We just lately requested the BuzzFeed Neighborhood to inform us concerning the superstar dying that was THE MOST surprising or surprising to them. Listed here are their heartfelt responses:
1.
Cory Monteith — Died July 13, 2013 of mixed drug intoxication.
“This one obtained me as a result of I had heard he had accomplished rehab and he was doing so significantly better, after which he overdosed. That shocked me for actual.”
—sydneyroyalec
“I wasn’t even a very large Kobe fan, however for some cause, that one hit laborious for every week or two. Undecided if it was as a result of I’m a ‘lady dad’ and his daughter, Gianna, died with him, or what. That is actually the one time a celeb dying has affected me.”
—robert_dunder
“I remembered him from Disney, and he was SO younger it was so surprising when he handed.”
—dragongirl98
4.
Jim Henson — Died Might 16, 1990, from organ failure on account of sepsis.
“I used to be in school when it occurred. I had grown up with Sesame Avenue and The Muppet Present. It got here out of nowhere with no warning. It was the primary (and to date solely) time I cried over a celeb dying.”
—parryboucher
5.
Mac Miller — Died Sept. 7, 2018, from an unintended drug overdose.
“There was no secret he had a substance abuse challenge, however the day he died, it virtually felt like my world flipped. I’m not an enormous fan of recent rap music, however I had been an enormous fan of him. I nonetheless can’t take heed to his music to today as a result of it simply hurts an excessive amount of.”
—haileyclarke19
6.
Steve Irwin — Died Sept. 4, 2006, after being pierced within the chest by a stingray.
“I’ll by no means recover from Steve Irwin’s dying. He was such an enormous a part of my teen years. He obtained me fascinated with extra animals than simply the lovable, cuddly ones.”
—em1023
7.
Naya Rivera — Died July 8, 2020, in an unintended drowning.
“She drowned getting her baby to security. Rescuers discovered him asleep on the boat. He advised them that they had gone swimming, and after he obtained again on the boat, he turned and noticed her slip beneath the water. That poor child.”
—wendys20
8.
Aaron Carter — Died Nov. 5, 2022, from drowning because of the results of sedatives.
“Aaron Carter’s dying was so sudden. I beloved him as slightly child, and the truth that he died so younger is simply heartbreaking.”
—ronald_weasley
9.
Chadwick Boseman — Died Aug. 28, 2020, from colon most cancers.
“I bear in mind waking up prefer it was every other day and getting a panicked name from a good friend of mine to inform me what had occurred. I threw my cellphone down, closed the door to my room, and cried for quarter-hour earlier than I might make myself stand up. It nonetheless hurts that such an incredible particular person died so younger and, within the eyes of the general public, so immediately.”
—dogluver15
“Imagine it or not, I beloved her because the voice of Luanne Platter Kleinschmidt in King of the Hill, however I actually, TRULY beloved her in Drop Useless Attractive. ‘You recognize what, Dad? Peter’s homosexual! GAY!!!!!!’ Traditional line. Traditional scene.”
—danetee_sliger
11.
Phil Hartman — Died Might 28, 1998 by murder (by his spouse, who later killed herself).
“Phil Hartman’s dying got here out of nowhere, tragic and violent. I used to be in school in 1998, and I came upon about it on-line, and I could not imagine it. His spouse killed him? No manner! I turned on CNN and simply watched it for manner too lengthy in shock, did not go to class.”
—clairmonde
12.
Sean Lock — Died Aug. 16, 2021 of most cancers.
“Certainly one of my favourite comedians (I like to recommend trying out 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown). He selected to not disclose his most cancers prognosis so it was a shock listening to he had died.”
—nevl
13.
Heath Ledger — Died Jan. 22, 2008 from an unintended overdose.
“Heath Ledger was a kick within the head. I and my then-teenage daughter had been heartbroken. Once we went to see The Darkish Knight, I obtained bodily ailing on the scene with Joker in a physique bag after having seen Heath Ledger in a physique bag from information footage.”
—lovethebard
“Robin Williams was an actual intestine punch, and the primary superstar dying I actually cried over. Mork & Mindy aired when my mother and father divorced, and the laughter he introduced me helped me get by way of it.”
—mjami770
15.
James “The Rev” Sullivan — Died Dec. 28, 2009, from an opioid overdose.
“In January 2009, I misplaced my mum. In February 2009, I misplaced my Grandpa, her dad. I’ve OCD, and wrestle with the thought of issues taking place in threes, so I used to be terrified the remainder of the 12 months. Anyway, through the 12 months, my Dad despatched me to see my favourite band Avenged Sevenfold at a competition, as a result of they’d been such a consolation by way of the ache, by way of the grief. It helped me really feel good, brightened me manner up. Quick-forward to December that 12 months, and it was a few week earlier than the anniversary of my mum’s passing. I used to be beginning to really feel like I might overcome this OCD factor. After which, the drummer of Avenged Sevenfold, The Rev, died. I noticed his final ever present. That was a large shock for me. They’re nonetheless my favourite band ever, and their album which adopted that dying is a large consolation, however my God, the shock.”
