2021 Celebrity Deaths

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Carrie MeekFormer U.S. Rep. Carrie Meek died Sunday, November 28, at age 95. (Courtesy of family spokesperson Adam Sharon)

Colin Powell 625Former Secretary of State Colin Powell (Photo by Stephen Lovekin/Getty Images for IRC) Colin Powell died Monday, Oct. 18th, 2021 (Photo by Stephen Lovekin/Getty Images for IRC)

Comedian Norm MacDonald Performs - The Ice House - Pasadena, CAComedian/actor Norm MacDonald performs at The Ice House Comedy Club on January 30, 2010 in Pasadena, California. MacDonald died Sept. 13, 2021 at the age of 61. (Photo by Michael Schwartz/WireImage)

Los Angeles Premiere Of MGM's "Respect" - ArrivalsMichael K. Williams attends the Los Angeles Premiere of MGM's "Respect" at Regency Village Theatre on August 08, 2021 in Los Angeles, California. Williams died Sept. 6th, 2021 at the age of 54. (Photo by Axelle/Bauer-Griffin/FilmMagic)

Willard Scott Signs His New Book The Older The Fiddle The Better The TuneBeloved "Today" show weatherman Willard Scott died Sept. 4, 2021. He was 87. (Photo by Lawrence Lucier/FilmMagic)

Television Academy's 25th Hall Of Fame Induction CeremonyEd Asner attends the Television Academy's 25th Hall Of Fame Induction Ceremony at Saban Media Center on January 28, 2020 in North Hollywood, California. Asner died August 29th, 2021 at the age of 91. (Photo by Rodin Eckenroth/FilmMagic)

The Rolling Stones In Concert - East Rutherford, NJCharlie Watts of The Rolling Stones performs at MetLife Stadium on August 05, 2019 in East Rutherford, New Jersey. He died at the age of 80 on August 24, 2021. (Photo by Taylor Hill/Getty Images)

Bobby BowdenFlorida State head football coach Bobby Bowden died Sunday, August 8, at home in Tallahassee. He was 91. (AP Photo/Phil Coale, File)

30th Annual Producers Guild Awards - Arrivals Richard Donner attends the 30th Annual Producers Guild Awards at The Beverly Hilton Hotel on January 19, 2019 in Beverly Hills, California. Donner died July 5th, 2021 at the age of 91. (Photo by Axelle/Bauer-Griffin/FilmMagic)

File: Donald Rumsfeld ObituaryDonald Rumsfeld, former U.S. secretary of defense, died Wednesday, June 30, 2021, at age 88. (Photographer: Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

WKRP in CincinnatiFrank Bonner starred as advertising salesman Herb Tarlek, on WKRP in Cincinnati, a CBS television situation comedy about characters at a radio station. Originally broadcast September 18, 1978. He died June 17th, 2021. (Photo by CBS via Getty Images)

Shooter Los Angeles Premiere - ArrivalsActor Ned Beatty died June 13, 2021 at the age of 83. (Photo by Jon Kopaloff/FilmMagic)

F. Lee BaileyFamed trial lawyer F. Lee Bailey, who defended O.J. Simpson, Patricia Hearst and the alleged Boston Strangler, died June 3, 2021. He was 87. (Photo by Jonathan Wiggs/The Boston Globe via Getty Images)

BJ Thomas Performs At The Granada TheaterBJ Thomas a five-time Grammy recipient performs some of his legendary songs including "Raindrops Keep Falling On My Head" and "Somebody Done Somebody Wrong" on stage at the historic Granada Theater. Emporia, Kansas, April 20, 2019. Thomas died May 29th, 2021 at the age of 78. (Photo by Mark Reinstein/Corbis via Getty Images)

Gavin MacLeod, Georgia EngelIn this July 31, 2018 file photo shows actor Gavin MacLeod during a panel discussion on the PBS special "Betty White: First Lady of Television" during the 2018 Television Critics Association Summer Press Tour at the Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills, Calif. Gavin MacLeod has died. His nephew told the trade paper Variety that MacLeod died early Saturday, May 29, 2021. (Photo by Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP, File)

Illustrator Eric Carle, one of the giants in the field of children s books( The Very Hungry CaterpilEric Carle, author of the classic children's book "The Very Hungry Caterpillar" died on Sunday, May 23, according to his family and Penguin Young Readers School and Library. He was 91 years old. (Photo by Vince Compagnone/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images)

2013 Ripple of Hope Awards DinnerActor Charles Grodin died Tuesday, May 18, from bone marrow cancer. He was 86. (Photo by Noam Galai/WireImage)

New England HRC DinnerOlympia Dukakis joined Human Rights Campaign President Alphonso David, and Sen. Amy Klobuchar D-Minn., as speakers at the 37th annual HRC New England dinner on Saturday, Nov. 23, 2019 in Boston. The HRC New England dinner brings hundreds of LGBTQ advocates and allies together for an evening of celebration across greater New England.(Josh Reynolds/AP Images for Human Rights Campaign)

25th Anniversary Of The Anne Douglas Center - Anne Douglas' Annual Birthday Lunch - ArrivalsAnne Douglas attends the 25th Anniversary Of The Anne Douglas Center at Los Angeles Mission on May 4, 2017 in Los Angeles, California. Douglas died April 29th, 2021 at the age of 102. (Photo by Earl Gibson III/WireImage)

US-SPACE-MOON-COLLINS-APOLLO 11US Apollo 11 astronaut Michael Collins is seen at the National Press Club in Washington, DC, to discuss the impact of his historic mission to the moon on April 15, 2019. - During the Apollo 11 Mission while he stayed in orbit around the Moon, Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin left in the Apollo Lunar Module to make the first crewed landing on the Moon's surface. Collins died April 28th, 2021 at the age of 90s. (Photo by Eric BARADAT / AFP) (Photo by ERIC BARADAT/AFP via Getty Images)

