Celebrity Death Thread

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WWE star George 'The Animal ' Steele dead at 79

Published February 17, 2017

FoxNews.com

Professional wrestler George "The Animal" Steele died at age 79, the WWE said in a statement.

Steele, whose real name is William James Myers was one of the WWE's most wild and outrageous stars.

Known for his green tongue and hairy chest, "The Animal" received a master's degree from Central Michigan University and was a high school teacher and wrestling coach in Michigan.

The WWE Hall of Famer continued to make wrestling appearances through the 2000s.

He is survived by his wife Pat, their two sons Dennis and Randy and daughter, Felicia.

He was my high school football coach

[Panoptes]

Cool. I saw him wrestle a couple of times.

Did he bite footballs like turn buckles?

[FVD]

RIP, Animal. You were fun to watch on Saturday mornings

[gibby]

Cool. I saw him wrestle a couple of times.

he bite footballs like turn buckles?

Naw, pretty cool guy. Until you screwed up. He was a tough coach.

[DanO]

RIP George.

[ghandi]

79 thats ancient for a pro wrestler isnt it?

[Forsh]

Ivan Koloff (another former wrestler) died ... age 74. One day after Steele

[Panoptes]

That era is passing fast. It recently started with the passing of Jimmy "Superfly" Snuka.

[Forsh]

That era is passing fast. It recently started with the passing of Jimmy "Superfly" Snuka.

Piper and Dusty Rhodes a couple years ago

[Forsh]

I have no idea how Superstar Billy Graham (wrestler) is still alive. He's seemed close to death for decades

[Panoptes]

Say it isn't so Chet....

Actor Bill Paxton dead at 61

Published February 26, 2017

Actor Bill Paxton has died at age 61. (Reuters)

Actor Bill Paxton has died due to complications from surgery, People magazine reported.

[Marko69]

Aw man, that's not good news. Yet another icon from our teenage years gone. Chet Donnelly from Weird Science.

Let's all have "a nice greasy pork sandwich served in a dirty ashtray" in honour.

RIP Bill Paxton....... great actor.

[Cody_Russell]

RIP, Bill Paxton, or Coconut Pete.

[FVD]

Great actor. RIP Bill

[Tom]

Wasn't he doing Training Day for FOX?