These Celebs Died From Coronavirus

despite the valiant efforts of medical professionals across the world the novel coronavirus has taken a deadly toll untold numbers of people have lost their lives to the pandemic including a few famous faces these are some of the celebrities who have tragically died from corona virus Manu Dibango a Cameroonian jazz artist who celebrated career spanned decades passed away from complications due to the corona virus at the age of 86 the legendary multi-instrumentalist and songwriter died in a Paris hospital according to a statement posted on his official Facebook page on March 24th de ban goes 1973 hits Sol Mikasa inspired everyone from Michael Jackson who used the song's refrain on wanna be starting something to Rihanna who sampled the dancefloor smash on her 2007 single don't stop the music how can I see vivre lakenya heavy bla freak lowlife to Kenya lowlife to Africa celebrity chef and international restaurateur Floyd Kardos passed away from kovat 19 on March 25th at mountainside hospital in New Jersey he was 59 the winner of Bravo's third season of Top Chef Masters Cardozo admitted himself to the hospital on March 17th having become ill after a trip to India his last Instagram post was a selfie taken in the hospital the same day in which he wrote I was feeling feverish and hence as a precautionary measure admitted myself into hospital in New York the India born chefs Manhattan restaurant table elevated indian-american modern cuisine like no other chef before him in the wake of Cardos is passing fellow celebrity chef Andrew Zimmern tweeted I adored him a great chef groundbreaking in so many ways a generous human resilient of spirit and loved his family his garden and our restaurant world so much I'm stunned five-time Tony Award winner Terrence McNally passed away due to complications from coronavirus on March 24th at the age of 81 the creative mind behind a number of hugely popular stage musicals McNally routinely brought gay characters to mainstream audiences and wrote about homophobia and AIDS when those topics were still considered socially taboo news of McNally's death led many Broadway stars to pay their respects Hamilton creator lin-manuel Miranda tweeted heartbroken over the loss of Terrence McNally a giant in our world who straddled plays and musicals deftly grateful for his staggering body of work and his kindness actor Patrick Wilson tweeted my first acting award at a one-act festival in high school my first Tony nomination was for full monty both shows were written by Terrence McNally he had a monumental impact on my career and will be missed rest in peace my friend McNally is survived by his husband producer Tom kurta he actor mark Blum died at the age of 69 on March 25th having tested positive for kovat 19 a week prior his wife of 15 years Janet Suresh said that Blum suffered from asthma but had not knowingly been in contact with anyone else who had contracted the virus perhaps best known for his roles in Crocodile Dundee and desperately seeking Susan bloom also starred in a wide range of Broadway productions over the course of 40-plus years in show biz following the news of his passing the Theatre Company Playwrights Horizons tweeted with love and heavy hearts Playwrights Horizons pays tribute to mark bloom a dear longtime friend and a consummate artist who passed this week thank you Mark for all you brought to our theater and to theatres and audiences across the world we will miss you meanwhile actress Rosanna Arquette who starred in desperately seeking Susan alongside bloom and Madonna in the mid-80s offered her condolences on Twitter writing in part I'm so deeply sad for his family and for his fans he was a wonderful actor and a very good and kind man country music singer Joe Diffie was diagnosed with kovat 19 on March 27th in a statement released to Rolling Stone the 61 year old musician revealed I am under the care of medical professionals and currently receiving treatment my family and I are asking for privacy at this time we want to remind the public and all my fans to be vigilant cautious and careful during this pandemic however two days after the announcement TIFF he sadly passed away over the course of his career Diffie released for gold and platinum albums 17 top-ten hits and sold more than six million records worldwide he was best known for a string of 90s hits including pick up man honky Tonk attitude third Rock from the Sun prop me up beside the jukebox and John Deere green a number of different stake into social media to express their condolences Trace Adkins called Diffie one of the all-time great vocalists walk Ranger Smith wrote here's to you pick up man you inspired an entire generation of country singers and accepted us all with kindness gratitude and buckets of talent actor Andrew Jack passed away from complications related to Cova 19 on March 31st he was 76 his dialect coach wife Gabrielle Rogers announced the news on Twitter writing in part and rujak was diagnosed with coronavirus two days ago he was in no pain and he slipped away peacefully knowing that his family were all with him having most recently played major Emad in the latest Star Wars trilogy Jack was also a dialect coach and worked with a-list actors on major films such as the Lord of the Rings trilogy Star Wars and Avengers endgame at the time of his passing he had been coaching Robert Pattinson for the Batman several stars have since reacted to Jack's passing on social media including Lord of the Rings actors Elijah Wood and Sean Astin and star wars director JJ Abrams Anthony Daniels who play c-3po and star wars tweeted he was a joy to be with on the new trilogy as dialect coach he hoped the cast get it right through his talent and humor as an actor his distinguished features made him stand out in any scene Fountains of Wayne co-founder and Emmy and Grammy winning songwriter Adam Schlesinger passed away on April 1st at the age of 52 according to Variety Schlessinger had been sedated on a ventilator in a New York hospital for several days after contracting coronavirus in addition to his work with Fountains of Wayne Sheila's injure received Emmy Oscar Grammy Golden Globe and Tony nominations for a soundtrack work most notably for writing the title track to Tom Hanks 1997 film that thing you do he also nabbed two Emmys for the 150-plus songs he wrote for the CW series crazy ex-girlfriend stars who worked with Schlesinger on those projects paid their respects to the prolific songwriter on social media actor ethan embry tweeted I remember the day all the wonders Liv Tyler and Tom Hanks sat in a room and played about six submitted tracks from different bands for that thing you do when we heard Adam Schlessinger zku set it was instantly clear which track we would need to learn crazy ex-girlfriend star Rachel bloom called him a genius and shared some of his work from the show she also tweeted I have so much to say about Adam Schlesinger that I am at a complete loss for words he is irreplaceable New Orleans jazz legend and pianist Ellis Marsalis jr. passed away on April first due to complications of kovat 19 he was 85 years old his son Branford Marsalis said in a statement it is with great sadness that I announced the passing of my father Ellis Marsalis jr. my dad was a giant of a musician and teacher but in even greater father he poured everything he had into making us the best of what we could be during his tenure as a teacher at the New Orleans Center for the creative arts marsala's taught such notable future musicians as film composer Terence Blanchard and pianist Harry Connick jr. he was also named a jazz master by the National Endowment for the Arts in 2011 which is considered the highest honor for an American jazz musician Marsalis is also the patriarch of one of the country's greatest musical families including four sons with illustrious careers one of whom is nine-time Grammy winning trumpeter Wynton Marsalis jazz guitarist John Bucky Pizzarelli died on April 1st at the age of 94 due to covin 19 his son and fellow jazz guitarist John Pizzarelli told the Morristown Daily Record there will be some kind of tribute as soon as we can all get within six feet of each other the New Jersey Hall of Fame member and virtuoso guitarist performed for multiple presidents at the White House during his eight decade career backing the likes of Paul McCartney and Frank Sinatra Pizzarelli also served in Doc Severinsen Tonight Show Band when Johnny Carson was still taping his show in New York City his son said doc asked him to go with them to California but he said he wanted to stay here John Pizzarelli went on to say he was the ultimate side man he wasn't looking to be the guy out in front of the band he was happy to be inside the band supporting the whole organization yeah when it clicks so you know the sparks start flying around that's what we like Pizzarelli is survived by his wife their four children and four grandchildren Joe's actress Lee Fierro died from complications of kovat 19 at an Ohio assisted living facility at the age of 91 while she trained as a theatre actress Fierro was perhaps best known to the masses for her scene-stealing role as the grieving mother who slapped Roy Scheider's chief Brody in Steven Spielberg's 1975 hit flick Fierro spent much of her life on Martha's Vineyard teaching drama to over 1,000 children at the island theatre workshop over the course of four decades according to theaters artistic director Kevin Ryan the one word I would think of when I think of Lee is dedication I've watched her as a performer director and businesswoman and then we became friends she was my teacher and mentor she was fiercely dedicated to the mission of teaching she no matter what it was would stay at it and get the job done actor J Benedict passed away from coronavirus on April 4 that 68 years old with over 120 on-screen credits to his name Benedict was known for his roles in aliens and the Dark Knight Rises among many others after the news of his passing broke Benedict's longtime friend Pierce Brosnan paid tribute to the actor on Instagram he wrote life was so much fun with J on stage and off we laughed a lot at the world around us at ourselves saw the funny side of life always he was a courageous man of handsome lifeforce that shone its light in every room he walked into Benedict is survived by his wife Phoebe Scofield and their sons Freddie and Leopold legendary country folk singer-songwriter John Prine passed away due to complications from the corona virus in Nashville on April 7 at the age of 73 the multiple Grammy winner was hospitalized and intubated in late March according to his family a favorite of such icons as Johnny Cash Bob Dylan and Kris Kristofferson Prine was called the Mark Twain of American songwriting by Rolling Stone and influenced countless songwriters over the course of his illustrious career as the news of his death spread countless music legends paid their respects Bruce Springsteen tweeted over here on East Street we are crushed by the loss of John Prine John and I were new Dylan's together in the early 70s and he was never anything but the loveliest guy in the world a true national treasure and a songwriter for the ages we send our love and prayers to his family meanwhile Bonnie Raitt tweeted words can't even come close I'm crushed by the loss of my dear friend John my heart and love go out to Fiona and all the family for all of us whose hearts are breaking we will keep singing his songs and holding him near we're not good to have him I'm gonna