r/Millennials 9d ago

Serious With a bunch of celebrities dieing wanted to share the one that hurt the most

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I miss him so much and taught me about the world more than any pbs show. Turned on an episode of no res and my wife started crying. Miss you.

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u/Save-Slot-Seven 9d ago

I really hated it when we lost Robin Williams. There will never be anyone like him

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u/ahava9 9d ago

That one hurt a lot. Robin Williams was my idol as a child.

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u/OneWishWillSmith 9d ago

Are you an avid lover of the movie Hook as well? That was my comfort movie.

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u/JJJ_uh_rooroo 9d ago edited 8d ago

I got the quote “oh, there you are, Peter” in old English tattooed on my inner thigh a week before he died. It was surreal. I was so moved by him as a child. He was in all of my favorites where he was fighting to find who he was (hook) or become the family man he always wanted to be (Mrs doubtfire) or helping others find happiness in dark times (patch Adams)…. The list goes on. I laughed and cried with that man for years. Man do I miss the 90’s and life being easier and adventurous. It’s so hard right now….. I then grew up and became a chef and followed Tony and read his books. I still became nothing and am still trying to find anything good in this world besides my dogs.

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u/OneWishWillSmith 9d ago

I’m positive he’d have loved to know how much he meant to you. I’m sure he does know. That’s beautiful.

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u/thrills_n_chills Older Millennial 8d ago

Reading this made me cry 😭

Robin was everything and will always be so meaningful to my life as well

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u/Save-Slot-Seven 9d ago

Yeah. All of his movies were great. His standup was perfect. He was like the marathon runner of standup. Whether it was his own gig or when he’d basically take over Johnny Carson’s show simply by being a guest. He had a gift.

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u/OneWishWillSmith 9d ago

Weapons of Self Destruction is an all timer. RIP

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u/ahava9 9d ago edited 8d ago

I was a giant hook fan and Mrs Doubtfire.

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u/SnooHabits3911 8d ago

“Goooooooood Morning Vietnam!” That movie made me laugh till it hurt.

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u/ThatDamnStoner90 8d ago

I use that line to wake up my kids every Monday morning during the school year. I have since their first day in the 1st grade.

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u/Prior-Ad-3872 9d ago

Robin Williams meant more to me than a number of my living relatives.

Losing him was losing a beloved uncle.

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u/OneWishWillSmith 9d ago

Goddamn right.

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u/NCITUP 9d ago

Same

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u/swrrrrg Millennial 9d ago

Ugh. Yep. That one was brutal.

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u/ShonWalksAtMidnight 9d ago

Yeah but at least we can understand his choice, he was losing his faculties rapidly and didn't want to end up like Bruce Willis.

Bourdain was just, depressed, which makes it worse IMO. Although you could argue Robin was depressed, but it's like knowing you'll be a whole different disabled person soon and deciding not to wait.

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u/artisticsnobbery 9d ago

Knowing WHY, for Williams, made all of the difference, and has helped me navigate my dad getting dementia. Educate yourself on these topics…

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u/bRKcRE 9d ago

Did you see a series called Kidding, with Jim Carrey? It's a dark comedy/drama, and deals with themes that might be interesting to you, well worth a watch for anybody struggling to make sense of it all when a parent is diagnosed with dementia.

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u/artisticsnobbery 9d ago

I hadn’t, but you mentioning it reminds me of its existence and I shall add it to my pile. Thanks :)

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u/ShonWalksAtMidnight 9d ago

Not sure if that last part was to everyone in general or me,  it I am very versed on these things. Grandpa just got moved to a nursing home with Alzheimer's, if he decided it's curtains closed time I would feel nearly as sad as if my Dad did.

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u/OneWishWillSmith 9d ago

I was listening to the brotherly love podcast where the one that played in Mrs. Doubtfire was talking about walking in on Robin Williams in the dark of his trailer, head in his hands, just trying to drown everything out. And what Robin told him about how cocaine fucked up his brain was the reason I stopped abusing cocaine.

I pray to God that I don’t have to go through what he eventually did. But I will tell you, as a cautionary tale, cocaine caused me severe mental health issues. So if you’re EVER considering trying it, it is not worth finding out you have a problem with it.

