6 American STARS Who Died TODAY!

[Music] V TOA Ben tapa dies aged 42 G4 Who Rose to Fame in 2004 when they made it to the final of ID's first series of xfactor announced their former Band memb Death on Instagram saying words cannot express how we all feel right now Tapo was one of the original members of the vocal troop which came second in the 2004 xfactor contest but he left the group in 2018 to pursue his own music career G4S tribute added it is with deep sadness that we announce the sudden passing of our brother and great friend Ben TAA we understand that this will be heartbreaking news for so many others too and we send you our love and support as we all remember the amazing man and memories that he has left behind Ben has been such a major part of the international singing community and he was a critical part of our journey as a group thank you for your love at this difficult time rip Ben forx tributes have poured in for the tenor with pianist Chris Glenn saying on X that tapa was hugely talented generous big-hearted and taken far too soon rip Ben Peter rened Peter rened passes away aged 89 voice actor Peter rened best known for his role in the original Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles TV series has died aged 89 he was the voice of Master Splinter in the original pop popular animated show broadcast in the 1980s and 1990s friend and co-star towns and Coleman who voiced Michelangelo in the series announced Ren's death on social media commenting I will miss him dearly it's reported rened died at his home in Burbank California on Sunday of suspected natural causes born in Louisiana in 1935 rened had a hugely successful career that Spann more than six decades playing roles in nearly 200 films and TV shows he voiced characters in Disney animated films in the 1970s and 1980s including the aristocrats The Rescuers and The Black Cauldron his TV credits include Scooby-Doo and Scrappy dooo Alvin and the Chipmunks the Transformers the real Ghostbusters and Batman the Animated Series he was also known for voicing the animatronic Abraham Lincoln at Walt Disney World's Hall of Presidents Ed crane poool Ed crane poool dies at 79 New York Mets Hall of Famer Ed crane poool died Sunday the team announced Monday afternoon he was 79 crane poool who is the longest tenured Mets player in team history experienced Cardiac Arrest while at his home in boka Ron Florida crane poool made his debut with the Mets in 1962 when he was just 17 years old he appeared in just a handful of games that season as the team lost a Major League Baseball record 120 games crane poool was among the surviving members of that team who were asked last month about this season's Chicago White Socks who are threatening the Mets Infamous record I feel sorry for them he said better them than me thankfully for cran poool that was as bad as it got the first baseman earned his first and only All-Star nod during the 1965 season and then helped lead the team to a world series title in 1969 crane poool hit a home run in game three of the World Series that year crane poool spent 18 Seasons with the Mets and made it back to the World Series in 19 73 before he retired after the 1979 season alen Aldridge alen Aldridge dies at age 52 former Denver Broncos linebacker Alan Aldridge died suddenly at age 52 on Sunday his Alma modder the University of Houston confirmed Monday an autopsy will be performed to determine the cause of death Aldridge's mother Clea Aldridge told Houston area reporter Mark Burman Aldridge had been coaching Fort Ben Bush High School in Texas for the last win years after hanging up his cleats after playing High School football at Willowridge Houston Aldridge starred for the Cougars in college and was picked by Denver in the second round of the 1994 NFL draft he played for the Broncos from 1994 to 1997 totaling 230 tackles two forced fumbles and 1.5 sacks in 64 games 45 starts he was a 15g game starter in 1997 and helped Denver defeat the Green Bay Packers 31 to 24 in Super Bowl 33 That season Aldridge played Four Seasons with the Detroit Lions after his stint with the Broncos and ended his career with 482 tackles 10.5 sacks seven pass breakups five forced fumbles and one interception in 128 games Roger Petra camarin Roga Petra cudan dies at 74 Roga Petra hudin one of Malaysia's best known critics who dramatically left the country to avoid arrest has passed away leaving behind a legacy of writings and commentaries that have shaped the country's political discourse for more than two decades until his death the 74-year-old better known as rpk ran Malaysia today one of many websites blocked by the anoir Ibrahim government due to their criticisms of his administration a member of the Sanger royal family rpk was the nephew of the late Sultan salahudin Abdul aiz Shaw in 2010 he fled Malaysia to escape arrest under the Draconian internal Security Act and decided to settle in Manchester taking advantage of a British law that allows people like him who were born in the UK before independence to stay he had already been in prison twice under the Draconian law first During the reformasi period when he played a key role in supporting ano's movement James Earl Jones James Earl Jones dies at 93 3 Los Angeles September 9th American actor James Earl Jones an imposing stage and Screen presence who overcame a childhood stutter to develop a stentorian voice recognized the world over as Intergalactic villain Darth Vader died on Monday at the age of 93 Jones a longtime sufferer of diabetes died at his home surrounded by family members his agent Barry mcferson said no cause of death was provided Jones had a great physical presence on stage and television as well as in movies but he would have been a star even if his face was never seen because his voice had a career of its own the resonating base could instantly command respect as with the sage father Mufasa in The Lion King and many Shakespeare roles or instill fear as the rasping Vader in the Star Wars films Jones laughed when a BBC interviewer asked if he resented being so closely tied to