I would say Michael Jackson. It came out of nowhere especially with his sold-out tour. Oh, and Aaliyah with the plane crash back in 2001 (a mere few weeks before 9/11). Also, John Ritter back in 2003.
shareRiver Phoenix was a one that really caught me off guard. It was the pre-Internet days so news travelled more slowly - I learnt about it from my friend who arrived late to our university lecture. I was quite a fan so it hit hard.
shareRiver was a bad loss for sure
That guy could have been in dozens more roles easily, he was an excellent actor
Really lousy what became of River
Yes, much like his brother he was a tremendous talent, taken suddenly, brutally and tragically young. It had seemed that his career was just warming up, but in the last year or two of his life came his extraordinary performance in My Own Private Idaho, a suggestion that much great work was to come.
But of course, history had other plans for him.
Rudeboy, he wasn't "taken". He went. That's part of the deal with drugs.
A LOT COME TO MIND...BUT KOBE BRYANT WAS THE MOST UNEXPECTED AND HARDEST FELT FOR ME AND MY FAMILY.
shareJoe Spinell died 32 years ago, that was a big loss, he played great gangster and slasher roles
He was also known as a very shy 'Mama's Boy' type and a good guy and he was highly regarded in his neighborhood in Queens
Joe was a star, we will never see another gent like him
Charles Bronson. He was 81, but I thought he'd make it to 100+.
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