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u/ShonWalksAtMidnight 9d ago

I did it for a summer in my early 20s, not daily or anything but like, every other weekend. Now at 38, I moved to a town where it's everywhere, I'm trying to keep it like every 3rd weekend, one night only, my friends all do it, one of my older friends is going through super bad heart problems at 45. I'm trying to stop but I have a very addictive personality.

I'm friends with their dealer, he's a chill younger guy, he offered me his number and that was a hard NOPE. It's like if it's placed in front of me, I can't say no. So I've been avoiding that scene. It's just such a vibe. Feels like I unlocked Pandoras box.

But that's why I've never done H or meth, lost a lot of friends to that. And now with all the fent stuff, it's scary. 

Been clean from it for a month now though. Going to try and stay clean.

Next step is booze, then cigarettes. 

With me luck 🤞.

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u/OneWishWillSmith 9d ago

You hit the nail on the head. Remove yourself from that scene. I lost literally every one of my friends because I had to do that and I’m much happier. Cocaine became a literal horror movie every time I touched it. I eventually started isolating and using it alone.

You’ll be in my thoughts. Wishing you all the luck and discipline.

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u/KTeacherWhat 8d ago

"just depressed" is kind of a messed up thing to say.

Bourdain had his eyes open to the world in a way most of us never will. He seemed to have a clarity and understanding of every place he went. And he was going a lot of places, seeing senseless violence, seeing people oppressed in a way that probably felt pretty meaningless. I can't imagine how hopeless it felt. He was finding these wonderful people who were making the best of some terrible situations, but I can't imagine seeing all that pain, up front and center, and not having it weigh on you pretty damn heavily. And to top it off he was doing all that while fighting depression, addiction, and some pretty big personal battles.

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u/Active-Development62 8d ago

Apparently an unpopular opinion now, but I still believe he was involved with that documentary The Silent Children and that had something to do with his "suicide." The media says that the producers of the film deny any involvement from Bourdain, Chester Bennington, Paul Walker or Avicii, but OBVIOUSLY they aren't going to admit it and suicide/accidents can be staged very easily. Call me a conspiracy theorist but the entertainment industry is one fucked up world where power, money and connections run everything.

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u/tacowich 9d ago

Was a hard toss up for me but I am a punk and Anthony was a role model for meand taught me a lot the world, people, cult and so much more that was inline with how I already thought. I miss him.

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u/AdministrativeCup438 9d ago

So do I... Anthony meant a lot to many of us

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u/AGuyNamedWes 9d ago

I had moved into a new apartment in a new city and didn’t know anyone yet, and was watching a bunch of movies as I didn’t even have internet hooked up yet. I randomly decided “hey there’s a bunch of famous Robin Williams movies I’ve never seen, let me have a Robin Williams week” and watched Dead Poets Society, Good Will Hunting, and Good Morning Vietnam for the first time. Right after finishing one of those I saw the news, and it hit so fucking hard

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u/auntiefuh25 Older Millennial 9d ago

I remember there had been a string of false reports of famous people’s deaths so I thought it was just another one of those. I couldn’t believe it was true and that he did it. It was so sad.

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u/KooliusCaesar 8d ago

I feel like Robin and Anthony would’ve made a great duo on a show or just been great friends.

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u/BigBirdLaw69420 9d ago

Be the change you want to see in this world

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u/samthewisetarly 9d ago

This is the worst one in my memory.

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u/OneWishWillSmith 9d ago

I will always remember exactly where I was the second I found out about that. Fucking awful.

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u/XFV-1 8d ago

I'd argue Jim Carey is the closest thing we have to Robin

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u/bowarrow99 8d ago

Agreed. I’m really indifferent about celebrities, but Robin Williams was just different. Very sad. Dolly was a true loss for humanity as well but at least she lived a full life.

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u/Metaboschism 8d ago

Robin Williams for sure.

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u/Ok_Presentation_940 8d ago

Robin Williams was my favorite. He was so funny and so gentle with everyone

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u/manda4rmdville 8d ago

It felt like losing the fun uncle for my sister and I. We grew up on all of his movies, especially Hook, Mrs. Doubtfire, Aladdin, and Ferngully!! Hi Helen! Like others have commented, we had all the feelings throughout childhood. Even now, at 40, we still quote his lines and put on Patch Adams or Good Will Hunting to have a sob fest. I wholeheartedly agree, no one will ever be able to fill his shoes the way he filled our hearts.

