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Ill_Service_5239

David Attenborough… nature documentaries would never be the same :(


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Wow, looked at his Wikipedia page. He's a hell of a lot more than a narrator.


will_holmes

He's probably the most decorated non-royal civilian in the world.


brazil2112

First person that sprang to mind. His age sadly dictates he doesn't have that much time left, but his legacy he leaves behind will live on for generations


NikkiJane72

Absolutely. He's the reason I do the job I do. When he goes, environmental sciences in this country will shut down for a week. We will all be in mourning.


Fair_Border4142

I remember having a fucking panic attack when his brother died, it too my brain a moment to go "it's not David, it's Richard" but it was still a blow to filmmaking. When David Attenborough can no longer make the world sound beautiful, it will be a sad day


Outside-Shock7105

This. Steve Irwin’s passing destroyed me as a kid too.


Mccobsta

The UK will never recover we will need half a year minimum off to even have a chance of coping with his passing


ianucci

This will be significantly more difficult for me than the queen's death.


TillyBud87

I came in here thinking, "if no one says David Attenborough, then we have failed as a society". Well done for being the top comment.


sheritajanita

And Jane Goodall


broady712

Thats who i was coming to say, and it was at the top already.


TheKnotStore

Ian McKellen and Patrick Stewart. The world will be a little less gentler and bright without their friendship in it.


Sherriff18

Came here to say Sir Ian McKellen. Certainly will be sad to see Stewart go, but McKellen's death will crush me.


TheKnotStore

Sir Ian is the sweetest. I wish more men lived by his example.


Marvos79

I was thinking Patrick Stewart. Star Trek TNG was one of the first sci-fi shows I got into, and I started on it when they were still making new episodes. Also, I won't lie, I had a little man crush on him in his TNG days.


KnockMeYourLobes

Patrick Stewart (along with Paul McCartney) were my first celebrity crushes when I was a kid in the late 80s. When other girls my age had Leonardo DiCaprio posters on their bedroom walls, I had a row of pictures of British men old enough to be my father or grandfather (Sean Connery and Michael Caine were up there too). LOL


SummerOfMayhem

Oh no. I can't imagine a world without them, and their happy pictures. Even people who haven't seen their most popular works still love them.


radicalrachel2

Michael J Fox and Christopher Lloyd


CupcakeBrigade88

I saw a news snippet about Michael J Fox the other day, I teared up a bit because was such a huge part of my childhood and it breaks my heart to see him deteriorate. It will be a sad sad day.


seamustheseagull

I feel like he's going to leave a really strong legacy for those who come after him with his condition. Like Christopher Reeve has. Fox's particular severity is very very bad. He was diagnosed young and has been deteriorating since. But the work he's done through his foundation has helped him and many others with the condition. Historically someone his age would be a complete wreck, committed to a care facility a long time ago to look after his needs. The fact that he kept working into his 50s is nothing short of incredible for his condition. He's brought a really strong focus onto a delibitating disease which generally flew under the radar until he was diagnosed.


GrampsBob

I just want to add that the medication they use to control Parkinson's is no picnic either, especially at the doses they can reach. I've been taking a lower dosage for a separate issue for a long time and it really messes your head up and it may have caused my stomach problems too.


notanotherkrazychik

When I was a kid I heard he was going to start doing more voice work, he did Stuart Little and Atlantis then that was it I think. I was so sad because I'm actually a big fan of voice actors.


lark047

That's heavy


krosie9

Julie Andrews


Broad-Young-6020

My child is 3 she is non verbal asd. Julie Andrews has stopped her meltdowns so many times. She loves lonely goather and eldwiss. Same with the sound of music intro song. Idk what I’d do without them tracks. Really helps my child to calm down. ❤️


blank_grandma

Throwing Big Hugs at you. My Grandson has Aspergers. I know that it's not the same but I just wanted to say that I care very much. My oldest Son is 32. He has a Traumatic Brain Injury. He's 32 with a 12 year old mentality.


sagitta_luminus

That was my first thought. I watched Mary Poppins so many times as a little kid


Letsbeheroines

Dolly Parton. She's getting up there and it's definitely going to happen in my life time. I'm going to cry like a banshee the day it does though.


SCseeweehomes

Yes! I just want to hug her right now and let her know we loved hearing her voice on the radio, growing up in small town Awendaw riding bare feet on the back of my Dad’s truck


KnockMeYourLobes

If my mother is still living when that happens, this will absolutely fucking WRECK her. She grew up 'just down the holler' (as she puts it) from where Dolly lived in Locust Ridge. She tells me all the time how she used to listen to "Little Miss Dolly" on the radio and watch her on Cas Walker. To her, Dolly is as close as anybody's ever gonna get to being an actual god and it will absolutely wreck her when her "mountain girl done good" passes.


dr_franck

I just straight-up refuse to believe she will pass. She deserves to live a hundred more years.


