Entertainment: Jerry Bishop, 'Judge Judy' Announcer for 24 Years, Dies at 84

Derek Jones, the guitarist for post-hardcore rock band Falling in Reverse, died April 21. He was 35.

Photographer Peter Beard, world-renowned for his beautiful and intimate images of Africa and African wildlife, died April 19. He was 82.

Alleged gunman arraigned in fatal Flint security guard shooting over coronavirus mask rule

The man believed to have fired the shot that killed a security guard at a Flint store has faced a judge on multiple felony counts. Ramonyea Travon Bishop, 23, was arraigned Saturday, May 9 by Genesee District Judge Nathaniel C. Perry on first-degree murder, felony firearm and carrying a concealed weapon charges.

Christophe, a celebrated French crooner best known for his ballads “Aline” and “Les Mots Bleus,” died April 16. He was 74.

Chynna Rogers, the hip-hop artist who first turned heads on the modeling runway and then with her talent as a rapper, died April 8. She was 25.

John Prine, the raspy-voiced singer-songwriter whose homespun, witty and insightful country-folk tunes influenced legions of musicians in a career that spanned five decades, died April 7. He was 73.

Beckett Cypher, Melissa Etheridge’s Son, Dies at 21

Beckett Cypher, Melissa Etheridge’s son with her former partner Julie Cypher, has died of undisclosed causes, a rep for the singer confirmed to Variety. A Tweet from the singer’s social media account reads: “We’re sad to inform you that Melissa’s son Beckett passed away and there will not be a Concerts From Home show today. – #TeamME.”No further information was available at press time, but the rep said a statement is forthcoming.Etheridge and Cypher had two children together during their partnership: a daughter, Bailey, in February of 1997 and Beckett (pictured above with Etheridge in 2011) on Nov. 18 of the following year.

Allen Garfield, an actor who appeared in movies like “Nashville” and “The Stunt Man,” died April 7. He was 80.

Hal Willner, a record producer famed for his left-of-center tribute albums and concerts, and as the long-time sketch music producer for “Saturday Night Live,” died April 7. He was 64.

James Drury, an actor best remembered as the stolid, black-hatted title character of the long-running NBC western “The Virginian,” died April 6. He was 85.

Shirley Douglas, a Canadian actor and activist, died April 5. She was at 86

Jerry Seinfeld Remembers Late Costar Jerry Stiller: 'He Had the Most Amazing Comedic Stuff'

"We never gave Jerry Stiller a note," Jerry Seinfeld said of the late actorOn Thursday's episode of What a Joke with Papa & Fortune on SiriusXM's "Netflix Is a Joke Radio," Seinfeld opened up about what it was like to work with Stiller, who played Frank Costanza — the father of Jason Alexander's character George Costanza — on the hit comedy series.

Actor Jay Benedict, best known for his roles in 1986's "Aliens," 2012's "The Dark Knight Rises" and the U.K. TV series "Emmerdale," died April 4. He was 68.

Legendary jazz guitarist John "Bucky" Pizzarelli, who played for presidents at the White House and with music icons including Paul McCartney, died March 1. He was 94.

Legendary jazz pianist and teacher Ellis Marsalis Jr., the patriarch of New Orleans' great musical family, died April 1. He was 85.

Adam Schlesinger, a musician and songwriter highly regarded for his work as a member of Fountains of Wayne and an Emmy-winning songwriter for TV’s “Crazy Ex-Girlfriend,” died April 1. He was 52.

Ken Shimura, a comedian who was a fixture on Japanese television for decades, died March 29. He was 70.

Lynn Shelton, Director of ‘Humpday’ and ‘Little Fires Everywhere,’ Dies at 54

Lynn Shelton, an indie filmmaker who helped popularize the mumblecore genre with works such as “Humpday” and “Your Sister’s Sister,” died Saturday of a blood disorder. Shelton was best known for her naturalistic, understated approach to comedy and drama in low-budget films that were hits with the Sundance crowd, but she reached a wider audience with her work on television, helming episodes of “The Mindy Project,” “Mad Men,” “Glow,” and “Fresh Off the Boat.” Recently, Shelton directed four episodes of the Hulu series “Little Fires Everywhere,” an adaptation of Celeste Ng’s 2017 bestseller that starred Reese Witherspoon and Kerry Washington.

Alan Merrill, the guitarist, vocalist and songwriter, best known for writing "I Love Rock 'n' Roll, " died March 29. He was 69.

Joe Diffie, a consistent country-music hitmaker throughout the Nineties, died March 29. He was 61.

David Schramm, a stage actor who was also a star on the NBC comedy “Wings,” died March 28. He was 73.

