James Ingram
The two-time Grammy winner died at the age of 66. His cause and date of death are not yet known. Ingram's close friend Debbie Allen posted about the news on Twitter. "I have lost my dearest friend and creative partner James Ingram to the Celestial Choir," she wrote. "He will always be cherished, loved and remembered for his genius, his love of family and his humanity. I am blessed to have been so close. We will forever speak his name."
Fatima Ali
Months after learning she had a year to live, the 29-year-old lost her battle to a rare form of bone cancer. The star was only 29-years-old.
Kevin Barnett
Barnett was considered to be a rising star in comedy and wrote for TV shows including Broad City and The Carmichael Show. He also co-created a new sitcom called Rel starring Lil Rel Howery. He was 32.
Carol Channing
Weeks before her 98th birthday, the beloved Broadway actress—known for her starring roles in Hello, Dolly!, Lorelei and Thoroughly Modern Millie—died of natural causes at her home in Rancho Mirage, Calif. According to Channing's publicists, she had suffered two strokes in the last year.
Verna Bloom
Born Aug. 7, 1938 in Lynn, Mass., the actress was best known for her role as Marion Wormer in the 1978 comedy classic National Lampoon's Animal House. She died Jan. 9 at age 80 due to complications of dementia, her family said. She is survived by husband Jay Cocks and son Sam Cocks.
Kevin Fret
The 24-year-old, who was regarded as the first openly gay artist within the Latin trap music genre, was shot and killed in San Juan, Puerto Rico in the early hours of Jan. 10.
William Morgan Sheppard
Born in 1932, the British actor graduated from the Royal Academy Drama of Art in 1958. He then served 12 years as an associate artist with the Royal Shakespeare Company and appeared in Broadway productions of Marat/Sade and Sherlock Holmes. Sheppard, who died Jan. 6 at age 86, is perhaps best known for his various roles in Star Trek as Rura Penth commandant, the chief Vulcan Science Council minister, Data's "grandfather" Ira Graves and Quatai.
Daryl Dragon
One half of popular '70s duo The Captain & Tennille, Dragon died of renal failure Jan. 3 at age 76. "He was a brilliant musician with many friends who loved him greatly," Toni Tennille, who was at Dragon's side when he passed away, said in a statement. "I was at my most creative in my life when I was with him."
Bob Einstein
The comedian and actor, who played Larry David's frenemy Marty Funkhouser on Curb Your Enthusiasm and created the popular stuntman character Super Dave Osborne in the '70s, died on January 2 after a cancer battle. Einstein, the brother of Albert Brooks, was 76.
"Mean" Gene Okerlund
The WWE Hall of Famer and broadcaster passed away at age 76.