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Apr 1, 2020 · Remembering the stars who died from COVID-19, including Adam Schlesinger, Carlos Marín, Nick Cordero and more. By. Andrea Wurzburger. Updated on October 8, 2022 01:32PM EDT. 01 of 55....
This is a list of notable people reported as having died from coronavirus disease 2019 , as a result of infection by the virus SARS-CoV-2 during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Index [ edit ] 2020: January · February · March · April · May · June · July · August · September · October · November · December
- Charley Pride
- Nick Cordero
- John Prine
- Terrence Mcnally
- Adam Schlesinger
- Ellis Marsalis
- Floyd Cardoz
- Mark Blum
- Josh Wallwork
- Joe Diffie
Charley Pride, country music's first Black superstar, diedDec. 12 of COVID-19 complications at age 86. Born a sharecropper’s son in Sledge, Mississippi, Pride went on to score 29 No. 1 hits on the country music chart, including "Kiss an Angel Good Mornin'" and "Is Anybody Goin' to San Antone." His death came nearly a month to the day after performi...
Broadway star Nick Cordero diedJuly 5 from coronavirus complications at age 41. "God has another angel in heaven now," Cordero's wife, Amanda Kloots, wrote on Instagram. "My darling husband passed away this morning. He was surrounded in love by his family, singing and praying as he gently left this earth. I am in disbelief and hurting everywhere. M...
Singer-songwriter John Prinedied April 7 from complications related to COVID-19 at age 73. With his raspy voice and poignant lyrics, the country-folk musician was championed by peers including Bob Dylan, Kris Kristofferson and Bonnie Raitt. The one-time mailman wrote his way into the Songwriters Hall of Fame and had already been selected to receive...
Four-time Tony Award-winning playwright Terrance McNally died March 24 at age 81 of complications of the coronavirus, a spokesperson said. McNally, who was a lung cancer survivor with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, was frequently described as the "bard of American theater." McNally's plays included “Kiss of the Spider Woman," “Ragtime," “Lo...
Adam Schlesinger, a musician and songwriter best know for his work as a member of the band Fountains of Wayne — who scored a 2003 hit with "Stacy's Mom" — and as an Emmy-winning songwriter for TV’s “Crazy Ex-Girlfriend,” died April 1 as a result of coronaviruscomplications. He was 52. An EGOT contender, Schlesinger had been nominated for Oscars, To...
Ellis Marsalis, the patriarch of the Marsalis family of jazz musicians, died April 1 of complications from the coronavirus at the age of 85. Marsalis, whose sons included trumpeter Wynton, saxophonist Branford, trombonist Delfeayo, and drummer Jason, was a talented pianist and an educator who helped usher in jazz's late-20th-century resurgence.
Floyd Cardoz, the groundbreaking Indian chef who won Bravo's "Top Chef Masters," died March 25 from complications of the coronavirus. He was 59. Cardoz, who recently appeared on the Netflix series "Ugly Delicious," was a co-owner of two restaurants, The Bombay Canteen and O Pedro, in Mumbai, India. On March 18, he admitted himself to a New York-are...
Actor Mark Blum, who starred opposite Madonna in 1985's "Desperately Seeking Susan," died March 25 as a result of complications from the coronavirus at age 61. Madonna paid tribute to Blum in a heartfelt Instagram postafter learning of his passing. "I Want to Acknowledge the Passing of a remarkable Human, fellow actor and friend Mark Blum, who succ...
Josh Wallwork, a longtime costumer for the NBC series "Law & Order: SVU," died after experiencing complications from the coronavirus. He was 45. Mariska Hargitay, one of the show's stars, honored Wallwork on Twitter, writing, "Heartbroken we are. I don’t think I ever saw him without a smile on his face. He brought love and kindness everywhere he we...
Country star Joe Diffie died March 29 of complications from the coronavirus. He was 61. Diffie scored more than a dozen Top 10 hits in the 1990s including "Pickup Man," "Third Rock from the Sun," "Bigger Than the Beatles" and "If the Devil Danced (In Empty Pockets)."
- EW Staff
- Stars we lost to coronavirus in 2020. A number of celebrities revealed that they tested positive for COVID-19 in early 2020, and some, like Tom Hanks and wife Rita Wilson, were lucky enough to recover from the disease.
- Charley Pride. Charley Pride, the trailblazing performer considered country music's first Black superstar, died Dec. 12 of complications from COVID-19. He was 86.
- Kenzo Takada. Renowned fashion designer Kenzo Takada, founder of the luxury Kenzo Global Brand, died due to complications from coronavirus at the American Hospital of Paris on Sunday.
- Tommy DeVito. Tommy DeVito, founding member of 60s group the Four Seasons, has died from COVID-19. He was 92. During DeVito's tenure with the group, alongside Frankie Valli, Bob Gaudio, and Nick Massi, the climbed the charts with hit songs "Big Girls Don't Cry," and "Sherry."
Apr 1, 2020 · Celebrities who have died from the coronavirus and COVID-19 complications. By. Rob Bailey-Millado , Hannah Sparks , Hannah Frishberg , Yaron Steinbuch , Jack Hobbs , Amanda Woods , Joe Tacopino ,...
- Rob Bailey-Millado
Dec 27, 2023 · Music legend died after COVID diagnosis and more stars we lost to the coronavirus. By Wonderwall.com Editors 1:00pm PST, Dec 27, 2023. _. Join us as we take a look back at the stars we lost to the ...
Oct 18, 2021 · CBS News. Maria Mercader, a CBS News veteran who worked for over 30 years as a reporter and talent director, died March 29 after testing positive for coronavirus. She was 54. Getty Images....
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