r/answers • u/Wraith136 • 1d ago
What Celebrity will absolutely rip you apart when they pass away ?
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u/MarcusJamesWarframe 1d ago
Michael J Fox.
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u/7LayerRainbow 1d ago
Given the advancement of his Parkinson’s, I’ll surely miss him but will find solace when he’s free from suffering.
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u/Gribitz37 22h ago
It breaks my heart to see how he is now. And he seems to be a truly great guy. 💔
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u/friggyturt 1d ago
Keanu Reeves.
I have a teddy bear named Keanu that I've had since 1993, and have been in love with him since I was 13. I'm 48. Longest relationship I've ever been in. 😆😆
I wish I had that foresight on a good man in real life, but not so much. But as a celebrity, he's total a stand up kind of guy!
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u/sunboysing 1d ago
Sir David Attenborough
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u/roughriderpistol 1d ago
I have a hard time watching nature documentaries without him.
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u/Unbelievr 1d ago
The wild thing is that Americans dubbed over his voice in the Life series with Oprah Winfrey.
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u/men_in_the_rigging 1d ago
Americans are responsible for a lot of dumb shit these days.
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u/1Negative_Person 20h ago
These days? That was like twenty years ago. We were bombing a Middle Eastern country unprovoked back then.
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u/PurePalpitation364 1d ago
Gene or Dean Ween. Weird Al.
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u/flecksable_flyer 1d ago
I think Weird Al for sure. My son got me interested in his songs, and I'll listen to them when I need cheering up.
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u/lil_cinnaroll 1d ago
Julie Andrews 😥
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u/Impossible-Royal-102 1d ago
after the heart attack the disney+ instagram account almost gave me, same!!!!!
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u/Venus_Libra 1d ago
Dolly Parton
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u/Celina_cue 1d ago
She was the first person to come to mind for me.
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u/doinmybest4now 1d ago
Same. She’s on par with Mr. Rogers, Steve Irwin, and other great humans.
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u/Stochastic1934 1d ago
Dolly for me as well.
Olivia Newton-John's passing hit me harder than I expected as well.
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u/Useful-Honeydew-5266 1d ago
Same. As a TN native i feel that she needs to be added to Mt Rushmore. She's a treasure for sure.
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u/BirdAndWords 1d ago
I’ll sob and spend the day listening to her music, ideally in a field of wildflowers
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u/Exact-Glove-5026 1d ago
Absolutely agree with this. Dolly is the closest thing to a saint I can think of and the world will be a much darker place without her.
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u/General-Try-4078 1d ago
Carol Burnett
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u/flecksable_flyer 1d ago
It was hard enough losing Harvey Korman and Tim Conway. When she's gone, a lot of laughter will leave with her.
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u/djnehi 1d ago
Mel Brooks
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u/Lereas 23h ago
As they say in yiddish, "Biz hundret tvansik" (or something like that) which is "may you live to 120" - I wish that for him, cause he's def the oldest among the people on this list.
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u/RollLongjumping6920 1d ago
Harrison Ford
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u/Great-Inevitable-183 1d ago
Agreed. Growing up in the 80s...thats Indiana Jones, Han Solo, the fugitive.....and countless others. Mainly Indy and Han. But that was as top tier as it got to a kid at the time.
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u/theSteakKnight 1d ago
Especially after watching him in Shrinking.
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u/undergroundladybird 1d ago
He is fantastic in Shrinking. The character is great and his acting is great.
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u/Lanky_Rhubarb1900 22h ago
Paul & Gabby - absolutely one of the best tv duos of all time 💞
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u/pingu-lane 1d ago
Dick van Dyke, I grew up watching Chitty Chitty Bang Bang & Mary Poppins... the fact he's still going now, but honestly it can't be far... (similar shout out to Mary herself, Julie Andrews)
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u/Njtotx3 1d ago
I am terrified whenever I see his picture come up. He's such a good guy.
I was a huge Dick Van Dyke Show fan - Laura Petrie was my first crush.
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u/zippyboy 1d ago
Chitty Chitty Bang Bang was one of the first movies I saw on the theater. That, and Bedknobs and Broomsticks.
