Katherine Helmond passed away on Saturday at the age of 89 from complications of Alzheimer’s according to The Hollywood Reporter. David Christian, her husband, said, “We spent 57 beautiful, wonderful, loving years together, which I will treasure forever. I’ve been with Katherine since I was 19 years old. The night she died, I saw that the moon was exactly half-full, just as I am now … half of what I’ve been my entire adult life.”
Helmond began acting in the ’50s, but did not get her big break until 1977. That is when she was cast as the beautiful, lovable, naive Jessica Tate on Soap. No one could have played that beloved character as well as she did.
After Soap ended, she did several movies and guest appearances, and then she landed another part that would make us fall in love with her all over again. She starred as Mona, the sexy grandmother, on Who’s the Boss.
Those are two of her most famous roles but we also know the fiery redhead from The Hindenberg, Brazil, Time Bandits, Overboard, Coach, Everybody Loves Raymond, True Blood and the Cars franchise. These are just a few of the many roles she had from 1955 up until last year. She did not let age slow her and continued acting for as long as she can.
Today let’s remember her spunky spirit by watching one of her many beloved parts. I will watch Soap on Antenna TV because she always found a way to make laugh on every episode. I will smile through the tears.
Albert Finney passed away from a short illness at the age of 82 according to Daily Mail.
Finney began acting in 1960 and continued doing so until a cancer diagnosis in 2011. Throughout his 50-year career, he received five Oscar nominations, but no wins. What he did win was the hearts of little girls like me as Daddy Warbucks in Annie.
That was just one of his many credits where he won over his audience. There was also Tom Jones, Scrooge, Murder on the Orient Express, Erin Brockovich, The Gathering Storm, two Bourne movies and Skyfall.
Today, remember him magnificent career by watching one of his many great works. I will do it by singing Tomorrow. He might not have one, but his legacy will.
Kristoff St. John was found dead yesterday at his home from apparent natural causes according to TMZ.
The 52-year-old actor had his first on-camera gig back in 1975 when was just 8 years old in That’s My Mama and he never stopped acting. In the ’70s and ’80s, he starred in and guest starred on several shows and movies, but then in 1991, he got the job he is most known for. That is when he cast a Neil Winters on The Young & The Restless. A role that earned him 2 Daytime Emmy Awards, 9 nominations and countless fans.
In 2014, tragedy struck him and he was never the same. That is when his son Julian committed suicide in a mental health facility. After that, he went into a downward spiral. Things were looking up for him when he proposed to his girlfriend, Kseniya Mikhaleva, in September. His fiancee wrote this about him today, “How did it happen ??? How ??? Why did you leave so early ???? and left me alone ….. I can’t believe 💔💔💔💔 you were everything to me …. you were a loving father, a loving man,…..how 😢😢😢😭😭😭😭💔💔💔💔 love??we should doing a lot of things in future……” Now instead of planning their wedding, they are planning his funeral.
If you know someone who needs help, then don’t hesitate but to get them help ASAP.
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Dick Miller passed away yesterday at the age of 90 from natural causes according to The Hollywood Reporter.
You might not have known Dick Miller by his name, but you definitely know him by his face. He was the go-to character actor for Roger Corman and Joe Dante. He was seen in their movies like Sorority Girl, Apache Women, War of the Satellites, A Bucket of Blood and Piranha, Gremlins, The ‘Burbs, Innerspace, The Howling, Rock ‘n’ Roll High School and Burying the Ex. He worked several other directors in horror classics like Chopping Mall, Little Shop of Horrors and Night of the Creeps.
If those movies are not enough to recognize him, then he has a long list of TV shows on his resume too. Shows like Taxi, Fame, Gunsmoke, Soap, Police Squad, Who’s the Boss, The Flash and Sister, Sister.
Those are just a few of his many credits, so it makes sense that he never stopped acting during his 65-year career. Plus, he has a documentary made about him called That Guy Dick Miller.
Today, let’s put his name to his face and watch one of his many great movies. I have seen a bunch of them already and will rewatch them again in his honor because they never get old.
Penny Marshall passed away today the age of 75 due to complications from diabetes according to TMZ.
Back in the ’70s, we feel in love with Penny Marshall when she played Oscar Madison’s secretary on The Odd Couple. She followed that up with her most iconic role, Laverne DeFazio on Laverne & Shirley. Girls wanted to be her and boys wanted to date her.
Then as Laverne moved to Hollywood, her career shifted in a different direction. She went from in front of the camera to behind it. She directed such legendary movies like Big, Awakenings, A League of Their Own, The Preacher’s Wife and Riding in Cars with Boys.
Did you know that Penny Marshall was married to Rob Reiner from 1971-1981? She has one daughter, Tracy, from her first marriage to Michael Henry, who has 5 children.
Today, drink some milk and Pepsi and celebrate a woman who touched so many with her great work.
