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Entries in Obit (4)

Monday
13Oct2008

Guillaume Depardieu, 1971 - 2008

Guillaume Depardieu, son of famous French actor Gérard Depardieu, died Monday of pneumonia in a Paris hospital. He was 37.

Depardieu is known for his roles in 'Versailles" and "The Pharmacist," among several others.

Source: The Hollywood Reporter

Saturday
27Sep2008

Paul Newman, 1925 - 2008

Paul Newman, an Academy Award-winning actor who starred in films such as "Cool Hand Luke" and "The Color of Money," died of cancer Friday in Westport, Connecticut. He was 83.

We'll have more on this shortly.

Tuesday
02Sep2008

Don LaFontaine, 1940 - 2008

Don LaFontaine, the voice-over specialist who made “In a world…” a famous phrase in movie trailers, died Monday in a Los Angeles medical center. He was 68.

According to ETOnline, LaFontaine died from complications from pneumothorax. His work could be heard in thousands of trailers and commercials - most recently in a television ad for Geico insurance.

Head over to CNN for more about Don LaFontaine’s career. Also, check out these clips after the jump.

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Saturday
09Aug2008

Bernie Mac, 1957 - 2008

Bernie Mac, a Golden Globe nominated comic actor known for his roles in “The Bernie Mac Show” and the “Ocean’s Eleven” films, died of complications from pneumonia Saturday in a Chicago area hospital. He was 50.

Born into a rough Chicago neighborhood in 1957, Mac turned to stand-up comedy at an early age. He celebrated his big-screen debut in a small role in Peter MacDonald’s crime comedy “Mo’Money.”

During the ‘90s, Mac took on several minor roles in feature films, including “Friday,” “Get on the Bus” and “How to Be a Player.”

In 2001, Mac starred as Frank Catton alongside George Clooney in Steven Soderbergh’s remake of “Ocean’s Eleven.” He reprised this role in 2004’s “Ocean’s Twelve” and last year’s sequel “Ocean’s Thirteen.”

Other bigger roles that helped Mac’s fame in Hollywood included “Charlie’s Angels” Full Throttle,” “Mr. 3000” and “Bad Santa.”

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