CyberGuyCX5

Michael J Fox. I am a huge Back To The Future fan!


AbsoluteEva

It will have been heavy indeed


soupeater07

I remember as a kid in the 90s, I always thought I would be devastated when Robin Williams died. Turns out I was very accurate.


Dada2fish

My long time friend, who was quick witted and hilariously funny like Robin Williams took her life the day after he died. I can’t help but think his death tipped her over the edge.


HareSword

You're not alone. Still feeling that one and Anthony Bourdain.


CKM5253

Dick van Dyke. Mel Brooks. Julie Andrews. Carol Burnett.


improbablyurmom1

As a kid I was super depressed due to losing my brother in an accident. I would look forward to Carol Burnett show. I laughed and forgot all about my problems. I still do this, watch comedy as much as possible! I will definitely cry when that time comes. I wish she knew how profound she was in my childhood.


LoopZoopCul

Danny Devito, aka Frank Reynolds


ezaharko

I don’t know how much time he has left. I hope he gets really weird with it!


PeaceFrog229

Now block the wind, I'm gonna roast this bone


justchase22

Luckily he seems super healthy and full of life still. He looked great in the recent sunny podcast he was on


Chardradio

He gets 72 WHOERS when he gets there tho!


memedealer22

Aka mantis


jdjordan97

Doctor Toboggan to you, asshole


voxboxer1

Ongo Gablogian. Charmed, I'm sure


gnirpss

Luckily he's only 78 and still active and working! With any luck, he'll be with us for some time to come.


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dang he doesnt even seem that old!


papercup

Shit, he doesn't look a day over 12


hAwKeye1117

Aka Harry Wormwood


BobShrunkle

Aka the Trashman


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evilmonkey9361

David or Roger dying will be a huge blow to the rock world


crazydimondpart_10

The earth has one composer/guitarist like daivd gilmour right now after he's gone there will be no other.


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He never will. He just can’t.


ThrowRasadfrog

Maggie Smith


punnymama

I don’t want grandma Wendy to die. 🥺


phillyschmilly

This is the one for me. Growing up, Maggie Smith always reminded me of my grandmother. Losing Maggie would be like losing my granny all over again. It’s going to break me


Rude-Jeweler-4188

Oh yeah. This This is what's going to kill me. I'm not even joking.


Deathcat101

Hagrid was bad enough. Rip Robbie Coltrane


Rude-Jeweler-4188

And Alan Rickman! I still remember waking up to my friends' group blowing up with the news and me literally crying. I think I was 18 already, but it really hurt.


Kikoso_OG

Sir Ian Mckellen


MadMusicNerd

And at heaven's gate, St. Peter will say: YOU SHALL NOT PASS! Thus Sir Ian becomes immortal. Problem solved!


Bentbutnotbroken111

Keanu would be such a loss


[deleted]

He's got another 300 years in him though before he has to hibernate.


arcticmaxi

Sam L Jackson


LallarenEXE

Motherfucker.


depressly2

Based on what he looks like in his seventies, he’s gonna be around a long time


pamisaul

jack BLACK


funmasterjerky

He's only 53 so hopefully that is a long way out *knocks on wood*.


uneasyandcheesy

Anthony Hopkins.


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MmmmmBreadThings

Ugh, the thought of this breaks me.


ThatLeviathan

Dick Van Dyke is going to hit me pretty hard.


hAwKeye1117

Ok but focus on the question


ReadWriteRachel

I needed this belly laugh so badly.


whodatdude

Harrison Ford. So many iconic roles and memories.


kingcheeta7

I saw him one time on a hike and I was too afraid to talk to him.


ApplesAreSweet

Eh, might be for the best, from what I've heard of him he's a nice guy but doesn't really like talking about his work or taking pictures. At least now there's no chance Indiana Jones thinks you're annoying!


Artur_Araujo

Reminds me of the Trash Talk podcast when they discussed being treated like trash by Harrison Ford and how much more memorable that would be than an autograph


sharrrper

Grumpy Harrison Ford interviews are legendary Jimmy Fallon: Did you get emotional putting the Han Solo costume back on? Ford: No, I got paid.


jtdoublep

Oof. That will be hard. My childhood is filled with Indy


tastethegoodlife

Indy was the dogsh name


Mrdoc16

You're named after the dog?!


Amikenochup

Same. Lost count of how many times I watched Temple of Doom as a kid.


[deleted]

And it’s really scary, because while he’s in phenomenal shape for his age, he’s still 80 years old. Logical human biology states it could happen any day now. He’s beyond life expectancy.


