Tracker Posted April 6, 2022 Report Share Posted April 6, 2022 Former Teen Idol Bobby Rydell Dies At 79 Bobby Rydell, one of the biggest teen idols in the pre-Beatles era of rock ‘n’ roll, has died just weeks before his 80th birthday. Rydell, whose most famous songs include “Volare,” “Swinging School,” and “Wild One,” died Tuesday, according to numerous outlets. The cause of death was pneumonia, according to the Philadelphia Inquirer. Rydell’s wife, Linda Hoffman, was by his side at Jefferson Hospital when he died. Born Robert Louis Ridarelli, Rydell took to music at a young age and was performing in nightclubs in the Philly/South Jersey area when he was 7, according to Variety. The singer's hits included “Volare,” “Swinging School,” and “Wild One," and he inspired the name of the high school in "Grease." After changing his name, Rydell tried to make it in show business as a singer and drummer. One of his early bands, Rocco and the Saints, featured another future teen idol, Frankie Avalon, on trumpet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iHeart Posted April 6, 2022 Author Report Share Posted April 6, 2022 (edited) https://deadline.com/2022/04/nehemiah-persoff-dead-obituary-actor-yentl-gunsmoke-was-102-1234995573/ if you don't know him from Yentl you'll probably know him from the American Tail films (among other things...dang that song from Yentl is poignant now) Edited April 6, 2022 by iHeart Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FrostyWinnipeg Posted April 6, 2022 Report Share Posted April 6, 2022 1 hour ago, iHeart said: https://deadline.com/2022/04/nehemiah-persoff-dead-obituary-actor-yentl-gunsmoke-was-102-1234995573/ if you don't know him from Yentl you'll probably know him from the American Tail films (among other things...dang that song from Yentl is poignant now) You might not recognize the name Nehemiah Persoff but he's the one referenced in the Internet ad for "This Gilligan's Island star is 102 years old." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iHeart Posted April 6, 2022 Author Report Share Posted April 6, 2022 well that's just it, he wasn't on that show, all the stars are dead except for Ginger Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iHeart Posted April 9, 2022 Author Report Share Posted April 9, 2022 https://deadline.com/2022/04/mimi-reinhardt-oskar-schindler-secretary-helped-save-hundreds-jews-holocaust-1234997798/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iHeart Posted April 12, 2022 Author Report Share Posted April 12, 2022 (edited) But I just saw him on the masked singer a week ago https://tvline.com/2022/04/12/gilbert-gottfried-dead-comedian-voice-actor-dies-67/ This is the best episode of the Bergeron era of Hollywood Squares Edited April 12, 2022 by iHeart blue_gold_84 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MOBomberFan Posted April 12, 2022 Report Share Posted April 12, 2022 Aww man not Gilbert Gottfreid... his take on The Aristocrats is hands down the filthiest version of the joke I've heard. He telegraphed his punchlines so you could see them coming from a mile away, yet his commitment to the delivery (if you could stand it long enough) was what made the joke funnier than it should have been. Carrie Fischer... thank you for visiting us from the past... when the producers looked on the dais they said 'we don't have enough washed-up drug-addicted alcoholic has-beens on the stage... get me Carrie Fischer.... you KNOW she's available'. R2-D2 has had more work since Star Wars HAHAHAHA RIP funny guy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noeller Posted April 12, 2022 Report Share Posted April 12, 2022 One of the funniest humans ever. His work on Comedy Central roasts (in particular, Bob Saget and Rosanne roasts) is among the hardest I've ever laughed in my life. JCon, WildPath and MOBomberFan 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iHeart Posted April 12, 2022 Author Report Share Posted April 12, 2022 (edited) you know what's sad, after Saget passed I was starting to wonder if there were targets on the back of the people that took part in Bob Saget's Roast (considering Cloris Leachman last Winter, Norm last Fall, Bob 3 months ago.....and well, let's just say something was screaming in my gut that Gottfried was going to go next) and for those wondering, Gilbert wasn't participating in the Masked Singer he was wishing the Hydra luck Spoiler and it was there I realized....that Hydra was definitely