John from Cincinnati Posted November 11, 2019 Share Posted November 11, 2019 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RIPPA Posted November 13, 2019 Share Posted November 13, 2019 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RIPPA Posted November 22, 2019 Share Posted November 22, 2019 I had been kicking around rewatching Scrooged. This cements it 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ace Posted November 22, 2019 Share Posted November 22, 2019 Roxanne was the film that introduced me to him. Think I'll watch that this weekend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jiji Posted November 24, 2019 Share Posted November 24, 2019 "I'm sorry, Mr. Burton, I guess we don't know you well enough yet to call you Dick." 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RIPPA Posted November 27, 2019 Share Posted November 27, 2019 Quote Taiwanese-Canadian actor and model Godfrey Gao has died after suffering an apparent heart attack while filming a reality TV show. Gao collapsed on the set of Chase Me, a reality show featuring intense physical competition for China’s Zhejiang Television filmed in the city of Ningbo, WWD reports. “In the early hours of Nov. 27, our beloved Godfrey collapsed while filming on set. Unfortunately following three hours of medical rescue efforts, he left us. We are very shocked and saddened and even until now find it impossible to accept,” his management company Jetstar said in a statement to the outlet. “Thank you, media friends and every fan of Godfrey’s for their concern. His management and team were present and his family were urgently rushed to the location. Please respect Godfrey’s family in this time of sorrow and refrain from disturbing them. We will accompany Godfrey’s family to handle discreet funeral arrangements. Thank you, everyone,” the statement continued. It remains unclear what caused Gao to collapse and die. Reps for the actor did not immediately respond to EW’s request for comment. Born in Taiwan and raised in Vancouver, Canada, Gao became the first Asian male model for Louis Vuitton in 2011, according to the Vancouver Sun. He appeared on several TV shows and films, making his American debut in as Magnus Bane in 2013’s The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones, starring Lily Collins. Most recently, Gao starred in the Chinese blockbuster Shanghai Fortress as Yang Jiannan. The game show that Gao was filming at the time of his death is described as a “real-life version of cat and mouse” and is filmed at night. Two teams, which consist of celebrities, cast members, and regular people, compete in a series of physical tasks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Curt McGirt Posted December 3, 2019 Share Posted December 3, 2019 https://bloody-disgusting.com/news/3596095/r-p-oscar-winning-terminator-critters-klowns-effects-artist-gene-warren-jr-passed-away/ FX artist and Oscar winner Gene Warren Jr. has passed RIP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
odessasteps Posted December 3, 2019 Author Share Posted December 3, 2019 RIP Dorothy (DC) Fontana, part of the trek backroom staff since TOS. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
odessasteps Posted December 7, 2019 Author Share Posted December 7, 2019 (edited) RIP Ron Liebman and Robert Walker Jr. Liebman might be best known now as Rachel's dad on Friends, but won a Tony for Angels in America. Robert Walker Jr we discussed in some thread recently. Charlie X from TOS. Edited December 7, 2019 by odessasteps Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Execproducer Posted December 8, 2019 Share Posted December 8, 2019 7 hours ago, odessasteps said: Liebman might be best known now as Rachel's dad on Friends, but won a Tony for Angels in America. He'll always be 'Batman' to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colonial Posted December 8, 2019 Share Posted December 8, 2019 Caroll Spinney, the puppeteer behind Big Bird and Oscar the Grouch on Sesame Street, has died at 85. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cliff Hanger Posted December 8, 2019 Share Posted December 8, 2019 Met him at Dragon Con a few years ago, and he seemed like the kindest man on Earth, just incredibly sweet and enthusiastic about getting to play those characters and help little kids figure out their world. RIP. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RIPPA Posted December 8, 2019 Share Posted December 8, 2019 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J.T. Posted December 8, 2019 Share Posted December 8, 2019 (edited) On 12/7/2019 at 12:38 PM, odessasteps said: RIP Ron Liebman. Liebman might be best known now as Rachel's dad on Friends, but won a Tony for Angels in America. I know I am not the only one here with Joe Bob Briggs level taste in movies and remembers him from (Not) Mad Magazine's Up The Academy (it was so bad that Rob paid thirty grand to have his name taken off of the movie credits) or as Alcalde Esteban from Zorro: The Gay Blade. RIP. Edited December 8, 2019 by J.T. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zimbra Posted December 8, 2019 Share Posted December 8, 2019 Rene Auberjonois has passed away at 84. I just did a Deep Space 9 rewatch not that long ago and goddamn was he great. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Death From Above Posted December 8, 2019 Share Posted December 8, 2019 Odo became one of the most complex and interesting television characters of all-time, and I cannot imagine anyone but Rene having played him. The galaxy lost one of the best today. 1 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J.T. Posted December 8, 2019 Share Posted December 8, 2019 (edited) The man was a force of nature in his role in Benson as Clayton Endicott, III. He matched Robert Guillaume stride for comedic stride. I did not think he could top that performance and then came Odo. Not only was he a prolific television actor, his list of voice acting credits in animated features is fucking legendary. RIP. Edited December 8, 2019 by J.T. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
odessasteps Posted December 8, 2019 Author Share Posted December 8, 2019 He was also in the Altman troupe for a while. Theres the star trek trio for you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RIPPA Posted December 8, 2019 Share Posted December 8, 2019 Today fucking sucks 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cliff Hanger Posted December 9, 2019 Share Posted December 9, 2019 Auberjonois was the only actor who played a character on Superfriends so well that Andrea Romano sought him out to reprise in the DCAU. I JUST knew him as a Star Trek guy for decades, then saw Benson for the first time since I was too little to remember much, and saw M*A*S*H and realized he'd been in Little Mermaid and a bunch of 80s cartoons and realized that he wasn't just an actor with one great role, but a rad performer with decades of them. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J.T. Posted December 9, 2019 Share Posted December 9, 2019 Rene Auberjonois as the Speaking Skull from The Last Unicorn. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eivion Posted December 9, 2019 Share Posted December 9, 2019 54 minutes ago, Cliff Hanger said: Auberjonois was the only actor who played a character on Superfriends so well that Andrea Romano sought him out to reprise in the DCAU. I JUST knew him as a Star Trek guy for decades, then saw Benson for the first time since I was too little to remember much, and saw M*A*S*H and realized he'd been in Little Mermaid and a bunch of 80s cartoons and realized that he wasn't just an actor with one great role, but a rad performer with decades of them. This is a similar situation for me where I saw and loved him as Odo only to realize years later I had seen or heard him in many other things. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kuetsar Posted December 9, 2019 Share Posted December 9, 2019 He had a fun recurring role on warehouse 13 too. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
odessasteps Posted December 9, 2019 Author Share Posted December 9, 2019 1 hour ago, Cliff Hanger said: Auberjonois was the only actor who played a character on Superfriends so well that Andrea Romano sought him out to reprise in the DCAU. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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