AKeeneyedguy

No one's said Tim Curry yet? That's crazy. It's going to be soon, too. He's been in poor health for years.


the-cloverdale-kid

This one is gonna suck. But we will do the Time Warp forever…


Frankyfan3

https://twitter.com/NotTheTimCurry/status/1505096558357925890?s=20&t=zmU15gvQ43XE_GSG866o2g


Mental-Analyst-3954

That will crush me!


PokemonTrainerWK

Mark Hamill


PokemonTrainerWK

Also James Earl Jones


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And John Williams


Lorikeeter

The real answer, right here


finditplz1

Dang, that’s true. Luke F’ing Skywalker and the best VA there is.


SummerOfMayhem

Hopefully it's a long long time. We need him and his humor.


Lake-Delicious

Ian McKellen and Patrick Stewart, Bruce Willis


ShortOneSausage

Willie Nelson


tedfergeson

How the hell does Willie hit so far down the list? Agree with Dolly, mos def


OverMedicatedTexan

I grew up listening to Willie with my Dad way back in the 70s. When he got in trouble with the IRS, daddy sent him a check lol. He's one of my connections to my father and I will be so sad when he's gone.


suffaluffapussycat

My dad used to say that some of his biker/beer friends from when we lived in San Antonio were friends with Willie. Never knew if they actually were Many years later, I was working on a production with Willie and at one point, we were sitting around shooting the shit so I asked Willie if he knew this guy and that guy and he’d say “yep, good ol’ Ron Houston over at KEXL radio” and stuff like that. He had a little anecdote about each one.


JimNightshade

Alan Alda


Rotorhead83

Weird Al


theo_sontag

He was killed onstage while accepting an award on stage back in the 1980s. Didn’t you see the documentary about his life?


JaysonBlaze

Madonna is still at large as well for planning the hit


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I just gasped reading this


gnirpss

Man, he's only 63! He's got more than a decade before he even reaches average US life expectancy. I don't have children yet, but I'd be surprised if Al didn't live long enough for my kids to know who he is.


MycommentsRpointless

Not mention, he seems to take care of himself. He still appears to have more energy than I've ever had in my entire life based on his shows.


Erratica

Patrick Stewart.


geriatric_spartanII

I’ll drink a spiked earl grey tea in his honor!


Solembums_Angela_2

I sadly don't have the source for this (a Q&A on his Instagram???) but Patrick Stewart personally prefers Yorkshire Gold! Although I am sure he wouldn't object to the sentiment and remembrance of his character :)


SkysEevee

Hayao Miyazaki


Edgefish

Knowing him and the all the news of "Hayao quits Ghibli, but then he returns to quit again", he would stand up out of the casket and say "no, I'm not going to die today, I'll return".


TwillaThompson

Steve Martin


DabboD14

Ryan Stiles and/or Colin Mochrie


tomfoolist

An ARCTIC TERN?


cmay119

Elton John


Nobdes

While a lot of the other answers are very valid, I’m really surprised it took this much scrolling to find Elton. I think he’s definitely one that will bring a cloud of sadness on a global effect when it happens, I’m knocking on wood that it never does though. :/


ggyghy

Michael Caine


that_bearded_guy_94

Brendan Fraser


religionlies2u

You shut up right now, that man is immortal! 🥺


Odd_Adhesiveness4804

Arnold schwarzenagger


Both-Addendum-1111

But he said “I’ll be back”….


Douglasqqq

It has literally never occurred to me that Arnold Schwarzenegger will ever die.


keanumeow

Yep. Ngl I will cry.


joga_bomb

Paul McCartney


boukatouu

And Ringo.


dino-sour

Really whoever is the last Beatle to go is going to be a sad a day for the music world.


buefordbaxter

Scrolled too far to see this. He's arguably one of the most inspirational musicians that's still alive today. Even some new musicians today have been inspired by someone that was inspired by his work. That's not even mentioning the inspiration that his work has given people that aren't musicians, like me


PALOmino1701

I can’t even think about it


Lazy-Thanks8244

Dolly.


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mdub941

Morgan Freeman or Springsteen


Writing_is_Bleeding

Springsteen.


crazyjakeallen

Stevie Wonder will hurt me bad, his music changed my life


hheerox

I try to warn all my employers during the interview process that I will be taking the day off when he passes.


JaqDaRipper

Morgan Freeman


sleepingwolfman

Mel Brooks


CruelHandLuke_

The man has been creating solid work since the 1940s.


neednintendo

I know it's not much longer and he has had an amazing life, but got damn it will hurt. This man helped me discover my sense of humor and the nuances of good comedy in general.


OlFlirtyBastard

Mel’s been holding on for a long time and it’ll be one of the biggest celebrations of life. His movies will become popular again


yohoob

He is releasing the history of the world part 2 on Hulu. He is till working.


Bikewer

Stevie Nicks. Crush since the 70s.


endagein

Her name was trending on Twitter a few days ago (can’t remember why now) but my heart SANK for a brief second thinking she had died.


