FROM Lisa Marie Presley, Tony Bennett, and Lance Reddick, to Tina Turner, Pee-Wee Herman, and Angus Cloud, 2023 has been filled with several tragic passings.
As the year enters its final days, we take a look at all of the television, film, and musical icons that we have lost.
Fred White
Fred White was a musician and songwriter best known as one of the early members of Earth, Wind & Fire.
He died on January 1, 2023, at the age of 67 from an unknown cause.
Gangsta Boo
Lola Chantrelle Mitchell, better known by the stage name Gangsta Boo, was a rapper best known for her role in the hip-hop group Three 6 Mafia.
She passed away on January 1, 2023, at the age of 43 from an unknown cause.
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Carole Cook
Carole Cook was an actress and Broadway star best known for her appearances on Lucille Ball's television show The Lucy Show and Here's Lucy.
She passed away on January 11, 2023, at the age of 98 from heart failure.
Lisa Marie Presley
Lisa Marie Presley was the only daughter of rock n' roll legend Elvis Presley and actress Priscilla Presley.
She passed away on January 12, 2023, at the age of 54 after going into cardiac arrest, leaving behind her mother and four kids.
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CJ Harris
CJ Harris was a musician best known for his time on American Idol.
He passed away on January 15, 2023, after suffering an apparent heart attack.
David Crosby
David Crosby was a singer, guitarist, and songwriter best known for being a founding member of the bands Byrds & Crosby and Stills & Nash.
He passed away on January 18, 2023, at the age of 81, after battling a "long illness," according to his wife, Jan Dance.
Cindy Williams
Cindy Williams was an actress and producer best known for portraying the role of Shirley Feeney in Laverne & Shirley and Happy Days.
She passed away on January 25, 2023, at the age of 75, after a brief illness.
Tom Verlaine
Tom Verlaine was a singer, guitarist, and songwriter, best known as the frontman of the rock band Television.
He died on January 28, 2023, at the age of 73, after suffering a brief illness.
Lisa Loring
Lisa Loring was an actress best known for portraying the role of Wednesday Addams in the sitcom The Addams Family.
She passed away on January 28, 2023, at the age of 64, after suffering a stroke.
Annie Wersching
Annie Wersching was an actress best known for her roles in 24, Bosch, and Timeless.
She passed away on January 29, 2023, at the age of 45, after a battle with cancer.
Burt Bacharach
Burt Bacharach was a composer, songwriter, record producer, and pianist known for his work from the late 1950s through the 1980s.
He passed away on February 8, 2023, at the age of 94 of natural causes.
Cody Longo
Cody Longo was an actor and musician best known for his roles in Hollywood Heights and Days of Our Lives.
He passed away on February 8, 2023, at the age of 34 from "chronic ethanol abuse."
Austin Majors
Austin Majors was a former child star known for his role as Dennis Franz's son on NYPD Blue.
He passed away on February 11, 2023, at the age of 27, from an accidental fentanyl overdose.
Raquel Welch
Raquel Welch was an actress and Hollywood sex symbol who rose to fame after appearing in Fantastic Voyage.
She passed away on February 15, 2023, at the age of 82, following a brief illness.
Richard Belzer
Richard Belzer was an actor, stand-up comedian, and author best known for his role as John Munch in Homicide and Law & Order: Special Victims Unit.
He passed away on February 19, 2023, in France, at the age of 78 after a series of health issues.
Jansen Panettiere
Jansen Panettiere was a Disney Channel and Nickelodeon actor who often worked alongside his sister, Hayden Panettiere.
He passed away on February 19, 2023, at the age of 28 from an enlarged heart.
Wayne Shorter
Wayne Shorter was an influential jazz saxophonist and composer.
He passed away on March 2, 2023, at the age of 89, from an unknown cause.
Tom Sizemore
Tom Sizemore was an actor best known for his roles in Saving Private Ryan and Black Hawk Down.
He passed away on March 3, 2023, at the age of 61, after suffering a brain aneurysm.
Gary Rossington
Gary Rossington was a musician and songwriter best known as one of the founding members of the band Lynyrd Skynyrd.
He passed away on March 5, 2023, at the age of 71, from an unknown cause.
Robert Blake
Robert Blake was an actor best known for his roles in Cold Blood and Baretta.
He passed away on March 9, 2023, at the age of 89, from heart disease.
