OFFICIAL 2016 APOLYTON CELEBRITY DEAD POOL

[Uncle Sparky]

Mr. Creosote finally died.

[BeBMan]

Monty Python's Terry Jones, RIP.

[-Jrabbit]

RIP Neil. Truly one of the greats.

[Berzerker]

Neil Peart, drummer for Rush died at 67 after a 3 year ordeal with brain cancer

Probably my favorite musician of all time, although Geddy Lee, Roger Waters and David Gilmour are in the running too

[Grandpa Troll]

Don Imus was the controversial radio “shock jock” who hosted the popular longtime radio show “Imus in the Morning.” He was known for his outspoken on-air personality and his program sometimes offended listeners as he was accused of saying racist and homophobic comments. Imus debuted his show in 1971 on WNBC in New York City. He inspired others including Howard Stern, who later hosted his own show on WNBC. Imus and his wife Deirdre founded the Imus Ranch in 1999, a summer camp for children with cancer. He retired from broadcasting in 2018 after a nearly 50-year career.

Died: Friday, December 27, 2019.

Details of death: Died at the age of 79.

[Grandpa Troll]

Neil Innes was a comedian, writer, and songwriter best known for collaborating with the Monty Python team. He wrote songs and sketches for their TV show, “Monty Python’s Flying Circus,” and he wrote and performed songs on some of the comedy troupe’s albums. Innes played several small roles in the movie “Monty Python and the Holy Grail” – the leader of Sir Robin’s minstrels, a serf crushed by the Trojan Rabbit, the leader of the chanting monks, and more – as well as writing the songs “Knights of the Round Table” and “Brave Sir Robin.” He also had small roles in “Monty Python’s Life of Brian” and Python member Terry Gilliam’s “Jabberwocky,” and he had his own show on British TV, “The Innes Book of Records.” Innes was a member of the Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band, who were featured in the Beatles’ movie “Magical Mystery Tour,” and the Rutles.

Died: December 29, 2019

Details of death: Died at the age of 75.

[Grandpa Troll]

David Stern was the commissioner of the NBA for 30 years, from 1984 to 2014. During that time, he helped transform the league, bringing it out of a slump into a period of greatness. Under Stern’s leadership, NBA stars achieved international stardom as he sent recordings of games to China for broadcast there and championed superstar players like Larry Bird, Michael Jordan, and Charles Barkley. It was Stern who lobbied for professional basketball to be allowed in the 1992 Summer Olympics, creating the unstoppable Dream Team. And during his tenure, the average NBA player salary rose steeply to today’s multimillion-dollar levels. Stern famously supported Magic Johnson after the star player was diagnosed with HIV in 1991, and his highly public support helped change the debate about the then-misunderstood disease.

Died: January 1, 2020

Details of death: Died in Manhattan of a brain hemorrhage at the age of 77.

[Grandpa Troll]

Sam Wyche was the last head coach of the Cincinnati Bengals to take the team to the Super Bowl. Despite a high-powered offense, led by quarterback Boomer Esiason, the Benglas lost Super Bowl XXIII on a thrilling last-minute drive by San Francisco 49ers quarterback Joe Montana. It was a cruel twist of fate for Wyche, who had previously coached Montana as part of the 49ers coaching staff that won Super Bowl XVI, coincidentally also against the Cincinnati Bengals.

Wyche was known for a fiery attitude that sometimes got him into trouble, particularly with the media. He was fined several times, most notably for not allowing a female reporter into the locker room after a game in 1990.

He was fired by the Bengals in 1991 following a losing season. He coached the Tampa Bay Buccaneers from 1992 to 1995. After leaving the NFL he occasionally coached at Pickens High School near his home in Pickens, S.C.

Died: Thursday, January 2, 2020 (Who else died on January 2?)

Details of death: Died at his home in Pickens, S.C. from complications of melanoma at the age of 74.

[Grandpa Troll]

Herman Boone was the high school football coach immortalized in the hit movie “Remember the Titans.” Denzel Washington played Boone in the 2000 film. T.C. Williams High School in Alexandria, Virginia, was first integrated for the 1971 school year which was Boone’s first year as head coach. He brought the team together through racial tension with assistant coach Bill Yoast, who was white, leading them to an undefeated season and the 1971 Virginia state championship.Died: Wednesday, December 18, 2019

[Grandpa Troll]

Robert Glenn Johnson Jr., better known as Junior Johnson, was a NASCAR driver of the 1950s and 1960s. He won 50 NASCAR races in his career before retiring in 1966. In the 1970s and 1980s, he became a NASCAR racing team owner; he sponsored such NASCAR champions as Cale Yarborough and Darrell Waltrip.

[Grandpa Troll]

Danny Aiello was a prolific character actor best known for his role as pizzeria owner Sal Frangione in Spike Lee’s 1989 film “Do the Right Thing.” He had a small but notable role in “The Godfather Part II” (1974), for which he ad-libbed the memorable line, “Michael Corleone says hello!” Aiello’s dozens of other film credits include “Once Upon a Time in America” (1984), “The Purple Rose of Cairo” (1985), “Moonstruck” (1987), “Harlem Nights” (1989), “Jacob’s Ladder” (1990), “Pret-a-Porter” (1994), and “Lucky Number Slevin” (2006). He played Madonna’s father in her 1986 award-winning video for “Papa Don’t Preach.” Aiello’s most recent film was 2017’s “The Neighborhood.”

[I AM I AM I AM MOBIUS]

a mythbuster died
8/27

[Berzerker]

Michael J Pollard, seen him in a few things. He was the unassuming airplane mechanic in "The Russians Are Coming, the Russians Are Coming".

Now thats a funny movie, I highly recommend it... That and "Its a Mad, Mad, Mad Mad World"

[Proteus_MST]

Marie Fredriksson, the wonderful singer of Roxette ...
she battled with Cancer for 17 years ... now she lost her battle

https://www.mirror.co.uk/3am/celebrity-news/breaking-roxette-singer-marie-fredriksson-21064382

[Uncle Sparky]

Michael J. Pollard has died.
(Bonnie & Clyde, Tango & Cash, and Jahn in Miri: Star Trek TOS)

https://www.thedailybeast.com/bonnie-and-clyde-actor-michael-j-pollard-dies-at-80