Celebrities Who's Death Affected You

[Po Pimp]

I know some people are gonna be too cool and say "you didn't know them personally, so who cares" but even if you didn't cry, some of these deaths do actually hit home. I can think of four names.

2pac - I was and still am a big 2pac fan, and when he died in his prime over some street BS, it shocked me and made me angry. I didn't cry or anything, I just couldn't believe it. From rap to movies to the controversy, he had a life. Way different from other rappers.

Walter Payton - I was only like 4 when the Bears won the Superbowl, but Payton was a Chicago icon...the Chicago icon before Jordan. That memorial at Soldier Field almost broke me down.

Aaliyah - This one was just a shocker. She was on the brink of doing big things, and passed away at such a young age. Not to mention, I had a crush on her.

Michael Jackson - Not much I can say than what has been said before. Grew up on MJ, was the first singer I was a fan of. Still surreal to me.

[MattUMD224]

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none...i mean no disrespect to any of them and RIP to all.....but i didnt know them and they absolutely nothin within my life besides entertain me

I know some people are gonna be too cool and say "you didn't know them personally, so who cares" but even if you didn't cry, some of these deaths do actually hit home. I can think of four names.

haha i didnt read this at frist before i posted

[Boucher]

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Billy Mays: I'm still rattled, I don't know how im going to watch another infomercial without thinking about him. He changed america for the better

[P2K]

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Aaliyah. I was in love with her when I was 14.

[DreadedSteeler]

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MJ: Like you said, grew up during the height of his career. Still very hard to believe.

Christopher Reeve: Being a huge Superman fan, I was affected by the accident and greatly by his death.

[Jukeman]

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I know some people are gonna be too cool and say "you didn't know them personally, so who cares" but even if you didn't cry, some of these deaths do actually hit home. I can think of four names.

2pac - I was and still am a big 2pac fan, and when he died in his prime over some street BS, it shocked me and made me angry. I didn't cry or anything, I just couldn't believe it. From rap to movies to the controversy, he had a life. Way different from other rappers.

Walter Payton - I was only like 4 when the Bears won the Superbowl, but Payton was a Chicago icon...the Chicago icon before Jordan. That memorial at Soldier Field almost broke me down.

Aaliyah - This one was just a shocker. She was on the brink of doing big things, and passed away at such a young age. Not to mention, I had a crush on her.

Michael Jackson - Not much I can say than what has been said before. Grew up on MJ, was the first singer I was a fan of. Still surreal to me.

Your list FTW but I would throw Biggie in there

[Ewing]

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George Carlin and Stan Winston. They both died in the same week, too.

[Cebby]

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none...i mean no disrespect to any of them and RIP to all.....but i didnt know them and they absolutely nothin within my life besides entertain me

That's how I feel.

It's also why I don't care when athletes, actors, or musicians turn out to be rapists, murderers, pedophiles, drug addicts, or ***holes. I only care about them for their talent.

[trobinson97]

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I know some people are gonna be too cool and say "you didn't know them personally, so who cares" but even if you didn't cry, some of these deaths do actually hit home. I can think of four names.

2pac - I was and still am a big 2pac fan, and when he died in his prime over some street BS, it shocked me and made me angry. I didn't cry or anything, I just couldn't believe it. From rap to movies to the controversy, he had a life. Way different from other rappers.

Aaliyah - This one was just a shocker. She was on the brink of doing big things, and passed away at such a young age. Not to mention, I had a crush on her.

Michael Jackson - Not much I can say than what has been said before. Grew up on MJ, was the first singer I was a fan of. Still surreal to me.

Same as your's. I was a big fan of all three and when they died it was definitely a shock.

[totalownership]

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Well if this is strictly about celebs then Michael Jackson and Issac Hayes and Phyllis Hyman are the ones I would say. I know 99 out of 100 of you have no idea who Phyllis Hyman is but she could sing her behind off.

[Po Pimp]

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Your list FTW but I would throw Biggie in there

I liked Biggie, and it was definitely a shock, but I was more of a Pac fan back then, so u know how that was. When BIG died, it was more of a "WTF is going on" type of thing.

Well if this is strictly about celebs then Michael Jackson and Issac Hayes and Phyllis Hyman are the ones I would say. I know 99 out of 100 of you have no idea who Phyllis Hyman is but she could sing her behind off.

I love Phyllis Hyman. Didn't know much about her when she died though (I coulda been about 13 at the time). Standout songs by her for me are "Betcha By Golly Wow" "You Just Don't Know" and "You Know How to Love Me."

[Rocky]

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Pimp C

[D_NyCe]

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Your list I'm with as well

2pac
Aaliyah
Walter Payton
Michael Jackson

but I got more as well:
Biggie
Bernie Mac
James Brown
etc. (can't think of anymore ATM, I'll come back later and add more)

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Pimp C

[DJ]

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2Pac and Biggie really affected me, especially Biggie's death. Growing up in NY, Biggie was KING of NY at that time and man, it was just crazy when everyone got word that he had passed.

Michael's death the other day threw me for a loop. "Thriller" is one of my first music memories and his music was a soundtrack to my childhood.

Chris Benoit's death also really affected me. I haven't been able to watch much professional wrestling since that day a little over 2 years ago.

[snepp]

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None. I don't find celebrities to be nearly as important as many others do.