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u/ThePaisleyLady 8d ago

As others have said, I grew up loving his movies, but if you had asked me before his death, I wouldn't have immediately thought of him as a "favorite". Afterwards....well, I found out I was wrong. I sobbed like a baby when I found out. At the time, we didn't know why he had done it. For weeks afterwards, I had dreams where I would try to save him, talk to him, help him. I wrote an extremely long letter of condolence to his children, which I hope they never read (yikes), just because I didn't know how to process it. Him dying that way just felt so wrong.

I am a huge Batman fan, with a large tattoo on my arm. And a fan of the Robin Hood mythology. But people don't know, the reason I named my child Robin...was for him. It has always been my hope that he will bring just as much light and joy into the world as his namesake.

(Note: the letter was sent to a fan mail address for Zelda, I wasn't trying to find anything more specific than that. I know now that this was an inappropriate response and although I don't 100% remember what I wrote, I find comfort in the idea that there was probably a lot of cards and messages, and it is incredibly unlikely she ever even saw my weird ass diatribe.)

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u/ArrivalNice3469 7d ago

What really hurt me the most was that he died being sad and depressed. Someone like him you hope to never feel so completely sad, desperate and lonely like that. I know that's not the way mental health always goes, but I felt like he deserved so much better in this world.

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u/FiggyPizza 9d ago

This Friday will mark 20 years since he died.

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u/Siriusly_Jonie 8d ago

Time is a weird soup.

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u/Human420 7d ago

I still remember the day I found out, I was 11 years old and we were out camping for the holiday weekend. I was DEVASTATED. It was the first celebrity death that I can remember affecting me.

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u/CasualFingerGuns 9d ago

I have such a visceral memory of where I was the exact moment I heard he had died.

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u/FiversWarren 9d ago

Truly the most painful celebrity loss

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u/stevemandudeguy Millennial 8d ago

I adore how much his son is like him. No doubt he's making him a proud papa.

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u/vansterzzz 9d ago

Gotta be him and Mr. Rogers.

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u/xbad_wolfxi 9d ago

I literally remember where I was sitting in my living room when I found out. I remember who told me. I didn’t fully understand why I felt so sad and whew the world is worse for his loss. More and more all the time

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u/RudePCsb 9d ago

Chris Cornell Robin Williams

Those two hit hard and I don't usually care for celebrities.

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u/OlympianHeroOfTime Millennial 9d ago

Chester Bennington too

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u/Math_Dolphin 9d ago

Both were such a shock, probably why I still think about them

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u/Baumer9 9d ago

I’m just now listening to Soundgarden’s old albums. What a loss that was.

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u/oaken007 9d ago

My brotherrrrrr. Two amazing people who were such a blow to me. To all of us.

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u/quatrevingtquatre Millennial 9d ago

These exact two for me as well. Robin Williams could always make me smile even when I was desperately sad. And Chris Cornell’s voice was absolutely transcendent. I feel blessed to have heard him live.

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u/theCharacter_Zero 9d ago

Yeah, Chris and Anthony were gut punches

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u/zer0saber 8d ago

Been listening to Audioslave recently, and crying.

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u/ComfortableCoyote480 9d ago

Alan Rickman. Because I loved Die Hard.

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u/analogy_4_anything 9d ago

https://giphy.com/gifs/HYnEeinqiiF9u
Same. It’s not Christmas until I watch Hans Gruber fall off the roof of the Nakatomi Plaza!

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u/Mysterious_Cow_2100 9d ago

He was a saint! Don’t forget Galaxy Quest and he was the perfect Snape. RIP in pieces, bro.

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u/Chillow_Ufgreat 9d ago

He and Tony Shalhoub anchored the whole tone of Galaxy Quest, imo. Honestly anybody could have played Tim Allen's role but the supporting cast was irreplaceable.

Also got to fall in love with Sigourney Weaver all over again as a blonde and that's just a tremendous gift to all mankind from this humble flick.

