Celebrity Life
Melvin Van Peebles, ‘Sweet Sweetback’s Baadassss Song’ Director, Dead at 89
“Dad knew that Black images matter,” Van Peebles’ son and actor Mario Van Peebles said. “If a picture is worth a thousand words, what was a movie worth?"
Sarah Dash — Labelle Founding Member and Keith Richards Collaborator — Dead at 76
Dash appeared on the group's ubiquitous 1975 dance floor classic “Lady Marmalade”
Norm Macdonald, Stand-Up and ‘Saturday Night Live’ Star, Dead at 61
Comedian had been privately battling cancer for nearly a decade
George Wein, Newport Jazz Producer and Pioneer of the Modern Music Festival, Dead at 95
In addition the Newport Jazz and Folk festivals, Wein also helmed the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival
Michael Constantine, Patriarch in ‘My Big Fat Greek Wedding,’ Dead at 94
Actor won an Emmy for his role as school principal in Room 222
Michael K. Williams, ‘The Wire’ and ‘Boardwalk Empire’ Star, Dead at 54
Celebrated actor who also appeared in Lovecraft County found dead inside his Brooklyn home
French New Wave Actor Jean-Paul Belmondo Dead at 88
The actor was best known for Godard's Breathless
Girls Aloud Singer Sarah Harding Dead at 39
Singer in platinum-selling U.K. girl group dies following battle with breast cancer
Willard Scott, Longtime ‘Today’ Weatherman, Dead at 87
"Willard was a man of his times, the ultimate broadcaster. There will never be anyone quite like him," Al Roker said of former colleague
Ed Asner, Star of ‘Mary Tyler Moore Show,’ ‘Up,’ Dead at 91
Prolific character actor was also an outspoken political activist
Iron Butterfly Drummer Ron Bushy Dead at 79
Musician behind the kit for rock classic "In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida" was only member to appear on every studio album from hard rock band
Lee ‘Scratch’ Perry, Reggae Giant and Dub Pioneer, Dead at 85
Prolific reggae singer, producer, and studio wizard who reinvented the genre and pushed the boundaries of Jamaican music died Sunday