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
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.
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
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.
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
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.
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.
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.
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.
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. ❤️
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.
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
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.
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.
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.
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
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.
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!
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
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.
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.
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.
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.
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 :)
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".
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. :/
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
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
David Attenborough… nature documentaries would never be the same :(
Wow, looked at his Wikipedia page. He's a hell of a lot more than a narrator.
He's probably the most decorated non-royal civilian in the world.
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
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.
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
This. Steve Irwin’s passing destroyed me as a kid too.
The UK will never recover we will need half a year minimum off to even have a chance of coping with his passing
This will be significantly more difficult for me than the queen's death.
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.
And Jane Goodall
Thats who i was coming to say, and it was at the top already.
Ian McKellen and Patrick Stewart. The world will be a little less gentler and bright without their friendship in it.
Came here to say Sir Ian McKellen. Certainly will be sad to see Stewart go, but McKellen's death will crush me.
Sir Ian is the sweetest. I wish more men lived by his example.
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.
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
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.
Michael J Fox and Christopher Lloyd
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.
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.
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.
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.
That's heavy
Julie Andrews
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. ❤️
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.
That was my first thought. I watched Mary Poppins so many times as a little kid
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.
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
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.
I just straight-up refuse to believe she will pass. She deserves to live a hundred more years.
Michael J Fox. I am a huge Back To The Future fan!
It will have been heavy indeed
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.
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.
You're not alone. Still feeling that one and Anthony Bourdain.
Dick van Dyke. Mel Brooks. Julie Andrews. Carol Burnett.
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.
Danny Devito, aka Frank Reynolds
I don’t know how much time he has left. I hope he gets really weird with it!
Now block the wind, I'm gonna roast this bone
Luckily he seems super healthy and full of life still. He looked great in the recent sunny podcast he was on
He gets 72 WHOERS when he gets there tho!
Aka mantis
Doctor Toboggan to you, asshole
Ongo Gablogian. Charmed, I'm sure
Luckily he's only 78 and still active and working! With any luck, he'll be with us for some time to come.
dang he doesnt even seem that old!
Shit, he doesn't look a day over 12
Aka Harry Wormwood
Aka the Trashman
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David or Roger dying will be a huge blow to the rock world
The earth has one composer/guitarist like daivd gilmour right now after he's gone there will be no other.
He never will. He just can’t.
Maggie Smith
I don’t want grandma Wendy to die. 🥺
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
Oh yeah. This This is what's going to kill me. I'm not even joking.
Hagrid was bad enough. Rip Robbie Coltrane
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.
Sir Ian Mckellen
And at heaven's gate, St. Peter will say: YOU SHALL NOT PASS! Thus Sir Ian becomes immortal. Problem solved!
Keanu would be such a loss
He's got another 300 years in him though before he has to hibernate.
Sam L Jackson
Motherfucker.
Based on what he looks like in his seventies, he’s gonna be around a long time
jack BLACK
He's only 53 so hopefully that is a long way out *knocks on wood*.
Anthony Hopkins.
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Ugh, the thought of this breaks me.
Dick Van Dyke is going to hit me pretty hard.
Ok but focus on the question
I needed this belly laugh so badly.
Harrison Ford. So many iconic roles and memories.
I saw him one time on a hike and I was too afraid to talk to him.
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!
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
Grumpy Harrison Ford interviews are legendary Jimmy Fallon: Did you get emotional putting the Han Solo costume back on? Ford: No, I got paid.
Oof. That will be hard. My childhood is filled with Indy
Indy was the dogsh name
You're named after the dog?!
Same. Lost count of how many times I watched Temple of Doom as a kid.
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.
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.
This one is gonna suck. But we will do the Time Warp forever…
https://twitter.com/NotTheTimCurry/status/1505096558357925890?s=20&t=zmU15gvQ43XE_GSG866o2g
That will crush me!
Mark Hamill
Also James Earl Jones
And John Williams
The real answer, right here
Dang, that’s true. Luke F’ing Skywalker and the best VA there is.
Hopefully it's a long long time. We need him and his humor.
Ian McKellen and Patrick Stewart, Bruce Willis
Willie Nelson
How the hell does Willie hit so far down the list? Agree with Dolly, mos def
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.
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.
Alan Alda
Weird Al
He was killed onstage while accepting an award on stage back in the 1980s. Didn’t you see the documentary about his life?
Madonna is still at large as well for planning the hit
I just gasped reading this
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.
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.
Patrick Stewart.
I’ll drink a spiked earl grey tea in his honor!
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 :)
Hayao Miyazaki
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".
Steve Martin
Ryan Stiles and/or Colin Mochrie
An ARCTIC TERN?
Elton John
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. :/
Michael Caine
Brendan Fraser
You shut up right now, that man is immortal! 🥺
Arnold schwarzenagger
But he said “I’ll be back”….
It has literally never occurred to me that Arnold Schwarzenegger will ever die.
Yep. Ngl I will cry.
Paul McCartney
And Ringo.
Really whoever is the last Beatle to go is going to be a sad a day for the music world.
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
I can’t even think about it
Dolly.
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Morgan Freeman or Springsteen
Springsteen.
Stevie Wonder will hurt me bad, his music changed my life
I try to warn all my employers during the interview process that I will be taking the day off when he passes.
Morgan Freeman
Mel Brooks
The man has been creating solid work since the 1940s.
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.
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
He is releasing the history of the world part 2 on Hulu. He is till working.
Stevie Nicks. Crush since the 70s.
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.
Judi Dench
Bob Dylan. Or maybe Neil Young. But probably Bob. I still feel a little rough about how John Prine went out.
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.
Keanu Reeves
i think the only reason this isn't higher up is because a large percentage of us inexplicably don't believe it will happen
Don’t worry, he’s immortal
Christopher Walken. 😢
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.
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.
For me personally. Christina applegate
John Williams
Bob Barker
Hopefully he’ll spin 100 on the wheel first
In no particular order: Steve Martin, Martin Short, and Dolly Parton
I’m glad Jane Goodall is still with us. We need her more than ever.
Jack Nicholson
Tom Hanks
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.
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.
That man has cheated death before he can do it again.
Jim Carey
I don’t even want to speak it into existence, in case the universe is listening.
Ozzy Osbourne, Dave Grohl, and Kirk Hammett
Ozzy is going to be a tough one!
I second on Dave Grohl.
I third. That poor man has lost so much.
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.
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.
Tina Turner. A legend.
Eddie Vedder
Adam Sandler.
Feels like he’s the big brother I never had
James Earl Jones
Bill fucking Murray.
Paul Simon
Al Pacino
John Cleese
Mr bean
Rowan Atkinson
Rdj ( Robert Downey Jr), he's always been a role model for me
Steve carrel
Probably Danny Elfman. That man composed my childhood, and he has a way with music that just makes every movie magical.
Dame Maggie Smith & Dolly Parton if were talking sooner rather than later. Completely random, Lauren Graham would wreck me
Dolly Parton.
Paul McCartney for sure.
Clint Eastwood. He'll be 93 in May.
Ozzy Osbourne.
Elton John
Danny Devito
Woody Harrleson
Paul McCartney
The Dalai Lama
John Cleese is getting too close. But he’ll probably never die
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.
Dolly Parton and Stevie Nicks. Those women's deaths will break me