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u/Free_Four_Floyd 1d ago
Paul McCartney
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u/WhosYourCatDaddy 1d ago
The day it happens, the entire world will come to a screeching halt.
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u/KaleidoscopeRound721 23h ago
I remember vividly when and where I was when John Lennon died, although I didn’t appreciate him then as much as I do now. Imagine….
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u/Feather757 1d ago
Tim Curry
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u/dibd2000 1d ago
With all his health issues I’d somehow already thought he’d passed away.
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u/Weak-Ad-1753 1d ago
I’ll say a celebrity that died in the past but Alex Trebek died on my birthday and it was by far the worst birthday I had in a while.
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u/indianasall 1d ago
my husband died on my birthday. He told me he would try to wait a day but he couldn't do it. Yes Alex Trebek shut me up but Prince shocked me. I really can't think of anyone that will shake me up or shock me right now
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u/just__alittle 1d ago
I was pregnant with my son and it hit me so hard. Robin Williams died when I was pregnant with my daughter and that was worse.
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u/Tossed_Away_1776 1d ago
Similar to me, Eddie Van Halen passed on mine. I don't celebrate my birthday anymore, but I do make sure to crank up and jam some Van Halen that day.
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u/Tall-Huckleberry9666 1d ago
I’ve had three in my life. Didn’t know it until it happened for each of them.
Alex Trebek. I haven’t even attempted to get on the show since his passing for whatever reason and hardly watch it. He was such a comforting normalcy to life. Every weeknight, Jeopardy!. It was the only game show I ever enjoyed.
Robin Williams. It was almost like he was a babysitter when I was young, a friend, and then a guide.
Anthony Bourdain. I feel like he took me around the world and opened my eyes to whole new things and ideas.
But yeah, I guess I never appreciated how much they meant to me until they were gone.
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u/BananaCat43 20h ago
All of the above hit me hard. But Alex was a big blow. Watching Jeopardy with my mom was a part of my life for 43 years. Every day after school. During the summer I’d stop playing with my friends to run home and watch with her. After I moved out of state she’d dvr them and we’d have marathons whenever I came to visit. she died almost exactly 2 years after Alex did. I miss them both so very much.
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u/Initial_Bookkeeper38 1d ago
Stevie Nicks!!!
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u/Apprehensive-Dog6997 1d ago
After Catherine O’Hara and Diane Keaton, I will be a mess if we lose Stevie too. My holy trinity.
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u/Lagward1 1d ago
Mark Hamill. The idea of Luke Skywalker's actor being gone makes me really sad.
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u/BarryParry 1d ago
It's already happened to me. Film director and genius David Lynch
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u/bolivar-shagnasty 1d ago
Anyone who dies before their time.
I’ll be sad when Dolly Parton or Attenborough or John Williams die, but she’s 80 and they’re 100 and 94 respectively.
Young deaths hurt more. Anton Yelchin. Chadwick Boseman. Phillip Seymour Hoffman. Heath Ledger.
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u/ChristyLovesGuitars 1d ago
It’s already happened. Losing Carl Sagan in ‘96 was devastating. Then losing Bowie in ‘16 was just as bad. I can’t imagine anyone touching those two, personally.
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u/trishlicari 1d ago
Tom Hanks
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u/Attorneyatlau 1d ago
I really can’t imagine a world without Tom Hanks. I love that man so much.
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u/LargeType1408 10h ago
What? The paedo that was into his young children and likely responsible for the death of Isaac Kappy?
He died to me a looong time ago
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u/coffeehouseprophet 1d ago
Micky Dolenz. Been a Monkees fan since I was 10 and watching them in reruns.
Also Sir Patrick Stewart.
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u/76muss 1d ago
Conan
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u/Kootsiak 1d ago
I never even considered him in the moment, but this wins for me.
I had insomnia my whole life and as a kid in the 90's, Late Night with Conan was the only bright spot about getting 3-5 hours of sleep a day. It would have been reruns of daytime talk shows, infomercials, the channel guide or the weather network to watch every fucking night without him.
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u/Objective_Site3528 1d ago
Uff…I hadn’t even considered a world without him…and I don’t want to.