Darth Vader a role that required only his voice for a few lines while another actor did the onscreen work in costume Carol Dawson Carol Dawson dies at 86 Carol Dawson who spent nearly three decades with the Houston Rockets organization as an assistant coach and general manager has died at the age of 86 the team announced Monday no other details of his death were given the Rockets family Mourns the loss of beloved former coach and general manager Carol Dawson affectionately known as CD the team said he was an assistant coach with Houston from 1980 to to 97 the Rockets were 461 to 4009 with six trips to the playoffs during his tenure as GM of the Rockets from 1996 to 2007 for nearly three decades CD was a Cornerstone of our organization instrumental in shaping the careers of stars like hakee oaan and Ralph Samson a proud Texas native CD served as the only coach to be present for all four of Houston's NBA Finals appearances including the back-to-back championship teams as general manager he brought iconic talents to Houston including Charles Barkley Steve Francis Yao Ming and Tracy McGrady while also assembling the four-time WNBA Champion Houston Comets the team said John cassiday John cassaday Dies at 52 his sister Robin cassiday announced his death Monday on Facebook she previously wrote that he had been admitted to the Intensive Care Unit of Mount siai West in New York on September 3rd the cause of death was not revealed like fellow artists Neil Adams Jim stano or Michael golden he is a touchstone a reference point to the dozens and dozens of artists whose work was influenced by his Comics writer and editor Mark Wade said most people are lucky if more than a dozen people are still talking about them a month after they pass my friend Jean will be talked about and remembered by an entire industry for ages born in 1971 cassaday was a self-taught artist artist and film school graduate who plugged away at his craft while working in construction and as a director of local TV news in Texas in the mid 1990s he showed his portfolio to Wade at a comic convention Wade then referred the artist to author and editor Jeff Marriot and that opened the door to cassaday getting hired for illustration gigs that paid well enough for him to quit his day job and draw full-time Jim Sasser Jim Sasser dies at 87 Jim Sasser the last Democrat to represent Tennessee in the US Senate who later went on to serve as US ambassador to China during the Clinton Administration died on Tuesday he was 87 Sasser died at his home in Chapel Hill North Carolina at about 5:40 p.m. on September 10th his family confirmed days before his 88th birthday as his friends and former staff will attest Dad loved his family the state of Tennessee his years serving in the US Senate and old cars too and love them in that order his children gray and Elizabeth Sasser said in a statement he believed in the nobility of public service and the transformational power of government former US senator Jim Cooper D Nashville told The Tennessean on Tuesday that Sasser represented the best in public service he was humble gentle kind smart he knew regular people and regular people loved him Cooper said he wasn't flashy showy he didn't run for president he just wanted to represent Tennessee and and he did an awesome job at it Doug Hood Doug Hood dies at 70 New Zealand music Pioneer Doug hoodie hood has died aged 70 his son jack confirmed on Tuesday afternoon my mom Victoria and I were here with Dad when he died it was very peaceful and dignified Jack Hood 36 told rnz Doug Hood had been staying at Elizabeth knox's home in hospital in Epsom Auckland for the past few years it's been a hard battle for him the last couple of years and he lived his life on his own terms Jack said teiti born Hood who was diagnosed with cancer in 2022 had a long and distinguished career in New Zealand music as an engineer manager and later a promoter for local and international touring bands Hood engineered the clean's legendary bootle bootle boodle EP for Flying Nun in 1981 On A Primitive for track owned by his great friend and toy love frontman Chris Knox a practical man with a great ear he went on to engineer the flying n denan a 1982 compilation which was the recording debut of the chills the verlaines sneaky feelings and the stones Frankie Beverly Frankie Beverly dies at 77 Frankie Beverly a funk and R&B innovator singer songwriter producer and founder of the band maze died Tuesday he was 77 Beverly's death was confirmed by his family in a post via the band's Facebook and Instagram accounts grieving the loss of a loved one is a deeply personal and emotional experience the announcement reads this period is one of healing and your respect for our need for Solitude is appreciated as we honor the memory of our beloved Howard Stanley Beverly known to the world as Frankie Beverly born in Philadelphia in 1946 Beverly found his voice singing in church and formed many R&B and dwop groups throughout the 1960s before refining his sound and founding raw soul renamed Maize in 1970 the funk band made up of Highly skilled live instrumentalists and supporting vocalists tied together with Beverly's strong smooth lead vocals as the constant got its big break after relocating from the east coast to San Francisco in 1971 and being invited by mtown giant Marvin Gay on tour as his opening act Christopher Walkin Christopher wkins two worst movies according to Rotten Tomatoes the first time I saw Christopher Walkin On Screen was as villainous industrialist Max Shrek in Tim Burton's Batman Returns that performance stayed with me simply because Watkins seemed to play quietly menacing with as much ease as Jack Nicholson plays unhinged that is to say that villain seem to come a little too easily to Walkin who throughout Burton's nightmare expressionist fairy tale discovered new facets of odiousness with each successive scene 32 years after Batman Returns debut however Watkins filmography clearly speaks to the man's range Walkin is great at playing villains but he's proven over the decades that he's capable of so much more