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Join brothers Ryan and Jason for the annual Worst of the Best dead celebrity episode! We go month-by-month through 2023's biggest losses—from music legends like Tina Turner, Tony Bennett, Sinead O'Connor, and Jimmy Buffett, to iconic actors like Matthew Perry, Lance Reddick, Andre Braugher, and Bert Young, plus surprises like the Iron Sheik, Jerry Springer, and more. We share memories, laughs, and honest takes on who we'll miss most vs. who lived full lives. Expect sibling banter, fun facts, and our picks for the saddest losses of the year. Live Discord shoutouts included!
What celebrity death hit you hardest in 2023? Share in the comments! Subscribe for more "best of" lists where we crown the worst, join our free Discord for live episodes, and rate/review on Spotify/Apple Podcasts.
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Join host Ryan Rebalkin and his rotating guest hosts on The Worst of the Best Podcast, where they dive into the flaws of the best in pop culture and more. Covering genres like films, music, food, true crime, historical events, celebrity culture, and quirky societal trends, this podcast delivers a humorous, irreverent critique of the finest’s shortcomings.
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[Music] welcome to the worst of the best podcast you wanted the best well they didn't
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freaking make it so here's what you get from Canada
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Ryan and [Applause]
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[Music]
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Jason
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welcome everyone to the worst of the best podcast I am your host Ryan and
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with me today of course is Jason my brother Jason how you doing today I'm doing well thank you very much Happy New
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Year yeah Happy New Year to you as well at the time of this recording it's my time here in the Middle East while I'm
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on deployment it's currently 8 in the morning but for Jason it's 9 at night January 1st it's the beginning of 2024
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and Jason 2023 is officially ended and that means everyone that was uh able to
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die has died in 2023 the the ballots are closed the new year is opened it's
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always exciting when the first death happens in the new year do you ever find it like oh who's well we always me we
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always message you what Jason was about to say yeah what we do throughout the whole year is we every time a celebrity
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dies it's almost like a race who can who can message the other one first to say a celebrity died it's almost kind of a
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race who get who gets the news first and we usually get kind of excited by it like oh can't wait to talk about that or
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talk about them and here we go so what we're do with this list I think this is the first time that I've gone by month I
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I did a little bit of homework and was able to break down uh every notable
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celebrity by month and keep in mind folks there are names on here that you're like did you miss so and so we
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may have kind of our criteria for Jason ourself is some of these names might not
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even be as big as other names according to you the listener they're names that we wouldn't have to necessarily Google
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to get their bio you know like oh that guy okay I enjoyed him or I enjoyed her
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so it's names of people that were like I know who they are without Googling them I know who they are because I've seen a
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lot of their TV shows or movies by face or otherwise so it's kind of like either by looking at their face you're like oh
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that guy or hearing their name you're like oh that person that's kind of how we're doing it and I think we're going to do the same thing again Jay the
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criteria will be worst death will be one that kind of affected you to the worst like oh that really sucks so it's a
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really bad feeling that sucks that person past and if we want to it might might not apply to every list every year
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sometimes we've it has but who's the worst person like who do we think might just be the worst person kind of like
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I'm glad they're dead or I don't really care that they die because they're the worst person like one year we had was it Castro for example we had one year so it
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kind of goes all saying you could have somebody like you know that might be the worst personality that died I don't know if that list actually has that this year
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we'll kind of go through it it might not but definitely there will be a name or two that were o that one kind of stung
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that was a yeah that one kind of stung or that one was a hard one to say goodbye to you know we have fun we make
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fun obviously we wish older families and friends we always say this but we wish all their family and friends peace and
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throughout their morning throughout the year of their fathers sisters brothers daughters you know obviously we're not
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making light of death per se but it's kind of like you know you laugh and cry in life right yeah like I I like the
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fact that we kind of joke that people are dying to get onto our podcast and um
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in reality the kind of our but we're also we're not making fun of the person
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it's just well some of them we might be who knows we'll see yeah depending on who's on the list all right so here we
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go folks here is the list in January Jason here's a big name right away the year kicked off strong very strong yeah
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I did David Crosby David Crosby he's of course one of the most influential rock singers of the 60s and 70s he's the
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American singer songwriter co-founded both the birds and Crosby Stills in Nash and later Crosby Stills Nash and Young
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he was IND ued into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member of both groups and also released several records as a solo performer Crosby died at the
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healthy age of 81 so he lived a long life it was following a long illness which illness I don't know with his wife
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Jan saying in a tribute quote although he's no longer here with us his humanity and kind soul will continue to guide and
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Inspire us his legacy will continue to live on through his legendary music now wasn't David Crosby one of the guys that
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was a donor to Melissa Ethridge wasn't do you remember that oh yes yeah he is
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that's right Melissa hisory does live on Melissa E's child lost its father yeah
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so uh rest in peace to David Crosby of course he some great songs yeah I mean I wasn't a big fan of his he had a couple
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songs where especially with Crosby Stills nashing young there's some good rockers out there definitely he's every
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attribute that's been thrown his way is welld deserved I just wasn't a big listener of his music per se but exact
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aare we all very aware of who he is is and his impact in the music industry etc
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etc but wouldn't be the first person I would go to to listen to and 81 that's
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decent that's decent it's a full life it's a full life yeah all right J you got the next one another rocker British
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Rock icon Jeff Beck gained prominence with the Yard Birds which is crazy that's awesome and later carved a niche
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for himself as a solo artist blending elements of hard rock jazz blues and even Opera recognized for his
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improvisational skills back secured eight Grammy Wards and like Crosby earned a place the Rock and Roll Hall of
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Fame on two occasions I'm not bound by conventions Beck remarked about his musical approach if I'm not pushing
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boundaries in every song then I'm not doing it right tragically Beck passed away at 78 due to a stubborn bout of
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bacterial menitis as announced by his family fellow musicians including Jean Simmons
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from Kiss Brian May from Queen Rolling Stones members MC Jagger and Ronnie Wood expressed their condolences and paid
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respect and obviously many many more many many more people did I mean he's legendary
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guitarist yeah absolutely and the fact my big fandom with Jeff this is kind of a deep pull and it's kind of odd if
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you're a Jeff Beck fan I'm a huge Young Guns fan of those two films right I'm a huge fan of the films thus I became a
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huge fan of John Bon joby's solo album for the Young Guns two soundtracks so John Bon Joby did a full album of music
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for that film like an actual album and he hired Jeff Beck to play guitar on that album Jeff Beck's guitar play on
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that album is it's it's an absolute highlight other than you know of course John's Great singing but Jeff Beck added his signature sounds to that uh solo
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Alum so it's kind of a great collab with my books you have Jeff Beck John Bon Joby on the Young Guns 2 soundtrack so I that was my introduction to Jeff Beck as
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a kid and I think that's the best music John Bon JY has done to be honest oh come on now come on come on it's a great
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album I love it there's so solid there's so s Bon Js come on okay okay so remember
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remember this just a coincidence I'm wearing the shirt but remember Jeff Beck was supposed to play at the Paris
