{"id":2217708,"date":"2025-12-31T12:28:46","date_gmt":"2025-12-31T12:28:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2217708"},"modified":"2025-12-31T12:28:46","modified_gmt":"2025-12-31T12:28:46","slug":"the-year-in-entertainment-2025-those-we-lost","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/the-year-in-entertainment-2025-those-we-lost\/","title":{"rendered":"The Year in Entertainment 2025: Those we lost"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div data-article-body=\"true\">\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Here&#8217;s a look back at those in the entertainment community we lost in 2025:<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><strong>January<\/strong><br \/>January 3 \u2014 <strong>Jeff Baena<\/strong>, director, husband of <strong>Aubrey Plaza<\/strong><br \/>January 15 \u2014 <strong>David Lynch<\/strong>, director, <em>Twin Peaks<\/em>, <em>Blue Velvet<\/em><br \/>January 30 \u2014 <strong>Marianne Faithfull<\/strong>, Grammy-nominated singer, actress<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><strong>February<\/strong><br \/>February 26 \u2014 <strong>Michelle Trachtenberg<\/strong>, actress, <em>Gossip Girl<\/em>, <em>Buffy the Vampire Slayer<\/em><br \/>February 26 \u2014 <strong>Gene Hackman<\/strong>, actor, <em>The French Connection<\/em><br \/>February 28 \u2014 <strong>David Johansen<\/strong>, rock singer, <strong>New York Dolls<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><strong>March<\/strong><br \/>March 1 \u2014 <strong>Angie Stone<\/strong>, singer, Grammy nominee, &#8220;Wish I Didn&#8217;t Miss You&#8221;<br \/>March 21 \u2014 <strong>George Foreman<\/strong>, boxing legend, grill entrepreneur<br \/>March 25 \u2014 <strong>Dennis Arndt<\/strong>, actor, <em>Basic Instinct<\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><strong>April<\/strong><br \/>April 1 \u2014 <strong>Val Kilmer<\/strong>, actor, <em>Top Gun<\/em>, <em>Batman Forever<\/em><br \/>April 21 \u2014 <strong>Pope Francis<\/strong>, first Latin American leader of the Roman Catholic Church<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><strong>May<\/strong><br \/>May 11 \u2014 <strong>Robert Benton<\/strong>, director, Oscar winner, <em>Kramer vs. Kramer<\/em><br \/>May 20 \u2014 <strong>George Wendt<\/strong>, actor, <em>Cheers<\/em>\u00a0<br \/>May 25 \u2014 <strong>Phil Robertson<\/strong>, reality TV star, <em>Duck Dynasty<\/em><br \/>May 30 \u2014 <strong>Loretta Swit<\/strong>, actress, <em>M*A*S*H<\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><strong>June<\/strong><br \/>June 9 \u2014 <strong>Sly Stone<\/strong>, singer, <strong>Sly and the Family Stone<\/strong><br \/>June 11 \u2014 <strong>Brian Wilson<\/strong>, singer, <strong>The Beach Boys<\/strong><br \/>June 17 \u2014 <strong>Anne Burrell<\/strong>, celebrity chef, host, <em>Worst Cooks in America<\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><strong>July<\/strong><br \/>July 16 \u2014 <strong>Connie Francis<\/strong>, singer, &#8220;Pretty Little Baby,&#8221; &#8220;Stupid Cupid&#8221;<br \/>July 20 \u2014 <strong>Malcom-Jamal Warner<\/strong>, actor, <em>The Cosby Show<\/em><br \/>July 22 \u2014 <strong>Ozzy Osbourne<\/strong>, frontman, <strong>Black Sabbath<\/strong>\u00a0<br \/>July 24 \u2014 <strong>Hulk Hogan<\/strong>, wrestler<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><strong>August<\/strong><br \/>August 6 \u2014 <strong>Jon Miyahara<\/strong>, actor, <em>Superstore<\/em><br \/>August 11 \u2014 <strong>Danielle Spencer<\/strong>, actress, <em>What&#8217;s Happening!!<\/em><br \/>August 17 \u2014 <strong>Terence Stamp<\/strong>, actor, <em>Superman<\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><strong>September<\/strong><br \/>September 10 \u2014 <strong>Charlie Kirk<\/strong>, right-wing commentator, founder, Turning Point USA<br \/>September 16 \u2014 <strong>Robert Redford<\/strong>, actor, founder, Sundance Film Festival<br \/>September 23 \u2014 <strong>Claudia Cardinale<\/strong>, actress, <em>8 \u00bd<\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><strong>October<\/strong><br \/>October 1 \u2014 <strong>Jane Goodall<\/strong>, primatologist, conservationist\u00a0<br \/>October 4 \u2014 <strong>Ike Turner Jr.<\/strong>, son of <strong>Tina Turner<\/strong><br \/>October 11 \u2014 <strong>Diane Keaton<\/strong>, actress, <em>Annie Hall<\/em>, <em>The Godfather<\/em><br \/>October 14 \u2014 <strong>D&#8217;Angelo<\/strong>, singer, Grammy winner<br \/>October 16 \u2014 <strong>Ace Frehley<\/strong>, lead guitarist, <strong>KISS<\/strong><br \/>October 24 \u2014 <strong>Dawn Little Sky<\/strong>, actress, Disney artist<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><strong>November<\/strong><br \/>November 3 \u2014 <strong>Diane Ladd<\/strong>, actress, <em>Chinatown<\/em><br \/>November 3 \u2014 <strong>Dick Cheney<\/strong>, former vice president of the U.S.<br \/>November 11 \u2014 <strong>Cleto Escobedo III<\/strong>, bandleader for <em>Jimmy Kimmel Live!<\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><strong>December<\/strong><br \/>December 9 \u2014 <strong>Sophie Kinsella<\/strong>, author, <em>Confessions of a Shopaholic<\/em><br \/>December 14 \u2014 <strong>Rob Reiner<\/strong>, actor, director, <em>When Harry Met Sally&#8230;<\/em>, <em>The Princess Bride<\/em><br \/>December 28 \u2014 <strong>Brigitte Bardot<\/strong>, actress, <em>And God Created Woman<\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Copyright \u00a9 2025, ABC Audio. 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