When a star we’ve grown up watching and admiring passes away, their loss can unexpectedly hit us with deep sadness. Although we may not have known them in person, we never forget their mark on our lives and the memories they’ve left behind. In a poignant forum conversation, emotional commentators shared their opinions on the 20 most tragic celebrity deaths.
Lance Reddick
“A friend talked me into seeing John Wick 4, and I really loved everything Lance had been in and was excited to go. Then he just passed away, which really saddened me as it was so unexpected.”
“Lance Reddick was shocking; he was someone I was always delighted to see when he would pop up in anything.”
Alan Rickman
“My first movie intro to him was the Sheriff of Nottingham in Robin Hood Prince of Thieves and I still threaten to take someone’s heart out with a spoon. God rest his soul.”
Naya Rivera
“Not her fan, but the way she died was really tragic. Thinking of her child left alone on that boat for hours looking for his mama hurts my chest.”
Anton Yelchin
“Dude had cystic fibrosis. And that isn’t even what killed him.”
“Yes, I was going to say the same thing. That one really haunts me, it seemed so awful and so random.”
Heath Ledger
“In 8th grade English class, we read Taming of the Shrew and then the teacher let us watch 10 Things I Hate About You to show us how his works still impact writing today. So I had JUST discovered Heath and had a massive crush on him when he passed away less than a year later. It was the first celebrity death that really impacted me.”
John Ritter
“John Ritter is the only celebrity death that I’ve ever cried about. It was so sudden and unexpected, and he seemed so nice. I cried all throughout the episode of 8 Simple Rules where they showed his TV family grieving his loss.”
Chris Cornell
“So talented; gone too soon and died so tragically.”
“I saw him and Chester Bennington together in 2007. Hell of a show! They’re the reason I never hesitate to say yes to a concert now.”
Grant Imahara
“His death was so random and unexpected that I genuinely didn’t believe he died. For a couple of days, after it happened, I was silently convinced it was an internet prank. Watching the videos of Adam Savage touring his workshop was really hard too.”
Sir Terry Pratchett
“He and his works both made the world a better, more interesting place.”
“Terry Pratchett is and always will be my favorite author. He could make me laugh and cry in the same sentence.”
Chris Farley
“Watched Chris Rock talk about his death on the Howard Stern Show (from like 15 years ago or something). He talked about how frustrating the inevitability of it felt. He said that the people that he was really mad at and would never forgive are the people who kept him ‘just sober enough’ to keep making them money.”
Anthony Bourdain
“I think it hit me because as a pessimistic sort of generally melancholy sorta person, I saw within him a kindred spirit with similar tastes and hobbies, etc… Seeing someone who kind of has an idealized version of a life I’d want and that they couldn’t handle it and make it out of here so to speak…”
Leonard Nimoy
“I was looking for his name! I have only recently started watching Star Trek at the request of my boyfriend and Spock immediately became my favorite character! I looked him up on Google one day and found out he has been dead for the past 8 years!“
Brittany Murphy
“The documentary put out on her made it seem so preventable. Her story truly hurt my heart. Looking at this post, I see a lot of names that make me think the same. It really makes me think about how so many stars are used and manipulated for their worth, with no regard given to their personal health.”
Chester Bennington
“Losing Chris Cornell and Chester so quickly, and the context of their friendship, was/is truly devastating.”
“For those that didn’t know, Chester committed suicide on Chris’s birthday 2 months after Chris himself committed suicide. Truly heartbreaking.”
James Gandolfini
“James Gandolfini was an immense talent and people often forget how The Sopranos changed the entire landscape of television. His acting helped usher in a Golden Age of television that’s still going strong to this day.”
Carrie Fisher
“Followed immediately by Debbie Reynolds. I felt so bad for Billie Lourd.”
“The way people talked about her, it was like she lit up every room she was in.”
Robin Williams
“I loved that man.”
“Robin Williams also broke me.”
Christina Grimmie
“I saw her in concert a few years before she passed when she opened for Selena Gomez, then a few months after that, she was on The Voice and I voted for her as much as I could (even though everyone else wanted Josh to win since he was from my state). I also watched her YouTube channel for a while but then didn’t think much of it after that.”
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