, 88 (January 30, 1937-February 27, 2025) International chess champion OBIT
Stuart Spencer, 97 (February 20, 1927-January 12, 2025) Renowned conservative political consultant OBIT
Kevan Staples, 74 (1951-March 23, 2025) Co-founding member of the outrageous Canadian rock band Rough Trade OBIT
Gerd Stern, 96 (October 12, 1928-February 17, 2025) Beat poet OBIT
Harry Stewart Jr., 100 (July 4, 1924-February 2, 2025) One of the last surviving Tuskegee Airmen to have seen action in WWII OBIT
I loved her and yes, I would have married her. (Image via video still)
Lynne Marie Stewart, 78 (December 14, 1946-February 21, 2025) Effervescent actor behind Miss Yvonne in the Pee-wee Herman universe since 1981 OBIT
Fred Stolle, 86 (October 8, 1938-March 5, 2025) Golden Age Australian tennis star OBIT
She performed up until the day she died. (Image via J)
Angie Stone, 63 (December 18, 1961-March 1, 2025) Queen of Neo Soul known for her work as a founding member of the all-female rap trio the Sequence, and who was later know for R&B solo hits, including “Wish I Didn't Miss You” (2001) OBIT
Damien Stone, 32 (circa 1992-2025) Gay-, bi- and trans-porn star (2017-2020), bodybuilder and OnlyFans model OBIT
Charles Strouse, 96 (June 7, 1928-May 15, 2025) Three-time Tony-winning composer of works that included “Put on a Happy Face” and “Kids (What's the Matter with Kids Today?)” from Bye Bye Birdie (1960), “But Alive” from Applause (1970) and both “It's the Hard Knock Life” and “Tomorrow” from Annie (1977); also composed the All in the Family (1971-1979) theme song OBIT
Olive Sturgess, 91 (October 8, 1933-February 19, 2025) Star of The Raven (1963) OBIT
John Sykes, 65 (July 29, 1959-January 2025) Former Thin Lizzy and Whitesnake guitarist OBIT
Jeannot Szwarc, 87 (November 21, 1939-January 15, 2025) French film director who helmed Jaws 2 (1978), Somewhere in Time (1980) and Supergirl (1984) OBIT
Larry Tamblyn, 82 (February 5, 1943-March 22, 2025) Lead singer of the Standells and brother of Russ Tamblyn (b. 1934) OBIT
Lynne Taylor-Corbett, 78 (December 2, 1946-January 12, 2025) Choreographer of Footloose (1984) OBIT
Stephan Thernstrom, 90 (November 5, 1934-January 23, 2025) Harvard professor who was a leading critic of affirmative action OBIT
Damien Thomas, 83 (April 11, 1942-April 18, 2025) Actor known for TV's Shōgun (1980) and the films Twins of Evil (1971) and Sinbad and the Eye of the Tiger (1977) OBIT
David Thomas, 71 (June 14, 1953-April 23, 2025) Leader of Pere Ubu OBIT
George Tice, 86 (October 13, 1938-January 20, 2025) So-called Bard of New Jersey who photographed his state and beyond OBIT
Johnny Tillotson, 86 (April 20, 1938-April 1, 2025) Singer of the 1960 smash “Poetry in Motion” OBIT
Jeff Torborg, 83 (November 26, 1941-January 19, 2025) Catcher who caught three no-hitters, later managing the White Sox and the Mets OBIT
Oliviero Toscani, 82 (February 28, 1942-January 13, 2025) Legendary Italian photographer who art-directed some of Benetton's most controversial ads OBIT
Buffy slayed, but so did she. (Image via The WB)
Michelle Trachtenberg, 39 (October 11, 1985-February 26, 2025) Star of the film Harriet the Spy (1996) and the series Buffy the Vampire Slayer (2000-2003) and Gossip Girl (2008-2012) OBIT
Robert Trebor, 71 (June 7, 1953-March 11, 2025) Hercules: The Legendary Journeys (1995-1999), Xena: Warrior Princess (1996-1999) and Son of Sam [in 1985's Out of the Darkness] actor OBIT
Jim Guy Tucker, 81 (June 13, 1943-February 13, 2025) Former Arkansas governor (1994-1996) caught up in Whitewater OBIT