Portrait of Former Vice President Walter F. MondaleFormer Vice President Walter Mondale died of natural causes on April 19, 2021, at 93. (Photo Credit: Getty Images)

File: Bernard Madoff Mastermind Of Giant Ponzi Scheme Dies At 82Bernard Madoff, the Manhattan investment adviser who promised stellar returns to his A-list clients and instead defrauded them of more than $19 billion in historys largest Ponzi scheme, April 14th, 2021. He was 82. Photographer: Gino Domenico/Bloomberg via Getty Images

The Transfer Of The Colonel-In-Chief Of The RiflesPrince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, died April 9th, 2021, at the age of 99.(Photo by Samir Hussein/ Samir Hussein/WireImage )

10th Annual ONE MusicfestDMX performs at the 10th Annual ONE Musicfest at Centennial Olympic Park on September 8, 2019 in Atlanta, He died April 9th, 2021 at the age of 50. (Photo by Prince Williams/Wireimage)

Alcee HastingsRep. Alcee Hastings, D-Fla., speaks during a House Rules Committee hearing on the impeachment against President Donald Trump on Capitol Hill in Washington. Hastings, the longtime Congressman from Florida died Tuesday, April 6, 2021. He was 84 years old. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, File)

Portrait de Gordon Liddy en 1996G. Gordon Liddy, one of the masterminds in the Watergate burglary, died March 30, 2021 at the age of 90. (Photo by Louis MONIER/Gamma-Rapho via Getty Images)

Watch What Happens Live With Andy Cohen - Season 15Jessica Walter died March 25, 2021 at the age of 80. (Photo by: Charles Sykes/Bravo/NBCU Photo Bank/NBCUniversal via Getty Images)

ABC's "The Goldbergs" - Season SevenActor George Segal died Tuesday, March 23rd, 2021. He was 87-years-olc (Raymond Liu/ABC via Getty Images)

Vernon JordanVernon Jordan, a civil rights leader and close adviser to former President Bill Clinton, died March 1, 2021. He was 85. (Photo by Earl Gibson III/Getty Images)

Rush LimbaughRush Limbaugh, the influential conservative radio host, died from complications of lung cancer on Feb. 17, 2021. He was 70 years old. (Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images)

US-ENTERTAINMENT-MUSIC-GRAMMY-PRE-TELECAST-SHOWUS jazz pianist Chick Corea performs during the 62nd Annual Grammy Awards pre-telecast show on January 26, 2020, in Los Angeles. Corea died Feb. 9th, 2021. (Photo by Robyn Beck / AFP) (Photo by Robyn BECK / AFP) (Photo by ROBYN BECK/AFP via Getty Images)

SFChronicleLarryFlyntDeathHustler publisher Larry Flynt died Feb. 10th, 2021 at the age of 78. (Mike Kepka/The San Francisco Chronicle via Getty Images)

Mary Wilson R and B singer Mary Wilson, a founding member of The Supremes, died February 8th, 2021. (Photo by Sherry Rayn Barnett /Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images)

Leon SpinksFormer world heavyweight champion Leon Spinks, best known for defeating Muhammad Ali in 1978, died Feb. 5 at the age 67.. (Photo by Gabe Ginsberg/Getty Images)

Christopher PlummerActor Christopher Plummer, who starred in films including “The Sound of Music” and “Beginners,” died Feb. 5, at his home in Connecticut. He was 91. (Photo by Jim Spellman/WireImage)

Dustin DiamondDustin Diamond, who played the role of Screech on the popular 1990s high school comedy "Saved by the Bell," died Feb. 1, after a recent cancer diagnosis, according to Diamond's manager, Roger Paul. He was 44. (Photo by Noel Vasquez/Getty Images)

Television Academy's 25th Hall Of Fame Induction CeremonyActress Cicely Tyson died Thursday, according to her manager. She starred in Broadway plays, films, and TV shows including "Roots" and "The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman." Cicely Tyson was 96 years old. (Photo by Tommaso Boddi/WireImage)

Cloris LeachmanCloris Leachman, the Oscar-winning actress of the 'Mary Tyler Moore Show,' 'The Facts of Life' and 'The Last Picture Show' fame died of natural causes on Jan. 27. She was 94. (Photo by Vera Anderson/WireImage)

Larry KingLarry King, the longtime CNN host who became an icon through his interviews with countless newsmakers and his sartorial sensibilities, died on Jan. 23, 2021. He was 87. (Photo by Dia Dipasupil/Getty Images)

Premiere Of Disney\'s \"Planes: Fire & Rescue\" - ArrivalsHal Holbrook, a legendary Emmy and Tony Award winning actor, died January 23 at his California home. He was 95. (Photo by Jason Kempin/Getty Images)

Hank AaronRetired pro-baseball player Hank Aaron died Jan. 22 at age 86. (Photo credit: LISA O'CONNOR/AFP via Getty Images)

Phil Spector Is Sentenced For Second-Degree MurderLegendary music producer Phil Spector died Jan. 16, 2021, while still serving prison time for murder. California state prison officials said he died of natural causes after being taken to “an outside hospital.” He was 81. (Photo by Jae C. Hong-Pool/Getty Images)

Magician Siegfried Fischbacher diedThe "Siegfried & Roy" magician Siegfried Fischbacher died on Jan. 13, 2021, at the age of 81. (Photo by Tobias Hase/picture alliance via Getty Images)

Tonya RobertsTanya Roberts on March 19, 2006. The former Bond actress and "That '70s Show" died January 4 at the age of 65 following complications from a blood infection. (Photo by CHRIS DELMAS/AFP via Getty Images)