Whitehouse 872 Posted February 15, 2021 I was wondering. Who's death will actually break your heart? And I don't mean close relatives (unless they are VIPs) . To me it would be Frank Oz. He's one of my childhood heroes, voice of Miss Piggy and Fozzie Bear, and of course Yoda. The death of Jim Henson was bad enough. I will call you a liar to your face if you say you kept your eyes dry watching to footage of his funeral. Oz is a man equal to Henson in my opinion. Your heroes. Shoot! 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TQR 14,384 Posted February 15, 2021 Stephen Fry will make me go fully IainLodger when he dies (hopefully decades away). 1 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dying Probably 578 Posted February 15, 2021 Rob Paulsen. VA of Yakko Warner, Pinky, Reuben, Dick Dastardly... 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
msc 18,436 Posted February 15, 2021 Ozzy, Cribbins and St Tom of Tardis. But imo it's the ones you don't expect to find sad that stick in the mind, if that makes sense? I knew Diana Rigg going would be sad, I didn't expect to be that fucked off by Jack Charlton's demise. Brains are weird things. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Grim Up North 3,725 Posted February 15, 2021 Jenny Agutter Sir David Attenborough Sophia Loren Joss Naylor Frank Skinner Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
HDS 234 Posted February 15, 2021 off the top of my head: Any original member of Black Sabbath Mario Lemieux Mel Brooks Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
j0neseur0 118 Posted February 15, 2021 Stevie Nicks et al Any of the As and Bs of ABBA John Waters Michel Sardou 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sir Creep 7,070 Posted February 15, 2021 UGH I read it as who's DID, not who's WILL. Sir David Attenborough #1. Rick Wakeman will be soon enough, and crushing (though when death is expected, not so much). Many musicians. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
arghton 6,695 Posted February 15, 2021 Ingvar Hirdwall Harald V Patrick Stewart plus all the hundreds of names I don't currently remember Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
En Passant 3,740 Posted February 15, 2021 Tom Petty - passim. Ann Wilson. Nancy Wilson. Actually, nobody famous or otherwise who lived to a decent age and didn't die in some awfully painful and/or drawn out manner. Perhaps mawkishly, anyone who seemed to draw a really short straw somewhere along the line, never did like unfair. So Kate Granger for example. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Book 3,551 Posted February 15, 2021 The death of Marianne Faithfull would hit me hardest, simply because I adore her personally and artistically that much. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Glomfan 3 Posted February 15, 2021 James Earl Jones Mel Brooks Frank Oz Dick Van Dyke Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Glomfan 3 Posted February 15, 2021 David Attenborough’s another one since I would be really sad if he didn’t get to see the planet get back to normal. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Joey Russ 7,220 Posted February 15, 2021 Probably the big one that may die soon are the surviving Beatles. But I’m sure if some of the lefty commentators that I’m fond of suddenly pass that’ll hurt very much too. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Salmon Mousse 473 Posted February 15, 2021 38 minutes ago, HDS said: off the top of my head: Any original member of Black Sabbath Mario Lemieux Mel Brooks Ditto on Lemieux and Brooks. Would add Bill Murray, Ian Anderson, Robert Fripp, Dave Cousins, Lee Trevino, Norm Macdonald, Ron Paul. Charlie Daniels and Billy Joe Shaver were favorites of mine so this past year wasn't great. The reason I finally started death-pooling, actually, was Arnold Palmer's death. After he passed I assessed that there was no celebrity living whose death would hurt me more so I felt safe playing. I could never ever bring myself to pick Bill Murray under any circumstances, though. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Great Uncle Bulgaria 1,282 Posted February 15, 2021 Bernard Cribbins and Mike Batt obviously. Andy Scott (last surviving member of long-time fave band the Sweet) Any adolescent/teenage heart-throb (in approximate chronological order Sally Carr, Sally Geeson, ONJ, Kate Bush, Jan Francis, Felicity Kendal, Nastassja Kinski). Thereafter celebrity crushes are generally younger than me and therefore much more likely to mourn my death than me theirs. Cliff Richard - my sister was much into him growing up, he was always on the telly in the early-mid 70s when I was an adolescent and my first love was heavily into him and used to play I'm nearly Famous - the one with Devil Woman and Miss You Nights - a lot (this wasn't the reason we split). Obviously the last 40 years' musical output is regrettable but he was a part of my growing up. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
time 8,586 Posted February 15, 2021 I think the only one that will come close for me would be Cribbins. There are others that I'd be upset about,as there have been in the past - as with both Peter Vaughan & Robert Vaughn (though not Frankie) for example, but to actually identify those before the event I'd find rather difficult. Though thinking about it, David Morrisey, perhaps. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
markb4 892 Posted February 15, 2021 My top ones would probably be Amitabh Bachchan and Michael Caine. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
odeon 97 Posted February 15, 2021 Cat Stevens aka Yusuf Islam Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lafaucheuse 4,043 Posted February 15, 2021 Tina Turner, Diana Ross and Shirley Bassey probably but also Barbra Streisand, Elton John or Tom jones. as for the actor and actres, definitely Sophia Loren, Maggie Smith, Jane Fonda or Anouk Aimée, Line Renaud and Françoise Fabian Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gcreptile 10,963 Posted February 15, 2021 Another vote for Patrick Stewart. Not quite Bowie-esque, but I'd be very sad for Björk and Trent Reznor. Oh, Tina Turner, too. Maybe Wes Anderson, maybe Heidi N Closet. Cate Blanchett. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Paul Bearer 6,100 Posted February 15, 2021 Nobody's. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Paul Bearer 6,100 Posted February 15, 2021 4 hours ago, Whitehouse said: I was wondering. Who's death will actually break your heart? And I don't mean close relatives (unless they are VIPs) . To me it would be Frank Oz. He's one of my childhood heroes, voice of Miss Piggy and Fozzie Bear, and of course Yoda. The death of Jim Henson was bad enough. I will call you a liar to your face if you say you kept your eyes dry watching to footage of his funeral. Oz is a man equal to Henson in my opinion. Your heroes. Shoot! And BTW, has Iain hacked your account? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Windsor 2,233 Posted February 15, 2021 Peter Falk. He has Alzheimers. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Redrumours 860 Posted February 15, 2021 Charlie Croker Debbie Harry 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites