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Celebrity Deaths: 2024's Fallen Stars

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Dec 30, 2024 5:59 PM
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Taylor Rousseau Grigg

The TikToker's husband Cameron Grigg said on Instagram Oct. 5 that his wife, 25, had passed away, adding that her "earthly body is still here with us being ran by machines to keep her organs viable for donation."


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Ken Page

The Broadway star and voice of Oogie Boogie in The Nightmare Before Christmas died "peacefully" in his St. Louis home, a rep for the actor confirmed Oct. 1. He was 70. 


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Maggie Smith

The Harry Potter and Downton Abbey star died at the age of 89, her family confirmed on Sept. 27. 


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Dikembe Mutombo

The former NBA star died at the age of 58 after a battle with brain cancer. 


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Gavin Creel

The Tony Award winning actor died from metastatic melanotic peripheral nerve sheath sarcoma, a rare and aggressive form of cancer, on Sept. 30. He was 48. 


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Kris Kristofferson

The Grammy-winning singer-songwriter and A Star Is Born actor died at age 88 on Sept. 28.


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Drake Hogestyn

The Days of Our Lives actor died at age 70 after battling pancreatic cancer, his family said in a statement Sept. 28.


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John Ashton

The Beverly Hills Cop actor died Sept. 26 at 76 after a cancer battle.


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Tito Jackson

The Jackson 5 member died at the age of 70 on Sept. 15, his sons Taj, Taryll and TJ confirmed. His cause of death was not revealed.

"It’s with heavy hearts that we announce that our beloved father, Rock & Roll Hall of Famer Tito Jackson is no longer with us," they wrote on Instagram. "We are shocked, saddened and heartbroken. Our father was an incredible man who cared about everyone and their well-being. Some of you may know him as Tito Jackson from the legendary Jackson 5, some may know him as 'Coach Tito' or some know him as 'Poppa T.' Nevertheless, he will be missed tremendously. It will forever be 'Tito Time' for us. Please remember to do what our father always preached and that is 'Love One Another.' We love you Pops."


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James Earl Jones

The EGOT winner—who starred in movies like Field of Dreams and was the voice behind famous characters like Darth Vader in Star Wars and Mufasa in The Lion King—died at his home in Dutchess County, NY on Sept. 9, his reps confirmed to Deadline. He was 93.


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Obi Ndefo

The Dawson's Creek alum's sister announced Aug. 31 that the actor had died. The 51-year-old passed away five years after he lost both legs in a hit-and-run accident.


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John Amos

The Roots actor and Good Times alum died Aug. 21 at the age of 84 after succumbing to heart failure, according to his death certificate. 


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Sidney “Sid Vicious” Raymond Eudy

The professional wrestler, who competed in the WWE and WCW, died after a years-long cancer battle, his son Gunnar confirmed in August. He was 63. 


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John Aprea

The actor, known for roles in movies such as The Godfather Part II and TV shows such as Full House, Falcon Crest and Knots Landing, died at age 83 in early August 2024, his manager said Aug. 18.


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Alain Delon

The iconic French actor died Aug. 18, his family told the Agence France-Presse news wire. 


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Scott Bloomquist

The Dirt Super Late Model race car driver died in a plane crash at his family's farm in Tennessee Aug. 16. He was 60.


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Justin "BeatKing" Riley

BeatKing, a Houston-based musician also known as Club Godzilla, died Aug. 15 at 39 of a pulmonary embolism. 


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Susan Wojcicki

The former YouTube CEO, one of the first Google employees and a high tech pioneer, died at age 56 on Aug. 9 after battling lung cancer for two years.


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Lazar Dukic

The CrossFit athlete died during a swimming competition on day one of the 2024 CrossFit Games in Fort Worth, Tex. He was 28.


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Reyes Moronta 

The former San Francisco Giants pitcher, who played six season in the MLB, died on July 28. He was 31. 


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Kelly Nelon Clark, Amber Nelon Kistler & Jason Clark (The Nelons)

The three, pictured with fellow Nelons family gospel group member Autumn Nelon Streetman (second from right), died in a private plane crash in Wyoming July 26.


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Lionel Fatu Elika

Samoa's national boxing coach (pictured right, next to 2024 Olympic boxer Ato Plodzicki-Faoagal), died at age 60 in the Paris Olympics Village July 26, hours before the Opening Ceremony.


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Esta TerBlanche

The All My Children alum died July 18 at age 51.


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Ayres Sasaki

The rock singer died July 13 onstage during a concert in Brazil. He was 35.


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