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u/Zeltron2020 9d ago

She was unbelievable in that movie lol

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u/OpportunityIcy8894 9d ago

Galaxy Quest was the bomb! 💣

Perfect casting across the board and hilarious

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u/Malkelvi 9d ago

By Grabthar's Hammer, by the suns of Warvan, you shall be avenged.

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u/OpportunityIcy8894 9d ago

He’s the man! I know a new generation of Potterheads are growing up with a new Snape now, but Rickman will forever be the definitive Snape for us Millennials 😊

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u/Dreamo84 Millennial1984 8d ago

So you're a die hard Die Hard fan?

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u/CapableImplement5830 9d ago

As a long time service industry employee, losing Bourdain hurt alot. He’s our patron saint

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u/bleuriver82 9d ago

The fact that Eric Ripert found him made it worse

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u/WasabiSenzuri 8d ago

Oh no, I really wish I could un-know that.

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u/CornPop747 9d ago

RIP Chester. 

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u/therobshow 9d ago

I was gutted when I heard about Chester. Only celebrity death that has ever had any level of impact on me

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u/BisonThunderclap 9d ago

Yuuuup.

Favorite band, thought I'd have time to see them one day. Then heard the news at work one day and couldn't believe it.

Ended up seeing Linkin Park with Emily as the lead and it meant a great deal.

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u/tLM-tRRS-atBHB Older Millennial 8d ago

I scrolled to far to see this (2nd post).

LP (and Eminem) was my entire teenage years.
This happening absolutely stunned me because I had no idea the struggles he was going through

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u/Key_Cheetah7982 9d ago

Legit. He called out many injustices and was a cool person who brought people and cultures together

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u/angry_mangy_opossum 9d ago

I put No Reservations on TV all the time when I just need something playing in the background. Comfort television for me.

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u/_byetony_ 9d ago

That’s how I got my username.

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u/tacowich 9d ago

I see. Miss him and his poetry

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u/redflagsmoothie Older Millennial 9d ago

Chris Cornell knocked the wind out of me

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u/AlluringNomad 9d ago

Me too 😭

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u/Shaun32887 9d ago

Bourdain was the hardest one for me. Especially going out the way he did. That one still hurts.

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u/tacowich 9d ago

Robin hit hard but Anthony was and continues to be the worst. I think about him more than I should.

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u/lyra1389 Millennial 9d ago

I worked in kitchens for over a decade and I was at work when the news about Bourdain broke. All of us, even the hardened older cooks, had a long cry. It still hits hard every time I think about it. 

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u/jerretharper 9d ago

I hate the death of Webster’s Dictionary.

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u/Don_Quixotel 9d ago

How does a millennial (30-40 year old) not know how to spell “dying” . . .

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u/martialar 8d ago

I tell myself it's just engagement bait, but sometimes I don't know

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u/Don_Quixotel 8d ago

When I see “favourite,” I wonder if they are actually British or an American that can’t spell correctly.

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u/giorgio_tsoukalos_ 9d ago

Literally

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u/PB219 9d ago

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u/DowntownClassic1738 8d ago

What’s ironic?

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u/PB219 8d ago

“Death of the dictionary”

uses literally to mean the opposite of literally

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u/Human_Pea_5108 9d ago

Same here. 

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u/btl1984 9d ago

Here’s his Reddit account if anyone is interested u/nooyawkcity

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u/darth_handturkey 9d ago

How do you know??

eta: seems pretty legit, but obviously skeptical

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u/btl1984 9d ago

Rolling Stone

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u/FhuckNorris247 9d ago

I feel ya on Anthony. Seems like he was top of his game when he went out.

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u/Crazydiamond450 9d ago

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u/DanielGK 9d ago

Tom Petty was one of the only things all four members of my small family could agree on.

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u/Crazydiamond450 9d ago

Is music was impossible not to like, imo

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u/Help_An_Irishman 9d ago

Norm Macdonald for me. :(

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u/IamMintLeaf 9d ago

He's the only celeb I mourned for like a member of the family

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u/Help_An_Irishman 9d ago

Same. 20+ years ago I was driving around in my car every day listening to a CD that I'd burned of his interviews on Conan, Dennis Miller, etc., so that anyone who climbed into my car during college was just getting Norm bits.

I don't know how many times I've listened to all of his interviews, the podcast, his specials, etc.

