When celebrities die, the death news often goes around the world.
Not so with these stars - because many people did not even know about their death.
That's why we want to remember these stars and starlets all the more:
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The almost two meter tall actor was best known for his role in the literary film adaptation
The Green Mile
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Although
Michael Clarke Duncan
avoided drugs and alcohol his entire life, he died of a heart attack in 2012 at the age of 54.
Michael Nyqvist - Lung Cancer
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The Swedish actor was his role in the Millennium trilogy - which also includes the FIlm
delusion
(The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo) is - a sought-after actors in Hollywood.
Rolf Åke Mikael Nyqvist
died of lung cancer in his home country Sweden at the age of 56.
That was in 2017.
Aaliyah - plane crash
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The American singer and actress was killed in a plane crash in 2001 at the age of just 22.
Your crew members also died in the crash, they were all on their return flight after filming in the Bahamas.
Aaliyah Dana Haughton
had her breakthrough
with
Try Again
, the theme song for the film
Romeo Must Die
, in which she also played the lead role.
Leonard Nimoy - A smoking-related disease
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Leonard Nimoy was known as "Mr.
Spock "in Star Trek.
But he was not only an actor, but also a director, author, photographer and singer.
Many years before his death, he was diagnosed with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, of the complications of which he finally died in 2015.
Bill Nunn - Leukemia
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Bill Nunn
has starred in 70 different series and films throughout his career.
One of his first roles was as "Da Fella Grady" in Spike Lee's Film
School Daze
.
Bill Nunn died of leukemia at the age of 63.
James Avery - Open Heart Surgery Complications
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James Avery became known
as the TV uncle of Will Smith
in the hit series
The Prince of Bel-Air
.
His voice will be remembered as well as Uncle Phil - he was the voice actor on many cartoon series.
After complications during a heart operation in 2016, the US actor died at the age of 68.
Alexis Arquette - Cardiac Arrest
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Alexis Arquette
was a cabaret artist, actress and underground cartoonist - a creative all-rounder.
Above all, however, she was an activist who campaigned for the rights of the LGBTQ community until her death in 2016.
At the age of 47, she died of cardiac arrest - a complication of her HIV infection.
Christopher Reeve - Infection Complications
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The former film star broke his neck in a riding accident, and since then he has campaigned for stem cell research to help paraplegics out of wheelchairs.
In
2004
,
Christopher Reeve
died of
complications from an infection in his New York home at the
age of 52
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Christopher Reeve's most famous role was Superman
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However, in the memory of many fans,
Christopher Reeve
continues to
fly
and
forever over New York.
The
American actor received a BAFTA Award
for his role as
Superman
in the film of the same name.
His roles in
Glittering Asphalt
,
The Ladies from Boston
and
What Was Left of the Day
have also received much praise.
James Gandolfini - Heart Attack
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James Gandolfini
was an acting
great
.
He will forever be
remembered
as Tony Soprano in the hit series
The Sopranos
.
He also showed his skills in the films
The Abduction of the Underground Pelham 123
or
Enough Said
.
He died of a heart attack on a family vacation in 2013 at the age of 51.
River Phoenix - drug overdose
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In addition to his successful acting career,
River Jude Phoenix was
a staunch and passionate environmental and animal rights activist.
He was convinced that he was vegan long before it became a trend.
The brother of the Joker actor Joaquin Phoenix played
the young Indiana Jones
in the third
Indiana Jones
film
, and he was nominated for an Oscar
for his role in
The Escape into the Unknown
.
He died of a drug overdose in 1993 at the age of just 23.
Steve Irwin - Bleeding to death
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Steve Irwin
became known worldwide
with
The Crocodile Hunter
, a documentary series about wild animals
.
He also ran an Australian zoo with his wife Terri.
While filming Ocean's Deadliest, a documentary about deadly marine animals, the Australian was stabbed through his heart by a stingray in 2006 and bled to death a short time later.
