Animated Views Celebrity Obituary Thread

[PixarVixen]

The News-Press: Nation & World has reported on yet another tragedy at Walt Disney World. The article also talks about previous deaths that have occurred at the Disney World theme parks:

Boy, 12, dies after riding Disney World roller coaster



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[Macaluso]

"They should inspect and find out what is causing the deaths," Pruitt said.

I believe the cause of deaths are the people themselves. Ugh. People are stupid.

Look, if you know you have some sort of heart or stomach or brain or whatever the hell problem, you shouldn't go on a roller coaster. And if you haven't been to a doctor to find out you had these problems, then that's the risk you take. It's not the Roller Coaster's fault.

[ShyViolet]

I wonder if it could have been a seizure or something, what with the bright flashing lights and all.


It's true the dad said that the boy had no medical problems, but how does he know for sure? Lots of times doctors don't diagnose things properly, or things never come to light. The boy could have had some condition that no one knew about.


EDIT: Oh, it was a heart defect. As we suspected, not Disney's fault.

I still feel bad for the family. And of course, the boy.

[William]

Mako, the Asian-American actor known for his roles in the Arnold Schwarzenegger "Conan" films, as well as many other roles, passed away at age 72 after a long battle with cancer.

Cartoon fans would know him as "Aku" on Cartoon Network's Samurai Jack, as the Aku parody "Achoo" on Duck Dodgers and "Uncle Iroh" on Avatar: The Last Airbender.

Shortly before his passing, he had also been confirmed to be the voice of "Splinter" in the upcoming motion picture TMNT, the CGI 4th film in the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles film series.

http://www.tbo.com/news/nationworld/MGB2O6EUYPE.html

[Ben]

He was also in a cameo role in Disney's The Ugly Dachshund (1966), and on the DVD there's a nice interview featurette with him reflecting on his career and the movie.

He would have made a great Splinter. I wonder if any lines had been recorded as is usual with animation? It would be nice if they dedicated the film to him.

[Josh]

From what I understand, some of the TMNT footage at Comic-Con had Mako's voice as Splinter.

[YCougar]

From what I heard, he had the dialogue recorded, but no additional stuff... meaning that they either are stuck with what they have or have to find a reasonably good double to do any additional/changed lines.

Bummer.

[Mercury52]

Tony Jay, who voiced Frollo in Disney's The Hunchback of Notre Dame has passed away.

http://poetsonbroadway.com/1Intro.htm

[Dacey]

Awww. That's too bad.

[Sullivan]

Also the proprietor of the insane asylum that Gaston wants to send Maurice to in Beauty and the Beast.

He did a lot of great voices. He'll be missed.

[ShyViolet]

Don't forget Shere Kahn in Tale Spin.

[Ben]

A role he repeated in the Jungle Book 2 movie. It doesn't say how old he was, but I think he was still failry young.

This is quite a shock, as was Jerry Orbach. Jay was a great voice that will truly be missed.

[askmike1]

This is quite sad. I always thought Frollo was one of the best villains.

It doesn't say how old he was, but I think he was still failry young.

According to Wikipedia, he was born in the 1930s, so he was about 70.

[Macaluso]

http://au.news.yahoo.com/
Here's just one of many sources, including http://www.cnn.com/ in the "breaking news" thing up top.

He died of a Sting Ray. A barbed peirced his chest while filming a documentary.

[ShyViolet]

Oh my G-d....


That is just so sad. I can't believe he's dead.