Jerry Stiller passed away today at the age of 92 from natural causes according to Ben Stiller. His son wrote, “I’m sad to say that my father, Jerry Stiller, passed away from natural causes. He was a great dad and grandfather, and the most dedicated husband to Anne for about 62 years. He will be greatly missed. Love you Dad.”
Jerry Stiller is best known for the comedy act he had his wife Ann Meara, who passed away in 2015. The two of them were all over the television during the Golden Era of TV.
Then in the ’90s, his career saw a resurgence when he played Frank Constanza on Seinfeld and Arthur Spooner of The King of Queens. He also made appearances in son’s movies like both Zoolanders.
Remember him today as he lived his life, full of laughter.
Little Richard passed away today at the age of 87, according to Rolling Stone.
The flamboyant singer was one of the first big names in Rock’n’Roll with hits like Tutti Frutti, Good Golly Miss Molly, Keep A-Knockin’, Whole Lotta Shakin’, and Lucielle.
We all don’t know his name just because of his catchy tunes, it was the way he performed them. He was a showman. The way he tickled the ivories was a sight to see.
Let’s keep his vivacious spirit alive by listening to his lively music that shaped all of the tunes we listen to today.
Roy Horn passed away today from coronavirus at the age of 75 according to the Las Vegas Review-Journal.
Horn was best known for being half of the magic/animal act Siegfried & Roy. The two men delighted Las Vegas for years.
“Today, the world has lost one of the greats of magic, but I have lost my best friend,” Siegfried Fischbacher said in a statement. “From the moment we met, I knew Roy and I, together, would change the world. There could be no Siegfried without Roy, and no Roy without Siegfried.
“Roy was a fighter his whole life including during these final days. I give my heartfelt appreciation to the team of doctors, nurses and staff at Mountain View Hospital who worked heroically against this insidious virus that ultimately took Roy’s life.”
In 2003, tragedy struck the duo when Horn was bitten by one of their tigers. He spent the rest of his life recovering from the incident.
He might have been able to survive a tiger bite, but he was not able to beat COVID-19.
Adam Schlessinger passed away today at the age of 52 from complications of Coronavirus after being on a respirator according to Variety.
You might not know his name, but you know his music. He wrote the Oscar-nominated That Thing You Do for the movie, the Grammy-nominated Stacy’s Mom with his band Fountains of Wayne, the Tony-nominated music for the Broadway musical Cry-Baby and he won the Emmy for writing the lyrics to It’s Just Not For Gays Anymore for Neil Patrick Harris to sing at the Tony’s.
That means he was an EGOT nominee. He also won an Emmy for co-writing the music for Crazy Ex Girlfriend with Rachel Bloom. The two of them were working on The Nanny musical when he died.
Today, let’s honor him by singing his songs like the Emmy nominated Tapped That Ass by rewatching CEG, and smiling!
He is survived by his daughters, Sadie and Claire.
Kenny Rogers passed away yesterday at the age of 81 from natural causes in home hospice.
The singer got his big break in 1966 with the folk group New Christy Minstrels. When they broke up in 1974, he went solo and had a huge career as a Country star.
He had 24 #1 hits including Lady, Lucille, She Believes In Me, and Through the Years. One of his biggest hits was Islands in the Stream with Dolly Parton. The two recorded several duets together.
His biggest song is The Gambler and it spawned five telemovies. It was just one of the few movies he starred in throughout his career.
It wasn’t all entertainment for him, in 1991 he opened Kenny Rogers Roasters, a fast food chicken joint that was actually quite yummy.
He was the first Country artist I ever listened to, and I will remember his music with a smile. Today, let’s remember The Gambler by listening to his many great tunes with a big old smile on his face.