Bobby Caldwell
Bobby Caldwell was a singer, songwriter, and musician known for his work with the R&B, soul, jazz, and adult contemporary genres.
He passed away on March 14, 2023, at the age of 71 from fluoroquinolone toxicity, according to CNBC.
Lance Reddick
Lance Reddick was a famed actor and musician best known for his roles in The Wire, Fringe, Bosch, and John Wick.
He passed away on March 17, 2023, at the age of 60 of natural causes.
Brian Gillis
Brian "Brizz" Gillis was best known as one of the founding members of the 1990s pop group LFO.
He passed away on March 29, 2023, at the age of 47 from an unknown cause.
Paul Cattermole
Paul Cattermole was a singer and actor best known for being a member of the pop group S Club 7.
He passed away on April 6, 2023, at the age of 46 after suffering from heart complications.
Michael Lerner
Michael Lerner was an actor best known for his roles in Barton Fink, Harlem Nights, Godzilla, and Elf.
He passed away on April 8, 2023, at the age of 81 after suffering complications from brain seizures, according to The New York Times.
Elizabeth Hubbard
Elizabeth Hubbard was an actress best known for her soap roles in The Doctors and As The World Turns.
She passed away on April 8, 2023, at the age of 89 after a battle with cancer.
Mark Sheehan
Mark Sheehan was a guitarist best known for co-founding the Irish rock band The Script.
He passed away on April 14, 2023, at the age of 46 after a "brief illness."
Moon Bin
Moon Bin was a South Korean singer, actor, dancer, and model known for his role in the K-Pop boy group Astro.
He passed away on April 19, 2023, at the age of 25, from an apparent suicide, according to the New York Post.
Barry Humphries
Barry Humphries was an Australian comedian, actor, author, satirist, and drag artist best known for portraying the stage and TV characters Dame Edna Everage and Sir Les Patterson.
He passed away on April 22, 2023, at the age of 89, after suffering complications from hip surgery.
Len Goodman
Len Goodman was an English professional ballroom dancer best known for being a judge on the UK's Strictly Come Dancing and ABC's Dancing With The Stars.
He passed away on April 22, 2023, at the age of 78, following a battle with bone cancer.
Jerry Springer
Jerry Springer was a British-born American broadcaster, journalist, actor, producer, lawyer, and politician known for his self-titled talk show.
He passed away on April 27, 2023, at the age of 79, after battling cancer.
Jock Zonfrillo
Jock Zonfrillo was a Scottish chef, television presenter, and restaurateur, known for being a judge on MasterChef Australia.
He passed away unexpectedly on April 30, 2023, at the age of 46, from an unknown cause.
Gordon Lightfoot
Gordon Lightfoot was a Canadian singer-songwriter and guitarist known for his folk, folk-rock, and country music.
He passed away on May 1, 2023, at the age of 84 from natural causes.
Jacklyn Zeman
Jacklyn Zeman was an actress best known for portraying the role of Bobbie Spencer on the ABC daytime soap opera General Hospital.
She passed away on May 10, 2023, at the age of 70, after a battle with cancer.
Ray Stevenson
Ray Stevenson was an Irish actor best known for his roles as the Asgardian warrior Volstagg in Marvel's Thor franchise and as Frank Castle in Punisher: War Zone.
He passed away on May 21, 2023, at the age of 58 from an unknown cause.
Tina Turner
Tina Turner was a singer, dancer, actress, and author who was widely referred to as the Queen of Rock 'n' Roll.
She passed away on May 24, 2023, after a long illness.
Ms Jacky Oh
Jacklyn Smith, known professionally as Ms Jacky Oh, was a television and social media personality known for her role in MTV's Wild 'N' Out franchise.
She passed away on May 31, 2023, at the age of 32 from an unknown cause.
Mike Batayeh
Mike Batayeh was a comedian and actor best known for his role as Dennis Markowski on Breaking Bad.
He passed away on June 1, 2023, at the age of 52 after suffering a heart attack, according to TMZ.
Anna Shay
Anna Shay was a reality television star known for her role on the Netflix series Bling Empire.
She passed away on June 5, 2023, at the age of 62 after suffering a stroke.
Pat Cooper
Pat Cooper was a popular actor and comedian known for his work on The Howard Stern Show, Seinfeld, Imus in the Morning, and Opie and Anthony.
He passed away on June 6, 2023, at the age of 93 from an unknown cause.
Treat Williams
Treat Williams was a popular actor, author, and aviator, who starred in over 120 film, stage, and television productions.
