Celebrity Death: What celebrity death either hit you the hardest or made you sad?

[Harbinger]

Freddy Mercury

 

[Tkachuk4MVP]

Chris Farley and Phil Hartman dying about six months apart hurt me the most.


2Pac and Biggie so close together was also brutal.

 

[Blueline Bomber]

Robin Williams for sure. Worked at a newspaper at the time and the vast number of tributes we were being sent in was unbelievable. The guy was beloved.

 

[SPV]

This year, Carrie Fisher. I am 46, and I've seen lots of celebrity deaths and always find them sad, so I'm not sure why this one struck such a chord with me. Probalby just growing up such a Star Wars fan, having the youth crush on her, and her not being all that much older than myself. I'm still stunned.

All-time, Len Bias. It hurt that year as a sports fan, but scared me and many people I know into staying away from coke. Lots of times through a basketball season, I'll still think what if.

 

[Voight]

All time would probably be Robin Williams, Kurt Cobain, John Lennon, Eazy E, Biggie & Jose Fernandez (if he counts).

 

[TP]

Robin Williams. Grew up with the guy from Mork and Mindy on.

 

[Acadmus]

As a person who would otherwise easily say "none", Fred Penner is the only celebrity death that hit me at all. Really sad day for me, mostly because I was still somewhat young so I remembered his show but old enough to grasp the meaning his show had beyond the enjoyment for children.

Come to think of it, the death of Fred Rogers hit me pretty hard, too...he had a lot to do with my upbringing, sad to say (from the perspective of how much TV I watched as a kid, since my father was a single parent who wasn't very good at the whole nurturing thing).

 

[Shareefruck]

It was all about Mr. Dressup, for me.

 

[kmad]

Luc Bourdon

 

[Dipsy Doodle]

Ever? Beefheart.

I never wanted to meet him, but he was a transformative figure for me personally, and I just liked knowing he was out there. He approached life and music from a brave and unique perspective, and the world seemed a little less rich when he died, maybe because I felt like what he represented died with him.

 

[PanthersPens62]

Marlins pitcher Jose Fernandez

 

[Jumptheshark]

Freddy Mercury

Still remember where I was when I heard he died. I was on tour with a jazz band heading to San Fran

 

[NewtJorden]

This year: Carrie Fisher

All year: Robin Williams, Brittany Murphy, Audrey Hepburn and Stanley Kubrick

 

[Terry Yake]

james gandolfini was another one that was a huge bummer for me

amazing actor

 

[Prntscrn]

Christina Grimmie really hit me hard. Her age, the way it happened and the fact that I had seen some of her stuff on youtube earlier

 

[DustyMartellaughs]

George Michael, only because the man seemed so unhappy for the majority of his life.

 

[Stealth JD]

Leslie Nielsen and David Bowie

 

[Skip Bayless]

Michael Jackson and Steve Jobs

 

[Leafsdude7]

It was all about Mr. Dressup, for me.

That's who I meant, actually (Fred Penner is very much still alive). His real name was Ernie Coombs.

 

[x Tame Impala]

Michael Jackson and Steve Jobs

Steve Jobs, really? Why?

 

[Shareefruck]

That's who I meant, actually (Fred Penner is very much still alive). His real name was Ernie Coombs.

I just remember Fred Penner as that boring guy with the guitar that always made me turn the channel after Mr. Dressup finished.

 

[Morozov]

Jonah Lomu hit me the hardest.

 

[Roo Returns]

In recent years I'd say Leonard Nimoy/Harold Ramis/Ultimate Warrior from WWF. All three were huge parts of my childhood in different ways.

As a kid, Kurt Cobain

In 2016, Anton Yelchin because he was so young, and had already done like 9-10 really memorable movie roles not including Star Trek.

 

[Mr Jiggyfly]

I can't say I've ever been impacted by a celebrity death very much beyond a few minutes of hearing the news. Part of it is because I don't know them on a personal level and the other part is because a number of them die every year, so it's just a natural part of life I've come to accept.

I feel more sorry for the loved ones they left behind, more than anything.

The only cases I can think of that bothered me to a degree...

I really enjoyed Sam Kinison's stand up when I was a teen. I remember pulling into my parents driveway and hearing the news on the radio that he was killed by a drunk driver and I sat there for a few minutes in shock and actually felt pretty angry.

When MJ died it was also a huge shock, and my wife was a huge fan, so I saw how much it bothered her. I personally felt sorry for MJ and how he was raised... it felt like he had his whole life messed up by his father and never found the happiness a human being deserves to have...

Paul Walker dying upset me because I just had my little daughter the year before and the way he died, with his daughter hearing the crash... that got to me. He was also said to have been a really good hearted guy and the world needs more people like that, not less.

 

[Hire Sather]

Jose Fernandez for me this year