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concert with guns roses you know that big pay-per-view live concert now it's like all YouTube for free they were
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practicing um locomotive he's gonna be playing on the song locomotive oh
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interesting Matt sorum hit one of the symbols right beside Jeff Beck's ear and
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like I think it blew his eardrum and so he couldn't per yeah he couldn't perform that night because of the symbol crash
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that's odd yeah it was a fluke thing and apparently Jeff was pissed like he left
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it wasn't like oh I get it actually happened yeah like that was not that he wasn't going to perform but I think he
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was just literally mad at Matt sworm fair enough yeah I think I remember that
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I have to Google that after yeah I might be wrong maybe might remember but I'm pretty sure he was supposed to I I think
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Axel actually commented that in that concert that he was going to be there but had to leave oh wow yeah wow no
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that's an interesting story and thank you for sharing yeah I seem to kind of recall something like that and boy yeah
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he would have been like 40 something at the time or 50 so that's interesting okay Lisa Marie Presley J Lisa Marie was
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the only daughter of the king of rock and roll Elvis Marie in that we know of
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Lisa Marie inherited her father's iconic Graceland estate and appeared destined for musical greatness she carved out her
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own path in the entertainment World achieving two top US 10 albums and gaining the attention for her marriages
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of course to Michael Jackson and Nicholas Cage do you remember that that she was married to both guys at some point I forgot about Nicholas Cage yeah
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however her life was marked by significant hardships including the heartbreaking loss of her of her own son in
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20120 Presley passed away at 54 After experiencing cardiac arrests at her
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residence in California her mother Priscilla remembered her as the most passionate strong and loving woman she's
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ever known obviously very it's 54 come on that's way young yeah it's only four
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years older than you obviously I would suspect probably unhealthy living I
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would suspect like a heart attack that's what cardiac her heart stops at 54 I don't think she was overweight so could
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be a side effect of a certain we gotta be careful yeah we don't want to get demonetized on our YouTube channel yeah
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I I need the money from this channel to oh yeah man the big VI car payments so
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at her funeral to Co incidental I'm wearing this shirt like it's just a weird I have not worn anything with
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patterns or anything I just first time I've ever worn this shirt actually I got it from the Vancouver show it's the first time I've put it on but Axel Rose
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was friends with her and her favorite song was November Rain and axel performed that song at her funeral and
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gave a a small eulogy or like a small remembrance or whatever statement at the
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funeral as well and then went to play November Rain just him and on the piano yeah I remember
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watch yeah was quite an emotional he actually seemed pretty choked at the first couple of lines he was uh kind of
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struggling you know what it feels like that was longer ago that was only in 23 I feel like that performance was like
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three or four years ago I don't know why that is that's weird yeah I mean it wasn't the beginning of the year but still no that's that's very cool I any
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more axle connections by the time we get to the end of this list I think that might be it the fact that there's two in
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one month is pretty unique anyway yeah Julian Sans Yorkshire actor Julian SS
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was renowned for her performances in movies like A Room With a View Arachnophobia Leaving Las Vegas and
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warlock he also made notable TV appearances in shows such as 24
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Smallville and Banshee at Avid hiker Mountaineer the 65-year-old went missing in January 2023 after embarking on a
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trek in California's San Gabriel mountains near Mount baly it was until June that his demise was confirmed upon
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the discovery of his remains in a 2020 interview s expressed his profound joy
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in being near mountain peak on a crisp chilly morning the actor known of his endearing quirky and courageous Spirit
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passed away while pursuing his great Passion that's kind of crazy so 6 65 is
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not young but it's not old is that just the start of your senior citizen year he was you know very healthy looking 65
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year old a very nice guy you'd recognize his face if you saw Jay if you Googled his face you'd recognize he's a character actor I recognize him right
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away I wouldn't be able to name him these are one of those ones where oh that's his name but you've seen him and so much stuff and I just also found his
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passing very unique I don't think we usually get ones like this where you get actors lost in the mountains this was a
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unique one but I definitely I definitely saw him on 24 I watched that whole series I watched small bill I watched that whole series I watched fobia I
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watched there you go Leaving Las Vegas and I he was great in warlock it's a great campy 80s horror movie so yeah
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he's a great actor and probably a really nice guy and he just liked being out in the mountains and something must have happened where did it say how he might
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have died was he lost he break an ankle you know what I mean couldn't move it's weird that he would just die in the
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woods they don't know the condition of his body was too I guess deteriorated I
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mean January to June right it's a long time yeah he might even just had a heart attack himself he been hiking and just
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his heart stopped from exertion and there's no way there to Res and then there's no way to determ it this point
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you know what I find yeah what I find interesting is that no one saw his body for that long it's not like he was
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probably following a trail that you know hikers found his body did nobody know where might have been off the trail
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Maybe Might Have Been a sid side Trail who knows right maybe an off-beaten path type trail that only a few people walk
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who knows yeah it is odd you're right okay now that was January we're now into February so of course we've all heard
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this name Jay this was another big name in the music industry a lot of big music ones Bert back of course he's recognized
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as one of the Premier songwriters of the 20th century he's crafted over 500 songs throughout a career spending seven
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decades these songs were performed by more than 1200 artists including classes like magic moments I just don't know
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what to do with myself Raindrops Keep Falling on My Head I say a little prayer Walk On By and close to you among others
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Beyond his song writing prowess backrack showcased his talent as a piano player
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he clenched six Grammy Awards and three Oscars that's legit shortly after bra's
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passing at the ripe old age of 94 full full life tributes poured in from various artists with N Gallagher penny
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rest in peace Maestro it was a joy to have known you so there you go that's N Gallagher of course from the ban Oasis
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for backr huge name in the music industry goes without Saye 94 though that's a almost A Century Of Life can we
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also appreciate his acting chops was it the Austin Powers Austin Powers that's
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right on the uh double Becker bus that's right it just to think back then that was 30 years ago almost if you if you
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can believe it that's how long Austin Powers came out almost 25 years ago so he would have been like 70 something in that clip but yeah that's funny good
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stuff Mr B backrack full life there all right so that's the only big notable name out of February Jay yeah okay so
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we're into March actor Lance reic gained prominence for his portrayal in that claimed crime series The Wire set in his
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hometown of Baltimore and spending five seasons from 2002 to 2008 additionally
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reic made noticeable appearances in the John Wick film series opposite K Reeves and lent his voice to Commander Zavala
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and the popular Destiny video game franchise tragically passed away unexpectedly at
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60 printing heartfelt tributes from his family and colleagues from The Wire remembering him as a man of remarkable
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strength and elegance so again if you Googled his name jade' recognize him great actor I was a huge fan of the wire
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that wire is an incredible I can't believe that came out 22 years ago Premier season so if you like crime
