2019 Celebrity Deaths

Jerry Herman, winner, Special Tony Award for Lifetime Achievement in the Theatre poses in the pressroom at the 63rd Annual Tony Awards at Radio City Music Hall on June 7, 2009 in New York City. Herman died December 26, 2019. (Photo by Bryan Bedder/Getty Images)

Danny Aiello Signs Copied Of His Book "I Only Know Who I Am When I Am Somebody Else"

Danny Aiello, a prolific actor who was nominated for an Academy Award for his role as pizzeria owner Sal in Spike Lee's "Do the Right Thing," has died December 12th, 2019. (Photo by Mike Coppola/Getty Images)

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Famed astrologer and TV personality Walter Mercado passed away on Nov. 2, 2019 in his native Puerto Rico. He was age 87. (CBS4)

Actor John Witherspoon arrives on the re

Actor John Witherspoon arrives on the red carpet at the world premiere of Columbia Pictures' "Hancock," June 30, 2008 at Grauman?s Chinese Theatre in Hollywood, California. Witherspoon died Tuesday, October 29th, 2019. He was 77. (Photo credit should read ROBYN BECK/AFP via Getty Images)

Premiere Of "Mitzi Gaynor: Razzle Dazzle! The Special Years"

Rip Taylor in 2008. Taylor, the flamboyant comic and host of the 'The $1.98 Beauty Show,' died Oct. 6, 2019. He was 84. (Photo by Toby Canham/Getty Images)

Women In Film's 2013 Crystal + Lucy Awards - Arrivals

Actress/singer Diahann Carroll, seen here in 2013, died Oct. 4, 2019 at the age of 84 following a battle with breast cancer. (Photo by Mark Davis/Getty Images for Women In Film)

Jose Jose arrives for the 12th annual La

Mexican music icon Jose Jose died on September 28, 2019, at age 71. (Photo credit: Adrian Sanchez-Gonzalez/AFP/Getty Images)

33rd Annual Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony - Press Room

Inductee Ric Ocasek of The Cars attends the 33rd Annual Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony at Public Auditorium on April 14, 2018 in Cleveland, Ohio. Ocasek died Sunday, Spet. 15th, 2019, at the age of 75. (Photo by Mike Coppola/Getty Images For The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame)

iHeart80s Party 2017 - Show

Musician Eddie Money performs January 28, 2017. (Photo by Steve Jennings/Getty Images for iHeartMedia)

The Survivor Mitzvah Project: A Benefit For Holocaust Survivors

Actress Valerie Harper speaks onstage during The Survivor Mitzvah Project: A benefit for Holocaust survivors at Webster Hall on May 9, 2015 in New York City. Harper died August 30th, 2019. (Photo by Noam Galai/Getty Images for The Survivor Mitzvah Project)

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Nobel-winning US novelist Toni Morrison attends the unveiling ceremony of a memorial bench marking the abolition of slavery in Paris (the first to be inaugurated outside the United States by the Toni Morrison Society) on November 5, 2010 in Paris. Morrison died August 5th, 2019. (FRANCK FIFE/AFP/Getty Images)

29th Annual Great Sports Legends Dinner To Benefit The Buoniconti Fund To Cure Paralysis - Dinner

Founder and CEO of The Buoniconti Fund Nick Buoniconti speaks at the 29th Annual Great Sports Legends Dinner to benefit The Buoniconti Fund to Cure Paralysis at The Waldorf Astoria on September 29, 2014 in New York City. Buoniconti died July 30th, 2019 at the age of 78. (Photo by Stephen Lovekin/Getty Images for The Buoniconti Fund To Cure Paralysis)

Premiere Of HBO's "True Blood" Season 6 - Arrivals

HOLLYWOOD, CA - JUNE 11: Actor Rutger Hauer attends the premiere of HBO's 'True Blood' Season 6 at ArcLight Cinemas Cinerama Dome on June 11, 2013 in Hollywood, California. Hauer died July 19, 2019 at his home in the Netherlands after a short illness. He was 75. (Photo by Frazer Harrison/Getty Images)

Former Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens Testifies To Senate Committee On Campaign Finance

Former Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens testifies before the Senate Committee on Campaign Finance on Capitol Hill April 30, 2014 in Washington, DC. Stevens is testifying on a hearing entitled "Dollars and Sense: How Undisclosed Money and Post-McCutcheon Campaign Finance Will Affect 2014 and Beyond". (Source: Allison Shelley/Getty Images)

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US actor Rip Torn poses during a photocall for the film "Happy Tears" presented in competition of the 59th Berlinale Film Festival on February 11, 2009 in Berlin. Torn died Tuesday, July 9th 2019, at his home in Lakeville, Connecticut at the age of 88. (JOHN MACDOUGALL/AFP/Getty Images)

Ross Perot Testifies To CA Senate Committee

Former U.S. presidential candidate H. Ross Perot testifies before a California Senate committee July 11, 2002 in Sacramento, California. Perot died Tuesday, July 9th 2019, at the age of 89. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)

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Lee Iacocca, who helped create the Ford Mustang and then rescued Chrysler in the 1980s, died July 2, 2019 at the age of 94. (Photo by Dan Callister/Online USA)

SiriusXM's 'Town Hall' With Gloria Vanderbilt; Town Hall To Air On Radio Andy

Gloria Vanderbilt speaks during SiriusXM's 'Town Hall' With Gloria Vanderbilt at SiriusXM Studios on July 14, 2016 in New York City. Vanderbilt died Monday, June 17th, 2019.(Photo by Robin Marchant/Getty Images for SiriusXM)

