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Joseph J. Collins, a leading cable executive as the pay-TV platform became a dominant part of the media industry in the late 20th century, has died. He was 81. A family representative said Collins died April 2 at his home in Weekapaug, RI, of unspecified causes. Collins held senior exec…

Edward Graczyk, best known for Come Back to the Five and Dime, Jimmy Dean, Jimmy Dean, the 1982 Broadway play and film adaptation both directed by Robert Altman, died in Sidney, Ohio, on February 11 following a lengthy illness. He was 84. His death was announced Monday by his agent. Born in…

The official cause of death has been determined for Deadliest Catch deckhand Todd Meadows. According to his death certificate obtained by TMZ, Meadows died from “drowning with probable hypothermia” and “submersion of body in cold water”. Meadows was pronounced dead at 5:15 PM on February 25…

David Gersten, whose career as a Broadway and Off Broadway press representative and marketing consultant spanned more than 30 years and included such clients as notable revivals of Jonathan Larson's tick, tick… BOOM! and Stephen Sondheim's Marry Me A Little as well as offbeat yet durable…

Dolores ‘Dee’ Freeman, the actress who appeared in The Young and the Restless and Tyler Perry’s Sistas, has died. She was 66. The actress’ family announced that she died on Thursday following “a brave and fearless fight” with stage 4 lung cancer, sharing a statement on her Instagram…

Production has been paused on Season 4 of Drag Race Philippines following the sudden death of Misua, who passed away Thursday. A cause of death was not announced. She was 27. The show and producer World of Wonder announced Misua’s death on Instagram. “We are heartbroken to share that Misua…

Jessie Jones, a veteran TV character actor who guested on such popular series as Murphy Brown, Newhart and Night Court and also was a prolific comedy playwright, has died. She was 75. Her writing partner Jamie Wooten told Deadline that Jones died March 20 in Washington, D.C., after a long…

Jason Isaacs, Stephen Poliakoff and Maureen Lipman have paid tribute to Mike Vardy, the British TV director whose credits included Z Cars, The Sweeney and The Bill. Vardy died last month, aged 91. He was viewed as an actors’ director, who worked on a variety of top, BAFTA-winning shows. He was…

Austin Furst, who founded Vestron Video, the pioneering home video company behind the Michael Jackson Thriller documentary and the film Dirty Dancing, died Wednesday, March 25, at his home in New Canaan, Connecticut, of complications from heart failure. He was 82. His death was announced by…

Alex Duong, a comedian, writer and actor based in Los Angeles, has died at the age of 42. Duong was diagnosed with alveolar rhabdomyosarcoma last year, a rare and aggressive cancer affecting soft tissue. He underwent surgery to remove a malignant growth that was blocking blood flow to his optic…

Mary Beth Hurt, the actress known for roles in The Age of Innocence and Six Degrees of Separation, has died. She was 79. The 3x Tony-nominated actress’ daughter Molly Schrader, whom she shared with husband Paul Schrader, announced that Hurt died on Saturday after she was diagnosed with…

Barry Caldwell, the animator and director known for Animaniacs (1993-’98) and Osmosis Jones (2001), has died. He was 68. The graphic artist’s longtime friend and colleague, animator Paul Dini, shared a heartfelt statement about the “funny, kind, a genial giant of a guy that you liked from the…