SIX FAMOUS PEOPLE WHO DIED TODAY - Video

THE FIRST IS Broadway Star Ken Page, Voice of Nightmare Before Christmas' Oogie Boogie, Dies at 70
Ken Page, the Broadway actor and voice actor known for his roles in the musicals Cats and The Wiz, has died. He was 70.
Page was born and raised in St. Louis. He arrived on Broadway in 1975 when he joined the cast of The Wiz musical as the show's Lion, paving way for a career on the stage in New York that lasted more than two decades. Between 1975 and 1999, Page also appeared on stage in productions like Guys and Dolls, Ain't Misbehavin', Cats — in which he originated the role of Old Deuteronomy — and It Ain't Nothing But the Blues. He won the Drama Desk award for outstanding actor in a musical in 1978 for his performance in Ain't Misbehavin', per his profile on Playbill. Page also carved out a notable career on the screen during and after his onstage career. He is most fondly remembered as the voice of The Nightmare Before Christmas character Oogie Boogie, a role he reprised multiple times in video games, video series and even a live performance of the celebrated 1993 animated film held at the Hollywood Bowl in 2018. THE SECOND IS Pete RoseDead At 83
Major League Baseball released a statement following the passing of Pete Rose ... extending their condolences to Rose's family, friends and friends "who admired his greatness, grit and determination on the field of play." MLB legend Pete Rose has died at the age of 83, TMZ Sports has learned.
Rose, Major League Baseball's hit king, passed away earlier today at his home in Las Vegas ... where he was found by a family member.
Pete's agent, Ryan Fiterman of Fiterman Sports, confirmed the news, adding ... "the family is asking for privacy at this time."
THE THIRD IS UK Eurovision winner Martin Lee, singer of Brotherhood Of Man, dies aged 77
Martin Lee, the lead vocalist and guitarist for the British pop group Brotherhood Of Man, has died at the age of 77.
The four-piece group won the Eurovision Song Contest for the UK in 1976 with the song ‘Save Your Kisses For Me’.
A post on the group’s Facebook page today confirmed the news: “It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of our great friend and colleague Brotherhood of Man’s Martin Lee who slipped peacefully away on the evening of Sunday 29 September 2024 from heart failure after a short illness.”
THE FOURTH IS 'American Pickers' star Frank Fritz dies at 60
"American Pickers" star Frank Fritz, who traveled across America looking for treasurers in the most random corners, died Monday after a long illness, loved ones said.
He was 60.
"This is a very tough announcement to make Frank passed away last night around 7:30," according to a post on the Facebook page of Fritz's friends.
"Pickers" co-star Mike Wolfe said he knew Fritz for more than "half my life" and told fans that his late friend was a genuinely kind man.
Fritz was "a dreamer who was just as sensitive as he was funny," Wolfe wrote on Instagram. "The same off camera as he was on, Frank had a way of reaching the hearts of so many by just being himself."
THE FIFTH IS Dave Allison, Original Anvil Guitarist, Dead at 68
Dave Allison, original guitarist for the cult thrash metal band Anvil, has died at the age of 68. He reportedly passed away after a battle with cancer.
Allison shared guitar duties in Anvil alongside frontman Steve “Lips” Kudlow from 1981 through 1989, performing on five studio albums, including fan favorites Metal on Metal (1982) and Forged in Fire (1983). The 1989 live album, Past and Present: Live in Concert, would be Allison’s final record with the band.
The band shared the following statement via The Vinyl Frontier Canada:
“We’d like to send our deepest condolences to the Allison family and friends. Dave passed away this morning. He was a close friend and we will miss him. He was proud of his early contributions to ANVIL, and his name and legacy live on. Rest in peace, Dave Squirly Allison.”
Jeff Waters of Annihilator, one of Anvil’s contemporaries in the Canadian metal scene, also paid his respects.
THE SIXTH IS Adult model Adriana Vieira, 31, found dead floating in harbour ‘after VIP party on rapper’s luxury yacht’ in Miami
She was last seen when she went swimming in the harbour in Miami the night before her body was discovered, local media reports.
The party's host, reportedly a rapper, has not been named.
The 31-year-old Brazilian-born model regularly posted adult content on platform OnlyFans and is understood to have worked as a dancer and model in the US.
Brazilian media reports say the single mum's six-year-old son is being cared for by a nanny while her family travels to the US to identify her body.
Adriana, from Sao Paulo, reportedly arrived in Florida with her husband two years ago and they posted photos of their lavish lifestyle on social media.
Her husband, named as Roberto Tesario, returned to Brazil soon after leaving Adriana to raise their child alone.