He passed away on June 12, 2023, at the age of 71 after sustaining injuries in a motorcycle accident.
Brett Hadley
Brett Hadley was an actor best known for portraying the role of Genoa City police detective Carl Williams on the soap opera series The Young and the Restless.
He passed away on June 14, 2023, at the age of 92 after contracting sepsis, according to Entertainment Tonight.
Paxton Whitehead
Paxton Whitehead was a British actor who portrayed the recurring role of Mr. Waltham, Rachel Green's boss, on Friends.
He passed away on June 16, 2023, at the age of 85 after suffering complications from a fall, according to The New York Times.
Nicolas Coster
Nicolas Coster was a soap opera actor best known for his roles in Santa Barbara and All My Children.
He passed away on June 26, 2023, at the age of 89 after suffering complications from myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS).
Alan Arkin
Alan Arkin was a popular actor, director, and screenwriter, known for his role in Little Miss Sunshine.
He passed away on June 29, 2023, at the age of 89 from heart problems.
Coco Lee
Coco Lee was a Hong Kong musician, actress, dancer, and singer known for her recent work on Disney's 2020 live-action remake of Mulan.
She passed away on July 5, 2023, at the age of 48 following a suicide attempt, according to Reuters.
George Tickner
George Tickner was a rock musician best known for co-founding the band Journey.
He passed away on July 5, 2023, at the age of 76 from an unknown cause.
Jeffrey Carlson
Jeffrey Carlson was an actor best known for portraying the transgender character Zoe Luper in All My Children.
He passed away on July 6, 2023, at the age of 48 from an unknown cause.
Andrea Evans
Andrea Evans was an actress and producer best known for her role as Tina Lord on the ABC soap opera One Life to Live.
She passed away on July 9, 2023, at the age of 66 after a battle with breast cancer.
Carlin Glynn
Carlin Glynn was a Tony-winning singer and actress best known for playing Molly Ringwald's mom in Sixteen Candles.
She passed away on July 13, 2023, at the age of 83 after a battle with dementia and cancer.
Nick Benedict
Nick Benedict was an actor and musician best known for his roles in All My Children and Days of Our Lives.
He passed away on July 14, 2023, at the age of 77 after suffering complications from spinal surgery, according to his obituary.
Tony Bennett
Tony Bennett, Lady Gaga's longtime friend, was a popular singer known for the songs New York State of Mind, I Left My Heart In San Francisco, and The Boulevard of Broken Dreams.
He passed away on July 21, 2023, at the age of 96 from an unknown cause.
Sinéad O'Connor
Sinéad O'Connor was an Irish singer known for her debut studio album, The Lion and the Cobra, which charted internationally in 1987.
She passed away on July 26, 2023, at the age of 56 from an unknown cause.
Randy Meisner
Randy Meisner was a musician, singer, and songwriter best known for being a founding member of the rock band, Eagles.
He passed away on July 26, 2023, at the age of 77 after suffering complications from chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
Paul Reubens
Paul Reubens was an actor, comedian, writer, producer, and children's entertainer known for his character Pee-wee Herman.
He passed away on July 30, 2023, at the age of 70 after a long and private battle with cancer.
Angus Cloud
Angus Cloud was an actor best known for his portrayal of Fezco in the HBO series Euphoria.
He passed away on July 31, 2023, at the age of 25 from an unknown cause, just one week after he buried his father, Conor Hickey.
Mark Margolis
Mark Margolis was an Emmy-nominated actor best known for his portrayal of Hector Salamanca in Breaking Bad and Better Call Saul.
He passed away on August 3, 2023, at the age of 83 following a brief illness.
William Friedkin
William Friedkin was a film and television director, producer, and screenwriter known for his work with The French Connection and The Exorcist.
He passed away on August 7, 2023, at the age of 87 from heart failure and pneumonia.
DJ Casper
William Perry Jr., known professionally as DJ Casper, was a disc jockey, hype man, and songwriter known for creating the Cha Cha Slide.
He passed away on August 7, 2023, at the age of 58 after a long battle with cancer.
Sixto Rodriguez
Sixto Rodriguez, known professionally as Rodriguez, was a folksinger from Detroit, Michigan, known for being the subject of the Oscar-winning documentary, Searching for Sugar Man.
He passed away on August 8, 2023, at the age of 81 from an unknown cause.