Maria Mercader, a longtime journalist and CBS News producer and talent executive died March 26. She was 54.

Mark Blum, a veteran character actor who starred in the films "Desperately Seeking Susan" and "Crocodile Dundee," as well as the recent TV series "You," died March 26. He was 69.

Bill Rieflin, a remarkably versatile drummer whose work over the past 30 years spanned Ministry, R.E.M., Swans, Nine Inch Nails and King Crimson, among many others, died March 24. He was 59.

Stuart Gordon, best known as the filmmaker behind such cult classics as “Re-Animator” and “From Beyond,” died March 24. He was 72.

Terrence McNally, a four-time Tony Award-winning playwright, died March 24. He was 81.

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Manu Dibango, the pioneering Cameroonian jazz musician whose song “Soul Makossa” was interpolated in Michael Jackson’s hit “Wanna Be Starting Something,” died March 24. He was 86.

Albert Uderzo, the French comic book artist and scriptwriter best known for his work on Astérix, died March 24. He was 92.

Italian actress Lucia Bosè, mostly known for appearing in films from acclaimed Italian directors such as Michelangelo Antonioni and Federico Fellini, died March 23. She was 89.

Eric Weissberg, half of the duo that recorded “Dueling Banjos” for the film “Deliverance” in 1973, resulting in an unlikely smash hit single and album, died March 22. He was 80.

Three times Grammy winner Kenny Rogers known for his song “The Gambler” died March 19. He was 81.

Lyle Waggoner, known for his work on "The Carol Burnett Show" and "Wonder Woman," died March 17. He was 84.

Actor Stuart Whitman, an Oscar nominee for his role as a convicted child molester in the 1961 movie “The Mark,” died March 16. He was 92.

Swedish actor Max von Sydow, who made his name in the films of Ingmar Bergman before featuring in international hits like "Game of Thrones," died March 8. He was 90.

Mart Crowley, the author who wrote the landmark play "The Boys in the Band," died March 7. He was 84.

James Lipton, an actor-turned-drama-school-dean who got hundreds of Hollywood luminaries to open up about their life and art and became an unlikely celebrity himself as the longtime host of “Inside the Actors Studio,” died March 2. He was 93.

Hana Kimura, Pro Wrestler and ‘Terrace House’ Cast Member, Dies at 22

Hana Kimura, a Japanese professional wrestler who was also a cast member on the most recent season of Netflix’s reality show “Terrace House,” has died, Variety has confirmed. Stardom Wrestling, the organization Kimura was part of, issued a statement on the news on Friday.

Lee Phillip Bell, co-creator of popular soap operas “The Young and the Restless’ and “The Bold and The Beautiful,” died February 25. She was 91.

Clive Cussler, the author and maritime adventurer who captivated millions with his best-selling tales of suspense, died February 24. He was 88.

Ben Cooper, a Western star of films and TV like "Johnny Guitar," "Bonanza," "Rawhide" and more, died February 24. He was 86.

Diana Serra Cary, the silent film sensation known as Baby Peggy, died February 24. She was 101.

David Roback, co-founder of the widely celebrated alt-rock group Mazzy Star, died February 24. He was 61.

B. Smith, one of the country's first high-profile black models who went on to become an author, restaurateur and lifestyle maven, died February 22. She was 70.

Pop Smoke, the rising New York rapper who collaborated with Nicki Minaj, Travis Scott and more, died February 19. He was 20.

Ja’Net DuBois, the actress who played the sassy Willona Woods in the 1970s TV show “Good Times” and sang the theme song to “The Jeffersons,” died February 17. She was 74.

DJ and producer Andrew Weatherall, a titan of underground dance music, died February 17. He was 56.

Zoe Caldwell, an esteemed stage, film and television actress who won four Tony Awards, including for her role as opera diva Maria Callas in Master Class, died February 16. She was 86.

Kellye Nakahara, the actress known for playing Nurse Kellye on the long-running sitcom "M*A*S*H," died February 16. She was 72.

Jason Davis, a voice actor on the Disney Channel show “Recess,” died February 16. He was 35.

Caroline Flack, a well-known television personality and former host of the ITV television series “Love Island” and other shows in Britain, died February 15. She was 40.

Esther Scott, who appeared in “Boyz N The Hood,” voiced Shodu in the “Ewoks” series and guest starred on dozens of TV series, died February 14. She was 66.

Lynn Cohen, the veteran Broadway actress also known to millions for her role as Magda on the HBO series "Sex and the City" and its subsequent movies, died February 14. She was 86.

Paul English, longtime drummer for Willie Nelson, died February 11. He was 87.

Joseph Shabalala, founder and director of the Grammy-winning South African vocal troupe Ladysmith Black Mambazo, died February 11. He was 78.

