A veteran thespian, Joseph Abiodun Babatunde, popularly known as ‘Jab Adu’, is dead. He died on Sunday at the age of 83 at his home town, Abeokuta , in Ogun. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Adu, was also known as “Bassey Okon” in the “Village Headmaster”, an NTA drama soap that was… Read More ‘Village Headmaster’ actor, Joseph Abiodun popularly known as Jab Adu dies at 83
Oscar winning actor, George Kennedy has died. He died on Sunday morning of natural causes in Boise, Idaho, according to his grandson, Cory Schenkel. He was aged 91. George picked up an Oscar for 1967’s Cool Hand Luke. He was, however, best known for his work in the Airport and Naked Gun franchises. Kennedy played… Read More ‘Naked Gun’ actor, George Kennedy dies at 91
Tony Burton, the actor who played Apollo Creed’s boxing trainer Tony “Duke” Evers in the “Rocky” movies, has died. He was aged 78. The former football player and boxer appeared alongside Sylvester Stallone and Carl Weathers in the first six films of the hit franchise as Apollo Creed’s trainer. Weathers confirmed Burton’s death in a… Read More ‘Rocky’ actor, Tony Burton dies at 78
Jason Wingreen, best known as the voice of Boba Fett in ‘Empire Strikes Back’ and the Bartender on ‘All in the Family’, passed away in his Los Angeles home on Christmas Day. He was aged 95. Jason Wingreen was a prominent fixture on television from 1955 until he retired in the mid-1990s. Along with voicing… Read More ‘Star Wars’ actor, Jason Wingreen, dies at 95
Robert Downey Jr., who spent time in prison in the late 1990s for drug convictions, received a full and unconditional pardon on Thursday from California Gov. Jerry Brown. The “Iron Man” actor was one of 91 people who received a pardon from Brown — mostly for minor drug offenses — in what has become an… Read More ‘Iron Man’ actor, Robert Downey Jr., pardoned for 1996 drug conviction
Former US senator Fred Thompson has died at the age of 73. His family said he had been suffering from lymphoma. Mr Thompson had various film roles and starred in the TV series Law & Order. As a lawyer, he served as chief Republican counsel to the Senate Watergate Committee that investigated President Richard Nixon.… Read More Former U.S. Senator and actor dies at 73
Actor Al Molinaro died on Friday in Glendale, California, his son Michael Molinaro said. He was aged 96. Molinaro, who was best known for his role as Big Al Delvecchio in the sitcom “Happy Days,” suffered from complications of a gall stone ailment and was at Verdugo Hills Hospital when he died. Due to his… Read More ‘Happy Days’ actor, Al Moralino dies at 96
British-American Hollywood actor, model and TV host, Sam Sarpong has reportedly committed suicide. He was aged 40. Ed Winter , spokesperson for the County of Los Angeles Medical Examiner – Coroner, confirms that Sarpong died on Tuesday, October 27, after jumping off a bridge. Sarpong took his own life and was aged 40 at the… Read More Hollywood actor, Sam Sarpong commits suicide
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