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[kats_god]

WWE Wrestler "TEST" dies at 33.

TAMPA, Fla. (March 14) - Authorities say former professional wrestler Andrew Martin, who was known as "Test" and "The Punisher" to fans, has died at his Tampa home. He was 33.
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Andrew "Test" Martin, March 13: The former World Wrestling Entertainment champion was found dead at his apartment. He was 33. Click through the gallery to see more recent deaths of athletes and sports personalities.

The former World Wrestling Entertainment champion was found dead at his apartment Friday night. Police say a neighbor reported that she could see into his apartment window and that Martin appeared motionless for several hours.
Police say there was no indication of foul play. A cause of death will be determined after an autopsy.
During his time with Stamford, Conn.-based World Wrestling Entertainment, Martin held the Intercontinental, European and Hardcore belts. He was also a tag-team champion.
Martin most recently worked for TNA Wrestling under the name "The Punisher."
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[MoonChild]

oh! Test dies? RIP.

[ravenhecate]

For those of you who like the series Angel, Andy Hallett, the guy who played the green, singing demon, Lorne, past away on March 29, 2009 at tender age of 33. He was one of my favorite charaters on Angel, and I was very disappointed to learn he has passed on.

"According to a 2005 interview, about a month after filming the last episode of Angel, Hallett suffered a dental infection which spread through the bloodstream to his heart, leading to a case of cardiomyopathy, for which he spent five days in the hospital. Although he recovered, his heart muscle and valves were weakened and he found himself easily fatigued afterward. He did not return to acting (except for a voice part in the animated film Geppetto's Secret), but pursued his music career and frequently appeared at media conventions for Buffy and Angel and for science fiction and fantasy in general.

Five years after first experiencing heart problems, and after at least three additional hospitalizations, Hallett died from congestive heart failure on March 29, 2009 at Cedars-Sinai Hospital in Los Angeles with his father by his bedside"

Edited by ravenhecate, 18 April 2009 - 05:15 AM.

[kats_god]

Thats a shame I loved him on that show. He was also really great in the movie Rate Race.

[chestnut]

So young--poor guy. I loved him as Lorne. Very sad.

[Redhead]

Bea Arthur dies at age 86: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/30407408/

[mooboo]

Redhead, on Apr 25 2009, 07:36 PM, said:

Bea Arthur dies at age 86: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/30407408/

Nooooo....
I love her..

And I didn't know the singing green guy died. That's awful.He was actually the bad guy in the
Series Finale....

Oh man...I feel so bad now.

[Axman]

Dom DeLuise has passed!

http://www.washingto...d=moreheadlines

[Redhead]

Keith Carridine, 72, found dead in Bankok

http://movies.yahoo....dead-bangkok-ap

[autumnbelle]

I thought it was David, not his brother Keith . . . . sad either way, of course.

[Redhead]

OOPS - my bad! I mis-typed the name. I was trying to remember all the brother's names and guess I got stuck on Keith. They're all good actors, like their father was.

[MoonChild]

blueturtle, on Jun 5 2009, 08:39 AM, said:

Test died?

was he actually married to Stephananie McMahon at one time or was that just a story line?

Perhaps just a story line, Stephanie is actually married to HHH.

[Axman]

Ed McMahon dies at age 86.

http://news.yahoo.co...nm/us_mcmahon_7

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Ed McMahon, a fixture on U.S. late-night television for 30 years as the full-throated announcer and sidekick for Johnny Carson on NBC's "The Tonight Show," died on Tuesday at 86 after battling a series of illnesses in recent months.

The veteran TV personality best known for his nightly introduction of Carson in a deep, booming voice with the drawn-out line, "Heeeeeeeeere's Johnny!" died at a Los Angeles-area hospital, and was immediately hailed by friends and former colleagues as an icon of American popular culture.

"He died early this morning with his wife and loved ones by his side," his spokesman Howard Bragman said. McMahon had been battling pneumonia, among many other illnesses.

Outgoing, affable and possessing a robust, baritone voice, McMahon began his career with stints as a bingo caller, carnival barker and boardwalk pitchman before becoming a broadcast announcer and TV host.

Trained as a U.S. Marine fighter pilot during World War II, he flew missions in Korea in the 1950s.

He went on to become one of the most celebrated sidekicks in TV history as Carson's right-hand man on "The Tonight Show" from 1962 to 1992, when Carson retired as host.

The gregarious McMahon, a frequent comic foil for the Carson during ad-libbed banter at the top of the show, was familiar even off camera for his "Hi-oooooh!" and frequent guffaws at Carson's monologue jokes, especially when a punch line fell flat. Carson died in 2005 at age 79.

"Ed's introduction of Johnny was a classic broadcasting ritual -- reassuring and exciting. Ed was a true broadcaster, and an integral part of Johnny Carson's 'Tonight Show.' We will miss him," talk show host David Letterman said on Tuesday.

ENDURING CATCHPHRASE

McMahon's signature introduction of Carson endured as a catch-phrase. Jack Nicholson's maniacal character in the 1980 movie thriller "The Shining" announced "Heeeeeeere's Johnny!" as he burst through a door to menace his wife with an ax.

McMahon was a leading figure on several other TV shows, too, including the talent show "Star Search" in the 1980s.

He was a long-time co-host of Jerry Lewis' annual telethon benefiting the Muscular Dystrophy Association, and he became well-known as the presenter of the American Family Publishing sweepstakes, as well as a pitchman on numerous TV commercials.

Lewis said McMahon was "a dear, dear friend. We were always making jokes, cracking each other up ... It's hard to imagine doing the (telethon) without him."

California governor and former movie star Arnold Schwarzenegger said America had lost "one of its greatest and most memorable television personalities."

"From 'Star Search' to the 30 years he spent in our living rooms as an integral part of the 'Tonight Show,' Ed brought joy and laughter to millions of Americans," Schwarzenegger said in a statement.

McMahon made headlines a year ago when he defaulted on a $4.8 million mortgage on his six-bedroom Beverly Hills mansion, although he later found a buyer and avoided foreclosure.

The star blamed his financial woes on having broken his neck about 18 months earlier, leaving him unable to work. He also sued Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, accusing it of failing to diagnose the neck fracture and botching two operations.

[Vampchick21]

Farrah Fawcett died this morning at 9:28 am PST.

[Laurie Ann]

~I just read about her passing and my heart sank. I was really never a "Farrah follower" like my dad & uncles, but when I watched her home movie documenting her fight with cancer, I just felt so dang bad for her. She didn't want this cancer to win, she didn't want to die........but now atleast she's no longer in pain and misery.

May you rest in peace, Farrah. It's comforting to know we have an extra angel on our side.