Leonard Nimoy passes away at age 83

Leonard Nimoy, most famous for his role as Spock in Star Trek, has died at the age of 83. Nimoy was hospitalized earlier this week with chest pains due to end-stage chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
Along with his TV and film fame from the Star Trek franchise, Nimoy was an author and photographer. He published several books throughout the years and even delved into directing as he directed Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home.

Rest in peace, good sir. You have indeed lived long and prospered.

Elizabeth Pena passes away at 55

Actress Elizabeth Pena died today in Los Angeles after falling victim to an undisclosed, brief illness. Pena was 55 and is survived by a husband and two children.

You might recognize Pena most recently from her recurring role in Modern Family as Sophia Vergara's mother, Pilar. She also appeared in films such as Rush Hour, Jacob's Ladder, The Incredibles, and also had lent her voice to the Justice League animated series. She had recently wrapped filming of Matador, an El Rey Network original series.

Joan Rivers passes away at age 81

After being in a coma for days, legendary comedian Joan Rivers has passed away at the age of 81. Rivers suffered cardiac arrest during an outpatient procedure on her vocal chords and had been unconscious since. Health officials were in the process of bringing her out of a medically induced coma, but Rivers remained on life support.

Rivers had broke onto the scene as a guest host for The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson and was also a fashion icon for red carpet shows with her daughter, Melissa, and hosted the show Fashion Police. She has been mocking her own life as well as everyone else for the past five decades and was incredibly funny. Hopefully she and Robin Williams are making people laugh wherever they are.

Philip Seymour Hoffman dead at 46

Oscar winner Philip Seymour Hoffman has died at the age of 46 due to a suspected drug overdose. He was found in his apartment in New York City by an unidentified source. No confirmed cause of death has been noted, but the actor has struggled with Heroin addiction throughout his life.

He was currently filming The Hunger Games trilogy with Mockingjay Part 2 and also completed a television series titled Happyish. Hoffman had recently starred in Moneyball, The Master, A Most Wanted Man, and The Hunger Games: Catching Fire. He previously won an Oscar and a Golden Globe in 2005 for his role as Truman Capote in Capote. He also earned Oscar nominations for his roles in The Master, Doubt, and Charlie Wilson's War.


I find this very sad. He was a great actor and it will be sad to not see him on the big screen anymore. Rest in peace, good sir.

James Gandolfini passes away at age 51

This is a sad moment. Like, seriously.

James Gandolfini, most recognized for his role as Tony Soprano, has passed away in Rome, Italy at the age of 51 of a rumored heart attack. He was on vacation with his family.

Rest in peace, sir. You were a fantastic actor.

RIP Kurt Cobain

18 years of mourning and it still isn't enough.

Rest in peace, Kurt. Thank you so much for what you gave the world while you were here.

RIP x2

Both Davy Jones of The Monkees and Conservative activist Andrew Breitbart passed this week. Both were kind of a surprise for everyone, I think.

RIP to the daydream believer.

RIP to the man who tried to open people's eyes.

RIP Whitney Houston

I suddenly wanna dance with somebody.


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