shake God and I'm gonna thank him for more blessings than one man can stand Brian is survived by his wife two sons a stepson and three grandchildren music producer and longtime Saturday Night Live sketch music producer Hal Willner died from complications due to the novel coronavirus on April 7th he was 64 in addition to his work on SNL Wilner produced music for Lou Reed and Marianne Faithfull and helped launch the career of Jeff Buckley tributes to Wellner from his SNL family poured in as news broke former cast member julia louis-dreyfus tweeted absolutely devastated to get this news about my weird and lovely we are heartbroken Lou Reed's official Twitter account also wrote earlier today how will know passed away how was one of Luce dearest friends and a sudden departure as a happy blow please keep his family in your thoughts if you can light a candle for Hal please stay home and stay safe cinematographer and frequent Steven Spielberg collaborator Alan davia died of coronavirus complications on April 15th while under care at the motion picture and television country house in hospital the five-time Academy Award nominee was 77 speaking with deadline CEO of the motion picture and television fund Bobby Jo said Alan was diagnosed about a week ago in the last few days as his condition went downhill and it was clear that he wasn't going to survive his friends and health care advocates and our staff worked to bring him back to MPT F because he wanted to die at home this had been his home for the last eight years in a statement given to Deadline Davi his old friend and colleague Steven Spielberg said in 1968 Alan and I started our careers side by side with the short film Amblin Alan was a wonderful artist but his warmth and humanity were as powerful as his lens he was a singular talent and a beautiful human being the fame producer director had also sent da vo a letter recounting their years of friendship together which was read to da vo several times prior to his passing British film actress Hilary Heath passed away on March 30th due to kovat 19 complications she was 74 Keith Scott son broke the news in a Facebook post he wrote we lost my wonderful godmother Hilary Heath to Cove in 19 last week she was a force of nature and I can't bear it that she is no longer with us Heath working under her maiden name Hillary Dwyer starred in several horror films alongside screen icon Vincent Price before transitioning into producing in this capacity she helped bring films like 1995 s an awful big adventure and 1997 snow by mouth to the screen working with some of the most prolific actors and actresses of the 1990s Heath is survived by her daughter and her son film composer Daniel Heath in his Facebook post Keith Scott son wrote her most remarkable reinvention came in her mid-60s when she won a master's degree from Oxford and psychology and became an addiction counselor specializing in CBT she worked at clinics all over the world often for free often with very deprived and distressed individuals and she regarded this as her most valuable work by far veteran character actor Garfield died from Kovan nineteen complications on April seventh he was 80 years old Garfield had been living at the motion picture and television fund home retirement facility since suffering his second stroke in 2004 for an Alan Gore wits the actor was a former Golden Gloves boxer and sports journalist who eventually pivoted to acting in the late 60s after studying under Lee Strasberg at legendary actor studio in a television interview he once shed some light on his time as a trainee actor I audaciously stepped out and said who I was for better or for worse yes and I put my stamp on things as an actor and as a director Garfield's intense energy and authenticity served him well over his 40-year career scoring him numerous roles in a range of hit movies and shows from the West Wing to Beverly Hills Cop 2 he is survived by a sister Lois gore weds veteran voice actress Julie Bennett died on March 31st at cedars-sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles she was 88 in a statement Bennett's agent said she was definitely a personality and a throwback to Hollywood glamour after attending Beverly Hills High School then it returned to her hometown of New York City to hone her craft with stage work radio soaps and television dramas however after heading back to Los Angeles and nabbing a number of small roles in Hollywood then it found her true calling voice over acting best known for voicing Cindy bear in the Yogi Bear show then it went on to lend her voice talents to all kinds of animated hits from the Bugs Bunny show to Spider Man the animated series Roy horn of the Las Vegas acts Siegfried and Roy passed away from Cova 19 complications on May 8th the legendary performer was 75 in a statement horns colleague and friend Siegfried Fishbach ER said today the world has lost one of the Great's of magic but I have lost my best friend from the moment we met I knew Roy and I together would change the world there could be no Siegfried without Roy and no Roy without Siegfried fellow Las Vegas magician and illusionist Criss Angel tweeted his respects writing thank you for your kindness inspiration and friendship you paved the road and will forever be missed MGM Resorts which owns the Mirage where Siegfried and Roy performed for over a decade also honored the iconic performer their official account tweeted the world lost a legendary figure with the passing of Roy Horne his story and the story of Siegfried and Roy are larger than life our hearts go out to Roy's family and friends and most notably to Siegfried who share lifetime of magic and friendship with this special man [Music]

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Published: Sat May 23 2020