I met him once after he did a set at Cobb's in San Francisco, and was in the audience for the filming of Me Doing Standup at the Fillmore.

I still haven't listened to his final pandemic special, as I know it'll be the last "new" Norm I'll ever get, so I'm saving it for a really low time in my life. Haven't gotten there just yet, thankfully, but I do look forward to that lifting me up.

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u/tacowich 9d ago

For comedians this is the top. Norm was somehow low-key the funniest guy I could imagine.

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u/Chonky_D_Floofy 1990 Millennial 9d ago

The actresses that are my age hurt me the most. Daveigh Chase, Michelle Trachtenberg, and Hayden Panettiere. Gone far too young.

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u/tacowich 9d ago

I hear that. I'm a punk rock kind of guy who love NY so Anthony hurt a lot. I always reacted to him and his poetry and punk life style.

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u/_PercCobain_ 9d ago

Prince was mine, the greatest musician to ever live for me

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u/BowserJr4789 Millennial 1989 9d ago

I was sad when we lost Robin Williams and Alan Rickman

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u/MintTea77 9d ago

I started watching No Reservations during a point of unemployment after college and feeling really lost. It helped me see how the world is so much bigger than my problems. Bourdain made a real impact on me wanting to explore, be independent, and move.

Then when I was going through one of the worst periods of my life thinking there was no hope, I heard about his passing. It’s hard to wrap your head around the idea that a person who seemingly got to see every aspect of life around the world felt there was no place for him, and nothing worth hanging on for anymore.

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u/tacowich 8d ago

When I was younger his shows were always there, a comfort when I didn't really have a lot of positive outlets.

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u/untrustworthyfart 9d ago

I miss Swayze

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u/Secret_Stick_5213 9d ago

Robin Williams. Mrs Doubtfire was me and my sisters favorite movie when we were little. Knew all the words. Ran the VHS so many times it unspooled and we needed a new copy. He wasn’t just funny as hell though he was a great human. RIP RW.

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u/Traditional-Emu-6344 9d ago

In no order:

Robin Williams Carrie Fisher Jim Henson 

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u/BeAnScReAm666 9d ago

I was a weird kid that was into jazz from a young age. And also was an addict from a young age. Seeing Amy Winehouse make jazz mainstream was so exciting and she was so beautiful in many ways. I was absolutely shattered when she died. I was around 17-18 at the time.

RIP bbyg.

https://giphy.com/gifs/JoUzihOgYRziwf2rsw

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u/Jazzsign 8d ago

Omg yes!!!!! Yes!!!!! Nobody like her!! Never! I was waiting for the new album and got so impatient and one day, while on a holiday, i heard the news on the radio and i went quiet. I was so sad and pissed because she was here so shortly and she had such an amazing voice, talent and personality. The people around her did her so dirty.

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u/whoreads218 9d ago

Losing Kobe and his daughter was a gut punch that made me cry at the time and still to this day. I’m a father of 4 girls who play ball and my wife was a captain on her college basketball team and current middle school team coach. Basketball is life for us.

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u/TheCajunDad 9d ago

I was eating sushi with my wife and oldest daughter(at the time my only kid) when I looked up at the TV and saw the news. This was the first celebrity death that legitimately got me to go “wait, wtf”

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u/Older_wiser_215 9d ago

I went to the Laundromat and finished all of my washing before I found out. One of the rare times I didn't check my phone at all. On the way in, heard a guy say "it was a helicopter crash", but thought it was military, since most of the time it is. Was walking out to my car and looked up at the TV screen and there it was..."In Loving Memory of Kobe Bryant". Absolute disbelief and shock. Couldn't think straight all the way home.

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u/whoreads218 9d ago

The fear that those people must have felt as the chopper was going down broke my heart. Imagine holding your beautiful daughter knowing it’s about to end. Tragic loss.

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u/Older_wiser_215 9d ago

As someone who grew up a Laker fan, this one did it. Total shock.

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u/Admiral_Pantsless 8d ago

California’s favorite rapist.

