Dead Celebrities Thread

[cojak]

Pope Francis

At least he lived long enough to do a great job of putting that squirt Vance in his place yesterday, skipping the meeting and sending a cardinal to preach at him about compassion instead

And he managed to get through Easter Sunday as well, good on him.

[gables]

Mike Peters - The Alarm - aged 66

An absolute hero of mine providing a soundtrack to my life since 1983.

[Protagoras]

Duncan Campbell, reporter

https://www.theguardian.com/media/2025/may/16/duncan-campbell-celebrated-guardian-reporter-dies-aged-80

[DoctorStrangelove]

Richard Garwin, 97.

https://uk.news.yahoo.com/h-bomb-cre...204615528.html

Who he? He designed the device used in Ivy Mike.

It worked rather well though it wasn't exactly deliverable.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ivy_Mi...keFireball.gif

[ladymuck]

George Wendt, Norm from Cheers, 76

https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-r...ad-cheers-norm

[NickFitz]

George Wendt, Norm from Cheers, 76

https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-r...ad-cheers-norm

[ladymuck]

Apparently what he disliked most was how disgusting the fake beer was. Considering how piss weak US beer is, I'm sure they could have served a proper one.

[NigelJK]

Roger Nichols, the composer behind some of The Carpenters' biggest hits, has died at the age of 84.
https://metro.co.uk/2025/05/23/carpe...d-84-23227800/

[ladymuck]

Placeholder: Billy Joel

https://www.theguardian.com/music/20...brain-disorder

[sadkingbilly]

Alan Yentob
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cy8dp75gw8lo