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Michael Clarke Duncan, Dead At 54 [VIDEO]

Sean McMaster — Tue, 04 Sep 2012 13:19:36 +0000

Sad news, you may have already heard but the Oscar nominated actor died yesterday morning. He had suffered a heart attack a couple of months ago and had been in the hospital ever since. Duncan started out as a bodyguard for people like Will Smith and Jamie Foxx, but chose to pursue an acting career. [...]

Former NFL Player and Actor Bubba Smith Passes Away [VIDEOS]

Scott Blaine — Thu, 04 Aug 2011 02:27:21 +0000

Sad news as one of the greats in the NFL and a star in some of my favorite movies, Bubba Smith was found dead today (8/3) in his California home. Cause of death wasn't known.

Singer Amy Winehouse Found Dead

Today's Country 107.7 GNA — Sat, 23 Jul 2011 23:22:33 +0000

Multiple sources are reporting singer Amy Winehouse, 27, was found dead at her home in London at about 4 pm London time. A press release from the Metropolitan Police in London states: “Police were called by London Ambulance Service to an address in Camden Square NW1 shortly before 16.05hrs today, Saturday 23 July, following reports [...]

Nick Charles, CNN's First Sports Anchor, Dead at 64

Shauna Wright — Mon, 27 Jun 2011 09:14:17 +0000

Sportscaster Nick Charles has died of bladder cancer at his home in Santa Fe, New Mexico. He was 64.

As CNN’s first sports anchor, his work with Fred Hickman on the nightly-roundup show ‘Sports Tonight’ sometimes drew a larger audience than even that of sports network ESPN.

Peter Falk, Star of 'Columbo,' Dead at 83

Andy Scott — Fri, 24 Jun 2011 18:18:13 +0000

Actor Peter Falk, who for decades played the titular character on the detective telepic series ‘Columbo,’ died Thursday night at his home in Beverly Hills, CA. He was 83.

Falk had been suffering from dementia and Alzheimer’s, which was first made public in December 2008, according to the AP. The actor “died peacefully,” his family said in a statement.