—garebehr
16.
Richard Belzer — Died Feb. 19, 2023 from respiratory illness.
“Richard Belzer. Watching him play as Munch in SVU at all times made my day. I used to be devastated when he left, however when he died… He was such a humorous character. I might by no means watch the present the identical manner once more. That they had simply briefly talked about his character within the episode earlier than his dying. RIP, Richard Belzer.”
—amnaf1499
“I wasn’t an enormous fan, however once I heard, I used to be out with some old skool pals and needed to take a second. I used to be silenced, which by no means occurs.”
—kimberlyshelton
18.
Gilbert Gottfried — Died April 12, 2022 from ventricular tachycardia.
“I do know some individuals studying may not have heard of him, however he was a staple within the comedy circuit because the late ’80s, and also you’ve def seen issues he’s been in (he’s the voice of the Aflac duck within the commercials). He was by no means a lead comedy actor, however he introduced a lot pleasure to lots of people and was a really humble and all the way down to earth individual and continued doing comedy exhibits and acts all as much as the day of his dying. He died from a persistent sickness he fought for years. I really feel like not many individuals within the business acknowledge it, and it took me without warning as a result of although he solely performed supporting characters, he was humorous in his personal proper and stored at his profession tirelessly for many years.”
—gigimomster
“She was reaching a brand new peak by sharing her tales about psychological well being, returning to Star Wars, and so many individuals adopting her as our ‘Area Mother.’ She had a lot creativity and knowledge left to share. After which for her mom Debbie Reynolds to die the subsequent day? I felt a lot for Billie Lourd having to deal with that a lot loss without delay.”
—jessethecowgirl
“I used to be a teen when he died by suicide, and I used to be so devastated. He lives on by way of his music and legacy, and his mother and father and pals nonetheless elevate consciousness about suicide by way of a basis they made in his title. Such a heartbreaking loss.”
—mell2000
21.
Darrell Lance Abbott, aka “Dimebag Darrell” — Died Dec. 8, 2004 after being shot and killed by a fan.
“I can nonetheless bear in mind studying the headline on-line: ‘Former Pantera guitarist gunned down in nightclub.'”
—crafty_gm
22.
Stephen Boss, aka “tWitch” — Died Dec. 13, 2022 by suicide.
“There’s loads, however one that actually saddened me and nonetheless does is tWitch — he shined such a shiny gentle, and it blinded us from seeing his actual life ache he was clearly experiencing. I nonetheless tear up.”
—stacieishere
“Lisa Marie Presley shook me to my core. I used to be so shocked and nonetheless devastated. She was a proficient musician in her personal proper and had loads to say by way of her music.”
—strcar
“I feel he was a genius, and I’ve beloved him since I used to be a younger lady. After which he died on my birthday. 
—ajm89xx
25.
James Hellwig, aka “The Final Warrior” — Died April 8, 2014 from a coronary heart assault.
“He was inducted into the WWE Corridor of Fame on Saturday night time, appeared at Wrestlemania on Sunday night time, made a speech at WWE Uncooked on Monday night time, and died of a coronary heart assault on Tuesday night time.”
—martyconfetti
“I didn’t see that coming, and am nonetheless devastated. It was particularly stated that he died in April, making his tune ‘Typically It Snows in April’ — a tune concerning the dying of a good friend — much more poignant.”
—angels4d4906ef4
“I am an enormous fan of Linkin Park and really had tickets to see them for the primary time about two weeks earlier than he died. Simply unhappy that he was clearly coping with melancholy points and the lack of his good friend Chris Cornell. He died on Cornell’s birthday.”
—flyerboy6
“That is most likely one of many ones that damage me probably the most, he died immediately after filming 8 Easy Guidelines, a sitcom my mother favored and I’d sit to observe together with her. When he died, a part of my childhood died with him, too, as he voiced Clifford on the PBS present Clifford the Large Crimson Canine and Jack on Three’s Firm, which I’d watch with my mother as a child. 
—e41f520302
“Although I knew he had most cancers, I wasn’t anticipating him to die proper then within the warmth of the second.”
—petalt0themedal
30.
Lastly, John Lennon — Died Dec. 8, 1980 by assassination.
“It was the primary main information occasion that I bear in mind — and rising up in Liverpool, meant many individuals round me felt that they had misplaced somebody to whom that they had a private connection; my mother and father’ shock; neighbors speaking about it on the varsity run; even my grandparents, not Beatles followers, had been shaken. He was making a comeback, however the method of his dying was so surprising. I used to be too younger to grasp all of it, however I knew a great deal of adults had been critically upset and offended.”
—clairey41f842956