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drama shows the wire is an incredible incredible I think even holds up now other than the technology used in the
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show you know what I mean the drama of that show was amazing one of the best written shows ever to Grace television
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he was amazing in it he was a very healthy guy like he just I don't know what happened to him at 16 he just died
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unexpectedly yeah no no skimi heart disease and atherosclerotic coronary artery disease H maybe he ate poorly but
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again he's very fit and strong if you see him yeah look at him again some some medications might not mix well with the
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heart yeah and if you have lining issues that you're unaware of certain medications might yeah he's also on a
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popular show that I love as well Bosch if you don't watch BOS guys another great so this is a guy that I've enjoyed legit so yeah I I recognize in what
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other movies or roles like I feel like he was well the John WIS are big he was
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in the Bosch TV series he was also on the TV show Fringe like he's been on some major television shows he's just
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one of those was he on lost oh actually no you're right Jay he yeah that's where I recognize him from yes he's that guy
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forgot about him yes that's where I recognize him that the very thin the
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yeah yeah he was on lot you're right Jay he was boy he's been on he was also on Oz this guy's been on Legit shows so
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yeah this is a big that's what I mean like again one of those actors where you might not know his name when you say the name but you see like his work is
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amazing so big loss to the acting world right only 60 he's could to have another 20 years of acting so wow okay that's a
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big name on the list there I truly enjoyed him and I think this is for me quite frankly I'm not going to lie during as the year went on this was a
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name when this happened I was like I like this guy so his passing was quite yeah it's like that sucks in Lost he was
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way later in the in the series and he had a very smaller kind of part but a very
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intriguing mysterious part to it funny I gotta watch that show again I think that
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show watch that's a great show kind of way it wrapped up maybe everybody talks about that but but I mean it's
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regardless I mean it's fantastic yeah I hate it when people like don't punish the whole series because of a couple bad
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sure it might not haveand the strongest people want it but the journey is so amazing okay yeah all right next one this is a name that of course we all
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know yeah Tom seore he was the American actor known for his intense performances in films like Saving Private Ryan heat
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Blackhawk Down born November 29th in 1961 in Detroit seore carved to Niche
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for himself with roles that showcases versatility and intensity over his career he has graced both television and
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film becoming recognized for his powerful onscreen presence despite personal demons seymore's Talent has
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cemented his place as a notable figure in Hollywood so he died in 61 in 2023 he died at the age of 62 obviously too
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young I think for him it's pretty obvious I think it was heart failure heart failure but he also abused caused
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by brain anism I think he wasn't very healthy living throughout his years I think he's been clean sober clean sober
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yeah a great actor like when you see in films this guy can act he was just I know it's it's too bad he there wasn't
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more of him honestly I wish there was more rules where he could have been um
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showcased a little bit more often yeah I think it might have been his reliability on set that caused some because when
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you're on drugs and stuff that happened to Robert Downey Jr's career for example interesting enough before he cleaned
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himself up they would actually withhold his pay until the film was done as insurance that he'd finish the film so
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Tom seore might have had the same issues so rest in peace Tom that was a big name too so that was one of the bigger bigger
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names that's definitely I didn't I didn't have to Google or anything you know when you hear Tom SE I knew exactly who that was right away yeah so that's a
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big name for me okay now we're into April J another big name boy what what do you got here yeah this is from our
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childhood eh yeah uh known for the Jerry Springer Show which captivated audiences
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with its mix of unconventional content like strippers food fights confrontations Jerry Springer viewed his
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television Venture as a counterculture stance against societal Elites he concluded each episode with the iconic
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phrase take care of yourselves and each other spending 27 seasons and close to
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5,000 episodes from 1991 to 2018 the shows popularity even birth Jerry
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Springer the Opera and the UK adaptation in '99 additionally too hot for TV
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videos and DVDs emerged from its content in 2019 interview with Sky News Springer stood by his Show's participants often
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labeled as trash emphasizing the relatability as ordinary individuals caught in extraordinary circumstances
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Springer passed away at 79 after battling cancer talk show host Ricky Lake finally remembered him as sorry
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yeah Ricky Lake I bless her of all the people you want to fondly remember you
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yeah sure remembered him as both a competitor and friend emphasizing his genuine and kind nature he seems like a
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nice guy every time you see him an interviews or talk he seemed like a genuine guy I love it when he watched Jerry how he how he approached the chaos
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with such professional dominor it's like a zoo was around him is like I don't know how much of it scripted or reality
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or both but the idea of how he played that role of I can't believe we're dealing with this kind of thing or how
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he was I don't know how the word is like Walter kronsh about these things in his
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yeah I can just visualize him with his like his his arms folded with the microphone like meanwhile few people are
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beat the crap out of each other and he's just like okay we'll just wait for this and then his like uh off
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duty police officers all Rush the stage to separate everybody and he got his own TV show as well that police officer
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bodyguard yeah for yeah wasn't he a mayor or something am I misremembering I think that's no I think J I think Jerry
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Springer was a mayor for a bit yeah that's why he had the police presence he was able to tap into those like that was
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a legit relationship yeah he's the former mayor of Cincinnati really yeah yeah wow that's a that's not a small
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City Jay he served as the 56th Mayor of Cincinnati from 77 to 78 that's legit
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good for him yeah that's fun I did not know that trivia actually it's funny how small like little pieces of trivia St
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like why would I remember that I I don't know but that's a big name there boy we got some big names here and so far no
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one well I don't want to give so far there's no like I I'm glad there're you know what I mean there's there's no good Personalities in people so yeah he
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always seemed like even yeah even though his show was kind of chaos and it had some maybe but he hor topics yeah
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he himself off camera or what you know it seemed you know he knew what he was doing um but he I think he was pretty
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Scandal free yeah it seems to be like I don't recall any kind of scandals with him do you recall anything people not
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liking him or any kind of scandals or lawsuits or he seemed like he was lived a pretty clean life that way yeah he was
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a Democrat he has one child he was married to Mickey Velton from 73 to 94 I
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guess when Jerry spring kind of took off he you know I'm looking at his wife there that he was married to for a bit there she looks cute left his whole
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estate to his two children wow well good for them not really young not really old it was cancer that got him though well
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79 is getting up there but it was cancer it's unfortunate pancre okay o yeah all
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right now we're to May Jason this is the only name we have in May but boy this name is all you need for one month quite
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frankly Tina Turner dubbed the queen of rock and roll mesmerized audiences with
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her electrifying stage presence and iconic voice over decades in the 60s she
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s to stardom alongside her former spouse Ike producing hits like River Deep
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Mountain High Proud Mary and nut Bush City Limits later Turner courageously
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addressed the domestic abuse she endured setting a pivotal precedent for openness
