Lyle Waggoner passed today away at the age of 84 from a short bout with cancer, according to Variety.
The good-looking actor is best known for starring in The Carol Burnett Show and Wonder Woman. However, he did so much more for Hollywood.
He is Playgirl’s first male centerfold. Actually, he did something even more significant. If you have ever seen a movie trailer with Star Waggons on it, that is his. That is why there are two Gs in Waggons.
Waggoner is survived by his wife of 60 years, Sharon, his two sons, Jason and Beau, and his four beloved grandchildren.
Today, remember him with a laugh, and know that he and Sonny Bono are still fighting over Bea Arthur in heaven!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L09qnRfZY-k
Ja’Net DuBois was found dead today at the age of 74 according to TMZ. The news is surprising because she appeared to be so happy and healthy when she appeared during the Good Times’ part of Live in Front of a Studio Audience in December. She also looked great when she attended The Hollywood Show, earlier this month, with several cast members from Good Times. Both Jimmie Walker and BernNadette Stanis commented about her passing as the news broke.
She became an international sensation because of their sitcom. She played the sassy, wisecracking Wilona, who was very good at finding a man. She just could not keep them. Eventually, her character fell in love when she adopted an abused girl named Penny, played by Janet Jackson.
Before, she was living the good times, her career was Movin’ On Up. Everyone knew her voice because she wrote and sang the theme song to The Jeffersons. Her voice was also heard on the animated show The PJ and it earned her two Primetime Emmy Awards for Outstanding Voice-Over Performance.
These were just a few of the many memorable roles she had throughout her long career. Today, remember her by watching Good Times and having some great times with her. It is a series that never gets old, which is why it still airs on several channels like TV One.
I am not going to lie, when I heard the news, I went all Florida Evans and said, “Damn! Damn! Damn!”
She is survived by her daughters Yovanne and Rani, and her son Burghardt. Her son Raj died from cancer in 1987.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PuczDyTA4DE
Kobe Bryant, his 13-year-old Gianna, and seven other people were killed in a helicopter crash today in Calabassas.
The 41-year-old is known as one of the greatest basketball players of all time. He played with the Lakers for 20 years until he retired in 2006. He broke so many records, won so many championships, and won the hearts of not only LA fans but fans all over the World.
He was not only an NBA player, but he was also a father and husband. He and Vanessa, his wife of 18 years, have three other daughters, Natalia, 17, Bianka, 3, and Capri, 7 months.
Today, let’s remember the Black Mamba as he lived, unstoppable.
Medium Derek Acorah passed away on Friday at the age of 69 after developing sepsis from pneumonia according to Sky News.
He is best known for “contacting spirits” with his spirit guide Sam on the paranormal investigation show Most Haunted. He reportedly had a falling out with the show’s star over accusations of him faking it for the camera. After that, he got his own show called Ghost Towns, where he helped several people in a haunted town.
In 2009, he led a seance special where he claimed that he contacted Michael Jackson. Then in 2017, he came in fourth on Celebrity Big Brother.
I was a huge fan of Most Haunted until I read the accusations about him. He was good TV, so I believed him. After that, I just watched it for the architecture because it felt so fake after I read that. I won’t say too much because they say don’t speak ill of the dead, and he can talk to the dead. Which makes me wonder if he is haunting his naysayers now.
Having said all of this, you should check him because he was always entertaining. Why else would Saturday Night Live spoof him?
Philip McKeon passed away today at the age of 55 from a long illness according to People.
The actor is best known for playing Tommy on Alice. We watched him grow from a little boy in 1976 to a tall man in 1985. Even though he was just a kid, he was able to keep up with the older actors on the classic sitcom.
After the show ended, he had bit roles in Return to Horror High and 976-EVIL 2: The Astral Factor. At some point, he moved to Texas and worked as a host at Wimberley Valley Radio.
Today, let’s honor his big smile by watching him on Alice and smiling.
McKeon is survived by his mom, Barbara, and his younger sister, Nancy McKeon from The Facts of Life.
