Tributes have poured in following the death of James Lee Williams, better known as RuPaul’s Drag Race U.K. winner The Vivienne. Williams’ publicist Simon Jones said that the performer, who also went on to compete in the seventh season of RuPaul‘s Drag Race All Stars in 2022, died over the weekend at the age of […]
Gwen Van Dam, whose 70-year career as a character actress for film, television and the stage included turns in True Confessions, Halloween, Coming Home, Stir Crazy and The Trip to Bountifulhas died. She was 96. Van Dam, who compiled about 140 acting credits on IMDb, died Dec. 19 at her home in West Los Angeles […]
Mike Milligan, a writer and producer on hit television shows All in the Family, The Jeffersons, Maude and Dear Johndied on Dec. 20. He was 77. Milligan died from acute respiratory failure at his home in West Hills, California, his rep told The Hollywood Reporter. Born Bernard Michael Milligan on Jan. 28, 1947, in Los […]
Jeff Baena, an indie film director and writer and Aubrey Plaza‘s husband, has died. He was 47. The filmmaker died Friday in his Los Angeles home, according to the Los Angeles County Coroner’s Office. Law enforcement sources told TMZ he died by suicidebut no official cause of death has been shared. Baena began his career […]
Britt Allcroft, the British writer, director and producer who steered the animated locomotive Thomas the Tank Engine to television 40 years ago en route to launching a beloved, lucrative franchise, has died. She was 81. Allcroft died on Christmas Day in Los Angeles, her daughter, Holly Wright, told The New York Times. Thomas the Tank […]
Wayne Osmond, an original member and second-oldest sibling in the Osmond family of singers, has died at the age of 73. The singer-guitarist’s death was confirmed by his brother and bandmate Merrill Osmond, who added that Wayne died Wednesday at a Salt Lake City, Utah, hospital following “a massive stroke.” “I’ve never known a man […]
John Capodice, whose acting credits include Ace Venture, General Hospital and Ryan’s Hopehas died. He was 83. Capodice died on Monday, Dec. 30, according to an announcement made on the New Jersey Pizzi Funeral Home website. It did not list a cause of death. The funeral home described the actor as “a devoted husband, father […]
Josh Welsh, longtime Film Independent president, has died. The organization announced Wednesday that Welsh died on December 31 after a five-year battle with colon cancer. He died peacefully at home with his wife and daughter at his side. His age was not immediately available. “We are devastated by the loss of Josh Welsh,” Film Independent’s […]
Character actor John Capodice, known for his roles in General Hospital and Ace Ventura among others, died Monday, a listing on New Jersey’s Pizzi Funeral Home websitereveals. He was 83. Capodice played Carmine Cerullo from 1994-1996 in six episodes of the soap opera and appeared as a police officer who was dismissive of Carrey’s pet […]
George Folsey Jr., the admired film editor and producer who collaborated with director John Landis on such films as Animal House, The Blues Brothers, Coming to America and the catastrophic Twilight Zone: The Moviehas died. He was 85. Folsey died Sunday in Los Angeles of complications from pneumonia, his son, fellow film editor Ryan Folsey […]
