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Celebrity Deaths: 2022's Fallen Stars

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Jan 08, 2023 7:25 PM
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Julie Powell

The author, who created the blog "The Julie/Julia Project" which inspired the film Julie & Julia, died from cardiac arrest on Oct. 26.


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Ben Feigin

The Schitt's Creek executive producer died on Oct. 24 following a battle with pancreatic cancer, his former employer and wife Heidi's current employer United Talent Agency confirmed to E! News. He was 47 years old.

 


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Leslie Jordan

The actor, known for his roles in Will & Grace, Call Me Kat & American Horror Story, died at the age of 67 after a car crash on Oct. 24.


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Zuri Craig

The America's Got Talent alum—who competed on season 10 with Jeffery Lewis as the musical duo The CraigLewis Band and made it to the top five—died on Oct. 21, his family announced. He was 44.

"It is with profound sadness that we announce the transition of our beloved son, brother and friend, Zuri Craig," the family, who did not share Craig's cause of death, wrote on his ZoReMi Entertainment Instagram page. "We thank you in advance for your prayers. Please honor our privacy during this unimaginable time of mourning."


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Camdan McWright

On Oct. 21, San Jose State University announced that its football team's running back died at the age of 18 in a "tragic accident."


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Ron Masak

Ron Masak, who played Sheriff Mort Metzger on Murder, She Wrote, died at age 86 on Oct. 20, nine days after co-star Angela Lansbury.


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Antonio Dennard

The former football player, who played for the Green Bay Packers and New York Giants, was killed in a shooting outside of a bar in Pennsylvania on Oct. 16. He was just 32 years old.


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Mikaben

The acclaimed Haitian artist died after collapsing on stage while exiting his performance in Paris on Oct. 15. He was 41.


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Robbie Coltrane

The actor, who portrayed Hagrid in the beloved Harry Potter films, died on Oct. 14 at the age of 72, his agent confirmed.


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Corey Phelan

The left-handed pitcher of the Phillies' minor league died at the age of 20 after a battle with non-Hodgkin lymphoma, his team confirmed in a statement shared on Oct. 13.


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Kazuki Takahashi

The Yu-Gi-Oh! creator died July 4 while trying to save three others from drowning, according to the military newspaper Stars and Stripes. He was 60.


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Victor Steeman

The Dutch motorcycle racer died Oct. 11 after being involved in a multi-rider crash. He was 22.


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Willie Spence

The singer, who was the runner-up on American Idol's season 19, passed away at the age of 23.


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Angela Lansbury

The Oscar winner's family confirmed in a statement to NBC News that the actress died peacefully at her home on Oct. 11 at age 96.


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Eileen Ryan

The actress—and mother to Sean Penn, Michael Penn and the late Chris Penn—died at the age of 94 on Oct. 9. A cause of death has yet to be revealed.


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Half Ounce

The Los Angeles rapper, born Latauriisha O'Brien, was shot and killed while walking down the street on Oct. 3.


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Sara Lee

The former WWE wrestler Sara Lee died at age 30 on Oct. 5.


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Loretta Lynn

Loretta Lynn, the country music singer whose hit song "Coal Miner's Daughter" was turned into a movie, has died, her rep confirmed to E! News. She was 90. 


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Sacheen Littlefeather

Sacheen Littlefeather, a Native American activist and actress who delivered a speech declining an Oscar win on behalf of Marlon Brando in 1973, died on Oct. 2 at the age of 75.


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Coolio

The rapper, whose hits included "Gangsta's Paradise," died in Los Angeles on Sept. 28. He was 59 years old. While an official cause of death has yet to be revealed, his manager, Jarez Posey, told NBC News, "As far as what I know now is that he was at a friend's house and was in his bathroom and had a heart attack."

 

 


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Gavin Escobar

The former Dallas Cowboys tight end died on Sept. 28 after an apparent rock-climbing incident near the Tahquitz Peak Fire Lookout in Southern California. He was 31 years old. The Dallas Cowboys paid tribute to Escobar, writing on Twitter, "Forever in our hearts."


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Hilaree Nelson

The ski mountaineer's body was found on Mount Manaslu in Nepal on Sept. 28, two days after she went missing, expedition liaison officer Sachindra Yadav told The New York Times. Nelson was 49.


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Chris Davidson

The professional surfer passed away Sept. 24 in Australia after getting punched outside a bar. He was 45. 


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Robert Cormier

The actor, whose roles included Finn Cotter on Heartland, died on Sept. 23. He was 33 years old. A cause of death has yet to be revealed. The TV series paid tribute to Cormier in an Instagram post.

"We are deeply saddened to learn of the passing of Robert Cormier," it read. "He was a beloved member of the Heartland cast the last two seasons. On behalf of the Heartland cast and crew, our thoughts are with him and his family, who have asked for privacy during this difficult time."


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