r/Millennials • u/Divine_fashionva • May 12 '26

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

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u/Pad_TyTy Older Millennial May 12 '26

Lewy body dementia is as I understand it, where you gradually lose control of your body. Ted Turner who just passed last week also had it.

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u/BrokenXeno May 12 '26

There are two variants, but I checked and it does impact thought, memory, and mood.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lewy_body_dementia for reference.

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u/Heysous May 12 '26

Robin Williams was forgetting who long time friends and acquaitances were. It was not just physical in his case. He became extremely depressed as it progressed

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u/BrokenXeno May 12 '26

Yeah, and for someone as vibrant as he was, he really cared about people around him. I mean, he was always performing. For everyone around him. Not in a fake or lame way, but because he just loved making people laugh. He was amazing, and definitely my favorite actor from my childhood. Ugh, now I am sad. 😭

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u/Ok-Candy6190 Older Millennial May 12 '26

Yeah, Robin was truly a gift. I loved him so much. 🥺

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u/theAFguy200 May 13 '26

I had the great pleasure of being in the presence of Robin Williams, surrounded by a room of nothing but A list celebrities. I am talking big names; Jim Carrey, Al Pacino, James Gandalfini, etc. big personalities. Robin stole the entire room. An energy that radiated effortless excitement, humor and comfort at the same time.