Peter “Navy” Tuiasosopo, 61 (May 24, 1963-February 10, 2025) Street Fighter (1994) actor OBIT
Douglas E. Turner, 93 (circa 1931-May 5, 2025) British sound engineer OBIT
Rep. Sylvester Turner, 70 (September 27, 1954-March 5, 2025) Newly minted Democratic congressman from Texas OBIT
Howard Twilley, 81 (December 25, 1943-February 5, 2025) Miami Dolphins wide receiver who was a major part of the team's winningest, 1972 season OBIT
The butler did it. (Image via ABC)
Bob Uecker, 90 (January 26, 1934-January 16, 2025) Major League Baseball player, sports commentator and actor on Mr. Belvedere (1985-1990) and in the Major League (1989, 1994, 1998) OBIT
DJ Unk, 42 (November 28, 1982-January 24, 2025) Atlanta rapper OBIT
Claire van Kampen, 71 (November 3, 1953-January 18, 2025) Theater director and composer who was the wife of Mark Rylance (b. 1960) OBIT
Jean Van Leeuwen, 87 (December 26, 1937-March 3, 2025) Author of the Oliver Pig book series (1979-2008) OBIT
Robert Verrall, 97 (January 13, 1928-January 17, 2025) Oscar-nominated animator for The Romance of Transportation in Canada (1953) OBIT
Joey D. Vieira aka Donald Keeler, 80 (April 8, 1944-April 7, 2025) Lassie (1954-1957) actor OBIT
Jack Vettriano, 73 (November 17, 1951-circa March 2025) Scottish painter whose The Singing Butler (1992) is the most valuable work of Scottish art ever OBIT
They had faces. (Images via Instagram)
The Vivienne, 32 (April 12, 1992-January 3 or 4, 2025) First winner of RuPaul's Drag Race U.K. (2019), musical theater star OBIT
Joe Louis Walker, 75 (December 25, 1949-April 30, 2025) Blues master OBIT
Kenneth Walker, 73 (August 17, 1951-April 11, 2025) Emmy Award-winning journalist who reported on apartheid in South Africa OBIT
Voletta Wallace, 78 (circa 1946-February 21, 2025) Mother and legacy bearer of the late Notorious B.I.G. (1972-1997) OBIT
Joseph Wambaugh, 88 (January 22, 1937-February 28, 2025) Author of the nonfiction book The Onion Field (1973) and the novel The Glitter Dome (1981) OBIT
Slick Watts, 73 (July 22, 1951-2025) Fan-fave Seattle SuperSonic OBIT
“NORM!” (Image via NBC)
George Wendt, 76 (October 17, 1948-May 20, 2025) Norm on TV's Cheers (1982-1993) OBIT
Wheesung, 43 (circa 1981-March 10, 2025) South Korean R&B singer OBIT
Marion Wiesel, 94 (January 27, 1931-February 2, 2025) Wife of the late Elie Wiesel (1928-2016) OBIT
Suspendered animation (Image via Instagram)
Biff Wiff, approx. 68 (circa 1956-February 14, 2025) Character actor who worked from 1986 on, notably on I Think You Should Leave (2021-2023) and in Best Picture winner Everything Everywhere All at Once (2022) OBIT
D'Wayne Wiggins, 64 (February 14, 1961-March 7, 2025) Founding member of R&B group Tony! Toni! Toné!, whose big crossover hits were “Feels Good” (1990), “If I Had No Loot” (1993) and “Anniversary” (1993) OBIT
Gus Williams, 71 (October 10, 1953-January 15, 2025) Seattle SuperSonics guard OBIT
Brenton Wood, 83 (July 26, 1941-January 3, 2025) Singer of the 1967 hits “The Oogum Boogum Song,” “Gimme Little Sign” and “Baby You Got It” OBIT
Ken Wydro, 81 (circa 1943-January 21, 2025) Co-creator and producer of long-running off-Broadway hit Mama, I Want to Sing (1983-1991) OBIT
Darlene Young, 85 (1939-May 9, 2025) Screenwriter of TV's Dawn: Portrait of a Teenage Runaway (1976) and the films Little Darlings (1980) and Cross Creek (1983) OBIT
Jesse Colin Young, 83 (1941-March 16, 2025) Frontman of the Youngbloods OBIT
Young Scooter, 39 (March 28, 1986-March 28, 2025) Atlanta rapper OBIT
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