RIP

Reubens was one of the biggest pop culture figures of the 1980s.

Anderson was also the host of ‘Family Feud’ and the creator of ‘Life WIth Louie.’

Asner was a screen staple for decades.

The ’90s icon was diagnosed with lung cancer in January.

Connery was the first actor to play the role in the long-running film series.

The celebrated chef and host of ‘No Reservations’ and ‘Parts Unknown’ has died at age 61.

The emperor of planet Playboy made the world a safer place for sex, leaving behind a complicated legacy.

Don Rickles’ talents were seemingly limitless: An outrageous insult comic, a gifted dramatic actor, a welcome sight on stages and screens (big and small), and a constant presence whose career endured for decades, often surpassing his contemporaries. And now he’s gone on to join them, as the legendary Rickles passed away today, April 6, at the age of 90.

In 2010, an orca named Tilikum made headlines when he killed SeaWorld trainer Dawn Brancheau in Orlando, Florida — Brancheau wasn’t the first person killed by the park’s troubled resident; then again, Tilikum wasn’t the first (or the last) captive orca to attack a human being. Three years later, he became newsworthy again as the subject of Blackfish, Gabriela Cowperthwaite’s eye-opening documentary which used the story of Tilikum to shine a light on the horrors lurking within sea parks (spoiler: it’s the humans you need to worry about). Four years later, Tilikum is making headlines again, as the now-infamous orca has passed away at the estimated age of 36.

Today we mourn the loss of Carrie Fisher: Iconic actor, talented author, brilliant script doctor and, most of all, an incomparable force to be reckoned with. There are so many great adjectives you could use to describe Fisher: Uncompromising, unapologetic, fierce, witty, relatable, real, honest. She took all of those qualities and put them to work in her books — from memoirs to novels, Fisher had a knack for telling poignant and painful stories with wit and wisdom. Writing a worthy obituary for one of the best and boldest women on this planet or any other is surely an impossible task…so it’s a good thing that the perfect obit basically already exists, and unsurprisingly, Fisher came up with it herself.

Terrible news to confirm today, as a beloved icon and Star Wars star’s condition has taken a turn for the worse. Carrie Fisher, actress behind both Princess and General Leia, has passed away at age 60. The revered actress and comedic presence had earlier suffered a heart attack en-route from London to Los Angeles.

A music legend has passed. Levon Helm, singer and drummer of The Band passed away yesterday at the age of 71 after a battle with throat cancer.  As with most music popular in the 60's and 70's my Dad encouraged me to listen when I was young, so Levon's voice has always been familiar. I've included my favorite song from Levon Helm as well as an interview he did about drumming. He was a very humble,