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Reynaldo Rey, ‘Friday’ Actor, Dead at 75
Comedian known for his role as Red’s Father in the Ice Cube-Chris Tucker comedy suffers complications from a stroke
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Dr. Phil McGraw, Ted Sarandos and Tom Bergeron Remember Mogul Michael King
“Anyone that knew Michael knows what a passion he brought to everything he touched,” McGraw tells TheWrap
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Michael King, Producer of ‘The Oprah Winfrey Show,’ Dead at 67
King World Productions boss also counted “Dr. Phil,” “Geraldo” among his successes
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Actress and Comedian Anne Meara, Mom of Ben Stiller, Dead at 85
Meara was married to her husband Jerry Stiller for 61 years and “worked together almost as long,” he said
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B.B. King Honored With Standing Ovation at Memorial Service
Blues legend known for songs like “The Thrill Is Gone” was remembered by family and friends in Las Vegas
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‘A Beautiful Mind’ Mathematician John Nash Killed in Taxi Crash
Nobel Prize winner and subject of the Oscar-winning 2001 movie dies along with his wife
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Marty Pasetta, Longtime Academy Awards Director, Killed in Bizarre Car Accident
Pioneering director and producer struck by unmanned vehicle near Palm Springs
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Gill Dennis, ‘Walk the Line’ Writer, Dead at 74
Veteran screenwriter also penned “Return to Oz,” “Riders of the Purple Sage” and “On My Own”
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Elizabeth Wilson, ‘The Graduate’ Actress, Dead at 94
The stage and film veteran’s other credits include “9 to 5” and the play “Sticks and Bones”
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Ellen Albertini Dow, ‘Wedding Singer’ Rapping Granny, Dead at 101
Actress also known for playing foul-mouthed granny in “Wedding Crashers”
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Josh Ozersky, Acclaimed Food Writer, Dead at 47
The founding editor of Grub Street died at a Chicago hotel while in town for the James Beard Foundation Awards
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Grace Lee Whitney, Yeoman Janice Rand on ‘Star Trek,’ Dead at 85
Actress reprised the role in subsequent “Star Trek” films and an episode of “Star Trek: Voyager”
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Nigel Terry, King Arthur in ‘Excalibur,’ Dead at 69
English stage actor made his film debut alongside Katharine Hepburn and Peter O’Toole in Anthony Harvey’s “The Lion in Winter”
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Dave Goldberg, SurveyMonkey CEO and Sheryl Sandberg’s Husband, Dead at 47
“No words can express the depth of loss we feel, but we want his children to learn how much he meant to all of you,” his brother Robert writes on Facebook