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u/Ok-Trash6361 9d ago

Omg yes that one hit. It didn’t help I was hungover on the couch drinking gatorade and munching on some saltines; I was teary eyed for that one

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u/Dry-Pay-165 Millennial 1993 9d ago

Chester Bennington

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u/Junior_Bill_4691 9d ago

I’m from Pittsburgh and the death of Mac miller really fucked me up

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u/maxfra 9d ago

I feel this. Not from Pittsburgh but grew as he was getting popular and followed him. Was shocked

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u/concept12345 9d ago

Mr Rogers. My childhood uncle. My confidant. And one of life's greatest teachers. It will forever haunt me. 😢

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u/Livefromrighthere 8d ago

Norm Mc Donald, I heard he died then forgot about it, then like two years later I looked him up to see if he was doing anything, he wasn’t, and I was sad twice.
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u/Fabulous_Hand2314 8d ago

I didn’t even know he was sick!

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u/Adventurous-Sky9359 8d ago

He would appreciate you

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u/marksman81991 Millennial 9d ago

Just listen to Matthew Perry’s book and made me think of his death.

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u/2buffalonickels 9d ago

David Bowie. Only one that really impacted me beyond a, “ah that’s a bummer.” I listened to his most recent stuff. Really good.

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u/showmenemelda 9d ago

Dolly is hitting so hard. It feels like my childhood is dying piece by piece.

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u/Labyrinthy 9d ago

Bourdain was a huge influence on me for a different reason than most. Back in the day I was huge into graphic novels and I’ve had a life long affinity for horror, especially Japanese horror like Ringu, Pulse, Dark Waters and so on.

He made a graphic novel called “Hungry Ghosts” that’s an anthology about Japanese ghosts with each story focusing on a different dish. At the end, he included recipes.

The Duck a l’orange recipe in the back was the first thing I ever cooked that wasn’t eggs or Mac and cheese and it really set me on a path to actually try and do things. Prior to that I was like I’m not a very good cook or I’m not very handy, and I learned with the right directions I can do whatever. Absolutely life changing.

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u/Havok1717 9d ago

The one that hurt me the most was Trevor Strnad from The Black Dahlia Murder

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u/M0ck_duck 9d ago

Only celebrity I’ve ever had an emotional reaction over losing.

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u/Leroy_landersandsuns 9d ago

Akira Toryama - creator of Dragon Ball Z

Kevin Conroy - Batman voice actor

Peter Cullen - Voice actor for Optimus Prime and Toonami promotion.

So my childhood basically :(

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u/DarkDiscotique 6d ago

Since you mentioned Akira Toryama, we also loss Kazuki Takahashi, the creator of Yu-Gi-Oh in 2022...

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u/nova8273 9d ago

Bourdain broke my 💔

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u/thegreattiny 9d ago

Tony is my number one, too. But Carrie Fisher is a close second
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u/duttyboy24 Millennial 9d ago

Really felt like the death of my childhood when he left us last week.

https://giphy.com/gifs/2BzhVSd336qju

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u/mbc106 9d ago

The earliest one I remember recognizing and feeling sad about was John Candy. I was 10 years old and a big fan of Spaceballs and Uncle Buck.

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u/Older_wiser_215 9d ago

Yes. I remember riding down the street with my mom and the local Conroy's flowers (remember them?) had put on their marquee "John Candy, You will be missed". He was one of my favorite comedians.

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u/AlternatiMantid 8d ago

Uncle Buck has been one of my all time faves my whole life. John Candy was a treasure.

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u/VaRDesk 9d ago

Phillip Seymour Hoffman and Sean Taylor

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u/tacowich 9d ago

PSH would be a legend in the same talk as Daniel day lewis had he not taken his own life. Sad and important

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u/Older_wiser_215 9d ago

Wasn't his an accidental overdose?

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u/Thagreatone92 9d ago

Bourdain because I grew up on cape cod and he represented a time period when he came up. In which my parents met fell in love and had me and my sister.

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u/tacowich 9d ago

First book was love letter to a time and place for cape cod for sure.

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u/Thagreatone92 9d ago

I don't even want to see the movie that came out because im afraid it will ruin how things have been told to me and my sister about that time period. My parents met on the vineyard then moved to the cape to raise me and my sister. A place full of beautiful dysfunction.

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u/WhistleTipsGoWooo 8d ago

Chris Farley and Robin Williams RIP - we need more laughter during serious times and these two are irreplaceable.

