Top 10 Celebrities Who Died Too Young
There’s nothing more depressing than a person dying before they’ve reached their peak. And while plenty of people pass away before they should, it’s the celebrities we hear the most about because we can’t help but wonder what else they could have done had they lived a little longer. Here are the top 10 celebrities who died too young.
10. Jeff Buckley. He drowned at age 30. And ever since we’ve wondered what kind of beautiful music Jeff Buckley would have made if he hadn’t passed away so suddenly. We love his voice and we love everything about Grace. How many more albums would there have been?
9. James Dean. One of the saddest deaths of all, James Dean died in a car accident at only 24 years old. He was a major heart-throb starring in movies like Rebel Without a Cause and East of Eden. Though he’d be almost 80 today, I have a feeling James Dean would still be starring in movies and no doubt winning awards.
8. Marilyn Monroe. It’s really hard to imagine what Marilyn Monroe would be like today? But I have a feeling she’d still be in the public eye in some way. And maybe if she were still here, models wouldn’t be so darn skinny. She died in 1962 at age 36.
7. Heath Ledger. In so many ways Heath ledger was just in the beginning of his career. He had made lots of amazing movies, but it wasn’t until he died that he won an Academy Award for his role of the Joker in The Dark Knight. Heath was only 28 when he passed away.
6. Elvis Presley. You can’t pretend that you don’t wonder where Elvis Presley would be today if he hadn’t died at age 42. So, he wasn’t exactly young when he passed away, but I have a feeling Elvis would have made a lot more music and many more movies.
5. Buddy Holly. The day the music died was in 1959 and Buddy Holly was only 22 years old. How much had you (or do you think you will) accomplished at age 22? Buddy Holly was already incredibly famous and there’s no doubt he would have created a ton more music up until an old age.
4. Aaliyah. I’ll never forget when Aaliyah passed away in a plane crash back in 2001, when she was only 22 years old. Her music was incredibly well-known and popular and I’ve always wondered if she’d be at Beyonce’s level if she were still alive.
3. Brad Renfro. Lots of people forget about Brad Renfro’s passing because it was greatly overshadowed by Heath Ledger’s death, which happened just a week later. But he was a fabulous young actor who played roles in The Client, Tom and Huck, and The Jacket. He passed away at age 25 from a heroin overdose.
2. Tupac Shakur. This rapper was fatally shot in an East Coast-West Coast rap war at only age 25. His murder case has never been solved and everyone’s certain he’d still be deeply involved in the world of rap if still living.
1. Brittany Murphy. This young actress may not have gotten a lot of press until her death, but she was well on her way to becoming something big. She was in Clueless, 8 Mile, Riding in Cars With Boys, and more; and had several films planned when she died an “accidental death” at age 32.
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Aaliyah died in a PLANE crash, not CAR crash. She is definitely missed! R.I.P. Babygirl
by Fan on Mar 15, 2010 at 12:52 pm