Remembering some of Tinseltown's finest, who left us during the last couple of years.
Over the past two years, the world has said goodbye to many prominent faces. Of these, many have lived a long and prosperous life, while others slipped away too soon.
Steve Irwin
February 22, 1962 – September 4, 2006
The Crocodile Hunter’s life came to an end when he was stung in the chest by a stingray barb, while he was filming an underwater documentary in Australia. Steve Irwin was educated about animals, by his father, at a very young age and took a particular liking to reptiles, especially crocodiles. He devoted his life to wildlife conservation, as well as wildlife rescue.
Anna Nicole Smith
November 28, 1967 – February 8, 2007
Playboy Playmate, Anna Nicole Smith, born Vickie Lynn Hogan, lived a very public life. Her marriage to 89-year-old billionaire, J. Howard Marshall II, turned a lot of heads and perhaps a few stomachs. She was known for her modeling and acting career, as well as being a spokeswoman for the weight loss pill, TrimSpa. Anna Nicole’s son, Daniel passed away on September 10, 2006 from an accidental overdose, just three days after Anna gave birth to baby girl, Dannielynn.
Heath Ledger
April 4, 1979 – January 22, 2008
The news of Heath Ledger’s death shocked the world. The 28-year-old Australian-born actor had starred in numerous movies, such as: 10 Things I Hate About You, A Knight’s Tale, The Order and Brokeback Mountain. His latest role was portraying the Joker in the new Batman film, The Dark Knight. Heath’s body was found in his New York City apartment and was pronounced dead when medics got to him. It was reported that the cause of death was due to an accidental overdose of prescription drugs.
Jeff Healey
March 25, 1966 – March 2, 2008
Rock and jazz musician, Jeff Healey recently passed away after losing his battle with cancer. He lost his sight at a young age because of a rare form of eye cancer, but refused to let this tragedy prevent him from pursuing his dream. Healey picked up a guitar at the age of three and never put it down.
Other Celebrity Deaths
- Chris Penn (Actor) – January 24, 2006
- Don Knotts (Actor) – February 24, 2006
- Dana Reeve (Actress/activist) – March 6, 2006
- Aaron Spelling (Film and TV producer) – June 23, 2006
- Tom Snyder (Late night talk-show host) – July 30, 2007
- Merv Griffin (TV personality) – August 12, 2007
- Luciano Pavarotti (Tenor) – September 9, 2007
- Robert Goulet (Singer/Actor) – October 30, 2007
- Evel Knievel (Motorcycle daredevil) – November 30, 2007
- Roy Scheider (Actor) – February 10, 2008
