Who's Next To Croak?

[Pas]

Arrrrrrghhhhh this is terrible. Why ? Does anybody have any clue yet ??? I loved Kung fu and I think he looked like a pretty wise man. I am shocked

[pete]

two epic kungfu icons/ villains in one day:

http://www.thestandard.com.hk/breaking_news_detail.asp?id=14890&icid=3&d_str=20090604



Veteran actor Shek Kin dies
(06-04 19:15)
Seasoned actor Shek Kin has died of kidney failure. He was 96.

Shek, who joined showbiz in 1940 as an actor in bit parts, became famous for his roles as the main villain who pits his wits in the Wong Fei Hung movies against the legendary folk hero.

Shek, pictured pitted against Bruce Lee in Enter The Dragon, joined TVB in 1975 and retired in 1993.

[RegularKarate]

Crazy, I just watched "My Suicide" this year at SXSW and he plays a guy who talks the main character out of suicide.

[New Feeling]

link

this is extremely sad for me as I met Mr. Carradine about 4 weeks ago and he was awesome to my 3 year old son.  Please check the video.


admin-edit: link messed up page width. shortened.

[Fernando]

^^ great vid. he was awesome indeed, and he looked like a truly nice person.
great, now im really sad.


oh...and i have to ask, you showed kill bill to your son? you were kidding right? not that im against it 

[polkablues]

It seems he and Michael Hutchence might have had shared interests:

Thai police told the BBC a hotel maid found the 72-year-old naked in a wardrobe with a cord around his neck and other parts of his body.

Until a couple hours ago, that "other parts of his body" line read "genitals".

[Pas]

yeah it appears this is not a suicide but a strange sex accident/murder???

[picolas]

everyone on larry king was unanimous in the thinking that there was no effing way this was a suicide. rip.

[Bethie]

Five Point Palm Exploding Heart Technique? (a coworker said this immediately and I couldn't stop laughing, even though it's pretty awful)

haha. a friend of mine text me and said "i guess they really did kill bill"

too soon jokes are the best.

[Jefferson]

[a friend of mine text me and said "i guess they really did kill bill"

those exact words were spoken at my house when the news broke. eerie.

[Pwaybloe]

I just had a cord wrapped around my genitals.  Eerie.

[Stefen]

I'm going to go do a test run with a friend of mine. I'll report back with results.

[MacGuffin]

i got Ed McMahon.

Winner!!!

`Tonight' sidekick Ed McMahon dies in LA at 86
By LYNN ELBER, AP Television Writer

Ed McMahon, the loyal "Tonight Show" sidekick who bolstered boss Johnny Carson with guffaws and a resounding "H-e-e-e-e-e-ere's Johnny!" for 30 years, died early Tuesday. He was 86.

McMahon died shortly after midnight at Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center surrounded by his wife, Pam, and other family members, said his publicist, Howard Bragman.

Bragman didn't give a cause of death, saying only that McMahon had a "multitude of health problems the last few months."

McMahon had bone cancer, among other illnesses, according to a person close to the entertainer, and had been hospitalized for several weeks. The person spoke on condition of anonymity because he wasn't authorized to release the information.

McMahon broke his neck in a fall in March 2007, and battled a series of financial problems as his injuries preventing him from working.

McMahon and Carson had worked together for nearly five years on the game show "Who Do You Trust?" when Carson took over NBC's late-night show from Jack Paar in October 1962. McMahon played second banana on "Tonight" until Carson retired in 1992.

"You can't imagine hooking up with a guy like Carson," McMahon said an interview with The Associated Press in 1993. "There's the old phrase, hook your wagon to a star. I hitched my wagon to a great star."

McMahon, who never failed to laugh at his Carson's quips, kept his supporting role in perspective.

"It's like a pitcher who has a favorite catcher," he said. "The pitcher gets a little help from the catcher, but the pitcher's got to throw the ball. Well, Johnny Carson had to throw the ball, but I could give him a little help."

[OrHowILearnedTo]

i wouldn't exactly call that a win.

[jtm]

i wouldn't exactly call that a win.

he died, fair and square.