Steve Irwin on the Hollywood Walk of Fame
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After his death, Irwin received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
Steve Irwin founded
an animal welfare organization
during his lifetime,
and programs for rearing endangered species are also carried out in his zoo.
The father of two children was 44 years old.
Corey Haim - Pneumonia
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His role in
The Lost Boys
made him a teen idol.
and earned him a nomination for the Young Artist Award, for which he was nominated a year earlier.
After years of struggle with drugs, he died in 2010 of complications from pneumonia and heart disease.
Nelsan Ellis - Heart Failure
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Actually, his role in the series
True Blood was
supposed to be
short-lived.
But
the producers liked
Nelsan Ellis
so much that his role was extended to the end of the series.
In addition to his acting career, Ellis was also a playwright.
He died of cardiac arrest in 2017 at the age of 39 during a self-administered withdrawal.
Trevor Goddard - Drug Overdose
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Until his death, almost everyone assumed that
Trevor Goddard was
Australian.
The native English pretended to be Australian
throughout his career,
starring
in films and series like
Baywatch
,
Mortal Kombat
and
Pirates of the Caribbean
.
The actor died in 2003 of a drug and pill overdose at the age of 40.
Richard Attenborough - Heart Failure
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Richard Attenborough held
the title of President of the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art. The British Oscar winner has starred in numerous major films, including
Jurassic Park
and
The Miracle of Manhattan
.
The actor and director turned 90 despite heart problems and died in 2014.
Anita Mui - cervical cancer
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Anita Mui
was known as the Madonna of Hong Kong - her voice not only delighted fans in Hong Kong, but also in China, Taiwan, Malaysia and Singapore.
She died of cervical cancer in December 2003 at the age of 40.
Brad Renfro - drug overdose
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Brad Renfro landed
his first leading role at the
age of only eleven
- in the film
The Client.
He then worked both as a successful actor and as a voice actor in Hollywood.
He died of an overdose in 2008 when he was only 25.
Cory Monteith - Overdose
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Cory Monteith
was one of the stars of the hit series
Glee
.
After his unexpected and sudden death in 2013, his cast colleagues said goodbye to him with a tribute episode.
He was only 31 years old.
Andy Whitfield - Hon-Hodgkin Lymphoma
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Before his success in the series
McLeod's Daughters
or
Spartacus: Blood and Sand
,
Andy Whitfield worked
in Australia in construction.
The actor succumbed to his illness in 2011 at the age of 39.
Joan Rivers - Brain Hypoxia
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Comedian and actress Joan Alexandra Molinsky, known as
Joan Rivers
, made her first television appearance on
The Tonight Show
- years later she became the first woman ever to have her own late night show on TV:
The Late Show with Joan RIvers.
Due to a lack of oxygen during an operation in 2014, Joan Rivers died of brain damage.
Heath Ledger - Accidental Poisoning
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The Australian actor became a star through his intense and deep character portrayals.
Above all, his role as a homosexual cowboy in
Brokeback Mountain
and as the Joker in
The Dark Knight
are deeply remembered.
Heath Ledger
died in 2009 at the age of only 28 from taking too many medications.
Bernie Mac - Pneumonia
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The stand-up comedian and voice
actor
Bernie Mac also
celebrated success as an actor.
He played in the films
Ocean's Eleven
and
Mr. 300
.
At age 50, Mac contracted sarcoid, a disease that affects the lungs and lymph nodes, and died in August 2008 in a Chicago hospital.
Farrah Fawcett - Cancer
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The American model has been nominated four times for an Emmy and six times for a Golden Globe.
She
played one of the three angels
in the television series
Charlie's Angels
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Farrah Fawcett
died of colon cancer in 2009 at the
age of 62
Alan Thicke - Heart Attack
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The father of the singer Robin Thicke was not only an actor, but also a television presenter, songwriter and singer.
