Celebrity Deaths In 2019 From Beth Chapman And Karl Lagerfeld To Gary Rhodes

Nov 21, 2019 by apost team

They brought happiness, tears and laughter to us, their audiences, so here we pay a humble tribute to some of the entertainers that passed away in 2019. May they now rest in peace.

Luke Perry
The actor was best known for roles on Beverly Hills 90210 and Riverdale. On March 4, a week after a massive stroke, the actor passed away at age 52, as chronicled here at The Sun alongside other stars who passed this year.

Jo Andres
Best known for her short film 'Black Kites', Jo won many film festival awards. Wife of actor Steve Buscemi, she was 64 when she died on Jan 6 from a rare organ condition.

Kevin Barnett
Barnett, a comedian, writer, and actor, was the co-creator and writer for the Fox show 'Rel.' Sadly, as stated on NBC on Jan 22, the 32-year-old died from complications from pancreatitis while on vacation in Mexico.

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Karl Lagerfeld
The creative genius behind Chanel passed away on Feb 19 at age 85.

Kristoff St. John
The 'Young and The Restless' actor died on Feb 3 at age 52 from a combination of heart disease and accidental alcohol overdose.

Nipsey Hussle
The rapper and community activist was shot outside his clothing store in Los Angeles on March 31 at age 33 as reported here on CNN.

Beth Chapman
As detailed at The Sun the star of the reality TV show 'Dog the Bounty Hunter,' Beth died on June 26 died from lung cancer. She was 51 years old.

John Singleton
The first African American and the youngest film director to receive an Academy Award nomination for 'Boyz n the Hood' passed away on April 29 due to a stroke. As reported in the New York Times, he was 51 years old.

James Ingram
On Jan 29 this year, Ingram passed away at age 66 due to brain cancer. He was a two-time Grammy Award-winner famous for 'One Hundred' and 'Yah Mo B There.'

Valerie Harper
The actress lost her battle to cancer at the age of 80 on August 30 as reported at CNN. Her illustrious TV career included appearing on 'The Mary Tyler Moore Show,' her namesake hit 'Valerie,' 'Sex and the City,' voicing characters on 'The Simpsons' and more.

Peter Mayhew
The actor portrayed Chewbacca in the original 'Star Wars.' He died April 30 at 74 years old due to a heart attack as explained in The Sun.

Doris Day
As this tribute in The Independent states, Day, one of the most memorable stars of the ’50s and ’60s died May 13 at age 97.

Ric Ocasek
The Cars lead singer who was the genius behind such hits as 'My Best Friend's Girl' and 'Just What I Needed,' passed away in September after recovering from surgery. He died in the night in his New York City apartment reports AP News.

Cameron Boyce
Sadly, this actor is the youngest star to pass away this year. Boyce was known for his Disney shows such as The Descendants and will appear in the upcoming Paradise City. But on July 6, he died in his sleep from Epilepsy, as detailed on CNN News.

William Wintersole
The soap opera star from 'General Hospital' and 'The Young and the Restless' passed away at the age of 88 reports The Hollywood Reporter.

Gary Rhodes
A frequent 'Masterchef' and 'Hell's Kitchen' guest, chef Gary Rhodes was a champion of British cuisine who died at the age of 59 according to The Guardian.

Carl Ruiz
The TV personality and chef at La Cubana passed away at age 44 according to CNN. He was a regular on The Food Network.

If you have a memory of one of these performers and their work, pass it on to your friends and reminisce together.