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Celebrity deaths in 2020: Actors, singers and more we lost this year

Legendary NBA player Kobe Bryant sent shock waves through the world when the 41-year-old and his 13-year-old daughter Gianna died in a helicopter crash on Jan. 26, 2020. Take a look at the rest of the stars we have lost in the year so far. Getty Images Fountains of Wayne frontman Adam Schlesinger died due …

Legendary NBA player Kobe Bryant sent shock waves through the world when the 41-year-old and his 13-year-old daughter Gianna died in a helicopter crash on Jan. 26, 2020.

Take a look at the rest of the stars we have lost in the year so far.

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Fountains of Wayne frontman Adam Schlesinger died due to complications from coronavirus. He was 51.

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Legendary actor Kirk Douglas, who starred in “Spartacus” and is credited with helping to break the Hollywood blacklist in 1960, died at age 103.

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Longtime TV writer and “Inside the Actors Studio” host James Lipton died at age 93.

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Kenny Rogers, the country superstar behind ’70s and ’80s pop and country hits such as “The Gambler,” “Lady” and “Islands in the Stream,” died at age 81 of natural causes.

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At age 83, Tony- and Emmy-winning actress Shirley Knight, died of natural causes in San Marcos, Texas.

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Silvio Horta, creator of ABC’s popular series “Ugly Betty,” was found dead in a Miami motel room in an apparent suicide. He was 45.

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Dr. Amie Harwick, a well-known Hollywood sex therapist and former fiancée of comedian Drew Carey, was killed at her Los Angeles home in February. Her ex-boyfriend Gareth Pursehouse has been charged with the crime and pleaded not guilty in April.

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Tom Lester (top, center), a devoted evangelist and star of the 1960s series “Green Acres,” died of complications from Parkinson’s. He was 81.

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Horror movie actress and producer Hilary Heath (R) died at the age of 74 due to complications from coronavirus.

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Grammy-winning folk and country singer-songwriter John Prine died from complications related to coronavirus. He was 73.

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James Drury, who played the mysterious, nameless title character on the 1960s NBC Western “The Virginian,” died of natural causes. He was 85.

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Honor Blackman, the actress best known for her role as Pussy Galore in the James Bond film “Goldfinger,” died of natural causes. She was 94.

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Nick Gordon, the 30-year-old ex-fiancé of the late Bobbi Kristina Brown died of a heroin overdose on New Year’s Day in Florida.

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Alan Merrill, who co-wrote the smash-hit Joan Jett anthem “I Love Rock ‘N Roll” died from coronavirus complications at age 69.

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Caroline Flack, the former host of UK series “Love Island” was found dead in her London apartment from an apparent suicide at age 40.

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“All My Children” actor John Callahan died of a stroke at 66.

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Actor Mark Blum, known for playing opposite Madonna in the legendary 1985 New York City film “Desperately Seeking Susan,” passed away due to coronavirus complications. He was 69.

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Lyle Waggoner, best known for his roles as Steve Trevor on the 1970’s TV adaptation of “Wonder Woman” and for his seven-year stint on “The Carol Burnett” show, died at age 84.

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Stuart Whitman, most famous for starring in Westerns alongside John Wayne, died at the age of 92 from natural causes. He was nominated for an Oscar in 1962 for his role in “The Mark.” He also starred in the TV show “Cimarron Strip” and appeared in roles on “Knots Landing” and “Murder, She Wrote.”

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Famed Manhattan restaurant owner and lifestyle guru B. Smith died after a battle with early-onset Alzheimer’s disease. She was 70.

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Four-time Tony Award winner Zoe Caldwell died due to complications of Parkinson’s disease at age 86.

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Ja’net DuBois, who played Willona Woods on the classic Norman Lear sitcom “Good Times,” died of cardiac arrest in February at age 74.

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“Boyz n the Hood” actress Esther Scott died at age 66 following a heart attack in February.

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Child actor Jason Davis died after battling substance abuse. The 35-year-old appeared in movies including “Rush Hour” and “Beverly Hills Ninja” as a kid. He voiced the character Mikey Blumberg on Disney Channel’s animated series “Recess.”

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Neil Peart, drummer of beloved Canadian group Rush, died at 67 after losing battle to brain cancer.

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Lynn Cohen, best known for playing Ukrainian housekeeper Magda on “Sex and the City,” died at the age of 86.

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“The Wild Wild West” actor Robert Conrad died of heart failure at 84.

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Longtime “PBS NewsHour” anchor Jim Lehrer died in January at age 85.

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“American Horror Story” actor Harry Hains died at age 27 from accidental fentanyl intoxication.

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Edd Byrnes, best known for his role as Vince Fontaine in 1978 musical “Grease,” died at age 86. Byrnes passed away unexpectedly in his Santa Monica home of natural causes.

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“Game of Thrones” actor Max von Sydow, who also appeared in “The Exorcist” and “The Seventh Seal” died at age 90.

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“Queen of Katwe” actress Nikita Pearl Waligwa died of a brain tumor at just 15 years old in February.

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Bollywood icon Irrfan Khan, who starred in American films including
“Life of Pi” and “Slumdog Millionaire,” died at 53 after being admitted to the hospital due to a colon infection.

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