Here’s a look back at those in the entertainment community we lost in 2025:
January
January 3 – Jeff Baena, director, husband of Aubrey Plaza
January 15 – David Lynch, director, Twin Peaks, Blue Velvet
January 30 – Marianne Faithfull, Grammy-nominated singer, actress
February
February 26 – Michelle Trachtenberg, actress, Gossip Girl, Buffy the Vampire Slayer
February 26 – Gene Hackman, actor, The French Connection
February 28 – David Johansen, rock singer, New York Dolls
March
March 1 – Angie Stone, singer, Grammy nominee, “Wish I Didn’t Miss You”
March 21 – George Foreman, boxing legend, grill entrepreneur
March 25 – Dennis Arndt, actor, Basic Instinct
April
April 1 – Val Kilmer, actor, Top Gun, Batman Forever
April 21 – Pope Francis, first Latin American leader of the Roman Catholic Church
May
May 11 – Robert Benton, director, Oscar winner, Kramer vs. Kramer
May 20 – George Wendt, actor, Cheers
May 25 – Phil Robertson, reality TV star, Duck Dynasty
May 30 – Loretta Swit, actress, M*A*S*H
June
June 9 – Sly Stone, singer, Sly and the Family Stone
June 11 – Brian Wilson, singer, The Beach Boys
June 17 – Anne Burrell, celebrity chef, host, Worst Cooks in America
July
July 16 – Connie Francis, singer, “Pretty Little Baby,” “Stupid Cupid”
July 20 – Malcom-Jamal Warner, actor, The Cosby Show
July 22 – Ozzy Osbourne, frontman, Black Sabbath
July 24 – Hulk Hogan, wrestler
August
August 6 – Jon Miyahara, actor, Superstore
August 11 – Danielle Spencer, actress, What’s Happening!!
August 17 – Terence Stamp, actor, Superman
September
September 10 – Charlie Kirk, right-wing commentator, founder, Turning Point USA
September 16 – Robert Redford, actor, founder, Sundance Film Festival
September 23 – Claudia Cardinale, actress, 8 ½
October
October 1 – Jane Goodall, primatologist, conservationist
October 4 – Ike Turner Jr., son of Tina Turner
October 11 – Diane Keaton, actress, Annie Hall, The Godfather
October 14 – D’Angelo, singer, Grammy winner
October 16 – Ace Frehley, lead guitarist, KISS
October 24 – Dawn Little Sky, actress, Disney artist
November
November 3 – Diane Ladd, actress, Chinatown
November 3 – Dick Cheney, former vice president of the U.S.
November 11 – Cleto Escobedo III, bandleader for Jimmy Kimmel Live!
December
December 9 – Sophie Kinsella, author, Confessions of a Shopaholic
December 14 – Rob Reiner, actor, director, When Harry Met Sally…, The Princess Bride
December 28 – Brigitte Bardot, actress, And God Created Woman
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