The two that come to mind are George Harrison and Tom Magliozzi.
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Yeah the first time was in 2009 after the German goalie Robert Enke had committed suicide. That one hit me mostly because of his wife. She made a very emotional public statement right after.
Second time, also 2009 a month after the first, was Brittany Murphy. Just came out of nowhere and she was still so young.
Then again in 2021 when Sean Lock passed. Still not fully over it if I'm being honest. That man is irreplaceable.
Edit: I forgor but just remembered another one. Carrie Fisher in 2016. Idk why her in parcicular but it was untimely and I always liked her.
So I started to listen to the Beatles in the 2010s without really knowing anything about them. After I was through most of their discography I read that Lennon was assassinated, and my heart sank.
Yer blues is my go-to song when I'm really down
Robin Williams, Norm Macdonald, and if David Attenborough ever dies, that's pretty much all the light gone out of my life.
Freddie Mercury.
Diana Spencer.
Robin Williams.
Carrie Fisher really hit me hard. I don't know why. I guess she's always just has a soft spot in my heart.
I'm not even really sure why but for some reason, Alan Rickman hit me pretty hard.
I had to read too far for this.
Yeah I think it was just the sort of huge mass way the HP community reacted, it was very wholesome. All Rickman ever wanted to be was an actor and he made it late in life then died.
A huge part of Facebook was covered with:
I didn't cry, but was pretty sad when Mitch Hedberg passed. And earlier, when I learned my childhood fave Harry Chaplin had been gone for a few years.
No. I didn't know them and have had too many friends and family members die to care that much about a celebrity.
Kevin Conroy died in 2022. I'm not over it.
Sure. Sometimes things touch your soul when you're open to it or vulnerable.
Not celebrities, but, i usually get teary when learning someone has killed themselves due to depression.
I guess it just hits close to home.
Happened recently but i forget who it was.
Roberto Gómez Bolaños, El Chavo and Chapolin are a big deal here in Brazil and crossed 2 generations, we spent our entire childhood watching both of them everyday on tv, his death was huge blow.
Nope. I have never cried over a celebrity or a stranger. It's strange to see so many people who have. Isn't that a parasocial connection? The person you cried for never even knew you existed. You're hurting for no good reason.
Marie Fredriksson of Roxette, especially with the circumstance of her illness.
It was just a kind of perfect music.
I did when Mac Miller ODed, actually. Another friend of mine had also ODed somewhat recently and I was a huge fan of Mac's music.