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Calgary Herald
2 days ago
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- Calgary Herald
14 notable deaths in the first half of 2025
Article content The year may only be half over, but already the list of notable people who have passed away in 2025 is significant. Here's a look at some of the well-known people and celebrities who died in the first half of 2025. Article content Michelle Trachtenberg: This Gossip Girl and Harriet the Spy actress passed away at age 39, from complications related to diabetes on Feb. 26. Val Kilmer: An acclaimed acting talent, Kilmer was lauded for his roles in movies such as The Doors, Tombstone and Top Gun, before passing away at age 65 of pneumonia on April 1. Wayne Osmond: The second oldest brother in the pop singing sensation Osmond Brothers, Wayne Osmond was also known for his musical prowess, playing eight instruments while in the group. He suffered a stroke on Jan. 1 and died at age 73. George Foreman: Foreman — a world heavyweight boxing champ, Olympic gold medallist and creator of the infamous George Foreman Grill — was 76 when he died on March 21. George Wendt: Nominated six times for an Emmy for his role of Norm on the TV show Cheers, Wendt died of cardiac arrest May 20 at age 76. Marianne Faithfull: A leading female singer who was part of the British invasion of the 1960s, Faithfull was 78 when she died Jan. 30. David Lynch: A renowned director, writer and multiple-Oscar nominee for films including The Elephant Man, Lynch was 78 when he died Jan. 16, suffering from emphysema complications. Sly Stone: At age 82, Stone — the musical genius behind Sly and the Family Stone — passed away June 9, after battling chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and other health problems. Brian Wilson: A co-founder of the Beach Boys and pop music icon, Wilson was 82 when he died of an undisclosed illness on June 9. Loretta Swit: The Emmy-winning Swit, known for her Margaret 'Hot Lips' Houlihan role on M*A*S*H, died May 30 at age 87 of still-unannounced natural causes. Pope Francis: The head of the Catholic Church, Argentina-born Pope Francis, became revered for his moderate approach and accepting nature before dying April 21 at age 88. Roberta Flack: This Grammy-winning Killing Me Softly with His Song songstress died Feb. 24 of cardiac arrest at age 88. Richard Chamberlain: The Emmy-nominated actor, known for roles in Dr. Kildare and The Thorn Birds, died at age 90 on March 30 after suffering a stroke. Gene Hackman: One of Hollywood's great actors, Hackman won two Oscars (for the French Connection and Unforgiven) and received a myriad of other awards before dying Feb. 26 at age 95 of heart disease.
Yahoo
08-06-2025
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- Yahoo
Sarah Michelle Gellar, Allison Hannigan Say ‘Buffy' Reboot Will Honor Michelle Trachtenberg: ‘We'll Do What's Appropriate'
During an interview with Parade, actresses Sarah Michelle Gellar and Alyson Hannigan addressed the 'Buffy the Vampire Slayer' reboot — which was confirmed to be in the works for Hulu earlier this year — but the stars remained mum on details. 'I know never to say never, but I'm excited to hear what Sarah says it's like,' Hannigan said. More from IndieWire Lucie Arnaz Says 'You Can't Talk to Aaron Sorkin,' Reflecting on 'Being the Ricardos' - 'It Was So Wrong' With 'Good Night, and Good Luck' on CNN, George Clooney Trusts the Power of Live TV, One More Time 'That seems fair,' Gellar laughed. Gellar did confirm that the series would pay tribute to the late actress Michelle Trachtenberg, who played her younger sister Dawn Summers seasons 5 through 7. 'We'll be able to do something,' Gellar said. 'We'll do what's appropriate.' 'I'm sure it will be handled with utter grace,' Hannigan added. Gellar, who has reteamed with Hannigan for an awareness campaign surrounding meningitis vaccination, Ask2BSure, said that she and her former co-star share an easy rapport on set. 'We still finish each other's sentences. You know when I'm lost, and I know when you are,' she said. 'I think our … work habits are very similar, so when you approach things the same way, it just evolves.' 'Even shooting, I feel like we just had this … unspoken dialogue,' Hannigan said. Last month, Deadline reported that Ryan Kiera Armstrong would star alongside former cast members in the reboot's pilot — which so far is all that has been ordered. But Gellar was publicly resistant to the idea of a 'Buffy' reboot for many years, saying in 2022, 'I am very proud of the show that we created and it doesn't need to be done … We wrapped that up.' But Gellar flipped on the idea after hearing Oscar-winning director Chloé Zhao's plan for the series' continuation. 