J.T. Posted September 26, 2016 Share Posted September 26, 2016 15 minutes ago, Curt McGirt said: H.G. Lewis has passed away at the age of 87. RIP This also hurt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curt McGirt Posted September 26, 2016 Share Posted September 26, 2016 He had a good long life at least. Bill Nunn hurts way more; I must've watched that Radio Raheem clip like six times this weekend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J.T. Posted September 26, 2016 Share Posted September 26, 2016 On 9/25/2016 at 1:18 PM, The Comedian said: He was pretty great as the physical therapist in Regarding Henry too. I thought I was going to shit during the scene where Bradley introduces himself to Henry by lifting Henry's hand and dropping it so that Henry would give Bradley five. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Posted September 26, 2016 Share Posted September 26, 2016 I actually have one of his email marketing books on my shelf at work. So weirdly amazing. RIP. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curt McGirt Posted September 27, 2016 Share Posted September 27, 2016 Joe Bob Briggs on Lewis: Quote "Herschell was a brilliant, elegant, sophisticated man who was always a friend to me these past 30 years, ever since I tracked him down at his South Florida condo to tell him all his movies were going to be released on video. His courteous and honest response: 'Why?'" 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Comedian Posted October 13, 2016 Share Posted October 13, 2016 RIP Thomas Mikal Ford Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MADCAP Posted October 13, 2016 Share Posted October 13, 2016 One of the best(and ridiculous) laughs in all of showbiz. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RIPPA Posted October 14, 2016 Share Posted October 14, 2016 Gary Dubin - who voiced Toulouse in The Aristocats - passed away of bone cancer at age 57 He was also on some episodes of Partridge Family Most of his work was as a child (including being in Diamonds Are Forever) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curt McGirt Posted October 14, 2016 Share Posted October 14, 2016 Me and my crew watched the trailer of Blood Freak at the insistence of one of us last night. H.G. Lewis was truly a man of great vision. RIP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Burgundy LaRue Posted October 20, 2016 Share Posted October 20, 2016 RIP to director Ted V. Mikels. He passed away on October 16 at age 87 due to colon cancer. Do a Lewis/Mikels double feature in honor, boys and girls. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J.T. Posted October 20, 2016 Share Posted October 20, 2016 On 10/12/2016 at 8:21 PM, The Comedian said: RIP Thomas Mikal Ford Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curt McGirt Posted October 20, 2016 Share Posted October 20, 2016 Cool, I didn't know Mikels directed The Undertaker and His Pals. I've always liked that for... some reason unbeknownst to me, really. I bet you can find that and probably everything else he did in full on Youtube. Or you can just watch this Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colonial Posted October 22, 2016 Share Posted October 22, 2016 His agent reports that actor and comedian Kevin Meaney passed away at age 59. Before the Mike Epps version of "Uncle Buck" hit TV screens this summer, Meaney took on the John Candy role in the original TV version of the film for CBS. Also appeared on every late-night comedy show and stand-up series imaginable in the 80s, 90s and today. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
piranesi Posted October 22, 2016 Share Posted October 22, 2016 Goddammit. It's hard to describe how out of left field his standup was when his HBO special hit out of nowhere (I guess for those of us not in L.A.) in 1986. He was like this corny but somehow also sarcastic maniac. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnny Sorrow Posted October 22, 2016 Share Posted October 22, 2016 His recent work after he came out was really great. That stinks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Comedian Posted October 22, 2016 Share Posted October 22, 2016 As with many comedians in the 90's, I discovered Meaney through here: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cliff Hanger Posted October 23, 2016 Share Posted October 23, 2016 I first encountered him through Uncle Buck and thought he was just some schmuck. It was years later before I saw his stand-up and realized he was really talented, and just ended up in the worst possible TV vehicle. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
driver Posted October 23, 2016 Share Posted October 23, 2016 Listened to him when he sat in quite a bit on The Jay Thomas Show on Sirius. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Travis Sheldon Posted October 23, 2016 Share Posted October 23, 2016 I heard about Kevin Meaney on Twitter through some of the comedians I follow. Hadn't kept up with him since the 90s, so I'm not familiar with any of his material since, but he was one funny dude. So sad. Way too young to go. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
odessasteps Posted October 24, 2016 Author Share Posted October 24, 2016 RIP Jimmy Perry, creator of (among others) Dad's Army, age 93. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt D Posted October 24, 2016 Share Posted October 24, 2016 Kevin Meaney triggers my memory not of Dr. Katz but of the first episode of Space Ghost: Coast to Coast. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J.T. Posted October 27, 2016 Share Posted October 27, 2016 RIP Michael Massee. He was 61 years old. If that name doesn't sound familiar, his most memorable role was Funboy, one of T-Bird's thugs in Alex Proyas's The Crow. Massee was the one that fired the improperly prepared prop gun that killed Brandon Lee. Until the day of his death, Massee never watched a single frame of The Crow. “I don’t think you ever get over something like that," he said in a 2005 interview. Details of his passing have not been released, but it is rumored that he did have some issues with drugs. Art imitates life. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NikoBaltimore Posted October 27, 2016 Share Posted October 27, 2016 It sucks he passed, but considering he was the one that actually pulled the trigger I can see why it would lead to him going down a dark path. It sucks but that's a very heavy burden to bear. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
piranesi Posted October 27, 2016 Share Posted October 27, 2016 Well shit, google his name and see what all the news stories say. They are identically wrong and kind of outrageously so: "Michael Massee, the actor who accidentally shot Brandon Lee, passes." He didn't accidentally shoot Brandon Lee. He was faultless. Someone else prepared a gun wrong and he did exactly what he was supposed to do, point and shoot a prop gun. Labelling him the guy who "accidentally killed someone" is kind of inexcusable. But that's what the guy lived with because people are fucking stupid. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curt McGirt Posted October 27, 2016 Share Posted October 27, 2016 Damn, David Schow posted about his passing on Facebook but I didn't know that was the guy that pulled the trigger. Not surprised he didn't mention it either -- not only was Massee Dave's neighbor and friend but Brandon and him were real close. The Raving and Drooling column he wrote about Brandon in Fangoria that year was and is absolutely heartwrenching. RIP to both 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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