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Singer/pianist Jimmy Swaggart, a cousin of Mickey Gilley and Jerry Lee Lewis, released more than 150 albums of Southern gospel songs and sermons. He preached on radio. He preached on television. And twice he was caught with a prostitute. He was defrocked by the Assemblies of God. Time magazine called his tearful, emotional "I have sinned" apology "the most dramatic sermon ever aired on television."
Televangelist Jimmy Swaggart dies at 90
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...-90-rcna216239
Madsen appeared in 248 movies and TV movies including Montana, Megalodon, Blood Red, Donnie Brasco, Free Willy, Kill Me Again, Shadows In The Storm, Thelma & Louise, The Killing Jar, The Garden Left Behind, Welcome To Acapulco and Once Upon A Time In Hollywood.
Michael Madsen, Reservoir Dogs and Kill Bill actor, dead at 67
https://variety.com/2025/film/news/m...gs-1236446983/
Colley played Admiral Firmus Piett in The Empre Strikes Back and Return Of The Jedi and appeared in 46 other movies and TV movies including Firefox, Performance, Juggernaut, Lisztomania, How I Won The War, Return To Waterloo, Solomon & Sheba, The Whistle Blower and Monty Python's Life Of Brian.
Star Wars actor Kenneth Colley dead at 87 after contracting COVID, pneumonia
https://nypost.com/2025/07/03/entert...vid-pneumonia/
Snow (real name: Martin Fulterman) composed music for 27 movies, 143 TV movies and 55 television series including Vega$, Smallville, Millennium, Starsky & Hutch, Cagney & Lacey, Aaron's Way, Dark Justice, One Tree Hill, Birds Of Prey and Crazy Like A Fox.
Mark Snow, X-Files, Ghost Whisperer, Blue Bloods composer, dies at 78
https://variety.com/2025/tv/news/mar...ds-1236447489/
McMahon played Ben Lucini on Home & Away (1990-91), Detective John Grant on Profiler (1996-2000), Cole Turner on Charmed (2000-05), Dr. Christian Troy on Nip/Tuck (2003-10) and Agent Jess LaCroix on FBI: Most Wanted (2020-22) and played Dr. Doom in two Fantastic Four movies (2005, 2007).
Julian McMahon, Fantastic Four, Nip/Tuck and FBI: Most Wanted star, dies at 56
https://variety.com/2025/tv/obituari...ed-1236447578/
Schroeder appeared in ten movies and TV movies including White Cargo, Fire In The Night, Hider In The House, The Seduction Of Joe Tynan and Journey To The Center Of The Earth.
Peter-Henry Schroeder, Star Trek: Enterprise and Argo actor, dead at 90
https://nypost.com/2025/07/03/entert...or-dead-at-90/
The Strawbs, originally the Strawberry Hill Boys, formed in 1964 in London. They've released 25 studio albums and 11 live albums. Six of their 1970s albums charted in the United States. Among their best-known songs are Lay Down, Round & Round, Lemon Pie, Little Sleepy, Part Of The Union, Shine On Silver Sun and So Close & Yet So Far Away. Cousins also released four solo albums.
Strawbs founder, singer and guitarist Dave Cousins dies at 85
https://www.loudersound.com/bands-ar...s-died-aged-80
This Is Spinal Tap, a 1984 mockumentary about a heavy-metal band, starred Christopher Guest, Harry Shearer, Michael McKean and Rob Reiner. They have reunited for Spinal Tap II: The End Continues, which will be released to theaters on September 12, 2025.
David Kaff, keyboardist who played Viv Savage in This Is Spinal Tap, dies at 79
The musician was part of several bands throughout his career and was a studio artist for Chuck Berry in 1972.
https://people.com/david-kaff-keyboa...ge-79-11771606
Connie Francis had 36 top-40 hits, 1958-64. Seventeen made the top ten and three – Everybody's Somebody's Fool, My Hearty Has A Mind Of Its Own, Don't Break The Heart That Loves You – went to number one. Among her other hits: Lipstick On Your Collar, Among My Souvenirs, Where The Boys Are, Who's Sorry Now, Stupid Cupid, Mama, Vacation, Together, Many Tears Ago and Breakin' In A Brand New Broken Heart.
Connie Francis, Who's Sorry Now singer, dies at 87
https://www.billboard.com/music/pop/...ry-1236023535/
Bacon appeared in multiple episodes of the British TV series Breeders, EastEnders, Him & Her, Holby City and The Bill and in 14 movies and TV movies including Easy Virtue, She Will, Mourning Sickness, Last Orders and A Quiet Passion.
Love Actually actress Joanna 'Jo' Bacon dies at 72
https://people.com/love-actually-act...at-72-11774292