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Tom Dreesen, the comedian and comic actor whose sharp delivery and amiability made him a favorite not only with audiences but of show biz kingpins like Johnny Carson and Frank Sinatra, died today. He was 86. His death was announced by a spokesperson for his family. A cause was not stated.…

Daveigh Chase, the former child actor who voiced the character of heroic Lilo in 2002’s acclaimed Lilo & Stitch and that same year was named Best Villain by MTV Movies Awards for her effectively creepy portrayal of the evil Samara Morgan in The Ring, died Tuesday of complications from meningitis. She…

UPDATE, with band statement: Walter Parazaider, a founding member of the jazz-rock band Chicago whose saxophone provided the punch of “Just You ‘n’ Me” while his flute solo on “Colour My World” lent that song its romantic poignance, died of complications from Alzheimers disease died this morning…

William Smithers, an actor best known for a recurring role on the hit ’80s TV series Dallas, had a months-long arc on Peyton Place and had a featured role in the 1973 Steve McQueen-Dustin Hoffman prison drama Papillon, died May 26 in Santa Barbara, California. He was 98. His death was first…

James Barker, a Love Island USA producer who had been working on the current season of the Peacock dating series, has died. He was 40. The executive producer died in Fiji last week after suffering an unexpected medical emergency, ITV America and Peacock confirmed. Barker started working on L…

Roger Cook, the British broadcast journalist credited with creating the ‘doorstep’ interview technique, has died after a short illness. He was 83. The death of the trailblazing investigative reporter was confirmed by his family. “Alongside a distinguished and award winning career in journalism…

Anne Schedeen, the actress who starred as matriarch Kate Tanner on NBC’s ALF (1986-’90), has died. She was 77. Deadline confirms the actress died after the family announced on Sunday that she “passed peacefully” with a heartfelt tribute posted on her Facebook. A cause of death was not…

Following Oliver Tree’s death, the music industry is paying tribute to the artist, who died in a helicopter crash on Sunday. Melanie Martinez, who previously dated the Love You Madly Hate You Badly artist, remembered him as a “true artist” with a “soft heart” in a tribute she posted Sunday to…

Oliver Tree, the singer-songwriter and record producer who first burst onto the indie scene with Whethan’s viral alternative pop track “When I’m Down,” has died at the age of 32, among one of six who perished in a helicopter crash in Brazil. Per CNN, Civil Police of Rio de Janeiro confirmed…

Gene Shalit, the longtime film critic for Today, known for his quirky puns and signature walrus mustache, has died. He was 100. His family tells NBC News in a statement that Shalit passed away peacefully on Friday “after 100 years of an amazing life.” Shalit began his long career at The To…

Ronnie Schell, a prolific TV character actor perhaps best known for his portrayal of the amiable Pvt. Duke Slater, pal of Jim Nabors’ hayseed Gomer Pyle on the ’60s sitcom of that name, died of natural causes today at UCLA Hospital in Los Angeles. He was 94. His death was announced by family…

Joe Negri, a jazz guitarist best known to generations of children and their parents as the kindly, music-loving handyman of Mister Rogers' Neighborhood, died Saturday, May 30, at a senior living facility outside Pittsburgh. He was 99. His death was announced by his family. Beginning in 1968…