Skyville Live featuring Dr. John, Lucinda Williams, The Cadillac Three & Bonnie Bishop

Singer-songwriter Dr. John performs on stage for Skyville Live on November 2, 2016 in Nashville, Tennessee. Dr. John died Thursday, June sixth, 2019. (Photo by Natasha Moustache/Getty Images for Skyville)

Grumpy Cat

Internet legend and beloved meme star Grumpy Cat died May 14, 2019 following complications from a urinary tract infection. Grump cat was 7. (Photo by Cindy Ord/Getty Images for SiriusXM)

Architect I.M. Pei

I.M. Pei, architect of some of the world's most iconic structures, died May 16, 2019. He was 102. (Photo by Paul Hawthorne/Getty Images)

Carol Burnett, Tim Conway

Carol Burnett, left, and veteran comrade in comedy Tim Conway laugh during a gala birthday party for Burnett in Los Angeles. Conway, the impish second banana to Burnett who won four Emmy Awards on her TV variety show, starred aboard “McHale’s Navy” and later created a very short character named Dorf, has died. He was 85. Conway died Tuesday morning, May 14, 2019, in a Los Angeles care facility after a long illness. (AP Photo/Nick Ut, File)

Doris Day

Actress Doris Day died May 13th, 2019 at the age of 97. (Source: Getty Images/Hulton Archive)

Jim Fowler

Jim Fowler, who with his friend Marlin Perkins co-hosted "Mutual of Omaha's Wild Kingdom," died May 8, 2019. He was 89 and died at his home in Connecticut. This is a CNN file photo of Fowler when he appeared as a guest on CNN's Larry King. (FILE PHOTO via CNN)

The World Premiere Of "Rogue One: A Star Wars Story"

Actor Peter Mayhew attends The World Premiere of Lucasfilm's highly anticipated, first-ever, standalone Star Wars adventure, "Rogue One: A Star Wars Story" at the Pantages Theatre on December 10, 2016 in Hollywood, California. Mayhew, who played Chewbacca, died May 2, 2019 at age 74. (Photo by Jesse Grant/Getty Images for Disney)

Premiere Of FX's "Snowfall" Season 2 - Arrivals

John Singleton arrives to the premiere Of FX's "Snowfall" Season 2 at Regal Cinemas L.A. LIVE Stadium 14 on July 16, 2018 in Los Angeles, California. (Source: Christopher Polk/Getty Images)

The 61st Annual Obie Awards - Show

Georgia Engel speaks onstage at the 61st Annual Obie Awards at Webster Hall on May 23, 2016 in New York City. (Photo by Mike Pont/Getty Images for American Theater Wing)

Warner Music Pre-Grammy Party - Inside

Nipsey Hussle performs onstage at the Warner Music Pre-Grammy Party at the NoMad Hotel on February 7, 2019 in Los Angeles. Hussle died in a shooting on March 31st, 2019. (Photo by Matt Winkelmeyer/Getty Images for Warner Music)

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Actor Jan-Michael Vincent at home in Santa Monica. Vincent - the '80s heartthrob best known for his role on TV's "Airwolf" - died February 10th at the age of 74. (Getty Images/Picture by DAN CALLISTER Online USA Inc.)

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Actor Luke Perry arrives for the press line of "Riverdale" at Comic Con in San Diego, July 21, 2018. Perry died March 4th, 2019- days after suffering a massive stroke. Perry was 52. (Photo by CHRIS DELMAS / AFP) (Photo credit should read CHRIS DELMAS/AFP/Getty Images)

Cars Land Red Carpet Event At Disneyland Resort

Actress Katherine Helmond died January 23rd, 2019 at the age of 89. In this handout image provided by Disney Parks, actress Katherine Helmond poses during a red carpet event to celebrate the opening of Cars Land at Disney California Adventure park. (Photo by Lisa Rose/Disney Parks via Getty Images)

The Monkees Starring Mickey Dolenz And Peter Tork In Concert - New York, New York

Peter Tork of The Monkees performs live on stage at Town Hall on June 1, 2016 in New York City. Tork died February 21st, 2019 at the age of 77. (Photo by Matthew Eisman/Getty Images)

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German fashion designer Karl Lagerfeld died Feb. 19, 2019 at the age of 85. (Courtesy: ALAIN JOCARD/AFP/Getty Images)

Albert Finney

English actor Albert Finney seen here in 1985. The five-time Oscar-nominated actor died on Feb. 7, 2019 at the age of 82. (Photo by Fox Photos/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Actor Kristoff St. John, star of The Young and the Restless, was found dead in his home Los Angeles on February 3. He was 52. (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images for NAACP Image Awards)

26th Annual Palm Springs International Film Festival Awards Gala - Arrivals

Carol Channing on January 3, 2015 in Palm Springs, California. She died Jan. 15, 2019 of natural causes at the age of 97. (Photo by Frazer Harrison/Getty Images)

The Video Software Dealers Association 2005 - Day 2

"Captain" Daryl Dragon of the music duo The Captain and Tennille died January 2nd, 2019 at the age of 76. (Ethan Miller/Getty Images)

29th Annual Palm Springs International Film Festival Film Awards Gala - Arrivals

Peter Fonda attends the 29th Annual Palm Springs International Film Festival Awards Gala at Palm Springs Convention Center on January 2, 2018 in Palm Springs, California. Fonda died Aug. 16th, 2019 at the age of 79 (Photo by Alberto E. Rodriguez/Getty Images)