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Post by jimsteel on Feb 26, 2017 11:13:14 GMT -5
A LITTLE MORE INFO Bill Paxton has died ... TMZ has learned. We're told the actor died suddenly Saturday due to complications from surgery. Paxton had a string of hits, including "Twister," "Titanic" and "Aliens." He won an Emmy for "Hatfields and McCoys." He was on a CBS series, "Training Day" at the time of his death. The 61-year-old actor had 2 children and was married to Louise Newbury for 30 years.
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Post by lucifer on Feb 26, 2017 11:27:52 GMT -5
Interesting fact:
Along with Lance Henriksen, Paxton was the only actor to portray a character confronted by a Terminator, Xenomorph (Aliens) and a Predator. That's pretty dang cool!
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Post by jimsteel on Feb 26, 2017 11:30:59 GMT -5
Damn and another "Game of Thrones" star Neil Fingleton has died from heart failure. The 7'7" actor died Saturday in the UK. Fingleton was a basketball player both in college and professionally before becoming an actor. He played in college for both University of North Carolina and Holy Cross. He played professionally in Spain, China, Italy, Greece and England. Fingleton played Mag the Mighty on the hit show. He also appeared on "Dr. Who," and in "X-Men: First Class" and "Avengers" Age of Ultron." The actor was among the 25 tallest men in the world.
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Post by Swarm on Feb 26, 2017 13:57:33 GMT -5
RIP Bill Paxton
Weird Science is one of my favorite movies.
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Post by jimsteel on Feb 26, 2017 14:21:41 GMT -5
And here is the 3rd one today Judge Joseph Wapner, the retired judge who literally changed television as the judge on "The People's Court," has died ... TMZ has learned. Wapner became an instant sensation when the show debuted in September, 1981. "The People's Court" was the first TV reality show, and it opened the door to many more, including a slew of TV court shows. He was opinionated, passionate and irascible as he heard thousands of cases during his 12-year run. The show became a touchpoint for pop culture. It was parodied on "Saturday Night Live" and many other shows. Dustin Hoffman's "3 minutes to Wapner" in "Rain Man" became an iconic expression. Before becoming a TV judge, Wapner served as an L.A. County Superior Court judge for 20 years. He was hospitalized last week with breathing problems and his condition worsened, to the point he was taken to his West L.A. home Friday under hospice care. He died Sunday morning. He was 97
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Post by TTX on Feb 26, 2017 14:37:34 GMT -5
Jim beat me to it. RIP Bill.
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Post by Crimson Cross on Feb 26, 2017 16:13:40 GMT -5
I really liked him Slipstream, Aliens and so much more. RIP Bill Paxton...
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Post by lucifer on Feb 26, 2017 16:21:00 GMT -5
Jeez. Rotten day for celebs. RIP to all
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Post by jimsteel on Mar 4, 2017 17:52:25 GMT -5
Tommy Page has died at age 46. The singer and music industry executive was found dead on March 3 of an apparent suicide, according to Billboard. Page was best known for his No. 1, 1990 single, “I’ll Be Your Everything.” The hit tune was written by Page alongside New Kids on the Block alums Jordan Knight and Danny wood. Extra noted that a now-deleted Facebook post by music journalist Michael Musto revealed that Page had been battling depression. Tommy Page is survived by his husband, Charlie, and their three children. Although he recorded nine albums and continued to tour throughout his career, Page took a break from the road and hit Broadway for a role in Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat. Tommy went on to work as a music executive for Warner Bros./Reprise Records, where he had a hand in the successful careers of Michael Buble, Alanis Morissette, Josh Groban, and Green Day. After he left Warner Bros.’ A& R, Tommy later worked for Billboard as an associate publisher and headed music partnerships at Pandora Internet Media. In addition to his music career, Tommy Page was known for a cameo role he made on the 1980s ABC sitcom Full House. Page played himself in a 1992 episode about Stephanie Tanner’s (Jodie Sweetin) crush on him. The episode was titled “Crush,” and Page even serenaded his number one fan with a song titled “Stephanie.” In an interview posted by Yahoo TV last year, Page revealed that he wrote the song himself. Page also joked that he kissed one of the Olsen twins in the episode, but he didn’t know which one it was.
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Post by jimsteel on Mar 8, 2017 20:53:03 GMT -5
In boxing there are categories of interest that spark debates from the masses. There's the question of who is the greatest boxer, greatest puncher, best referee and best trainer but there is no debate on who is the best corner man. Wednesday the boxing world lost the greatest corner man ever in Lou Duva who was 94 years old.
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