Robin Williams and Chester Bennington were soul crushing
Wednesday, 12 Mar 2025
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Steve Irwin
Robin Williams was a big one for me. I always looked up to him. Anthony Bordain was soul crushing for me as well.
Brittany Murphy
Anthony Bourdain for me
Chester Bennington
Heath Ledger
Here’s the one for us older millennials.
Kurt Cobain.
Aaliyah
None until Alex Trebek.
Kinda can’t believe that no one mentioned Anton Yelchin. He was so young and died so awfully, too
Survived freakin’ Cystic Fibrosis, was by all accounts a good dude and a VERY creative person, only to die in a freak accident — being pinned by his own car nonetheless.
David Bowie and Chadwick Bozeman.
Chris Cornell
Chris Farley
Maggie Smith
Alan Rickman
Leonard Nimoy
Sean Connery
Tom Petty. 💔
Robin Williams and Betty White. I was almost hoping that woman would outlive all of us.
Bill Paxton
Chadwick Boseman and it’s not even close. I’ve never felt so much for a stranger before his death
Norm Macdonald. I miss that ol chunk of coal every day. Genuinely. I can’t go a few hours without thinking of a norm bit.
He brought a lot of happiness to me throughout my whole life but in particular, when I wasn’t doing well, listening to hours of his interviews and podcast really helped me bounce back.
“Life’s the greatest gig in the world man, you get to go to Dennys, wear a hat, whatever you want to do”
In my old age I’m still not going to have recovered from Carrie Fisher.
Sir Terry Pratchett
Steve Irwin and Robin Williams
Michael Jackson
Matthew Perry
Not because I liked him, but because I grew up watching Friends and he was a familiar and consistent face for 10 years of my life.
And the way he died. Alone and depressed. One of my biggest fears.