The RIP 2022 Thread

[Tracker]

Former Teen Idol Bobby Rydell Dies At 79
 

Bobby Rydell, one of the biggest teen idols in the pre-Beatles era of rock ‘n’ roll, has died just weeks before his 80th birthday.

Rydell, whose most famous songs include “Volare,” “Swinging School,” and “Wild One,” died Tuesday, according to numerous outlets.

The cause of death was pneumonia, according to the Philadelphia Inquirer. Rydell’s wife, Linda Hoffman, was by his side at Jefferson Hospital when he died.

Born Robert Louis Ridarelli, Rydell took to music at a young age and was performing in nightclubs in the Philly/South Jersey area when he was 7, according to Variety.  The singer's hits included “Volare,” “Swinging School,” and “Wild One," and he inspired the name of the high school in "Grease."

After changing his name, Rydell tried to make it in show business as a singer and drummer. One of his early bands, Rocco and the Saints, featured another future teen idol, Frankie Avalon, on trumpet.

[iHeart]

https://deadline.com/2022/04/nehemiah-persoff-dead-obituary-actor-yentl-gunsmoke-was-102-1234995573/

 

if you don't know him from Yentl you'll probably know him from the American Tail films (among other things...dang that song from Yentl is poignant now)

 

Edited April 6, 2022 by iHeart

[FrostyWinnipeg]

1 hour ago, iHeart said:

https://deadline.com/2022/04/nehemiah-persoff-dead-obituary-actor-yentl-gunsmoke-was-102-1234995573/

 

if you don't know him from Yentl you'll probably know him from the American Tail films (among other things...dang that song from Yentl is poignant now)

 

You might not recognize the name Nehemiah Persoff but he's the one referenced in the Internet ad for "This Gilligan's Island star is 102 years old."

 

[iHeart]

well that's just it, he wasn't on that show, all the stars are dead except for Ginger

[iHeart]

https://deadline.com/2022/04/mimi-reinhardt-oskar-schindler-secretary-helped-save-hundreds-jews-holocaust-1234997798/

[iHeart]

But I just saw him on the masked singer a week ago https://tvline.com/2022/04/12/gilbert-gottfried-dead-comedian-voice-actor-dies-67/  

 

This is the best episode of the Bergeron era of Hollywood Squares 

 

Edited April 12, 2022 by iHeart

[MOBomberFan]

Aww man not Gilbert Gottfreid... his take on The Aristocrats is hands down the filthiest version of the joke I've heard. He telegraphed his punchlines so you could see them coming from a mile away, yet his commitment to the delivery (if you could stand it long enough) was what made the joke funnier than it should have been.

 

Carrie Fischer... thank you for visiting us from the past... when the producers looked on the dais they said 'we don't have enough washed-up drug-addicted alcoholic has-beens on the stage... get me Carrie Fischer.... you KNOW she's available'. R2-D2 has had more work since Star Wars HAHAHAHA RIP funny guy

[Noeller]

One of the funniest humans ever. His work on Comedy Central roasts (in particular, Bob Saget and Rosanne roasts) is among the hardest I've ever laughed in my life. 

[iHeart]

you know what's sad, after Saget passed I was starting to wonder if there were targets on the back of the people that took part in Bob Saget's Roast (considering Cloris Leachman last Winter, Norm last Fall, Bob 3 months ago.....and well, let's just say something was screaming in my gut that Gottfried was going to go next)

 

and for those wondering, Gilbert wasn't participating in the Masked Singer he was wishing the Hydra luck

Spoiler

and it was there I realized....that Hydra was definitely Penn and Teller since they did Hollywood Squares together....and to be honest I was ready for some Muppets to be revealed

whoa, this is what killed him?  recurrent ventricular tachycardia due to myotonic dystrophy type II

Edited April 12, 2022 by iHeart

[Tracker]

Gilbert Gottfried Dead At 67 'After A Long Illness'

Gottfried's family said they wanted everyone to "keep laughing as loud as possible" in the comedian's honor.

[iHeart]

oh and here's the bit that got him in trouble at the emmys....that's a pretty damn good Jerry Seinfeld impression

man i wonder what Robin would have said

Edited April 15, 2022 by iHeart

[iHeart]

 

[iHeart]

oh man first Mother Costanza now Mother Seinfeld

https://deadline.com/2022/04/liz-sheridan-dead-seinfeld-mother-alf-broadway-1235003021/

[iHeart]

https://tvline.com/2022/04/21/robert-morse-dead-mad-men-bert-cooper-dies-tony-winner-obituary/

 

how did Mad Men resist performing this song during it's run

especially since he did perform a number in Mad Men 

 

[iHeart]

https://deadline.com/2022/04/cynthia-plaster-caster-cynthia-albritton-made-casts-rock-stars-private-parts-1235007777/

 

no you read that right

[iHeart]

 

[Tracker]

3 hours ago, iHeart said:

 

If memory serves, he was a compulsive chain smoker and fought lung cancer for a long time. There is a lesson here.

[FrostyWinnipeg]

https://www.winnipegfreepress.com/arts-and-life/diversions/free-press-crossword-author-adrian-powell-dead-at-74-576423882.html

[Goalie]

On 2022-04-22 at 10:34 AM, Tracker said:

If memory serves, he was a compulsive chain smoker and fought lung cancer for a long time. There is a lesson here.

That lesson is different time different Era.  They all smoked then. Now they all do coke and so would I if you gave me 50 million over 7 years or less 

Edited April 24, 2022 by Goalie

[iHeart]

https://deadline.com/2022/04/orrin-hatch-dead-mitt-romney-traffic-murphy-brown-republican-1235008796/

[Tracker]

17 hours ago, FrostyWinnipeg said:

https://www.winnipegfreepress.com/arts-and-life/diversions/free-press-crossword-author-adrian-powell-dead-at-74-576423882.html

Sooooo...he would found, not in" across", but "down"?

Edited April 24, 2022 by Tracker

[iHeart]

 

[Tracker]

4 hours ago, iHeart said:

 

A great voice and a very nice person passes into history. May she be at peace.

[iHeart]

https://people.com/country/naomi-judd-dead-at-76/?utm_campaign=peoplemagazine&utm_content=manual&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook.com&utm_term=626d9acf2d7767000158f8f1

 

2022 is starting to scare me

Edited April 30, 2022 by iHeart

[Noeller]

Been a tough week. First Shane Yellowbird and now Naomi Judd....