RIP Thread

[Super-Chevy454]

And the late Phil Hartman did a good parody of Donahue.

 

[UtopiaGuy]

Of all the "reality" talk shows that followed, his was still far and away the classiest. I remember how he'd run up the stairs to take questions from the studio audience, and I was always afraid the poor guy would have a heart attack.

 

[Marigold_Souci]

Of all the "reality" talk shows that followed, his was still far and away the classiest. I remember how he'd run up the stairs to take questions from the studio audience, and I was always afraid the poor guy would have a heart attack.

I especially loved the era when he had those thick glasses that made his eyes big like Bubbles from Trailer Park Boys.

 

[Devious Dave]

R i p @Twinkletard he died choking on a pearl while eating clam

 

[Smar Mijou]

And the late Phil Hartman did a good parody of Donahue.

Awww, and Jan Hooks too. Those two were excellent together on SNL skits. I didn't see it live, but I did see it after Phil Hartman died when SNL replayed this skit that he and Jan Hooks did together. It's one of the few "serious" sketches that they've ever done, and it's just perfect.
SNL Phil Hartman and Jan Hooks - Love Is A Dream

 

[Trilby]

my Great Grandma used to have recorded vhs tapes of his shows she would keep watching,

Quite a lot of classic Donahue can be had on YT now!

 

[NaggotFigger]

Voice actress, Atsuko Tanaka, unfortunately passed away from an undisclosed illness since last year, at the age of 61. Popular as the voice for Motoko Kusanagi, Konan. Medea, Lisa Lisa, Bayonetta and Chun-Li in 3rd Impact.
https://x.com/HikaruTanaka_va/status/1825839477857947649

Translation:
On August 20, 2024, my mother, the voice actress Atsuko Tanaka, peacefully passed away.

To all the fans who loved Atsuko Tanaka,
To everyone in the industry who worked with her during her lifetime,
I would like to express my deepest gratitude on behalf of her.

It is with great regret that I must inform you of this parent-child relationship in such a manner.

As per her wishes, I will not disclose the specific illness, but she bravely fought it for over a year with grace, humor, and strength. I believe it was a life that was truly characteristic of Atsuko Tanaka.

I feel truly blessed to have had such a proud mother.

Lastly,
Please do not forget that Atsuko Tanaka poured her heart and soul into the characters she loved and brought to life. And Atsuko Tanaka, the voice actress, herself.

With love and respect for the woman and voice actress that was my mother,
I sign this message with love.

August 20, 2024
Hikaru Tanaka

 

[Jonah Hill poster]

Voice actress, Atsuko Tanaka, unfortunately passed away from an undisclosed illness since last year, at the age of 61. Popular as the voice for Motoko Kusanagi, Konan. Medea, Lisa Lisa, Bayonetta and Chun-Li in 3rd Impact.
https://x.com/HikaruTanaka_va/status/1825839477857947649
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I’m someone who owns and plays Bayonetta, and I’m shocked that she voiced Lisa Lisa from Jojo‘s Bizarre Adventure and Motoko from GiTS: Stand Alone Complex. The latter was a really good spinoff for the movie version of it, and her voice fit perfectly for the character.

Hard to believe she did this until the age of 61. May she rest in peace.

 

[I'm a Silly]

 

[NaggotFigger]

Maria Branyas Morera, world’s oldest living person, died at the age of 117.
https://www.cbsnews.com/amp/news/maria-branyas-morera-worlds-oldest-living-person-spain-dies-117/

 

[Hellbound Hellhound]

Maria Branyas Morera, world’s oldest living person, died at the age of 117.
https://www.cbsnews.com/amp/news/maria-branyas-morera-worlds-oldest-living-person-spain-dies-117/

The article says she married her husband in 1931. I wonder how old her children are/were in that case (I read elsewhere that she outlived one of them).

 

[Tali Tali]

https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/world/alain-delon-s-family-refuse-to-kill-dog-actor-wanted-to-be-buried-with/ar-AA1paqXx?ocid=winp2fptaskbar&cvid=e16031d47d8e4a4fc88c00e2fbb2772b&ei=28

Alain Delon’s family refuse to kill dog actor wanted to be buried with​

Alain Delon’s wish that his pet dog be put down and buried with him has been denied by his children after uproar from animal rights activists.

The Plein Soleil actor, who died aged 88 on Sunday (18 August), had requested his 10-year-old Belgian Malinois, called Loubo, be put down and placed in his grave alongside him in the cemetery in his village of Douchy in Loiret.

Following Delon’s death, campaigners expressed horror that Loubo would be killed, and offered to find the Belgian Malinois a new home instead. The Brigitte Bardot Foundation later announced that Delon’s daughter Anouchka had confirmed their family would keep Loubo.

 

[nekotlc]

https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/world/alain-delon-s-family-refuse-to-kill-dog-actor-wanted-to-be-buried-with/ar-AA1paqXx?ocid=winp2fptaskbar&cvid=e16031d47d8e4a4fc88c00e2fbb2772b&ei=28

Alain Delon’s family refuse to kill dog actor wanted to be buried with​

At least the family have the heart and the brains not to go through with such a ghoulish request. Fuck people who request that you put down pets for no good reason!

 

[MichałDrzymała]

https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/world/alain-delon-s-family-refuse-to-kill-dog-actor-wanted-to-be-buried-with/ar-AA1paqXx?ocid=winp2fptaskbar&cvid=e16031d47d8e4a4fc88c00e2fbb2772b&ei=28

Alain Delon’s family refuse to kill dog actor wanted to be buried with​

Sorry Alain, you're not an Egyptian pharaoh. Request denied (thankfully).

 

[Toji Suzuhara]

Mike Lynch, british businessman and co-founder of Autonomy Corporation (now HP Autonomy), has died

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.nbcnews.com/news/amp/rcna167604

 

[Dysnomia]

https://www.variety.com/2024/tv/news/phil-donahue-dead-talk-show-host-1236110652/

Talk show host, Phil Donahue died at the age of 88.

I still remember those "On the next Donahue" commercials. There was an episode where Peter Criss confronted a guy homeless junkie conning people by pretending to be him. Of all the Kiss members you could impersonate you choose Peter Criss? Dude looked more like Peter Noon on crack.

This loser even fooled Tom Arnold.

 

[Cheesegirl78]

I still remember those "On the next Donahue" commercials. There was an episode where Peter Criss confronted a guy homeless junkie conning people by pretending to be him. Of all the Kiss members you could impersonate you choose Peter Criss? Dude looked more like Peter Noon on crack.

This loser even fooled Tom Arnold.

I remember this one, the groupie in the black hat took him in because she thought he WAS Peter Criss.

 

[rebel]

https://www.variety.com/2024/tv/news/phil-donahue-dead-talk-show-host-1236110652/

Talk show host, Phil Donahue died at the age of 88.

Does anyone have the clip of Donahue vs. Jared Taylor?

 

[Super-Chevy454]

Does anyone have the clip of Donahue vs. Jared Taylor?

I saw one exterpt posted on Youtube.

 

[Introvertigo]

https://www.deadline.com/2024/08/roger-cook-dead-1236048684/

Roger Cook, landscape expert on the TV show This Old House died at the age of 70.