'The passion that [she] came to me with, what she wanted to do with the show and the character, and why 'Buffy' is needed now — it was the first time where I thought, 'OK, there's a reason,'' Gellar told Elite Daily. In the same interview, she said the revival had been in the work for four years. 'We won't do it unless it's 100 percent right and there's 100 percent a reason,' she added. One place fans will not see Gellar is in the 'I Know What You Did Last Summer' sequel, out July 18. The reboot's director said that Gellar resisted the idea of a return. 'I tried, OK? I harassed her! But she is dead,' Robinson told Entertainment Weekly. 'I tried to pitch some crazy shit too. I was like, 'What if it's like you weren't dead and you're actually alive, but in hiding?' And Sarah's like, 'I was on ice. I was the most dead a person could be. You can see my frozen body.' I was like, 'Yeah, but what if?' And she said, 'I am dead. I am Sarah Dead Gellar.'' Best of IndieWire Guillermo del Toro's Favorite Movies: 56 Films the Director Wants You to See 'Song of the South': 14 Things to Know About Disney's Most Controversial Movie Nicolas Winding Refn's Favorite Films: 37 Movies the Director Wants You to See
Otago Daily Times
18-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Otago Daily Times
Obituary: Michelle Trachtenberg, actress
Michelle Trachtenberg poses before the 2007 Filmmakers' Tribute Dinner on Saturday evening at the Longboat Key Club in Longboat Key, Florida on April 21, 2007. Former child star Michelle Trachtenberg graduated from child roles to star in several well-regarded TV shows. The New Yorker grew up on screen, she appeared in her first TV commercials aged 3 and by 10 had appeared not only in a Nickelodeon TV series but starred in hit movie Harriet the Spy. She mixed screen roles and education before landing the role of Dawn Summers, the younger sister of the title character in Buffy the Vampire Slayer. More film and TV roles followed before Trachtenberg landed possibly her best-known role, of Georgina Sparks in hit show Gossip Girls — a role she reprised in 2021. In the mid 2010s Trachtenberg mostly retreated from screen roles saying she planned to work on her own projects. Trachtenberg was battling health issues and had a liver transplant in 2024. She was found dead on February 25, aged 39: her death was attributed to complications from diabetes. — APL/agencies
Yahoo
09-05-2025
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Dance Moves: Skrillex, 2hollis, PinkPantheress & More Debut on Dance Charts With New Projects
Billboard's Dance Moves roundup serves as a guide to the biggest movers and shakers across Billboard's many dance charts — new No. 1s, new top 10s, first-timers and more. This week on charts dated April 19, Skrillex, 2hollis, PinkPantheress and others achieve new feats. Check out key movers below. More from Billboard Actress Michelle Trachtenberg's Cause of Death Revealed Daryl Hannah Claims Neil Young's Citizenship Process Was Hindered by 'Every Trick in the Book' Tracy Chapman's Debut Album Hits Top 10 on Billboard's Album Sales Chart After Vinyl Reissue The influential DJ-producer dropped his fourth studio album, F*CK U SKRILLEX YOU THINK UR ANDY WARHOL BUT UR NOT!! <3, on April 1 amid Billboard's Friday-Thursday (March 28-April 3) chart tracking week. The 34-cut set debuted at No. 4 on Top Dance Albums and No. 124 on the Billboard 200 on the April 12-dated charts after just three days of tracking with 11,000 equivalent album units earned, according to Luminate. Following its first full week of tracking (April 4-10, for the latest charts dated April 19), the set rises to No. 3 on Top Dance Albums and No. 69 on the Billboard 200 with 14,000 units. The project is Skrillex's eighth career entry on Top Dance Albums and seventh on the Billboard 200. Here's a look at his history on the former: Peak Position, Title, Peak Date: No. 1 (10 weeks), Bangarang, Feb. 11, 2012 No. 1 (five weeks), Recess, April 5, 2014 No. 1 (three weeks), Skrillex and Diplo Present Jack Ü, March 14, 2015 No. 2, Quest for Fire, March 4, 2023 No. 3, F*CK U SKRILLEX YOU THINK UR ANDY WARHOL BUT UR NOT!! <3, April 19, 2025 No. 3, Scary Monsters and Nice Sprites, Sept 10, 2011 No. 5, More Monsters and Sprites, July 9, 2011 No. 6, Don't Get Too