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challenging ages Notions in the 80s Tina staged a triumphant solo combat
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delivering Global hits like this is what we knew as kids J Private Dancer We Don't Need Another Hero What's Love Got
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to Do with it and are C song the best those are just Wicked songs and when
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Tina Turner passed I admit I did a YouTube dive for about a week I was watching this comeback tour or this
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triumphant solo tour and I wouldn't even call it a comeback per se but it's a reemergence reemergence better word yeah
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and she was on stage at the age of 45 I think it was incredibly sexy I mean you
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could see why her power and her voice her legs and the way she you could just tell she she was just a powerful woman
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and but her singing her live singing was legit she just bellowed and she was
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playing with Brian Adams watched that performance and just how cool and Brian Adams was like 22 or three when he
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performed with Tina if you can believe it he was young but anyways it was just so cool and you get why she was just so
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much fun to watch yeah and the Mad Max thunder thunder yeah she did it because
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apparently she was just this one of the weaker of the films but still she F what she said but I remember she says
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something to the effect of why she wanted to do it play a bad person I think she just wanted to be around Mel too was a part of it too you know Mel
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Gibson of course being the heart throb that he was yeah her life Journey inspired at the course the 93 bile pick
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with Angel besset great actress which clinched three Oscars and was further celebrated in the West End production so
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she did die Jason at the age of 83 so not young I mean she lived a full life she died in Switzerland at at her home
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in Switzerland she's been there for quite a while she went there for the very reason you can think of just to be alone not alone but to be away I think
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it's just a place of Peace for her out of all the chaos and Paparazzi and yeah MC Jagger Elton John and Diana Ross were
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one of the many that honored her as a legendary presence both in recordings and live performances this is an artist
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from our parents' day jay this is an artist that our parents loved when they were young adults themselves right that's how we kind of got into them mom
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and dad were listening to Tina Turner at home type thing so this was an artist that was played in our home as kids she
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was a big presence yeah I remember that big year that whatever year that was that album was that one main album like
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the emergence private answer yeah and the the her performances I guess it might be the American Music Awards or
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the Grammys just be blown away by her stage presence and her strength it
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seemed like kind of like it shouldn't work with teenage boys but you couldn't deny her that's what I mean yeah and I
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liked her like I liked what she was doing I mean we're listening to ts's sister or you know Iron Maiden or
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whatever and then also Tina Turner just She's Impossible Force to
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ignore so yeah I mean yeah all Ike had to do man all he had to do was not beat
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her up and just enjoy the gravy train brother like what an idiot number one for doing the domestic abuse I think Ike
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was one of our Celebrity Death episodes I think in recent years yeah I remember
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Tina rest in peace powerful voice powerful celebrity presence and uh rest in peace big big name Jason almost as
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big as Tina what do you got in June here brother this is awesome the iron Chic
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now anybody our age will know exactly who the iron Chic is I mean what a what a presence in the WWF I think a stab at
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his birth name I'm gonna have to Bourne hosain coo Ali vizeri hosan
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alii on March 15 1942 in Iran gained Fame as a
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professional wrestler in the 1970s and 80s before entering the wrestling world
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vaziri had an accomplished amateur wrestling background even representing Iran in the Olympics adopting the
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Persona of the iron Chic he became known for his fierce in ring style and was notably crowned the WWF heavyweight
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champion in 1983 Beyond wrestling the iron Chic has remained a colorful figure
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gaining attention for his outspoken personality presence in PP culture and we cannot forget what was the name of
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his signature move Ryan I forget oh you don't remember the camel
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[Laughter]
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clutch well how did it go again I I remember I remember the backwards
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okay no no no so the person is lying on their stomach on the mat and he would go over top of them and grab their heads
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and then bend them backwards that's right like he would sit on like the back of the small of their back and lean back
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yank on them just pulling their head up from breaking their just tearing their
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necks off yeah the camel the camel clutch come on that's funny do they have camels in
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Iran must I don't know he I don't know if you've seen him on the Howard Stern Show oh I don't know about the iron
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Stern Show but I have seen him like in the more recent years like his he's still in character I think that's what
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he's like I think he's kind of he's kind of crazy he's kind of nuts and that's what we love about him he was nuts got
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to give him full credit he was the one that what do you call it not when you turn somebody over when wrestling it's a term when you uh lift somebody up in the
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fandom he lost the belt to Hogan in 83 so it was Hogan that beat the Chic for the belt and that catapulted Hogan's
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career um I forget what the term is it's escaping my brain right now put somebody over I got it that's right he put Hogan
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over in 83 so that's a huge moment but he hated Hulk Hogan the arik hated him in real life and that's part of his
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outspoken personality that we're talking about so the absolutely colorful character Incredible wrestler I loved
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his physique that big bulbous strong physique that he had I'm looking he's yeah he's the big dude he's a big boy
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yeah yeah you wouldn't want to mess with him in real life like if he was like 40 years old and you met him in a back
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alley I wouldn't I wouldn't tangle with him no way man yeah iron Chic rest in peace Brother 81 that's not bad that's a
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good long way I have to give I I guess it's V Vince McMahon Vince McMahon you
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gota give him credit for giving somebody like the iron chic the belt yeah because he was you know his rhetoric was very
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anti-American anti right and he was always the heel yeah never a good guy never a good guy and that was the thing
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right between him and Hulk Hogan Hulk Hogan's like this Pro americ you know the Eagles and flying and the American
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flag and all the rest and then you have the opposite with the iron Chic and the relationships between Iran and the US
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has not improved no but to give that person that type of character the belt it's pretty smart marketing pretty smart
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absolutely yeah fun stuff Iron Sheik that was it for June Jay okay I've got July this is a big name from our youth
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and very big name Irish vocalist chenel Connor gained widespread recognition with her 1990 hit nothing compares to
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you propelling her to International Fame partly due to its iconic music video of course if you remember it's just her
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face right in the middle of the screen singing that song Beyond her musical prowess OK Conor has rown for her candid
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perspectives on topics like religion war and feminism everyone remembers and J you and I watched this live when it
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happened on TV oh yeah we were big Saturday Night Live viewers at the time in 1992 she tore a photo of Pope John
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Paul II highlighting concerns about the catholic's church handling of abuse throughout her illustrious career she
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produced 10 Studio albums and earned eight Grammy nominations securing a win for the 91 alternative musical
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performance with I do not want what I haven't got I had the tape for sure even
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the M the album before for that um yeah she passed away at 56 confirmed by her
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family prompting tributes from artists like Brian Adams and Ian Brown along with Irish Prime Minister Leo Batar she
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end up living very sad yeah conflict yeah conflicting life it's really
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unfortunate because she she could have if it wasn't for those issues she had so
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much professional opportunities but the the mental illness and the struggles
