Newest Stiffs:

  • Val Kilmer

    Val Kilmer · 65

    December 31st, 1959 — April 1st, 2025

    No longer your huckleberry.


  • Gene Hackman

    Gene Hackman · 95

    January 30th, 1930 — February 17th, 2025

    This dude's body of work was massive, so a funny obit should be easy. But we are STILL trying to figure out what happened to him in that mud room.


  • Jimmy Carter

    Jimmy Carter · 100

    October 1st, 1924 — December 29th, 2024

    Aw, nuts.


  • Greg Gumbel

    Greg Gumbel · 78

    May 3rd, 1946 — December 27th, 2024

    His brother was a sports announcer.


  • Rickey Henderson

    Rickey Henderson · 65

    December 25th, 1958 — December 20th, 2024

    They called him "The greatest Oakland A of all time". Impressive, eh?


Today's Celebrity Birthdays:

  • Tupac Shakur

    Tupac Shakur

    would have been 54 today
    June 16th, 1971 — September 13th, 1996

    What's Tupac spelled backwards?

  • Laurie Metcalf · 70

    (b) June 16th, 1955


  • Katharine Graham

    Katharine Graham

    would have been 108 today
    June 16th, 1917 — July 17th, 2001

    Looks like she got her tit caught in that big, fat wringer.

  • Ben Raleigh

    Ben Raleigh

    would have been 112 today
    June 16th, 1913 — February 26th, 1997

    This Grammy-winning songwriter burned to death in a kitchen fire, and was later cremated. Hopefully, they didn't charge full price.

Today's Celebrity Deaths:

  • Helmut Kohl

    Helmut Kohl · 87

    died 8 years ago today
    April 3rd, 1930 — June 16th, 2017

    They said he was friends with Vladimir Putin. The leader of a country friends with that maniac? Man. Good thing that would never happen in the US.

  • Tony Gwynn

    Tony Gwynn · 54

    died 11 years ago today
    May 9th, 1960 — June 16th, 2014

    His nicknames were "Mr. Padre" and "Captain Video". Really? That's the best anyone could do for an 18 time all-star, 7 time silver slugger and 5 time golden glove award winner? How about "The San Diego Hammer" or "Black Lightning"? Jesus - do we have to think up EVERYTHING around here?

  • Dan Dorfman

    Dan Dorfman · 80

    died 13 years ago today
    October 24th, 1931 — June 16th, 2012

    Dorfman dropped dead.

    Dearly departed Dan.

  • Empress Nagako

    died 25 years ago today
    — June 16th, 2000

    Domo arigato, Mrs. Nagako.

  • David Sutch

    died 26 years ago today
    — June 16th, 1999

    The erstwhile rock singer and fringe politician was what the British affectionately refer to as "an eccentric," and what we here in America call "a fucking nutcase."

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