Entertainment industry obituaries

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McCaffrey appeared in 34 episodes of Viper, 1994-99, and played Jimmy Keefe in 56 episodes of Rescue Me, 2004-11. He appeared in multiple episodes of Suits, Swift Justice, Beautiful People, Civil Wars, She's Gotta Have It and New York Undercover and in more than 40 movies and TV movies including Broken English, She Hate Me, Excuse Me For Living and The Truth About Cats & Dogs.

Max Payne and Rescue Me actor James McCaffrey dies at 65

https://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment...s-65-105760169

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Nussbaum appeared in 27 movies and TV movies including Gladiator, Field Of Dreams, Men In Black, Harry & Tonto, Desperate Hours and Losing Isaiah.

Mike Nussbaum, oldest working actor in the country, dies at 99

https://hayessnews.biz.id/chicago-ac...n-the-country/

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The Dixie Chicks formed in 1989 in Dallas. They've had 18 top-40 country hits and six number ones including There's Your Trouble, Wide Open Spaces, Travelin' Soldier and Cowboy Take Me Away. They shortened their name to The Chicks in 2020.

Laura Lynch, founding member of The Dixie Chicks, dies in car crash in Texas

https://www.nbcnews.com/pop-culture/...xas-rcna131039

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De los Reyes played Ray Ariaz in 65 episodes of Valley Of The Dolls (1994), Antonio Vega in 287 episodes of One Life To Live (1995-2009) and Jobe in 13 episodes of Sleepy Hollow (2017). He also appeared in multiple episodes of All American, Promised Land, The Passage, The Rookie and Read Between The Lines.

Kamar de los Reyes, One Life To Live and Call Of Duty actor, dies at 56

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv...ty-1235769140/

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The Smothers Brothers released ten albums and hosted The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour on CBS-TV from 1967-69.

Tom Smothers, one-half of the Smothers Brothers, dies at 86

https://apnews.com/article/tom-smoth...b2cfc7b2874c56

Here is one of their best-known routines, "Mom always liked you best!"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g05ChFQyHR0

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Hines recorded two albums and appeared in the Broadway musicals The Girl In Pink Tights, Eubie!, Bring Back Birdie, Sophisticated Ladies, Hot Feet and Uptown...It's Hot!

Maurice Hines, tap dancer extraordinaire, dies at 80
The Broadway star and his late younger brother, Gregory Hines, performed in an act starting when they were kids and sparkled in Francis Ford Coppola's The Cotton Club.

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/ne...er-1235776885/

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Wilkinson appeared in several British TV movies and miniseries and in 79 movies including Rush Hour, Chain Of Fools, Batman Begins, The Patriot, The Lone Ranger, The Grand Budapest Hotel and Eternal Sunshine Of The Spotless Mind.

Tom Wilkinson, star of The Full Monty and Michael Clayton, dies at 75

https://www.cnn.com/2023/12/30/enter...ath/index.html

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Greene performed in clubs in Chicago, New Orleans, Miami and Reno before becoming a Las Vegas headliner in 1954. He appeared in seven movies including Splash and Tony Rome and played PFC Braddock in eight episodes of Combat!, 1962-63. Greene was inducted into the National Comedy Hall Of Fame in 2020.

Comic legend Shecky Greene dies at 97

https://www.reviewjournal.com/entert...at-97-2973752/

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Romanus appeared in 34 moivies including Protocol, Carlo's Wake and The Young Black Stallion and played Richard La Penna in four episodes of The Sopranos.

Richard Romanus, actor in Mean Streets and The Sopranos, dies at 80

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/mo...ts-1235776623/

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McCann began learning to play piano at age six. He played drums and sousaphone in the marching band at Dunbar High School in his hometown of Lexington, Kentucky. McCann released 43 studio albums and five live albums and also recorded with Eddie Harris, Gerald Wilson, Bill Evans, Herbie Mann, Lou Rawls, Houston Person, Stanley Turrentine, Richard "Groove" Holmes and others.

Les McCann, innovative jazz musician best known for Compared To What, dies at 88

https://abc7chicago.com/les-mccann-j...dies/14256293/