Close, March 4, 2023 Skrillex concurrently debuts five tracks from the new album on Hot Dance/Electronic Songs: 'Voltage' (No. 11); 'Spitfire,' with HAWAII SLIM (No. 18); 'Recovery,' with Space Laces (No. 21); 'Andy' (No. 22); and 'While You Were Sleeping VIP,' with Virtual Riot and Nakeesha (No. 25). He has charted 69 total entries on the chart, fourth-best after only David Guetta (94), Marshmello (75) and Kygo (70). Before Billboard launched Hot Dance/Electronic Songs on Jan. 26, 2013, Skrillex logged four songs on the Billboard Hot 100: 'First of the Year (Equinox)' (No. 85 peak in January 2012); 'Scary Monsters and Nice Sprites' (No. 69, 2012); 'Kyoto,' featuring Sirah (No. 74, 2012); and 'Bangarang' (No. 72, 2012). 'Bangarang' also reached No. 19 on Dance/Mix Show Airplay. (He has added six Hot 100 entries since.) Thanks to their guest appearances, HAWAII SLIM and Nakeesha both score their first Billboard chart hits. Space Laces tallies his fourth entry on Hot Dance/Electronic Songs, after 'Destroid 1 Raise Your Fist,' with Excision and Downlink (No. 50 peak in 2013), and two collaborations with Marshmello in 2024: 'Conquer' and 'Rave Repeater' (Nos. 25 and 36, respectively). Virtual Riot makes his first Billboard chart visit in nine years, since his EP Chemistry reached No. 20 on Top Dance Albums in 2016. F*CK U SKRILLEX is comprised of 34 tracks, 11 of which are less than one minute in length. The opening track notes that the album is best listened to from start to finish, as it plays at 46 minutes long as a continuous mix. It has more than two dozen collaborators, including Bibi Bourelly, Boys Noize, Dylan Brady of 100 gecs, G Jones, Jónsi of Sigur Rós and Wuki. The Los Angeles-based artist debuts on Billboard's album charts for the first time with his new LP, Star. Released April 4 on Interscope Records as his major-label debut, the set arrives at No. 11 on Top Dance Albums (5,000 units). 2hollis had appeared on Billboard's charts once before this week: on Oct. 19, 2024, 'Gold' (which is included on Star) debuted and peaked at No. 31 on Hot Dance/Electronic Songs. He also reached No. 26 on the now-defunct TikTok Billboard Top 50 in November with 'Jeans.' 2hollis served as the opening act for Ken Carson's The Chaos Tour last year. He performed at Coachella last weekend and is slated to perform at Bonnaroo, Lollapalooza Chicago and Outside Lands. The multifaceted singer-songwriter-producer returns to Billboard's charts with her new single 'Tonight.' Released April 4 via Parlophone/Warner Records, the song debuts at No. 5 on Hot Dance/Pop Songs with 3.6 million U.S. streams in its first week. 'Tonight' is the lead single off her upcoming second mixtape, Fancy That, due May 9. PinkPantheress previously charted two tracks on Hot Dance/Electronic Songs: 'Way Back' with Skrillex and Trippie Redd reached No. 13 in January 2023, and Kaytranada's 'Snap My Finger' featuring PinkPantheress hit No. 40 last June. Her breakthrough collaboration with Ice Spice, 'Boy's a Liar, Pt. 2,' climbed to No. 3 on the Hot 100 in March 2023 and also spent a week at No. 1 on the Streaming Songs chart. Rudimental and Khalid's new collaboration, 'All I Know,' debuts at No. 17 on Hot Dance/Electronic Songs thanks almost entirely to its streaming sum: 958,000 in its first week, after it arrived April 4 via Rudimental/Room Two Recordings. The song earns British trio Rudimental its eighth entry on Hot Dance/Electronic Songs, and first since 'Waterslides,' with Tiësto and Absolutely, last year. Notably, Rudimental appeared on the inaugural Hot Dance/Electronic Songs chart in 2013 with 'Feel the Love,' featuring John Newman. 'All I Know' earns Khalid his seventh entry on the chart, and first since 'The Hard Way,' with Pnau, in 2023. All three artists debut at No. 34 on Billboard's Dance/Mix Show Airplay chart with their collaboration 'Act of God.' Layton Giordani and Sarah de Warren claim their first-ever Billboard chart appearances and Linney her second, after her team-up with Tritonal, 'Electric Kids,' in 2020 (No. 32 peak on Dance/Mix Show Airplay). Released Jan. 24 on Experts Only, 'Act of God' arrives thanks to a 70% increase in plays (among 24/7 dance reporters and pop stations' mix show hours). Giordani hails from New York City, with his catalog centered on techno music. He has released two full-length albums: Where It Begins in 2017, and New Generation in 2020. He has collaborated with Anyma, deadmau5, Dom Dolla and Oliver Heldens, among others. Singer-songwriters Linney and de Warren have both lent their voices to other dance/electronic tracks. Linney has been releasing music for more than a decade and dropped her latest EP, We Dance (via Helix Records), in September. Warren's catalog also stretches back that long and includes collaborations with the likes of Hardwell, HI-LO and Weird Genius. 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New York Post