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with that and you know with her children I know there's just so much going on in her life it's very very very sad and you
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know what's actually kind of sad too is how much she tried to reach out for help
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in a lot of ways and it felt like those cries at least it seems and I don't want
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to speak for people but it seems like she was just kind of left to struggle on her own in many ways yeah I she was
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ostracized a little bit I think ostracized by so I'm not talking about her family I'm sure her family did the best they could to help her best they
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can I'm talking about kind like the public in general she kind of was well that poke thing really upset all the Catholics there exactly but when she
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died then you get all these tributes I'm like are you giving her that reassurance when she is around yeah does she feel
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that when you know maybe she did maybe she didn't recognize it like I I just don't know but I I feel sad much how
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much people love her appreciate her and then are very sad when you know she
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passed said yeah but I wonder if she ever understood or felt that from them
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when she was around I I don't know that's a tough one I I love her her music I listen to that tape many many
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many many many times yeah now her cause of death remains undisclosed she was
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however found unresponsive at her residence in London and she's pronounced dead at the scene she has threatened you
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know suicide many times so it's probably happened probably I think it was something self-inflicted to a degree
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yeah sad obviously I think it's mental health I think that's obvious I think she had her own mental demons that's sad
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because it affects everything okay oh another music a lot of music J you got the next one a lot of music people this year yeah renowned pop and Jazz vocalist
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Tony Bennett collaborated with icons from Frank Sinatra to Lady Gaga selling
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millions of Records worldwide and securing 20 Grammy Awards including Lifetime Achievement Accolade emerging
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as one of America's eminent kuners Bennett launched his debut album 1952
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during in his mid-20s and consistently charted in the US throughout subsequent decades Sinatra hailed him as the best
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singer in the business a title Bennett upheld even into his 90s continuing
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performing despite an Alzheimer's diagnosis boasting over 70 albums Bennett holds a unique record his albums
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chared in the US during every decade from the 50s to the 2020s in 2014 he surpassed his own
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record as the oldest living artist to top the weekly billboard 200 album chart at 96 Bennett passing impr prompted
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tributes from peers like Lady Gaga who finally recalled their collaborations performances and shared moments full
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life I mean you can't get much more forward than that like I wasn't of course a 20 fan but but we all know who
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he is we exactly he's a little bit out of our age group a little bit in my style of music as well but he lived to
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96 saw a whole think of all the musical genres he lived through exactly I mean
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he's been around our whole life like he's yeah been like like in our parents life say like he was he was alive before
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our parents were born like that's a full life man wow and 20 yeah 20 years before
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our parents yeah yeah so that's crazy so he's been around that's a big name of course in the industry not much more to
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say other than that like I I didn't personally listen to his music but everything that you said there Jason
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yeah can't be denied incredible records that he held for himself and I don't think anyone's going to beat that for the oldest charted I don't know if
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that's ever going to be no no I don't think so with the way the music industry is today there's no one that can last
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that long anymore sadly for the most part and then chart at the same time all right the last one for the month of
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another big name in July this was a big name obviously one that we didn't have to Google either to know who this was Paul Rubin born Paul rubenfeld on August
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27th 1952 in pakil New York he's an actor writer comedian best recognized
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course for his iconic character PeeWee Herman Ruben's gained widespread a claim with his unique childlike Peewee Persona
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which debut in the ' 80s through stage performances now I don't know if people know this but those early stage
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performances were adult in nature so he played a of course a young kid-like personality but he would have adult
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humor at the time yeah it was later toned down to create tv specials and films like peewee's big adventure and
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peewee's Playhouse and did you ever watch peewee's playhouse that was such a fun show man word of the day and all those characters and the couchs that
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talked and the mailman that came by and well it's funny I kind of had a Resurgence for a little bit there I bought the DVDs my older son who were
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when they were young I bought the DVDs for them to watch they loved it as kids yeah okay they just thought it was so
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crazy and I watched it with them it just so so much fun to watch it really was he was fun to watch yeah absolutely and now
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beyond the Peewee Persona Ruben also showcases versatility and VAR film and
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television roles demonstrating his comedic prowess and creative range of course there was that big controversy in his career but despite that rubin's
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contribution to pop culture remains indelible especially with his Unforgettable character PeeWee Herman you know I think his whole career was
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wrecked by that one stupid thing yeah so dumb I love how Hollywood points the finger Shane like really Hollywood I
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know yeah they're such clean living people come on I hear you 70 he never seemed old to
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me yeah right I know he yeah he did like his character recently too before his death and he just seemed still the young
36:16
same character yeah if you had to guess right well he died of cancer sadly and so that will take him a little bit
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earlier than you know anybody would like but I would never have guessed was 70
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never I know I might have still said 55 or something I got to be 55 yeah yeah
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that's crazy sad that was one for me too like oh man that wow that's that's a name that's name I know yeah and I think
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it's because he always felt young so to hear that he died and then it's like 70
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oh man I thought he sounds like he 40 something years old so whatever he did for his skin it worked right that's
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funny so we don't have anything here in August no nothing in August no no I looked let us know who we miss Miss in
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August if you think we miss somebody big like that in August let us know but yeah we're going to September now okay sir
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Michael Gambon and the same actor began his illustrious Journey as an original member of the worldy National Theater in
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the 1960s sharing the stage with luminaries like Lawrence Olivier over
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his expansive career gambin showcased his talent in notable films such as the
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King speech gford Park and Paddington his television credits include portraying French detective Jules mcra
37:26
and featuring in the BBC's Acclaim series The Singing detective however Gambon achieved wisee recognition for
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his portrayal of hogwart's Headmaster Dumbledore in several Harry Potter films
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he assumed the role from Richard Harris starting with the prisoner of aaban and
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continued through Deathly Hollows Part Two following his pass into 82 fans finally remembered him urging fellow
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enthusiasts to honor his memory by raising their wands yeah I remember that I remember the silent soci social media
37:57
you of course all the big Harry Potter fans uh that's where he became like a super National Star right the Harry
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Potter films you're a household name yeah he paid his dues and all these other projects that you're talking about
38:10
but yes it was the Harry Potter films that made him a worldwide known face and name so his ping really affected a lot
38:16
of Harry Potter fans and myself included because he was great in those films as Dumbledore so both Headmasters that play Dumbledore have passed away now Richard
38:22
Harrison Michael Gamin that's a big name but it was 82 Again full life yeah so they ask you to play Dumbledore you
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should say no probably yeah no kidding another big name in the music industry Jay Jimmy Buffett he was born Christmas
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Day 1946 of course he's the renowned American singer songwriter musician and entrepreneur known for his unique blend
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of country rock in golf and western music rising to Fame in the 70s Buffett became synonymous the laid-back tropical
