dead celebrities

Win just one for the Gipper!

Okay I have no idea what that means, but I do know it has something to do with sports!

George Steinbrenner upstaged LeBron James today by dying. The Yankees owner passed away of a heart attack. He was 80-years-old.

"The Boss" bought a declining N.Y. Yankees in 1973. During his tenure the team won 11 American League pennants and 7 World Series titles. I wonder if his death will make the rest of the 2010 MLB season more personal for the Yankees, and help them win another World Series?

"It is with profound sadness that the family of George M. Steinbrenner III announces his passing," his family said in a statement. "He was an incredible and charitable man ... he was a visionary and a giant in the world of sports. He took a great-but-struggling franchise and turned it into a champion again."

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There is a Golden Girl reunion going on in Heaven and Rue McClanahan just joined it. We have lost one Golden Girl each year for the last three years (Beatrice Arthur, died from cancer in 2009, Estelle Getty died in 2008), that means Betty White should die in 2011! So prepare yourselves.

McClanahan was 76-years-old. She passed away at 1 a.m. this morning," her manager, Barbara Lawrence, told People. "She had a massive stroke."

Rue is known for her role as the sexiest man-eater of the 80s, Blanche Devereaux on the hit TV show The Golden Girls. The show ran on NBC from 1985 to 1992. Dan Fielding is sad to see a fellow nymphomaniac go.

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The Grim Reaper and the owner of the 2010 Celebrity Death List have been very busy this last week -- Two-time Oscar nominee Dennis Hopper died today. Hopper's death follows the deaths of Paul Gray, Art Linkletter, and our prince Gary Coleman (nobody cares about Simon Monjack anymore... sorry!).

Hopper died on Saturday at his home in Venice, California, from complications of prostate cancer, a friend told Reuters. Hopper was 74. The screen icon died at 8:15 a.m. PT, surrounded by family and friends, said the friend, Alex Hitz.  read more »

This is the saddest day of my life! I can't even type!

From TMZ: We're told Coleman died at 12:05 PM MST. He died of a intracranial hemorrhage. Family members and close friends were at Coleman's side when life support was pulled. He was 42.

I'm taking the rest of my life off and screw you Diablo Cody!

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Brittany Murphy's husband, Simon Monjack, was found dead Sunday night in his Hollywood home. Law enforcement sources told Hollywood Gossip that Brittany's mom, Sharon, discovered him around 9:30, unresponsive. He was originally pronounced dead of natural causes at the scene, but some local broadcasts are calling it a heart attack.

He was 39-years-old.

Monjack's wife, actress Britney Murphy died on December 20, 2009 from "pneumonia, with secondary factors of iron-deficiency anemia and multiple drug intoxication." She was 32-years-old. The two had been married since 2007.

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Type O Negative’s Peter Steele death has been confirmed by several sources. He died yesterday (April 14, 2010) of a heart attack.

A message on Type O Negative's website reads: "The forums have been re-opened. Please play nice and expect statements from the band and family later today. Thank you for your understanding and support."

Steele, whose real name is Petrus T. Ratajczyk, was 48-years-old.

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John Forsythe, who played "Blake Carrington" on my Mother's favorite primetime TV show, Dynasty, died yesterday. He was 92-year-old.

The actor's publicist announced that Forsythe died late Thursday from complications of pneumonia, after battling cancer for over a year.

Forsythe was also known for his distinguished work in theater and films and having a voice that made women wet their panties.

BTW Robert Pattinson did not come out of the closet like we reported yesterday! That was an April Fool's Day joke, this is not!

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First Boner from Growing Pains kills himself, and now 80s teen heartthrob, Corey Haim, has been confirmed dead by the LAPD of an apparent overdose. The actor was found unresponsive at an Oakwood apartment and rushed to Providence St. Joseph's Medical Center where he was pronounced dead at 3:30am.

This would have never happened if he went on Dr. Drew's Celebrity Rehab.

Haim admitted his drug problem almost 20 years ago to TV talk show host Arsenio Hall, and
it was also well documented on his TV show, The Two Coreys, with fellow co-star Corey Feldman.

Haim got his first acting break on Edison Twins at the age of 12. Other roles include Lost Boys, Lucas, Dream a Little Dream and License to Drive.

He was 38-years-old.

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I just knew the Andrew Koenig disappearing act was going to end badly... and it did. The Growing Pains star and Mike Seaver's best friend, went missing on February 14th. Yesterday his body was found in a Vancouver park.

Boner's father, Walter Koenig appeared at a press conference Thursday evening to confirm the death of his son. "My son took his own life," Walter said.

TMZ had learned that Koenig suffered from depression and was "not doing good" in the days leading up to his disappearance. Celebrities Kevin Smith and Sarah Silverman (read their tweets here) asked for people's help finding Koenig on Twitter, and his sister, Danielle, appeared Tuesday night on CNN's Larry King Live.

Andrew was 41.

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The L.A. County Coroner has released Brittany Murphy's cause of death; community acquired pneumonia, iron deficiency anemia, and multiple drug intoxication.

TMZ says Murphy's death was ruled "accidental" and could have been avoided if she went to a hospital in time. Instead she self-medicated with over-the-counter meds, something poor people like me do on a daily basis because of lack of medical insurance.

Come on Obama I don't want to die from drinking too much Dayquil! That is a shitty way to go.

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