Celebrity Deaths

April 3, 2020

Bill Withers, singer behind ‘Lean On Me,’ ‘ Lovely Day’ dead at 81

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December 29, 2019

Racist radio host Don Imus dies in infamy

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Kristoff St. John thegrio.com
February 6, 2019

Kristoff St. John’s last soap episode airs Wednesday

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February 4, 2019

Kristoff St. John, ‘Young and the Restless’ star, found dead at 52

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December 14, 2018

Nancy Wilson, Grammy winning jazz singer, dies at 81

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November 20, 2017

Della Reese, star of ‘Touched by an Angel,’ is dead at 86

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November 1, 2017

‘Always and Forever’ singer Keith Wilder dead at 65

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October 25, 2017

Fats Domino, rock ‘n’ roll pioneer, is dead at 89

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October 19, 2017

Intestinal disorder left Mychael Knight in frail shape before his death

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October 17, 2017

‘Project Runway’ stylist Mychael Knight dead at 39

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September 28, 2017

Jesse Jackson pays tribute to late Hugh Hefner

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July 13, 2017

‘2 Live Crew’ co-founder Fresh Kid Ice dead at 53

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July 5, 2017

Prince’s drummer John Blackwell Jr. dead at 43

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June 21, 2017

Prodigy wheeled out on stretcher after Saturday show before death

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June 20, 2017

Prodigy of Mobb Deep dead at 42

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June 9, 2017

Ex-NFL player James Hardy found dead in Indiana River

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May 10, 2017

‘Rob & Big’ star Christopher ‘Big Black’ Boykin dead at 45

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April 13, 2017

Eddie Murphy reacts to death of brother Charlie Murphy

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April 12, 2017

Comedian Charlie Murphy dead at 57

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December 27, 2016

Actor Ricky Harris is dead at 54

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