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Fame actress Irene Cara passes at 63

By Reel 360 Nov 26, 2022

Oscar and Grammy winner, Irene Cara, an icon of the 80s best known for the theme songs of Fame and Flashdance in the early ’80s, has passed away. The actress and singer was ...

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Advertising legend George Lois passes at 91

By Reel 360 Nov 21, 2022

He was the reason an entire generation of advertising men and women got into the business. George Lois, the self-proclaimed creator of "The Big Idea," who inspired advertisers...

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Playmate, Ghostbusters actress Kymberly Herrin passes at 65

By Reel 360 Nov 21, 2022

Playboy Playmate and Ghostbusters actress Kymberly Herrin has passed away at 65. Herrin passed away peacefully on October 28, 2022, in Santa Barbara, CA, however news of her pa...

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Kevin Conroy, the voice of Batman, dies at 66

By Reel 360 Nov 14, 2022

Kevin Conroy, the man who voiced the Caped Crusader on Batman: The Animated Series from 1992 to 1996, as well as in 15 films, 15 animated series and two dozen video games has p...

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Leslie Jordan passes at age 67

By Reel 360 Oct 24, 2022

Prime-time Emmy-winning actor, writer, singer, activist, animal lover, internet sensation, and beloved national treasure Leslie Jordan passed away on Monday morning at age 67. ...

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Advertising legend Dan Wieden passes at 77

By Colin Costello Oct 9, 2022

He was the icon who coined, "Just Do It" for NIKE. Advertising legend Dan Wieden "did it" all and now he is gone. The creative leader behind NIKE’s famous "Just Do It" tagli...

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Queen Elizabeth II dies at 96

Sep 8, 2022

She was dubbed, "The accidental Queen." Her Majesty, Queen Elizabeth II, England's longest-serving monarch who held the throne for 70 years, died Thursday, Buckingham Pala...

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Perfect Storm director Wolfgang Petersen dead at 81

By Reel 360 Aug 17, 2022

One of the greatest directors of our lifetime has passed away. Academy Award nominated German Director Wolfgang Petersen has passed away at age 81. Petersen died Friday at ...

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Actress Anne Heche dead at 53

By Reel 360 Aug 12, 2022

Daytime Emmy Award-winning actress Anne Heche has passed away at age 53. Her representatives released a statement to the press on Thursday evening when the decision was made to...

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Olivia Newton-John passes at 73

By Reel 360 Aug 8, 2022

The beautiful, elegant and talented, multiple Grammy Award winner and Golden Globe nominee, who sang and danced her way into our hearts in 1978 hit musical film Grease, Olivia ...

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Vin Scully: the broadcaster who didn’t do soundbites

By Bob Merlotti Aug 7, 2022

“It’s time for Dodgers baseball!” That’s the line we’ve been hearing from people recalling Vin Scully, who died Tuesday. It was his signature greeting at the top of e...

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Omen and Titanic star David Warner dies at 80

By Reel 360 Jul 28, 2022

Emmy Award winner and sci-fi icon David Warner has passed away at age 80. Warner’s family said he died from a cancer-related illness on Sunday at Denville Hall, a retirement ...

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Goodfellas star Paul Sorvino passes at age 83

By Reel 360 Jul 26, 2022

Paul Sorvino, best known for his role as Paul “Big Paulie” Cicero in the Academy Award-nominated Martin Scorsese film Goodfellas, has passed away at age 83. News o...

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E. Gunnar Mortensen, camera assistant dies at 39

By Reel 360 Jul 8, 2022

The film community is mourning the loss of E. Gunnar Mortensen, camera assistant on Sons of Anarchy, Transparent, 90210, The Defenders, and The Morning Show who died on July 4t...

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Godfather and Brian’s Song star James Caan dies

By Reel 360 Jul 8, 2022

Academy Award and Primetime Emmy Award-nominated actor and star of The Godfather, Misery, Elf, Thief, and Brian's Song, James Caan has passed away at age 82. News of his pas...

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Joe Turkel, “Lloyd” in The Shining, dies at 94

By Reel 360 Jul 2, 2022

Joe Turkel, who played the bartender Lloyd in Stanley Kubrick's The Shining, passed away peacefully on Monday, June 27, at St. John’s Hospital in Santa Monica, California, at...

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Former ABC CEO Tom Murphy remembered

By Reel 360 May 27, 2022

Thomas S. Murphy, who served as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Capital Cities/ABC for 30 years and oversaw its merger with The Walt Disney Company, died Wednesday, May...

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Goodfellas star Ray Liotta dead at 67

By Reel 360 May 27, 2022

Academy award-nominated and Primetime Emmy Award-winning iconic actor and star of Goodfellas, Ray Liotta has passed away at age 67. Deadline first reported that the actor d...

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Tremors star Fred Ward passes at 79

By Reel 360 May 17, 2022

Golden Globe-winning character actor and producer Fred Ward passed away at age 79 on Sunday May 8, 2022. Ward's passing was confirmed by his publicist, Ron Hoffmann. No cau...

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Iconic Comedian, Gilbert Gottfried passes away at 67

By Reel 360 Apr 12, 2022

Emmy Award-nominated actor and comedian Gilbert Gottfried has passed away at age 67 after suffering from Recurrent Ventricular Tachycardia due to Myotonic Dystrophy type II, ac...