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G0Huskies t1_j2frurw wrote

I dont remember crying but it would be for Robbin Williams.

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Status-Ad-1467 t1_j2ftndd wrote

Robin Williams. I had a hotdog cart back in the day. On the corner of Robson and Burrard in Vancouver BC Canada. Robin used to stay at the Sutton Place Hotel across the street whenever he was in town. He would come to my cart all the time. I never made a big deal about him being there, so he would stay and hang out, sometimes for hours. We had some great conversations. I got to see the non celebrity side of him. I’ll say he was a genius and maybe a little crazy too

I knew the man not the celebrity, so when I heard he died, I was heart broken. I cried!

Brian the hotdog guy!

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ues1bredev t1_j2fromx wrote

I'm first to say it, Kobe Bryant

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Away_View_120 t1_j2fske6 wrote

Chester Bennington, always in our ❤️

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SumerianProgRocker t1_j2fs61i wrote

Phil Hartman....his death was so pointless and we lost such a great person.

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kneaders t1_j2fsspf wrote

Anthony Bourdain

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droneymane t1_j2frqf0 wrote

Steve Irwin

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QueenyVanilla OP t1_j2fs8h3 wrote

I remember crying as a kid when he passed tho I was very young

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EspressoBooksCats t1_j2fsrhz wrote

Several:

Louie Anderson

Betty White

Chris Cornell

Leonard Cohen

Marty Balin

Harry Anderson

Ruth Bader Ginsburg

I don't "do death" well at all.

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Peenutbutter2 t1_j2ft4vb wrote

Taylor Hawkins, drummer for Foo Fighters

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justmadnex t1_j2fs50o wrote

even though I don't watch basketball regularly, Kobe's death shocked me a lot. Didn't cry but I did react different than before

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SolitaryTeaParty t1_j2fsbu8 wrote

I didn’t cry, but I was honestly sad to hear about Trebek. He seemed like a good guy, and watching Jeopardy was a bonding activity for my family.

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Feelinmnesota t1_j2fsw0b wrote

Layne Staley. What a voice, what a loss.

Chris Cornell too.

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KittyValkyrie500 t1_j2ft86k wrote

Same. Though at least with Layne, we knew it was coming. But Cornell. Oof. I cried for days.

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Gr4ph0n t1_j2fswov wrote

I was in 6th grade when the Space Shuttle Challenger exploded after liftoff. They even rolled out the television on a cart for us to watch that day. They made such a big deal about Christa McAuliffe being the first teacher in space. She was an absolute celebrity in the classrooms across America at that time. After the explosion, and the certainty of what happened set in, a lot of us kids were in tears.

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Illustrious-Sir6135 t1_j2frwsy wrote

Most recently, Kevin Conroy, the iconic voice of Batman.

If you look at his Cameo, you can see that he was a genuine, loving, caring man. He was also openly gay in the 90s and was an aid volunteer during 9/11.

Just a great guy.

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RoyG-Biv1 t1_j2fsegq wrote

While it didn't make me cry, I've been more upset about the death of Robin Williams than any other celebrity; I'm not entirely sure why.

On that day I wrote "O Captain! My Captain!" on the corner of a whiteboard at work; it remains there to this day.

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bigfuture22 t1_j2ft8rm wrote

i cried when John Lennon was killed, i was 13, i cried when Stevie Ray Vaughn died in my early 20s, i had seen him live 4 times prior, transcending

i got a little tear when Harrison, Lou Reed, Prince, Bowie passed

(note, these celebrities are all musicians...dont think i ever cried for an actor)

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FelicitySmoak_ t1_j2fts2h wrote

Kobe - it was sudden and shocking. The thought of him knowing he was going to die with his daughter is gut wrenching

River Phoenix - the 1st big celebrity death to effect me. Such a huge loss

Michael Jackson - Say what you want about him but I grew up on his music and loved him for as long as I can remember. It was like a part of me died with him

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dentistani t1_j2ftybz wrote

Pop Smoke didn’t make me cry but it hit me. I know he was in the streets and all that, but just something about him being my age and as I would get older, he didn’t.

From when he first EVER stepped into the booth until his death, there was only 14 months in between. We got robbed of seeing what he would’ve became

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Vicious_X t1_j2fuq4x wrote

Kurt Cobain. Felt like he was my brother or something.

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your_sgn t1_j2fuw32 wrote

Cameron Boyce he died when i was a kid... way too young

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moree123 t1_j2fw4pe wrote

Jonathan Huber, professional wrestler who was going by the name Mr. Brodie Lee at the time. Had no idea he was even ill.

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_Quiet_Resident t1_j2fxbi7 wrote

I don't really cry when a celeb die, but it hurts my heart when it happens

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Escolima t1_j2fsagl wrote

Michael Jackson

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JayTalk t1_j2fsxep wrote

I didn't cry, but Robin Williams suicide deeply shook me.

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pennylayne12 t1_j2fta47 wrote

Johnny Cash

Also, when Philip Seymour Hoffman passed I was pretty upset and kind of surprised it affected me as much as it did.

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BraidenTM t1_j2ftdvc wrote

He's not dead yet but David Attenborough would do it for me.

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existentiallystupid t1_j2fu512 wrote

technoblade. i personally didnt cry but my brother was a huge fan and i will never forget the day i walked in his room and found him crying his eyes out as i asked him what was wrong and he just said to me "technoblade died" in a shaky and broken voice. he loved techno so much and was a huge fan of his content.

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AR713 t1_j2fu58l wrote

Levon Helm

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LeggoMahLegolas t1_j2fuhjs wrote

Robin Williams because he was the motivation for me for a long time.

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cyclingzh t1_j2funv5 wrote

None that I can think of.

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Icy-Dragonfly-3629 t1_j2fweof wrote

☺️

Vanity.

I heard this yesterday in the work kitchen by the way. My mama bear Andreese was bumping this. Coworker that treats me well.

Then Prince, 4 months later.

They were lovers and friends. The Prince song was about Vanity.

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J_Lyn21 t1_j2fwi8d wrote

Steve Irwin and Aaliyah. They both seemed so kind.

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Bwyanfwanigan t1_j2fwool wrote

Freddie Mercury.

I wasn't allowed to listen to rock growing up. I heard this band queen on the radio after I got a car. Started buying albums on cassette, bought all their albums, freakin loved that band. One night I was up late and my parents were asleep and I watched a documentary on PBS about queen. At the end it said it was dedicated to Freddie Mercury with his birthdate and date of death. I admit, I cried.

Still enjoy listening to them once in a while, I've mostly moved on to bands like Muse and Coheed and Cambria...

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SinningSoul32 t1_j2fwv1v wrote

I don't know if he was technically a celebrity but technoblade that hit me hard man :(

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Lubadbitches t1_j2fw764 wrote

I think losing my mom at 11 really put shit into perspective for me and I have never cried and most likely never will cry at a celeb death. Hm. Saves me some tears I guess that’s cool.

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