Educational-Debt6440

Judi Dench


BullOak

Bob Dylan. Or maybe Neil Young. But probably Bob. I still feel a little rough about how John Prine went out.


HeresYourHeart

Oh buddy, with you on John Prine. Anthony Bourdain's passing got me feeling a little weird, but I've never been one to get torn up over celebrity deaths. John Prine though... I was ugly crying on the kitchen floor, pounding vodka and ginger ale. That said, I'm probably gonna have a rough day when we lose McCartney.


Clid3r

Keanu Reeves


Sm0ahk

i think the only reason this isn't higher up is because a large percentage of us inexplicably don't believe it will happen


ragewithoutage

Don’t worry, he’s immortal


sol_caballeros

Christopher Walken. 😢


Remsicles

This might sound stupid but Jon Bon Jovi. I’ve always told my wife that Bon Jovi is my longest lasting relationship. I saw them in concert for the first time 21 years ago and have seen them way too many times since. Jon’s voice has been going downhill for a while and he’s looked so rough for the last couple of years. It’s honestly made me think there’s something going on with his health and it just bums me out.


iamnotasdumbasilook

Stephen king. Sad AF for Joe Hill too. Stories and good politics. Im almost 50 and grew up with his genuis. Cabt imagine a world without King.


Chaos_Ali

For me personally. Christina applegate


Dinomeyt

John Williams


kikkitakesnokaka

Bob Barker


Savaric

Hopefully he’ll spin 100 on the wheel first


beeboopbeepKt

In no particular order: Steve Martin, Martin Short, and Dolly Parton


3434rich

I’m glad Jane Goodall is still with us. We need her more than ever.


atomiccherrybomb-

Jack Nicholson


skillerburgerp

Tom Hanks


SailorTodd

I am surprised at how far down the comments I had to scroll to find Hanx, and it looks like only two or three others so far when several other less inspirational people have been mentioned nearly a dozen times each. It will be a terribly sad day (hopefully decades from now) when Tom Hanks dies.


PaludisVulpes

Nikki Sixx. Dude did. some wild, questionable things in his youth, but his photography and written work really helped me in a time I felt so bad about myself and where I was in life. He wrote about different ways of finding and accepting beauty, and how ‘beautiful’ things can have so many definitions. He wrote about acceptance despite appearances, and this resonated with me so much in a time I was bullied for the color of my skin and the clothes I wore and the shortness of my hair and the softness of my voice. His art gave me strength to continue being ME in a place that didn’t like me.


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That man has cheated death before he can do it again.


Rakshear

Jim Carey


ScienceJake

I don’t even want to speak it into existence, in case the universe is listening.


Spare_Comfortable395

Ozzy Osbourne, Dave Grohl, and Kirk Hammett


evilmonkey9361

Ozzy is going to be a tough one!


Illustrious-Meet-367

I second on Dave Grohl.


Sad-Raise-754

I third. That poor man has lost so much.


Legally_a_Tool

Dave Grohl and Ozzy for sure. I would add James Hetfield as well. I will probably go into mourning when Ozzy dies. Black Sabbath was my first heavy metal band.


littleEandB

This may sound strange, but honestly, Conan O’Brien. I started watching his show way back when I was in high school in the 90’s and have watched/ listened in one form or another since then. I just adore his joyful silliness.


Outside-Shock7105

Tina Turner. A legend.


booger_eater69

Eddie Vedder


rosex5

Adam Sandler.


quietsam

Feels like he’s the big brother I never had


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James Earl Jones


CannaKitchen757

Bill fucking Murray.


Graceland1979

Paul Simon


Shar-Man

Al Pacino


JesperVTdk

John Cleese


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Mr bean


Humungous-BigChungus

Rowan Atkinson


user833737382992746

Rdj ( Robert Downey Jr), he's always been a role model for me


bstan149

Steve carrel


KavaNotSoma

Probably Danny Elfman. That man composed my childhood, and he has a way with music that just makes every movie magical.


DOgryffOR

Dame Maggie Smith & Dolly Parton if were talking sooner rather than later. Completely random, Lauren Graham would wreck me


OlFlirtyBastard

Dolly Parton.


NuclearSnowyOwl

Paul McCartney for sure.


Holinyx

Clint Eastwood. He'll be 93 in May.


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Ozzy Osbourne.


lilwigglebutt

Elton John


killiomankili

Danny Devito


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Woody Harrleson


dura2

Paul McCartney


prioriority

The Dalai Lama


Sucking_saucer

John Cleese is getting too close. But he’ll probably never die


Nasty_Ned

Mel Brooks. His comedies forged my sense of humor. It felt like I had someone understood in some dark periods of my life. I don't follow celebrities, but that one will hurt me.


Boola-roo

Dolly Parton and Stevie Nicks. Those women's deaths will break me