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Hollywood’s Notable Deaths of 2020 (Photos)

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David Stern
The former longtime commissioner of the NBA died Jan. 1 following a mind hemorrhage, based on a assertion from present NBA Commissioner Adam Silver. He was 77.

Andrew Burkle
Andrew Burkle, an aspiring movie producer and the son of billionaire Ron Burkle, died Jan. 6 in his Beverly Hills dwelling, based on People Magazine. He was 27.

Silvio Horta
Silvio Horta, creator of ABC comedy sequence “Ugly Betty,” was discovered useless in a Miami motel room Jan. 7. He was 45.

Neil Peart
The drummer and lyricist for the ’70s and ’80s Canadian progressive rock band Rush died on Jan. 7, based on the band’s Twitter account. He was 67.

Harry Hains
Harry Hains, an actor and producer who had appeared on “American Horror Story: Hotel,” “The OA,” “Sneaky Pete” and “The Surface,” died on Jan. 7. He was 27.

Buck Henry
The actor-screenwriter-director who co-created “Get Smart,” co-wrote “The Graduate” and co-directed the hit 1978 Warren Beatty movie “Heaven Can Wait” died on Jan. Eight in Los Angeles. He was 89.

Edd Byrnes
The actor, who performed Vince Fontaine in “Grease” and in addition starred on the sequence “77 Sunset Strip” as the teenager idol “Kookie,” died on Jan. 8. He was 87.

Ivan Passer
Ivan Passer, a pioneering filmmaker within the Czech New Wave, a frequent collaborator with the late Milos Forman and the director of the 1981 movie “Cutter’s Way,” died on Jan. 9. He was 86.

Stan Kirch
Stan Kirsch, one of many stars of the syndicated ’90s fantasy drama “Highlander: The Series,” died on Jan. 11. He was 51.

Rocky Johnson
Rocky Johnson, a member of the WWE Hall of Fame and the daddy of Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson, died on Jan. 15 on the age of 75.

Terry Jones
Terry Jones, a beloved member of the Monty Python comedy troupe who directed lots of its traditional movies, died Jan. 21. He was 77.

Tyler Gwozdz
Former “Bachelorette” contestant Tyler Gwozdz, who appeared on the 2019 season of the fact sequence, died Jan. 22 of a suspected drug overdose at age 29.