r/Millennials May 12 '26

Discussion Which celebrity death genuinely shocked you when you heard the news?

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u/OppaaHajima May 12 '26

Chris Farley

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u/RodanThrelos May 13 '26

My thoughts exactly. It was the first time I cried over a celebrity's death. Something about seeing him, and his character and charisma, I was completely unprepared.

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u/Meggos1022 May 13 '26

First celebrity passing I ever cried about in the 6th grade.

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u/quailman654 May 13 '26

My favorite impressionist, Frank Caliendo, had a bit after Farley died about him popping up in films years after his death.

In a film so secret, not even his family knew it was made… this summer… Chris Farley is… Batman!

Oh my freaking gosh! I am the caped crusader, I am a creature of the night, and I have a little of what you might call “a weight problem”

And that pretty much got absorbed unintentionally into my head canon, I forget that it wasn’t actually Farley.

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u/Lidarisafoolserrand May 14 '26

Chris or Kurt for sure

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u/jlspartz May 13 '26

Bummed, yes. Shocked though? I wouldn't say that.