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Vibe often referred to as Margaritaville a term derived from his iconic song throughout his career Jimmy Buffett has
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released numerous albums with hits such as cheeseburger in Paradise changes in latitudes changes in attitudes and The
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Perennial favorite margarit Bill beyond music he also authored best-selling books including Tales From
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Margaritaville and a pirate looks at 50 additionally Buffett has ventured into business notably the
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[Music] margar milk Margarita notably the
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Margaritaville brand that encompasses restaurants hotels and merchandise further solidifying his status as a
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culture icon associated with Leisure escapism and Island the entertainment
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Jimmy Buffett his big hit was Margaritaville and he just squeezed every ounce of water out of that stone
39:32
made Millions out of it good for him again a name we know we never followed his career but a big icon as we just
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stated in the music industry it's he's kind of like a a silly version of Tony Bennett yes so here's another singer
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I'll be honest I did not know about this you don't remember this passing yeah Steve Harwell born January 9th 1967 in
39:54
Santa Clara California is best recognized as the lead vocalist for the rock band Smashmouth rising to promise
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in the late 1990s Smashmouth achieved widespread Fame with hits like Allstar walking on the sun and then the Morning
40:08
Comes Smash mouth's distinct blend of SCA punk and pop rock resonated with
40:14
audiences earning the band multiple platinum records and significant mainstream success beyond their musical
40:20
contributions smash Mouse tracks became Anthems for various films and cultural
40:25
moments lfi and their place in Pulp culture while harwell's Journey with Smashmouth has been a highlight of his
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career he remains a notable figure in the alternative rock scene known for his charismatic stage presence a distinctive
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voice that define an era of upbeat infectious Tunes how did he die yeah
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that was young yeah he died from liver failure so that tells you something if you die at liver failure at the age of
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56 something tells me you're probably drinking I wonder if he was drinking on the job that's crazy how old 56 56
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cheaper obviously young it's so if you're dying of alcohol overdose essentially again
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that's probably mental health depression just a connection alcoholism it's sad for his friends and family he might have
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been a father I'm not even sure that being said it's sucks so obviously provided a lot of joy for a lot of
41:12
people I mean of course the Shrek moment you know Shrek opens that movie that's their song and some of the culture icons
41:18
are talking about there a cute liver failure I'm just guessing I shouldn't say I'm not a doctor with that I'm going
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to guess that's alcohol poison of some sort oh poor guy what a troubl life this
41:29
might be some of the cause of his drinking maybe I'm speculating he actually had a kid who died at the age
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of six months dude lyic leukemia that was 22 years ago so he
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would have been in his early 30s I wonder if you know that could affect your mental health right who knows he never remarried or had more children
41:46
after that H kind of connect the dots right yeah okay I'm speculating but you
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wonder if you connect those dots okay sad obviously and speaking of hard living affecting a young death Jay in
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October we had Matthew Perry of course he gained Global recognition for his portrayal of Chandler in the iconic 90
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shows friends away from the Limelight however Perry did courageously address his personal struggles with addiction he
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released a memoir in 2022 just a year before his death called friends lovers and the big terrible
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thing he committed to making a difference he advocated for others grappling with similar challenges in one
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interview Perry emphasized while friends is a significant part of my story My Truth passion lies in helping others
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addiction is daunting but with Collective effort we can overcome its grasp however at the age of 54 he passed
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away Foundation was established in Perry's memory aiming to continue his mission of supporting others who battle
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addiction his friends coars collectively expressed quote beyond our onscreen Bond we formed an enduring family at the age
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of 54 Matthew Perry I don't know if you saw any of his recent interviews he really messed himself up like it's sad I
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know cuz he was so much fun and energy on that show friends like I love him on Friends of course everyone did and I
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actually enjoyed that show he was great comedic value on that show was amazing to be honest I've never watched the show
43:06
I know who he is and I've seen Snippets enough I get I get the whole sure thing
43:11
and why he would be adored by so many people but the one movie that I really liked him in which I wish I could see
43:19
more of him acting this way was in the whole nine yards with Bruce Willis
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agreed I really liked that movie it's a fun movie it's a funny movie and I love
43:30
the way he played that character which I'm sure is is it similar to his character and friends yeah same yeah
43:37
it's kind like you see Robin Williams is kind of Robin Williams that goes for a lot of actors their way of acting it's
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funny enough he joins Chris Farley they were in a film together if you remember in the early 90s Chris Farley Matthew
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Perry I think was called weren't they in a film together I don't know but it's just interesting how both of them
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struggled his death was uh a cute effects of ketamine so he was on
43:58
ketamine when he died that just came out more recently the movie was 1998 if you can believe it it's called Almost Heroes
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it was right before Farley's death so it's interesting how both of them die from their own struggles with addiction
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and there's actually an interview you can watch on the Steven Kar show where Matthew Perry addresses and he speaks candidly about his struggle with
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addictions and also talks about Chris Farley's struggle with addictions so it's just ironic and sad that both died
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because of those addictions I mean he died in his hot tub but I ECT he probably had some sort of heart failure
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or some sort of fainting spell right and slipped into the hot tub and drowned yeah it was ketamine a cute effects of
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ketamine so ketamine is a very powerful drug okay big names this is big names
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this month in October my oh by the way Matthew Perry actually died on my birthday by the way I'm Gonna Be Forever
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marred by that me my birthday October 28th I enjoyed Matthew Perry he was definitely someone I truly enjoyed I got
44:51
laughs out of through movies and TVs he made me laugh as an Entertainer he entertained me and his law sucks it's
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not good he was young and he if he had stayed healthy and strong you know he could have provided comedy like you said
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we didn't get more of those films Jay because of his struggles with addiction he's another one of these actors like Tom seore who wasn't able to do more
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films because of his liability issues and then his health issues he just looked I hate to say he didn't look good
45:14
because of his addictions later I was I was shocked at how yeah he looks terrible I hate to say it just it really
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affected his speech it almost like he had a stroke the way he spoke yeah it's too bad uh ketamine is anesthetic to
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induce loss of consciousness so he could have done that and then fell into the tub like you're mentioning but it's also
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has very strong hallucinogenic properties it can incapacitate and cause short-term memory loss often used as a
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date rape drug is off label uses to help with depression I've heard of people
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having horrible disassociated bad scary dream and hallucinations similar to LSD
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and PCP so it's a powerful drug if you prescribed ketamine for anything make
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sure it's the only option available to you because I've heard horrible things about it why he was on it I I don't know
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weird yeah sad probably not legally prescribed to him but all right well um kind of glad I got this one Bert young
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he was born Gerald Tom this oh is this yours or is this mine sorry am I reading yours
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I no you go ahead and read it you go ahead and read it I I'll read it oh hey
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the next one isn't too bad to read either so I'll read this one oh fair enough okay Bert Young born Gerald
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Tomaso deloise on April 30th 1940 in Queens New York is an acclaimed actor
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American actor best known for his iconic role as Paulie in the Rocky film series Young's portrayal of Paulie the
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brother-in-law of Sylvester Sloan's character resonated with audiences and became a staple character throughout the franchise Beyond a standout role in the
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Rocky series Young has showcased his acting versatility in various films and television shows his extensive career
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spends decades featuring roles in movies such as chinat town the pop of green witch Village and Once Upon a Time in
