Celebrity Death Thread

[Newbomb Turk]

Billy Mays died from Coke...... I guess now we know why he talked so fast ....

[Drew]

I wonder if FOX News will remove his commercials now.

[DanO]

"Billy Mays died from Coke...... I guess now we know why he talked so fast .... "
---------------------------Ya had to figure something out of the ordinary was up with that. It didn't make any sense.

GO LIONS "09" !!!!!!!!!

[YT]

Billy Mays died from Coke..........

Since he was proclaimed to be a devout Christian, I guess he was Snortin' for Jesus!

[Malto Marko]

Billy Mays died from Coke...... I guess now we know why he talked so fast ....

That is somewhat consistent with the high energy profile in his commercials. Even if the family is trying to dispute it.

[Delmas26]

The Breakfast Club was my favorite movie when I was a teenager. I must've watched it 20 times.

This really makes me sad.:(

John Hughes movies were awesome when I was a teenager and I still find myself watching if there is one on TBS. Ferris Bueller's Day Off for the win. The Vacation movies, the Brat Pack, Sixteen Candles, Dutch was underrated, etc. I know that I always have to watch Xmas Vacation every xmas.

Filmography
Writer
* Delta House (1979) (TV Series)
* National Lampoon's Class Reunion (1982)
* At Ease (1983) (TV Series)
* Mr. Mom (1983)
* National Lampoon's Vacation (1983)
* Nate and Hayes (1983) (with David Odell)
* Sixteen Candles (1984)
* The Breakfast Club (1985)
* National Lampoon's European Vacation (1985; characters)
* Weird Science (1985)
* Pretty in Pink (1986)
* Ferris Bueller's Day Off (1986)
* Some Kind of Wonderful (1987)
* Planes, Trains & Automobiles (1987)
* She's Having a Baby (1988)
* The Great Outdoors (1988)
* Uncle Buck (1989)
* National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation (1989)
* Home Alone (1990)
* Career Opportunities (1991)
* Dutch (1991)
* Curly Sue (1991)
* Beethoven (1992) (as Edmond Dantes)
* Home Alone 2: Lost in New York (1992)
* Dennis the Menace (1993)
* Baby's Day Out (1994)
* Miracle on 34th Street (1994)
* 101 Dalmatians (1996)
* Flubber (1997)
* Home Alone 3 (1997)
* Reach The Rock (1998)
* Just Visiting (2001) (with Jean-Marie Poire & Christian Clavier)
* Maid in Manhattan (2002; story) (originally titled The Chambermaid) (as Edmond Dantes)
* Drillbit Taylor (2008; story) (as Edmond Dantes)

Director
* Sixteen Candles (1984)
* The Breakfast Club (1985)
* Weird Science (1985)
* Ferris Bueller's Day Off (1986)
* Planes, Trains & Automobiles (1987)
* She's Having a Baby (1988)
* Uncle Buck (1989)
* Curly Sue (1991)

Producer
* The Breakfast Club (1985)
* Pretty in Pink (1986; executive producer)
* Ferris Bueller's Day Off (1986)
* Some Kind of Wonderful (1987)
* Planes, Trains & Automobiles (1987)
* She's Having a Baby (1988)
* The Great Outdoors (1988; executive producer)
* Uncle Buck (1989)
* National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation (1989)
* Home Alone (1990)
* Career Opportunities (1991)
* Only the Lonely (1991)
* Dutch (1991)
* Curly Sue (1991)
* Home Alone 2: Lost in New York (1992)
* Dennis the Menace (1993)
* Baby's Day Out (1994)
* Miracle on 34th Street (1994)
* 101 Dalmatians (1996)
* Flubber (1997)
* Home Alone 3 (1997)
* Reach the Rock (1998)
* New Port South (2001; executive producer)

[Malto Marko]

Wow!

Once again, I have to get a life. I left in the items I saw that he was involved in.

Filmography
Writer
* Mr. Mom (1983)
* Ferris Bueller's Day Off (1986)
* Uncle Buck (1989)
* Home Alone (1990)
* Beethoven (1992) (as Edmond Dantes)
* Home Alone 2: Lost in New York (1992)
* Dennis the Menace (1993)
* Miracle on 34th Street (1994)
* 101 Dalmatians (1996)
* Home Alone 3 (1997)

Director
* Ferris Bueller's Day Off (1986)
* Planes, Trains & Automobiles (1987)
* Uncle Buck (1989)

Producer
* Ferris Bueller's Day Off (1986)
* Uncle Buck (1989)
* Home Alone (1990)
* Home Alone 2: Lost in New York (1992)
* Dennis the Menace (1993)
* Miracle on 34th Street (1994)
* 101 Dalmatians (1996)
* Home Alone 3 (1997)

[SeattleLionsFan]

I didn't know he did the vacation movies. Brilliant each of em.

Look kids. Big Ben. Parliament.

[Delmas26]

I didn't know he did the vacation movies. Brilliant each of em.

Look kids. Big Ben. Parliament.

Clark: Hey. If any of you are looking for any last-minute gift ideas for me, I have one. I'd like Frank Shirley, my boss, right here tonight. I want him brought from his happy holiday slumber over there on Melody Lane with all the other rich people and I want him brought right here, with a big ribbon on his head, and I want to look him straight in the eye and I want to tell him what a cheap, lying, no-good, rotten, fore-fleshing, low-life, snake-licking, dirt-eating, inbred, overstuffed, ignorant, blood-sucking, dog-kissing, brainless, dickless, hopeless, heartless, fat-ass, bug-eyed, stiff-legged, spotty-lipped, worm-headed sack of monkey shit he is. Hallelujah. Holy shit. Where's the Tylenol?

LOL!

*sigh*

Still sad (but chuckling).

[Chuck Cunningham]

I think Weird Science was the underrated one. It was one of those, it was so stupid it was funny movies.

[-Deborah-]

I also loved Uncle Buck.

I still miss John Candy.

[SeattleLionsFan]

WTF happened though I wonder? How could a guy that brilliant just stop writing good movies?

[-Deborah-]

The times changed but he didn't?

Stephen King fans ask a similar question...

[FSB]

I also loved Uncle Buck.

I still miss John Candy.

I came very close to meeting him once. When I was about 14 I had a "big brother" through the Big Brothers/Big Sisters program. Long story short, I lived in Ohio, but my Big Brother lived in Ill., more specifically a small suburb outside of Chicago called Northbrook where he helped his parents run a few family owned restaurants. So anyway, one night, we notice the street right behind the restaurant is being blocked off and there are a tons of lights all over the place....even longer story short....the scene where Uncle Buck is driving Tia home after taking a few golf swings at Bug was filmed there.

Amazingly to me, the shoot....that simple little walk down the street took about 4 hours and they did it 7 or 8 times. It got too late for me, and I missed meeting him after that shoot by about 15 minutes.

Two years later I DID meet Chris Farley at the Chicago Mercantile Exchange. Got to damn near have lunch with him.

[Chuck Cunningham]

I also loved Uncle Buck.

I still miss John Candy.

Planes, Trains was JC's shining moment. Seriously, I thought his acting was great in that movie.