Robert Conrad, the actor best known for his role in the television show "The Wild Wild West", died February 8. He was 84.

Paula Kelly, Emmy-nominated actress who appeared in NBC’s "Night Court" and ABC miniseries "The Women of Brewster Place", died February 8. She was 77.

Ann E. Todd, a former child star in the 1930s and ‘40s who appeared in films such as “Intermezzo” and “All This, and Heaven Too" before making her mark in sitcoms during the '50s, died February 7. She was 88.

Raphael Coleman, who starred alongside Emma Thompson and Colin Firth in the 2005 film “Nanny McPhee,” died February 7. He was 25.

Kevin Conway, veteran stage and screen actor known for "Gettysburg", "The Quick and the Dead", and HBO’s "Oz", died February 5. He was 77.

Kirk Douglas, actor, producer, director and a star of Hollywood's golden age, died February 5. He was 103.

Gene Reynolds, six-time Emmy winning producer and director known for co-creating the TV series “MASH,” died February 3. He was 96.

Andy Gill, founding member and guitarist for the British post-punk outfit Gang of Four, died February 1. He was 64.

Mary Higgins Clark, best-selling suspense novelist, died January 31. She was 92.

Fred Silverman, longtime television producer and executive behind "All in the Family", "Soap" and "Hill Street Blues", died January 30. He was 82.

Jörn Donner, Finnish producer and director whose credits included Ingmar Bergman’s Oscar-winning "Fanny And Alexander", died January 30. He was 86.

Harriet Frank Jr., Oscar-nominated "Hud" and "Norma Rae" screenwriter, died January 28. She was 96.

Nicholas Parsons, British broadcaster who hosted BBC radio 4's "Just A Minute" game show for more than 50 years, died January 28. He was 96.

Marj Dusay, veteran soap opera actress, who starred in "Guiding Light", "Santa Barbara", "All My Children" and "Days of Our Lives", died January 28. She was 83.

Reed Mullin, drummer and cofounder of long-running North Carolina hard rock outfit "Corrosion of Conformity", died January 27. He was 53.

Bob Shane, the last surviving original member of "The Kingston Trio", whose smooth close harmonies helped transform folk music, died January 26. He was 85.

Emmy-winning actor John Karlen, best known for his work on the television series “Dark Shadows” and “Cagney & Lacey,” died January 22. He was 86.

Terry Jones, the Welsh actor, director, author, historian and the founding member of the seminal comedy group "Monty Python", died January 21. He was 77.

Jimmy Heath, a Grammy-nominated jazz saxophonist and composer who performed with such greats as Miles Davis and John Coltrane before forming the popular family group the Heath Brothers in middle age, died January 19. He was 93.

Americana singer and songwriter David Olney, whose music was recorded by Linda Ronstadt, Steve Young, Emmylou Harris and others, died January 18. He was 71.

Christopher Tolkien, son of legendary “The Lord of the Rings” author J.R.R. Tolkien, died January 15. He was the editor of his father's unpublished material, including “The Silmarillion” in 1977 and “The Fall of Gondolin” in 2018. He was 95. 

Norma Michaels, a beloved character actress best known for her role as Josephine on "King of Queens", died January 11. She was 95.

Rocky Johnson, member of the WWE Hall of Fame and father of Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson, died January 15. He was 75

British film and TV producer Tony Garnett, founder of “Bodyguard” producer World Productions, died January 12. He was 83.

Actor and acting coach Stan Kirsch, best known for his role in the TV series “Highlander,” died January 11. He was 51.

Ivan Passer, a leading figure of the Czech new wave who directed films including “Cutter’s Way,” died January 9. He was 86.

Rapper 5th Ward Weebie, who was a major player in the distinctive bounce music scene in New Orleans, died January 9. He was 42.

Edd Byrnes, star of the 1950s and ’60s TV hit “77 Sunset Strip” who went on to co-star in the 1978 smash “Grease,” died January 8. He was 87.

Comedy writer Buck Henry, the legendary scribe who co-wrote “The Graduate,” “Catch-22" and “To Die For” and co-created the TV series “Get Smart,” died January 8. He was 89.

Actor Harry Hains, who played roles in titles including "American Horror Story," died January 7. He was 27.

Neil Peart, the drummer and lyricist for Rush, died January 7. He was 67.

Elizabeth Wurtzel, who chronicled her struggle with depression in best-selling memoirs that helped spur a boom in confessional writing, turning her into a Gen X celebrity at 26 with the publication of “Prozac Nation,” died January 7. She was 52.

Rapper Lexii Alijai, best known for using her talents to rap over Kehlani's 2015 hit song "Jealous," died January 1. She was 21