UPDATE: 2019 starts with a series of celebrity deaths
The New Year has begun with a series of celebrity deaths. This is the roughest start since 2016.
Mike Taylor: The “Beard Guy” from Walk Off the Earth died Saturday night/Sunday morning (Dec 29-30) in his sleep of natural causes.
Ray Sawyer: The eye patch dude from Dr. Hook died in Florida after a short illness on December 31. He was 81.
Shane Bisnett: The Nine Inch Nails bass player died of unknown causes on New Year’s Day. He was 31.
Mean Gene Okerlund: The famous wrestling announcer/host died January 2. He was 76.
Bob Einstein: Super Dave Osborne/Marty Funkhauser/Albert Brooks’ brother died January 2 at age 76.
Daryl Dragon: The captain of The Captain and Tenille died of renal failure January 2. He was 76.
Pegi Young: Musician and Neil Young’s ex-wife died January 2 of cancer.
Olivia Newton-John: NOT dead. She’s alive, although some Australian TV channels reported otherwise.
Shane Bisnett is not in Nine Inch Nails. His band is Ice Nine Kills, according to the link.
His band is Ice Nine Kills, according to the link.