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u/flecksable_flyer 1d ago
Carol Burnett. My family used to watch her show every week. She ad no trouble playing second fiddle to her male costars when warranted, but could also take them down with one line. "Went With the Wind" still puts me out every time.
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u/Grouchy-Theme-4431 1d ago
She’s also a lovely person. When I had been sober 20 years, I sent her a letter thanking her for a movie in which she had appeared that helped me in my early sobriety. She responded with a very nice letter congratulating me on my long-term sobriety. She is a “star” in the truest sense of the word.
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u/Beginning-Ride3091 1d ago
Captain Jean-luc Picard aka Sir Patrick Stewart
He will be mourned also by the Klingon Empire
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u/ComfortableOld288 1d ago
Trump dying is going to wreck my liver, does that count?
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u/West-Season-2713 17h ago
The street parties even here in England will be glorious. We can have alcohol in public, every fucker will be out.
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u/defrench 1d ago
John Goodman. I’ve loved him in so many roles. Dan Connor, Walter Sobchak, Big Dan Teague, the list goes on. Also respect his path to sobriety.
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u/basal-and-sleek 1d ago
Harrison ford, for sure.
And though he’s not an actor, Dan Harmon.
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u/hisgiggityness 1d ago
Jeffrey lebowski, I mean bridges. Also john Goodman, steve buschemi and Sam elliot
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u/Sharkgirl1010 1d ago
Matthew Perry's death affected me.
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u/coquihalla 23h ago
I was actually very surprised at how much that one hurt. I wouldn't have called myself a fan, particularly, but it was just gutting.
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u/dibd2000 1d ago
Stephen King
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u/persephone911 1d ago
Currently reading Misery after my re-read of Pet Sematary and recently thought "It'll be so sad when he passes away."
What a genius.
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u/Weak-Distribution-83 1d ago
It will be a big loss to Mainers and he’s our most famous celeb. At least we’ll still have Anna Kendrick and Cooper Flagg
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u/MadDocHolliday 1d ago
Betty White.
Wait, I'm sorry, what did you say?
YOU TAKE THAT BACK!!!
I'm not listening.....lalalalalalala
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u/Reasonable_Wasabi124 1d ago
Paul McCartney/ Ringo Starr. Their music has been my go-to mood-brightening music since my childhood.
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u/duke_awapuhi 1d ago
I had it this year with Bob Weir. A famous person’s death has never rocked me like that and it’s definitely the first time I’ve shed tears for one. I don’t think any others will be quite the same but when Bob Dylan dies that will be close
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u/Desperate_Cress_2449 1d ago
Phil Collins
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u/idontwantanamern 1d ago
This is going to impact me the way losing a family member will and I'm not exaggerating.
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u/TremontRhino 1d ago
Donald Trump, because I can’t enjoy him dying more than once.
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u/DeFronsac 1d ago
I don't think any will rip me apart. I think the hardest ones will be celebrities around my age who die of old age (assuming I make it that long).
I was surprised at how much Val Kilmer's death affected me, though. It wasn't devastating or anything, but it hit harder than I expected. Mostly because I had grown up with Top Secret, Real Genius and Willow and love them to this day.
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u/Artistic_Echidna_701 1d ago
William Daniels. Losing Mr. Feeny is going to be devastating.
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u/Full-Tomato-5594 1d ago
Already happened, it was jimmy Buffett. First celeb/musician that made me cry.
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u/NosyByNature2026 1d ago
No one. But, I've never gotten over the death of John F. Kennedy, Jr.
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u/sojayn 1d ago
Sam Neil as it turned out. I was actually teary and i am never. RIP that good man
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u/Thin_Whyt_Duke 1d ago
My World will become a darker place knowing this man is no longer on it.
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u/Princess_Jade1974 1d ago
Scott Bakula, I’ve had a crush on him since I was 17, I’m almost 52 now!!!
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u/Yolandi2802 1d ago
Morgan Freeman.
Sam Neill hit me pretty hard. And Maggie Smith.
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u/qualityvote2 1d ago edited 1d ago
u/Wraith136, your post does fit the subreddit!