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Emilio Delgado, the actor best known and beloved as Luis on “Sesame Street,” has died at 81-years-old. According to his wife, Carol, Delgado passed away on Thursday, surrounded by family at his home in New York City. He was recently in hospice care after being diagnosed with Multiple myeloma in December 2020. His wife also…

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Sally Kellerman, the Oscar and Emmy nominated actor who played Margaret “Hot Lips” Houlihan in director Robert Altman’s 1970 film “MASH,” died Thursday. According to her manager and publicist, Alan Eichler, Kellerman died of heart failure at her home in Los Angeles. She was 84 years old. Sally Clare Kellerman was born in 1937 in…

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Ivan Reitman, a celebrated producer and director behind some of Hollywood’s biggest comedies, has died. He was 75. Reitman died peacefully in his sleep Saturday night at his home in Montecito, California, his family told The Associated Press. Reitman was behind some of the 80s and 90s most enduring comedic films, including 1984’s “Ghostbusters,” which…

Iconic comedian Louie Anderson has died after a battle with blood cancer. While it’s unclear when he was diagnosed, Anderson battled the disease for years. The “Coming to America” star was recently treated for Diffuse large B-cell lymphoma at a Las Vegas hospital. Anderson became known as one of America’s most beloved comics throughout this…

The multi-platinum singer behind “Paradise by the Dashboard Light” once stated that God had a purpose for his life.

Fashion icon André Leon Talley has died at the age of 73. Vogue’s former creative director and one-time editor died Tuesday at a hospital in White Plains, New York. At this time, it’s unclear exactly why he was in the hospital. André Leon Talley was born on October 16, 1948, in Washington, D.C., to Alma…

Bob Saget, an actor and comedian, best known for his role as Danny Tanner on “Full House,” has died at 65. Sources connected to the actor believe that he passed away at the Ritz Carlton in Orlando. The Sheriff’s Department and fire department responded to the hotel around 4:00 p.m. on Sunday when hotel security…

Sidney Poitier, the Bahamian – American actor who broke numerous barriers in Hollywood in the 1950s and 60s, has died at the age of 94. During his extensive career, Poitier was the first more than once. He was the first Black man to win an international film award at the Venice Film Festival in 1957.…

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Betty White was just a few weeks short of celebrating her 100th birthday, she will be sorely missed.

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Madden was the voice of football and he will be missed by all who love the game.

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