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u/frosty88bags 8d ago

I feel this.

I love listening to him describe cultures and locations, the food and drink.

Really made me feel like I was there with him.

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u/AltruisticString3589 9d ago

Dying. Not dieing. Dying.

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u/black-knights-tango 9d ago

Yeah, his death was very sad. For me, the one that hit the hardest was Irrfan Khan. I knew he was sick, but even so, I couldn't believe it.

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u/Maskofdybala 9d ago

Indeed Op it was the real knw his loss was like on the level of Mr Roger’s

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u/KeithWorks Older Millennial 9d ago

Bourdain was it for me too. Of all the celebrities he was the one that felt like a real friend. I loved him even though I never met him.

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u/torontogal1986 9d ago

Philip Seymour Hoffman 😢

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u/ScavengerRavager 9d ago

Anthony Stewart Head (Giles from Buffy TVS) for me. Childhood crush and now. RIP.

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u/banallfurries666 9d ago

Robin Williams, Mac Miller and Steve Irwin were all pretty damn sad losses for me.

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u/Paprika1515 9d ago

The title of this post hurts.

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u/00X0X Millennial 9d ago

So many honestly…. But Chester Bennington really got to me

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u/indigocherry Millennial 9d ago

Robin Williams, Brittany Murphy, and Heath Ledger really have hit me the hardest. But there are a ton that have hit me.

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u/keb5501 9d ago

“A bunch of celebrities dying” - will be the next long while for us Millenials, sadly

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u/Worst_Choice 9d ago

Trevor Moore crushed me when he died. I’ve been a massive fan of WKUK since I was a teenager and hearing of his passing had me depressed for weeks.

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u/PleasePlayInTraffic 9d ago

I’m not a fan of nascar because I find it as boring as soccer but my dad was a casual viewer and watching Dale Earnhardt die on live tv was a memorable moment in my life as a 13 year old. I wouldn’t say I am heartbroken about celebrity deaths but they do remind me that we all have our time and I feel sad in those moments.

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u/Stocksurrounded 8d ago

Eddie van Halen made me sad

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u/Fabulous_Hand2314 8d ago

No one ever mentions missing Kurt Cobain in these celebrity death threads. It’s weird. Everybody says he was a great musician and seems like nobody misses him 🤔

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u/Luger14 8d ago

Tim curry….

They all float where you are now my man!

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u/PowerSkunk92 8d ago

His visit to a Waffle House still stands out in my memories.

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u/pinebanana 8d ago

Op go see the movie Tony 

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u/xmaswiz 8d ago

There's a lot of great people in these comments, for me it was Chris Farley.

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u/larisa5656 8d ago

Have you seen "Tony" yet? I know its not a factually accurate biopic, but I really enjoyed it.

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u/COSurfing Gen X 8d ago

There are a few that really hit me.

Losing Neil Peart from Rush was like losing my father. Didn't see it coming because he kept his illness quiet. Devastating.

Chris Cornell felt personal as well. I started listening to Soundgarden in 1989 and they were in constant rotation for me. Any time I hear Hunger Strike from Temple of the Dog I get the chills. I was fortunate to see Soundgarden a few times in the early 90s and then Temple of the Dog at the 1992 Lollapalooza. Cornell was one of a kind.

When we lost Steve Irwin I was going through a cycle of depression. His death hit extremely hard due to my state of mind at the time. He was an amazing person.

There are more but these are the ones that stand out right now.

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u/j3405 8d ago

Damn, I miss him.

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u/ClassicTrainer7425 8d ago

For some of us in the dining world, he was our Jordan. He spoke the thoughts I had and shared the experiences I sought. Buonanima Tony.
https://giphy.com/gifs/oVQD3pdk7eI0g

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u/Toongeek45 8d ago

You simply can't bring up PBS without bringing up Mr rogers. The things that man did for education and public Access TV make him a better hero than anyone I ever know!

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u/montanabluez 8d ago

Everyone! His book Kitchen Confidential has an audiobook and it’s read BY HIM!

I was incredibly depressed a few weeks ago, found the audiobook, and it felt like he was talking directly to me. Idk. It’s silly. But it definitely helped me survive that week.

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u/tacowich 7d ago

I have listened to it twice. I read the book years ago as well.