In Canada, he owns a star on the Walk of Fame.
Alan Thicke
died unexpectedly playing hockey in 2016 at the age of 69.
Natasha Richardson - Brain Trauma
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Natasha Richardson
is known to many from her role in the film
A Twin Seldom Comes Alone
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Her parents - actress Vanessa Redgrave and director Rony Richardson - are also familiar faces in the film industry.
Likewise her husband: Liam Neeson.
At the age of 45, the actress died in 2009 as a result of a skiing accident.
Lisa Robin Kelly - Complications During Withdrawal
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Her role as "Laurie Forman" in
The Roaring Seventies
made her known worldwide.
She also appeared in the series
A Terribly Nice Family
,
Charmed
and
Palm Beach Duo
.
Lisa Robin Kelly died in 2013 at the age of 42 while being treated in a rehab facility.
Anna Nicole Smith - drug cocktail poisoning
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Former Playboy Playmate
Anna Nicole Smith
modeled for fashion greats like H&M and Guess.
After a collapse, the model died in 2007 on the way to the hospital.
Later research found a toxic mixture of various drugs in her blood.
Brittany Murphy - Pneumonia and Anemia
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Brittany Murphy died in
2009 of complications from
pneumonia,
aged just 32
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The actress's career began on Broadway and has taken her to famous films such as "8 Mile", "Uptown Girls - A bitch seldom comes alone", "Happy Feet", "Out and about with boys" or "Sin City".
Zoe Lund - Heart Failure
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In the early 1980s,
Zoe Lund
became a star.
She celebrated her breakthrough in the film "The woman with the 45 magnum".
Unfortunately, this role had a great parallel to her real life.
Zoe Lund was
addicted to heroin
.
However, she did not want to fight her addiction, vehemently refused to visit a rehab clinic and even spoke out publicly in favor of consumption.
In 1999 the actress died of
heart failure
, probably caused by her drug addiction.
Thuy Trang - car accident
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Thuy Trang
was the yellow-clad heroine under the costume of the
yellow power ranger
.
The well-known children's / action series made her a star and also brought her to the screen.
She accompanied the comedy "Agent 00" and played the lead role in "The Crow". In
2001
, she and her friend and actress Angela Rochwood were involved in a bad
car accident
that she did not survive .
Nicole DeHuff - Pneumonia
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Of course, every death is tragic, but the circumstances surrounding
Nicole DeHuff's
death are particularly
bad
.
In 2005, doctors confirmed that the then 30-year-old had bronchitis, which unfortunately turned out to be a big mistake.
In fact, the actress suffered from
pneumonia
.
Nicole DeHuff therefore took the wrong medication.
When the mistake was noticed, it was unfortunately already too late.
Gina Mastrogiacomo - inflammation of the heart muscle
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Star director
Martin Scorsese
discovered
Gina Mastrogiacomo
for his film "Good Fellas - Three Decades in the Mafia".
Unfortunately, her career in Hollywood was only to last barely a decade.
On May
2, 2001
, the then 39-year-old died as a result of an
inflammation of the heart muscle
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Redd Foxx - Heart Attack
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Redd Foxx
is the secret namesake of a groundbreaking series.
He played the leading role of
Fred G.
in "
Sanford and Son
".
What many do not know: his real name is
John Elroy Sanford
.
After the series, Redd Foxx tried his hand at the show host, and even got his own show.
In
October 1991
, however, he suddenly collapsed on the set of The Royal Family and was dead a few hours later. A
heart attack
took his life at the age of 68.
Charlie Murphy - Leukemia
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Yes,
Charlie Murphy
is related to comedy superstar
Eddie Murphy
.
The two were brothers.
As the author of “
Chapelle's Show
” and with his own show “Charlie Murphy's Crash Comedy” he was a star in the USA, but did not become famous in Europe.
Perhaps he would have made the leap to world fame, but at the age of 57 he lost the battle against
blood cancer
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