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[h2]His IMDB credits stretch back into the '50s, but actor Len Lesser was best known in the '90s as "Seinfeld's" not-so lovable, but hilarious Uncle Leo. Other TV credits included "The Munsters," "thirtysomething," "ER," and "Everybody Loves Raymond." The veteran thespian died of cancer-related pneumonia on February 16.[/h2]
[h2]Such a tragedy! Plus-size model and former actress Mia Amber Davis -- remember her from "Road Trip"? -- was only 36 when she died on May 10. According to family members who talked to E! News, the cause was a blood clot in the days after she underwent a routine knee surgery. "We're really heartbroken," Madeline Jones, editor of PLUS Model Magazine, said. "We feel like our whole world collapsed. And the plus-sized industry is never going to be the same." [/h2]
[h2]After a successful college football and NFL career that spanned more than a decade, Bubba Smith jumped into the world of acting and landed his best-known role -- Moses Hightower in "Police Academy" in 1984. Smith was found dead in his Los Angeles home on August 3. The autopsy determined he had phentermine, a weight-loss drug, in his system and also suffered from heart disease and high-blood pressure.[/h2]
I know they weren't famous-famous like Steve Jobs or Macho Man, but they were part of some memorable entertainment that I enjoyed.
Late Pass R.I.P.
Seriously NT, please make a thread when Geoffrey from Fresh Prince dies, I don't want to learn about his death too late.