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America throughout his career Young's authentic performances have earned him critical Acclaim establishing him as a
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seasoned actor with distinctive presence on both the big screen and television so you go ahead and you f it in I know
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you're a big Rocky fan and you know a lot about Bert I mean I love the Rocky film franchise as you do too but yeah
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that was his every actor kind of gets that role like Matthew Perry with the character on Friends so every actor kind of gets their role that makes them who
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they are in the world's eyes but he was an incredible actor and anytime you see B Young in these other films you
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mentioned it's like oh yeah that's him he's able to become somebody else as a good actor does in these other films and
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he was a really great great actor he was very uh method too like a little side note here in the first Rocky film he had
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uh arthritis in his in his hands we' mentioned that the working in the meat factory made his hands freeze up and
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arthritis like so what he did as an actor really he put turpentine on his joints to make his joints hurt oh his
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his joints would hurt for real to give the proper acting that is that he had bad hands throughout the film there's
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also boxer in real life Jay I say that yeah if you Google young Bert young photos he was quite fit and and strong
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yeah cool guy he lived to the age of 83 82 83 that's an amazing stretch of life
48:21
but funny enough he had problems with alcohol so despite people like Matthew Perry died at 54 B Young was able to he
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drank his whole career almost and he he was quite a drinker I won't say drunker just saying he he drank a lot it's
48:35
interesting how I guess just DNA is different for everybody right so but he was also an artist he he was a painter
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too so you can Google his paintings so he was very talented artistically both with paintings acting well loved by his
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co-stars just a nice guy too so just one of those guys again no controversy around him no craziness and he painted
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and he acted so he died of cardiac arrest his heart gave out after 80 years
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yeah yeah that's enough the heart's like cool we we've had a good run time to stop beating talk about a heart throb
49:05
Jay this is I think our real firstar heart throb even Beyond Tina Tina Turner was a powerful presence on stage don't get me wrong but this was a true H
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that's Suzanne Summers born in 46 she was a multifaceted American actress author and businesswoman who gained
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prominence for her roles in popular television series of course of thre company this is what I like about Suzanne she left the show you know why
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she was fir do you remember no because she wanted better pay she wanted to be
49:30
paid not necessarily what John Ritter was necessarily getting but she was like you're we're the number one show and she
49:37
was getting pittance of a pay and she felt she deserved more for her role and they fired her for asking for more money
49:42
and th company for many fans never felt it was the same her replacement was not the same they just got another blonde
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actress remember her exactly I can see what she looks like and it's hard to hold the candle to Susanna Summers I
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mean Beyond her acting career Summers ventured into various entrepreneurial Endeavors which that's what really got
49:58
her the money so you know good for her she went on to become a business person she authored a series of bestselling
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books including ageless and naked truth about biod dentical hormones which focuses on health wellness and aging
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gracefully summmer delved into the Wellness industry promoting health and fitness products and advocating for alternative medicine and natural
50:16
remedies through her diverse Ventures she has carved out a niche as a wellness Advocate and a businesswoman expanding
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her influence beyond the realm of entertainment and she was married for the longest time to to an individual so she had like a long-standing marriage
50:28
too like it just seemed like a healthy person both physically mentally strong
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marriage yeah if you look at her here some of her older pictures she looked great yeah and she was married for the
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longest time like it's interesting how she kept her last name from her first marriage Bruce Summers that's weird she got divorced in 68 but kept the name
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just to do with ease of marketing yeah you're right yeah she kept the name she
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probably didn't get rid of the name but then she became popular and then she's like G I got to keep the name she was married to Alan Hamill Jason from 1977
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to 2023 so her husband her whole career good for them that's a good healthy marriage oh of course so she died of
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breast cancer was oh that's right that is right oh she was worth a 100 million
51:11
when she died good for her with her business and her well her businesses I mean she made she she became popular
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through TV but she made her money on uh her remember that squeez anything Thigh Master wasn't that her yeah oh yeah yeah
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I like is that really good for all right rest in peace to Suzanne
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wonderful bubbly personality her Chrissy character in thre company is just you can't help about fall in love with a Dy
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blonde but she was perfect at it honestly she was a great actress in that show and that was U yeah because she's
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not dumb she's very intelligent and she played that role perfectly yeah all right no big November death so we're
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we're going right to December Jason you've got this one yeah Ryan O'Neal born on April 20th 1941 in Los Angeles
51:54
California is an esteemed American actor recognized for his roles in both television and film he rose to
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prominence in performances in iconic films such as Love Story earning him widespread Acclaim and recognition
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throughout his career O'Neal showcased his versatility by taking on diverse roles changing from dramas to Comedy
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solidifying his status as a prominent figure in Hollywood Beyond his film achievements he ventured into television
52:20
starting a series like pay place and good sports while Neil's professional
52:25
accomplishments garnered attention his personal life marked by relationships with notable figures like Farah fos had
52:30
also made headlines despite challenges O'Neal's dedication to his craft and memorable performances have left an
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ouble mark on the entertainment industry I think it was a heart attack congestive heart failure yeah and he was 82 yeah
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funny enough I asked Mom and Dad I don't know how old I was where they got the name Ryan from they said they didn't
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know anyone named Ryan in 1975 except for the actor Ryan O'Neal so his name is always kind of stuck with me because of
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that okay I wasn't say I was named after Ryan O'Neil the actor I'm sure Mom and Dad loved the movie love story that came
53:01
out when they were young adults I'm sure they watched it enjoyed it I mean Ryan O'Neal was the big actor at the time when they were young interesting yeah
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not necessarily named after him like I said but no no but I mean that could be name that's stuck in their head yeah Mom
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and Dad apparently didn't know anybody named Jason and now like there's probably from
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1972 to I I was born in 73 but right you go to any establishment and you go like
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there's ages people born 72 to say 80 hundreds and thousands of jasons there's
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always two or three jasons in every classroom so I don't know how that works somehow it yeah it's weird all right the
53:38
next name again if you Google this this actor J you'd recognize his face you might have to I knew the name by the
53:45
name Andre Brower I think I've seen his last name properly to be honest with you I don't know if I've ever heard it verbally said to me but I've seen it on
53:51
screen many times Andre Brower he was born July 1st 1962 Chicago he was a
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distinguished American actor celebrated for his versatile performance across TV film and Stage he gained widespread
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Acclaim and several Emmy nominations for his portrayal detective Frank pembleton in the critically acclaimed television
54:08
series homicide life on the street great series throughout his illustrious career though Brower showcased his acting press
54:14
by seamlessly transitioning between tramatic and chedic roles of course he was in Brooklyn 99 absolutely freaking
54:21
hilarious on that show this is so funny against type and his delivery of lines
54:26
was just Stellar however I also became a fan of him when he played in the movie Glory with Matthew brck he was one of
54:33
the main soldiers in glory along Denzel Washington so anytime he's done anything since Glory because I saw that when I
54:39
was like 15 and I was like that guy's a good actor it's a face that has stuck with me all my life right so when he
54:45
passed away it's like wow man that's a guy that I've enjoyed on screen for years his performances have earned him
54:50
accolades and a reputation for delivering compelling characters with depth and authentic apart from his
54:56
notable TV work Brower has also graced the stage and paired in various films consistently demonstrating his range as
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an actor his dedication to the craft and ability to Captivate audiences across different genres has solidified his
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esteemed status in the entertainment industry so again yeah I'm one of those people who have enjoyed him as an actor
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this is another actor like man I have enjoyed this guy this is a guy that has made me laugh and he's made me cry in
