Category Archives: Obituaries

Lou Christie, the pop singer who indeed had lightning strike in a big way with his “Lightnin’ Strikes” smash in the 1960s, died Wednesday at 82, his family announced on social media....

Allan Freeman, a marketing executive who pioneered market research techniques to successfully release blockbuster films including “Superman,” “Star Wars” and “Rain Man,&#...

Dave Scott, an American dance teacher and choreographer who worked on “Step Up 2,” “Step Up 3” and “So You Think You Can Dance,” died on Monday. He was 52. Scott...

Anne Burrell, the popular former restaurant chef who hosted the Food Network’s “Secrets of a Restaurant Chef” and co-hosted “Worst Cooks in America,” died Tuesday. She wa...

Melanie Rumani, the global head of acquisitions for BBC Studios and UKTV, has died after a long battle with cancer, it was announced on Tuesday. She was 50. Rumani first joined BBC Studios in 2006 and...

David Hekili Kenui Bell, an actor who recently appeared in the “Lilo & Stitch” live-action remake as well as in shows like “Magnum P.I.” and “Hawaii Five-0,” ha...

Terry Louise Fisher, a three-time Emmy winning writer and producer known for co-creating "L.A. Law," died on Tuesday in Laguna Hills, Calif. She was 79. Her cousin, Sharone Rosen, reported that Fisher...

EBM innovator had recently stepped back from touring due to cirrhosis of the liver

Ananda Lewis, one of MTV's first video jockeys and a former host of "Total Request Live," "Hot Zone," and "The Ananda Lewis Show," died on Wednesday of breast cancer. She was 52. Her sister, Lakshmi E...

Brian Wilson, the brilliant musician who codified the California teen lifestyle in a series of ’60s hits by his band the Beach Boys, has died. He was 82. In a post shared on Instagram, his famil...