Clarence Avant
Clarence Avant was a music executive, businessman, and film producer, who often went by the nickname, The Black Godfather.
He passed away on August 13, 2023, at the age of 92 from an unknown cause.
Ron Cephas Jones
Ron Cephas Jones was an actor best known for portraying the role of William Hill in the drama series This Is Us.
He passed away on August 19, 2023, at the age of 66 after suffering from a longstanding pulmonary issue.
Arleen Sorkin
Arleen Sorkin was an actress, screenwriter, television presenter, and comedian best known for her role as Calliope Jones on Days of Our Lives and as the original voice actor of Harley Quinn.
She passed away on August 24, 2023, at the age of 67 from an unknown cause.
Bob Barker
Bob Barker was a beloved television game show host known for hosting CBS's The Price Is Right from 1972 to 2007.
He passed away on August 26, 2023, at the age of 99 from natural causes.
Jimmy Buffett
Jimmy Buffett was a beloved musician known for his laid-back attitude and island themes.
The man behind the hit song Margaritaville passed away on September 1, 2023, at the age of 76 after a battle with skin cancer.
Steve Harwell
Steve Harwell was a rock musician best known for being the frontman of Smash Mouth.
He passed away on September 3, 2023, at the age of 56 as a result of liver failure.
Gary Wright
Gary Wright was a musician and composer best known for his 1976 songs, Dream Weaver and Love Is Alive.
He passed away on September 4, 2023, at the age of 80 from complications of Parkinson's disease and Lewy body dementia, according to The New York Times.
Charlie Robison
Charlie Robison was a country music musician known for the song, I Want You Bad.
He passed away on September 10, 2023, at the age of 59 after going into cardiac arrest.
Billy Miller
Billy Miller was a famous soap opera actor known for his roles in The Young and the Restless and General Hospital.
He passed away on September 15, 2023, at the age of 43 from an unknown cause.
Irish Grinstead
Irish Grinstead was a singer and member of the 1990s R&B girl group 702.
Her death was confirmed by her sister in an Instagram post on September 16, 2023, but a cause was not released.
David McCallum
David McCallum was a Scottish actor and musician best known for portraying the roles of secret agent Illya Kuryakin in The Man from U.N.C.L.E. and medical examiner Donald "Ducky" Mallard on NCIS.
He passed away on September 25, 2023, at the age of 90 of natural causes.
Michael Gambon
Michael Gambon was an Irish-English actor best known for his portrayal of Albus Dumbledore in the Harry Potter franchise.
He passed away on September 28, 2023, at the age of 82 after battling pneumonia.
Keith Jefferson
Keith Jefferson was an actor best known for his roles in Django Unchained, The Hateful Eight, and Day Shift.
His death was confirmed on October 5, 2023, by his longtime friend, Jamie Foxx, who shared just two months prior that that actor had been diagnosed with cancer.
Michael Chiarello
Michael Chiarello was a celebrity chef known for hosting Food Network's Easy Entertaining with Michael Chiarello and Fine Living Network's NapaStyle.
He passed away on October 6, 2023, at the age of 61 from anaphylactic shock.
Mark Goddard
Mark Goddard was an actor best known for portraying the told of Major Don West in the CBS series Lost in Space.
He passed away on October 10, 2023, at the age of 87 from pulmonary fibrosis, according to the New York Times.
Phyllis Coates
Phyllis Coates was the first actress to portray the role of Lois Lane on television.
She passed away on October 11, 2023, at the age of 96 from natural causes.
Piper Laurie
Piper Laurie was an actress best known for her roles as Margaret White in Carrie and Catherine Martell in Twin Peaks.
She passed away on October 14, 2023, at the age of 91 after battling a long illness, according to Yahoo! Entertainment.
Suzanne Somers
Suzanne Somers was an actress, author, singer, and health spokesperson, best known for her roles as Chrissy Snow on Three's Company and Carol Foster Lambert on Step by Step.
She passed away on October 15, 2023, at the age of 76 after battling breast cancer.
Joanna Merlin
Joanna Merlin was an actress best known for starring in the original Broadway production of Fiddler on the Roof and portraying the role of Judge Lena Petrovsky in Law & Order: Special Victims Units.
She passed away on October 15, 2023, at the age of 92 from an unknown cause.
Richard Roundtree
Richard Roundtree was an actor best known for portraying the role of John Shaft in the Shaft franchise.
He passed away on October 24, 2023, at the age of 81 after a battle with pancreatic cancer.
