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[BSLMikeLowe]

He'll obviously and deservedly be most remembered for his shows and his role in Elf for a different generation, but I always think of a random sketch he did on Mad TV that is among the very funniest things I've ever seen.

 

He was one of the best when it came to deadpan delivery. And instead of trying to overcome a stammer that some may have considered too big an impediment for such speaking roles, he managed to make it part of his persona.

 

 

[russsnyder]

Bob Newhart was one of the funniest guys that I have ever seen. His old sitcom with Suzanne Pleshette as his wife was an underrated classic sitcom. RIP funnyman.

[mdrunning]

English blues and rock musician John Mayall, 90.

[BSLMikeLowe]

Ex MLB player and MLB HQ exec Billy Bean, 60. (not to be confused with ex player and A’s exec, and subject of Moneyball, Billy Beane)

[CantonJester]

Chi Chi Rodriguez, 88. One of golf's great ambassadors of the sport. 

 

His toreador dance after he would birdie or eagle a hole made for great theater. 

[mdrunning]

Chi Chi Rodriguez, 88. One of golf's great ambassadors of the sport. 

 

His toreador dance after he would birdie or eagle a hole made for great theater. 

What I remember most about him is Les Nessman butchering his name on an episode of WKRP.

[mdrunning]

Former NFL running back Duane Thomas, 77. The guy could certainly play, but he also had a chip on his shoulder the size of Texas Stadium.

[Nigel Tufnel]

What I remember most about him is Les Nessman butchering his name on an episode of WKRP.

 

[mdrunning]

Cookie king Wally "Famous" Amos, 88.

[mdrunning]

Baltimore-born musician Greg Kihn, 75.

[BSLMikeLowe]

Long time talk show host Phil Donahue, 88.

[BSLMikeLowe]

James Earl Jones, the epic voice of just about everything, 93.

[Nigel Tufnel]

He recited the National Anthem at the 1993 All Star Game.

[DuffMan]

https://youtu.be/7SB...CrfG4Bju-VRdF_F

[Dupin]

One of the most iconic voices of all time.

[mdrunning]

Tito Jackson, 70, of Jackson 5 fame.

[BSLChrisStoner]

ESPN: Basketball Hall of Famer and humanitarian Dikembe Mutombo has died from brain cancer at age 58.

[TwentyThirtyFive]

Eduardo Perez just said postgame on ESPN that Pete Rose died today

[Hooded Viper]

It’s been a tough 2 weeks for celebrity deaths.

[russsnyder]

Luis Tiant, 83.

I loved watching that guy pitch when I was a kid.