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glory like this is a good actor he did what you're supposed to do as an Entertainer he entertained me sad died
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young holy 61 yeah did it say caus a death by chance yeah lung cancer he
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might have been a smoker he sounded like he had a smoking voice he did years ago but apparently not more recently caught
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up to him I suppose yeah all right so when I made this list Jason I actually made this list about you know a week
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before the year ended I had it all ready to go but Jason this is why we don't record before December 31st this is why
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we don't do it we had two more people say hey guys wait wait wait wait can I join the list yeah Tom Smothers you
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remember the uh oh yeah the Smothers Brothers I led watching their little
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skits they that cusa guars and the variety show remember their variety show
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we watch Johnny Carson had kids I swear we saw them on Johnny Carson a lot too that was yeah they they would come out
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and do their yeah their stick right Tom's mothers and they're only a year apart him his brother his brother Dick's
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mothers they're only a year apart so he is the older of the two so Tom SMS is one part of the famous mother Brothers
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comedy duo and he passed away to 86 yeah full life his brother dicks mothers
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revealed in a statement from the National Comedy Center that Tom passed away at his residence after a recent
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struggle with cancer dick finally remembered Tom saying Tom wasn't just the caring elder
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brother anyone would wish for he was an unparalleled creative collaborator I feel deeply fortunate to have shared
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over six decades with him both on and off the the stage he added our bond was
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akin to fulfilling marriage our admiration affection for each other grew with time we were genuinely fortunate
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that's sweet so good for them to make that work for years and decades and like intimately perform together it's a very
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intimate collaboration I remember just having fun watching them do their sticks on TV they were always funny and
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entertain yeah there was something that our grandparents enjoyed if very generational performances yeah rest in
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peace to Tom and speaking of Tom we got another Tom the last death of 2023 J
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this is an actor Everyone Knows by name I think Tom Wilkinson he was the claim actor recognized for his roles in films
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like the full monty Shakespeare and love and the and Michael Clayton all films I've seen he passed away on December
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30th at the age of 75 his passion for acting and directing was sparked during
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his time with the drama Society at the University of Kent this interest propelled him to join London's esteemed
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Royal Academy of dramatic art before gaining prominence he showcased his talent on various British TV shows for
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about 20 years however his breakthrough came with the 1997 film The Full Monty
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earning him a baft award over his career Wilkinson received Oscar nominations for his roles in the bedroom and Michael
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Clayton additionally he secured a Golden Globe and an Amy for betraying Benjamin Franklin in the miniseries John Adams
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was he not also in Batman remember he played that corrupt mob guy in the Batman Begins film probably one of his
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biggest movies according to box office right was Batman Begins yeah yeah Batman he played that side role of this really
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corrupt mob guy or so what was this cause of death I don't know he just died suddenly at his home maybe that hasn't
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been revealed yet we'll keep you posted folks keep your ear to the ground on our worst the best socials feels alond there
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sometimes when they say suddenly yeah I know yeah I guess it's better than saying he died a slow and painful death I guess okay wow this is a big list this
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is going to be tough I don't think there's anyone I don't really there's no one that's really cause issues or anything any kind of notoriously bad
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people on this list person that maybe had the worst behavior off screen was the iron Chic his behavior off he just
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kind of laugh is harmless but he's kind of a character so I'm gonna go through the names just really quickly for me I'm
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just going to pick the one that kind of affected me the most but this one's gonna be tough we got David Crosby Jeff Beck Lisa Marie Presley Julian Sans Bert
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backrack Lance Redick Tom Seymore Jerry Springer Tina Turner the iron Chic chenel Connor Tony Bennett Sir Michael
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gambin Jimmy Buffett Steve Harwell Matthew Perry Bert young Susan Summers
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Ryan O'Neil Andre Brower Tom Wilkinson and Tom Smothers J are you ready for your worst pick of 2023 so this is the
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person that we will miss the most I think that's what I'm going with I'm going with the one was what's is the
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greatest loss the saddest loss for me for me it was Matthew Perry I think of all these ones his passing was like I
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don't think any was surprised because he struggled with his addictions but when it did finally happen he didn't get a
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figured out had he not gone down this road that's what makes it sad he's like the Chris Farley in the sense had he not
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been addicted and had these demons he would have such an amazing career I think of all the friend Stars he could
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have had a really legit comedy career and dramatic actor he showcases his dramatic abilities in some TV shows
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afterwards he was a really good actor and he was actually a very good comedic actor and so he had the most potential
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to really be something at the end of the day addictions destroyed his life and his career and so that's the saddest
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nail in the coffin loss on Matthew Perry the biggest star for me of course was Bert young but it wasn't sad because he
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was 82 he lived a full life gave me a lot of entertainment so his passing wasn't like no not B Young you know it's
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kind well he was 82 he had a great life they're not writing him back into the uh Creed scripts no like his career was
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pretty much over due to Age and what whatever else his capabilities to act and age just normal but there's big
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names on here Tina Turner so the one that affected me the most like H that sucks
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too soon was Matthew Perry yeah for me it's going to be Shen o Conor oh wow wow
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okay I feel even more than Matthew Perry Matthew Perry I think had the
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opportunity to have more Outreach available to him there's a sympathy or empathy around him possibly a better
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support group Shanel Conor was really like you say the word ostracized I know
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she had struggles trying to see her children and that could be because they were trying to protect the children from her that didn't help with her mental
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illness was when she doesn't have access to her children and she wants access to her children to be able to see them I'm
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sure that would just Propel her even further into the chaos that she was feeling in her life I legit liked her I
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liked her music not just nothing compares to you I mean that's just the song that people will be more closely um
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recognized with her but she has some amazing songs despite just having that
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Nothing Compares To You song There's others she spoke her mind tearing apart that picture on Saturday Night Live the
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Pope John Paul picture she did what she felt she needed to to get the message and here we are I mean how many years
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later did the the abuse of children by the Catholics became exposed and just kind of common
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knowledge and and almost said yeah you know chenade you had a message worth listening to there was a problem you
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were trying to highlight the problem but people hated her for telling the truth or trying to expose the truth I have
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deep empathy for her her life end up being very tragic in my eyes and so
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that's why I pick her yeah I pick her because of that oh very well said you wow than all
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right we would like to thank all our celebrities who died in 2023 for allowing us to have such a great show
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today what will 2024 bring I I can't wait never disappoints every year this
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was a big year though I think this year seemed to be particularly big names so being interested to see what 2024 brings
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let's keep our fingers crossed we get some big names Jay with that remember in front of every Silver Lining there's a
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cloud today for Ryan it was Matthew Perry and for Jason shenan Conor rest in peace everyone
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