Sister thread to actors who fell off the map.
The ones I'll always carry with me are Heath Ledger and Philip Seymour Hoffmann. In my opinion they were both at the pinnacle of their careers and their talent. I'll miss them forever.
Who else?
Phil Hartman
River Phoenix
So true. I'm a huge fan of both. I watch River stuff all the time to this day, especially Stand by Me and My Own Private Idaho. Hartman doesn't get as much play, but I do occasionally watch old Simpsons, SNL, and News Radio.
shareTwo damn fine additions! The things those two would have done I imagine would have been very entertaining👍
shareI missed James Gandolfini...
Yeah he was great. I never even got into the Sopranos until after he was gone. I also loved him in True Romance.
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As an Italian, he was one the great ones for us...
Maybe Bill Bixby or Larry Hagman wasn’t at the top of their game towards the end, but their death really affected me
👍true romance👍
shareLedger and Hoffman were huge losses
I say Swayze
Yeah, Swayze was awesome, but I feel like he passed him prime a while before. Man, I've always got a "yeah, but" for you. I'll work on it.
shareI just felt that he was entering a really good middle-aged acting career
Makes me wonder what could have been
And dont worry about our contrary opinions Amigo...we always have interesting things to say to each other, its all good Pete
I just learned in improv class to always add "yes, and" to keep the show going, and a "no" or a "yes, but" is a conversation killer.
shareLOL!
Never heard that before
Yes, but so anyway
...just joking😁!
I work on the phone and you'd be amazed how many people string along a conversation with "So and if but so and so" or the like. Oh wait, you wouldn't be amazed, you're in New York. 😆
shareOh man...we hardly ever shut up in New York!
Im very judgemental about this sort of thing...until i realize that im as gabby as everyone else 😆
Do you do a lot of telling people to "listen" when they already are? Love that one.
share'listen,' 'let me tell you something,' 'hear me out...'
Yes
Im ashamed to admit this is how i talk...i also do the hand-talking gesture thing where i use my hands as much as my words to express stuff
Im afraid im fairly obnoxious...
The typical asshole New Yorker lol!
What can I say? What could I tell you? What're ya gonna do? I find East coast speak sort of amusing and also occasionally anxiety inducing.
shareyou talkin' to me?
Hey! im walkin' here!
What are you saying over there, im over here?!?
Somehow, this crap makes perfect sense to other New Yorkers lol
And yes, anxiety is your constant companion in New York
James Dean and Paul Walker, anyone?
shareYes sir.
shareTrue
Dean especially...but nothing whatsoever against Walker
Dean just had that badboy thing going on
He was really cool
I liked James Dean, but I think his career would had ended after Giant.
shareI think he had great charisma and would have done a ton of great movies
The fact that he wrecked out over 60 years ago and we still mention him speaks volumes about his talent and screen presense
I think his tragic death that people mostly remember....
shareI dont know pop...i saw about 3 of his 5 movies and thought he had 'it' if you get me...he was pretty great
He was also really handsome...really good looks can take a guy pretty far in the biz
But yes, his tragic death may have leant something to his legend...
I wanted be a James Dean as teen also back in the 90’s...
I own all his films on DVD
Giant is my favourite..
He has only 3 films
Anton Yelchin
shareSo true. He was great.
shareI saw Alpha Dogs and wow this actor's really good, he's gonna be big in the future.
shareAlpha Dog is excellent and he was so good in it. Also Charlie Bartlett, Hearts in Atlantis, his role as the new Chekov, the movie Only Lovers Left Alive and many more. He had so many more good performances left. Super sad.
shareHe was really starting to come into his own with some serious adult roles. A true shame his life got cut short by a faulty parking break.
shareHis death broke my heart. charliekelly told me about him several years ago and showed me a few of his movies. Its hard for me to think about Anton because I enjoyed him so much. I still need to watch some of his stuff soon.
shareAnton Yelchin. I can't say I'm a fan or anything, but I'm sure there was more in store for him.
Rebecca Schaeffer. Perhaps she would've faded into oblivion, but it's also very much possible she would've become a tv or movie star.
Also, the two girls from Poltergeist.
Not so sure she was at the top of her game but I sure miss her. Brittany Murphy. Only 32 when she died. Loved her big brown eyes.
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Ah man, I can't believe I'm now actually older than she ever was!
shareAnother one not well known but was murdered by Music producer Phil Spector. Lana Clarkson. She was only 40.
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Christopher Lee
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