07-05-2025
- Entertainment
- New York Post
Leighton Meester breaks her silence on ‘Gossip Girl' costar Michelle Trachtenberg's death
Leighton Meester is opening up about her former 'Gossip Girl' costar's shocking death. The actress, 39, shared that the news of Michelle Trachtenberg's death hit her particularly hard because they were the same age. 'It's devastating,' Meester revealed to Flaunt Magazine. 'She was a wonderful, talented person, and everyone loved her. It's very, very sad for everyone who knew her.' 6 Michelle Trachtenberg and Leighton Meester attend the grand opening celebration at American Eagle Outfitters, Times Square on November 17, 2009 in New York City. Getty Images The 'Good Cop/Bad Cop' star also reflected on the hit CW drama airing for six seasons from 2007 to 2012. 'Now, I can see that [the show's legacy] continues — in some ways, even more so than back then — to live on, which is incredible,' Meester told the outlet. On the series, the 'That's My Boy' actress played Blair Waldorf while the 'Harriet the Spy' alum starred as Georgina Sparks. 6 Leighton Meester (L) and Michelle Trachtenberg attend the 'You Know You Want It' publication celebration. Getty Images Penn Badgley, who portrayed Dan Humphrey, broke his silence on Trachtenberg's death, telling E! News in April that her passing was 'really surreal, really saddening.' 'What I remember of her is she was incredibly quick to laugh,' the actor, 38, added. 'She was really joyous.' Although they hadn't crossed paths in over 10 years, Badgley said Trachtenberg had a 'really pure heart.' 6 Michelle Trachtenberg, Leighton Meester and Minka Kelly attend the dinner for the NYLON celebration. Dimitrios Kambouris Blake Lively (Serena van der Woodsen), meanwhile, reminisced on Trachtenberg's 'electricity' on social media. 'You knew when she entered a room because the vibration changed,' the 'A Simple Favor' star wrote on her Instagram Stories in February. 'She laughed the fullest at someone's joked, she faced authority head on when she felt something was wrong, she cared deeply about her work, she was proud to be a part of this community and industry as painful as it could be sometimes, she was fiercely loyal to her friends and brave for those she loved, she was big and bold and distinctly herself.' Lively, 37, noted she'll remember how the late star 'always had yummy caramel smelling lipgloss on.' 6 Blake Lively, and Michelle Trachtenberg on 'Gossip Girl.' ©CW Network/Courtesy Everett Col 'Because she didn't just want to sparkle on camera,' she continued, 'she liked creating a nice experience for anyone who was in her orbit, even down to the subtle smell of her lipgloss because she cared about the sweet details.' Trachtenberg died due to complications from diabetes at age 39. She was found by her mother on Feb. 26 in her Central Park South apartment and had previously undergone a liver transplant in the last year. 'It is with great sadness [we] confirm that Michelle Trachtenberg has passed away,' Trachtenberg's rep Gary Mantoosh confirmed in a statement to The Post. 'The family requests privacy for their loss. There are no further details at this time.' 6 Leighton Meester and Michelle Trachtenberg on 'Gossip Girl.' ©CW Network/Courtesy Everett Collection Sources initially speculated that the transplant might have played a part in her passing. The NYPD confirmed Trachtenberg was found 'unconscious and unresponsive' by police and pronounced dead by EMS workers. They responded to the building after a 911 call reporting a woman in cardiac arrest. In the months before her death, fans were concerned that Trachtenberg appeared gaunt in her social media pictures. But, last January, she responded to fan concerns, sharing she was 'happy and healthy' and had never had plastic surgery. 6 Michelle Trachtenberg. Instagram/michelletrachtenberg Many other fans and former co-stars took to social media to share their condolences over the heartbreaking death, including another 'Gossip Girl' vet, Ed Westwick. 'So sad to hear of the passing of @michelletrachtenberg,' the 37-year-old wrote on his Instagram Story alongside a snap of the late actress on the series.
