Which celebrity death hit you the hardest? Which celebrity death was just unbelievable to you? Can you think of at least one celebrity death that changed the direction of pop culture as we know it? Be it small or large, any impact at all. One person asked a frequented online forum for “Celebrity deaths that altered the course of pop culture, technology, and media.”
1. Farrah Fawcett
June 25, 2009, was a sad day in history for more than one reason. At 2:28 am, Farrah Fawcett was pronounced dead at her local hospital emergency room, while the king of pop, Michael Jackson, was pronounced dead at his local hospital almost exactly 12 hours later at 2:26 pm. Not only did we lose two pop culture icons on the same day, but the king of pop’s death all but completely overshadowed that of the fallen Charlie’s Angel.
2. Amy Winehouse
The Death of Amy Winehouse changed the way we look at addiction and substance abuse. Yes, there has absolutely been a series of celebrities falling prey to their vices, but when the world lost Winehouse, it just hit differently. We all understood she had struggles but never could imagine they would take her down at such a young age.
3. Robin Williams
Robin Williams’ death shows the world that even after a person has overcome their battles with addiction, it still has a lasting effect on their mental capabilities. Many times Williams openly spoke about his battles with addiction, but it wasn’t until after his death that we understood how severely addiction and depression had affected him.
4. Steve Jobs
Apple would have been a completely different entity had Steve Jobs not died. Despite having one of the more curable forms of pancreatic cancer, Jobs lost his battle nonetheless. Many believe the entrepreneur and innovator would not have allowed for this rinse-dry-repeat method the company is currently using.
5. Steve Irwin
One commenter joked we are not living in the “good timeline,” and they know it because we lost the Crocodile Hunter. He was a pure joy of a soul.
6. Carrie Fisher
Several individuals noted the increased use of posthumous CGI for late, great actors and actresses. Fisher’s death also sheds light on the severity of the effects of sleep apnea on women.
7. Tupac Shakur
An intelligent and complex man, Tupac had an impact on hip hop as a whole, not just the rap genre. Had he not died at the young age of 26, we can only imagine the immense change he would have implemented in the world today.
8. Anton Yelchin
Anton Yelchin’s died at age 27, and it was such a tragic death. A bunch of fans can only speculate the type of roles he would have been in had he and his career matured. Others noted his death led to an undisclosed settlement between Yelchin’s parents and the manufacturer of Jeep, Fiat-Chrysler Automobiles, in March 2018.
9. Prince
Prince was very vocal in the fact that he was anti-streaming because of the fact that most platforms support free streaming. Add to that; he also felt as though the artists were not being compensated accordingly for their music being used on streaming services.
10. Philip Seymour Hoffman
Philip Seymour Hoffman’s death was a bigger shocker to the world because collectively, we watched him battle his way out of a horrible opioid addiction. His relapse and subsequent death turned up the brightness of an already spotlit epidemic, which is the opioid crisis.
11. Aaliyah
Singer and actress Aaliyah Haughton died suddenly and tragically in a plane crash. She was credited as a key element in reimagining and reinventing the contemporary R&B, pop, and hip-hop genres. She was dubbed the “Princess of R&B” and “Queen of Urban Pop.”
12. River Phoenix
Plenty of cinephiles noted that Leonardo DiCaprio would most notably NOT be the A-list actor that he is now had we not tragically lost River Phoenix. Others go a little further and wonder how his younger brother Joaquin’s career would have turned out as well.
13. Sharon Tate
The Tate murders changed the course of the 60s because of the Manson Family and their horrific actions. Due to the Manson Family and the Tate murders, the views of counterculture in the 60s.
14. Buddy Holly
A final music lover admitted, “I’m gonna have to say, Buddy Holly. Whenever I think of how much he accomplished (and how much he recorded) by the time he died at 22, I wonder what else he could have done if he’d had more time.”
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