Matthew Perry
Matthew Perry was an actor best known for his portrayal of Chandler Bing on the NBC television sitcom Friends.
He passed away on October 28, 2023, at the age of 54 from “acute effects” of ketamine at his Los Angeles home.
Tyler Christopher
Tyler Christopher was an actor best known for his roles as Nikolas Cassadine and Connor Bishop on General Hospital.
He passed away on October 31, 2023, at the age of 50 following a cardiac event.
Peter White
Peter White was an actor best known for starring in All My Children and The Boys in the Band.
He passed away on November 1, 2023, at the age of 86 from melanoma.
Evan Ellingson
Evan Ellingson was a former child star known for starring in CSI: Miami, My Sister's Keeper, and General Hospital.
He passed away on November 5, 2023, at the age of 35 from an unknown cause.
Janet Landgard
Janet Landgard was an actress and model best known for starring in the 1968 film, The Swimmer.
She passed away on November 6, 2023, at the age of 75 after battling brain cancer.
Suzanne Shepherd
Suzanne Shepherd was an actress and theater director known for her work in Goodfellas and The Sopranos.
She passed away on November 17, 2023, at the age of 89 from chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
Jean Knight
Jean Knight was a singer best known for the 1970s hit, Mr. Big Stuff.
She passed away on November 22, 2023, at the age of 80 from an unknown cause.
Frances Sternhagen
Frances Sternhagen was an actress who starred in several television shows and movies - including Cheers, Sex and the City, and Outland - over the course of six decades.
She passed away on November 27, 2023, at the age of 93 of natural causes.
Norman Lear
Norman Lear was a screenwriter and producer who created over 100 shows, including All in the Family, Maude, Sanford and Son, One Day at a Time, The Jeffersons, and Good Times.
He passed away on December 5, 2023, at the age of 101 of natural causes.
Ellen Holly
Ellen Holly was an actress best known for her role as Carla Gray–Hall on the ABC soap opera One Life to Live.
She passed away on December 6, 2023, at the age of 92 from an unknown cause.
Ryan O'Neal
Ryan O'Neal was an actor best known for his roles in Love Story, Paper Moon, What's Up, Doc?, Barry Lyndon, A Bridge Too Far, The Main Event, Bones, and The Driver.
He passed away on December 8, 2023, at the age of 82 from an unknown cause.
Anna "Chickadee" Cardwell
Anna "Chickadee" Cardwell was a reality television personality best known for being the daughter of Mama June and the half-sister of Honey Boo Boo.
She passed away on December 9, 2023, at the age of 29 after battling cancer.
Andre Braugher
Andre Braugher was an actor best known for his roles as Detective Frank Pembleton in Homicide: Life on the Street and as Captain Raymond Holt in Brooklyn Nine-Nine.
He passed away on December 11, 2023, at the age of 61 following a battle with lung cancer.
Kenny DeForest
Kenny DeForest was a stand-up comedian who appeared on several late-night talk shows, including Late Night With Seth Meyers and The Late Late Show With James Corden.
He passed away on December 13, 2023, at the age of 37 after he was hit by a car while riding an e-bike.
Laura Lynch
Laura Lynch was a country music star best known for being a founding member of the Dixie Chicks.
She passed away on December 22, 2023, at the age of 65 after sustaining injuries in a car crash.
Neel Nanda
Neel Nanda was a comedian who appeared on Jimmy Kimmel Live, Coming to the Stage, Adam Devine's House Party, and Vice's Flophouse, among other shows.
He passed away on December 24, 2023, at the age of 32 from an unknown cause.
Kamar de los Reyes
Kamar de los Reyes was a Puerto Rican actor best known for portraying the role of Antonio Vega on One Life to Live.
He passed away on December 24, 2023, at the age of 56 after a battle with cancer.
Richard Franklin
Richard Franklin was an actor best known for portraying the role of Captain Mike Yates on Doctor Who.
He passed away on December 25, 2023, at the age of 87 after fighting a "long-term illness."
Tom Smothers
Tom Smothers was a comedian, composer, and musician, best known for being half of the musical comedy duo, the Smothers Brothers.
He passed away on December 26, 2023, at the age of 86 after a battle with cancer.
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Lee Sun-kyun
Lee Sun-kyun was a South Korean actor best known for his role in Bong Joon-ho's award-winning film, Parasite.
He died on December 27, 2023, at the age of 48 from an unknown cause.
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