death

Geno Silva, who is best known for his role as The Skull in Brian De Palma’s “Scarface,” died on May 9 in Los Angeles of complications from frontotemporal degeneration. He was 72. Silva was born in Albuquerque, New Mexico on January 20, 1948. He went on to have a career on stage and screen. In …

Comedian Marc Maron issued a moving statement Saturday, saying he is “heartbroken” over the sudden death of his director girlfriend Lynn Shelton. Shelton, 54, who helmed Humpday, My Sister’s Sister, and several episodes of the Netflix sitcom Glow, in which Maron starred, passed away Friday after collapsing at the end of a week-long illness unrelated …

Beloved comic actor Fred Willard has died at age 86 of natural causes. The comedian was best known for roles in films “Best in Show” and “This is a Spinal Tap,” and TV’s “Modern Family. “My father passed away very peacefully last night at the fantastic age of 86 years old. He kept moving, working …

Austrian Princess Maria Galitzine died this month in Houston from a cardiac aneurysm, according to the Houston Chronicle. She was 31 years old. Maria, who was also known as Maria Singh, passed away on May 4, just days before her 32nd birthday. She was laid to rest in the Orthodox section of Houston’s Forest Park …

Melissa Etheridge’s son Beckett with ex-partner Julie Cypher has died. He was 21. “We’re sad to inform you that Melissa’s son Beckett passed away and there will not be a Concerts From Home show today. – #TeamME,” the musician’s Twitter account posted on Wednesday. No cause of death was disclosed. Etheridge has been hosting Facebook …

The cast of “Seinfeld” is mourning the patriarch of the iconic sitcom. Co-stars Jerry Seinfeld and Jason Alexander have shared somber tributes to the late great Jerry Stiller, who died of natural causes at 92, his family announced Monday morning. Stiller played Frank Costanza, the cantankerous father of George Costanza (Alexander), on Seinfeld’s eponymous show. …

Betty Wright, a soul and R&B singer best known for her ’70s hit “Clean Up Woman,” has died. She was 66. Wright died at her Miami home on Sunday from cancer, according to Billboard. Born Bessie Regina Norris, Wright adopted her stage name when she was just a kid. With her siblings, she began singing …

Andre Harrell, a veteran music executive is best known for signing a young Sean Combs to his first record deal and later went on to head Motown Records, has died. He was 59. The cause of death is as yet unclear. DJ D Nice revealed the sad news while spinning on Instagram Live for his …

Brian Howe, singer for English rock group Bad Company, has died from cardiac arrest. He was 66. A family member tells TMZ that the supergroup frontman passed away Wednesday at his Florida home. The vocalist, who replaced Paul Rodgers as the band’s lead singer in 1986, was known to have heart issues and had suffered …

Florian Schneider, a pop music pioneer who co-founded the German electronic group Kraftwerk, died following a short battle with cancer. He was 73. The sad news was confirmed in a statement from the band to Rolling Stone: “Kraftwerk co-founder and electro pioneer Ralf Hütter has sent us the very sad news that his friend and …