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David Cassidy died on November 21 at the age of 67. The seventies heartthrob played Keith Partridge, the son of Shirley Partridge, in the musical-sitcom The Patridge Family.
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Beloved rock and roll star Tom Petty, lead singer of Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, died at the age of 66. Over the last 40 years he released 13 albums with The Heartbreakers and three solo albums. Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2002.
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Hugh Hefner, founder of Playboy magazine, passed away at the age of 91. Hefner founded the half a billion dollar enterprise in 1953 and created the iconic Playboy bunny look.
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Jerry Lewis, American comedian, actor, singer and screenwriter, passed away at age 91. Lewis was most famous for his slapstick style humour on TV, radio, and stage. Lewis was also nicknamed the “king of comedy”.
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Dick Gregory died at the age of 84 after a long career in comedy, civil rights, and writing.
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John Heard most well-known for his role as Peter McCallister in the Home Alone movies, passed away at the age 71.
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Chris Cornell was best known as lead vocalist in Audioslave and Soundgarden. The musician, who also performed the theme song to the James Bond film Casino Royale, took his own life at age 52.
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Chester Bennington, best known as lead singer of Linkin Park, died at age 41. Bennington is widely recognised for his powerful voice, with Billboard saying he “helped define a generation of the hard rock sound.” Bennington tragically took his life on his friend Chris Cornell’s birthday after Cornell had passed just months earlier.
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Sir Roger Moore, famous for playing James Bond, died at age 89. The iconic actor played Bond in seven films from 1973 to 1985.
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Mary Tyler Moore, beloved Hollywood icon died at the age of 80. Moore is well-known for her roles in The Mary Tyler Moore Show and The Dick Van Dyke Show.
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Celebrated veteran Hollywood actor Bill Paxton passed away at age 61. He was most famous for his film roles such as Aliens, Twister and Titanic.
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AC/DC guitarist Malcolm Young and co-founder of AC/DC passed away at age 64. The talented Australian star left behind a strong legacy with stars such as Ozzy Osbourne, Van Halen and Paul Stanley expressing their admiration of him. AC/DC are famous for their classic tracks “Back to Black”, “Hells Bells” and “Highway to Hell”.