Penn and Teller since they did Hollywood Squares together....and to be honest I was ready for some Muppets to be revealed whoa, this is what killed him? recurrent ventricular tachycardia due to myotonic dystrophy type II Edited April 12, 2022 by iHeart Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tracker Posted April 12, 2022 Report Share Posted April 12, 2022 Gilbert Gottfried Dead At 67 'After A Long Illness' Gottfried's family said they wanted everyone to "keep laughing as loud as possible" in the comedian's honor. MOBomberFan 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iHeart Posted April 12, 2022 Author Report Share Posted April 12, 2022 (edited) oh and here's the bit that got him in trouble at the emmys....that's a pretty damn good Jerry Seinfeld impression man i wonder what Robin would have said Edited April 15, 2022 by iHeart JCon 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iHeart Posted April 15, 2022 Author Report Share Posted April 15, 2022 Tracker and FrostyWinnipeg 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iHeart Posted April 15, 2022 Author Report Share Posted April 15, 2022 oh man first Mother Costanza now Mother Seinfeld https://deadline.com/2022/04/liz-sheridan-dead-seinfeld-mother-alf-broadway-1235003021/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iHeart Posted April 21, 2022 Author Report Share Posted April 21, 2022 https://tvline.com/2022/04/21/robert-morse-dead-mad-men-bert-cooper-dies-tony-winner-obituary/ how did Mad Men resist performing this song during it's run especially since he did perform a number in Mad Men Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iHeart Posted April 22, 2022 Author Report Share Posted April 22, 2022 https://deadline.com/2022/04/cynthia-plaster-caster-cynthia-albritton-made-casts-rock-stars-private-parts-1235007777/ no you read that right Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Tracker Posted April 22, 2022 Report Share Posted April 22, 2022 3 hours ago, iHeart said: If memory serves, he was a compulsive chain smoker and fought lung cancer for a long time. There is a lesson here. the watcher 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FrostyWinnipeg Posted April 24, 2022 Report Share Posted April 24, 2022 https://www.winnipegfreepress.com/arts-and-life/diversions/free-press-crossword-author-adrian-powell-dead-at-74-576423882.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goalie Posted April 24, 2022 Report Share Posted April 24, 2022 (edited) On 2022-04-22 at 10:34 AM, Tracker said: If memory serves, he was a compulsive chain smoker and fought lung cancer for a long time. There is a lesson here. That lesson is different time different Era. They all smoked then. Now they all do coke and so would I if you gave me 50 million over 7 years or less Edited April 24, 2022 by Goalie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iHeart Posted April 24, 2022 Author Report Share Posted April 24, 2022 https://deadline.com/2022/04/orrin-hatch-dead-mitt-romney-traffic-murphy-brown-republican-1235008796/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tracker Posted April 24, 2022 Report Share Posted April 24, 2022 (edited) 17 hours ago, FrostyWinnipeg said: https://www.winnipegfreepress.com/arts-and-life/diversions/free-press-crossword-author-adrian-powell-dead-at-74-576423882.html Sooooo...he would found, not in" across", but "down"? Edited April 24, 2022 by Tracker FrostyWinnipeg 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iHeart Posted April 26, 2022 Author Report Share Posted April 26, 2022 Tracker 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tracker Posted April 26, 2022 Report Share Posted April 26, 2022 4 hours ago, iHeart said: A great voice and a very nice person passes into history. May she be at peace. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iHeart Posted April 30, 2022 Author Report Share Posted April 30, 2022 (edited) https://people.com/country/naomi-judd-dead-at-76/?utm_campaign=peoplemagazine&utm_content=manual&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook.com&utm_term=626d9acf2d7767000158f8f1 2022 is starting to scare me Edited April 30, 2022 by iHeart Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noeller Posted April 30, 2022 Report Share Posted April 30, 2022 Been a tough week. First Shane Yellowbird and now Naomi Judd.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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