Those Who Have Taken Their Final Taxi In 2009

A decade comes to an end and in 2009 that end came to several celebrities as well. We lost several entertainers during 2009’s infamous ‘summer of death’ as names like Michael Jackson, Farrah Fawcett, Billy Mays, David Carradine, Ed McMahon all died within days of each other. Of that lot one name shocked the public the most: Michael Jackson. In his short life of 50 years Jackson helped shape popular music and culture. From his early years with the Jackson 5 to his solo career he maintained the title ‘King of Pop.’ Other deaths without warnings for the year included actress Natasha Richardson, David Carradine, and of course Brittany Murphy.

You Can’t Do That on Television Actor – Les Lye

enjoyed watching the show not for the slime but for the sense of humor that was in all the skits. “You Can’t Do That on Television” reminded me of a kid’s version of Monty Python at times.

It was not just the comedy writing but he actors who were in the cast of regulars on the show. One of the adult cast members was Les Lye who played everything from a tyrannical schoolteacher to a bumbling football coach. It is Les Lye who has taken his Final Taxi.

Character Actress – Lilyan Chauvin

A character actor can give a motion picture that bit of something extra that makes a scene in the movie. In the 2002 film by Steven Spielberg, Catch Me If You Can, Leonardo DiCaprio started his career of pretending to be others people when his mother and father told him they were getting a divorce. [...]

PODCAST: Life Squeezed From Mr. Whipple- Dick Wilson

Mr. Whipple Takes Final Taxi- Download the MP3 The man who made the phrase “Please don’t squeeze the Charmin” famous, Dick Wilson, has taken his Final Taxi at  91. For more than 20 years Wilson appeared as Mr. Whipple in the television ads for Charmin. As a grocery store manager he would monitor the aisles [...]