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Duncan Sheik, the Grammy- and Tony Award-winning singer-songwriter and composer known for the hit "Barely Breathing" and the Broadway musical "Spring Awakening," died Thursday, Sept. 17, at a ...

You're currently following this author! Click to unsubscribe from email alerts. Below, we look back at the celebrities we lost in 2026, listed in alphabetical order. Scott Adams, 68 Scott Adams worked ...

Duncan Sheik, singer-songwriter and award-winning Broadway composer, has died at the age of 56, according to a post on his Instagram. The cause of death was cardiac arrest. “It is with profound ...

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James Dean died on Sept. 30, 1955, at 24 years old Sunset Boulevard/Corbis via Getty James Dean died on Sept. 30, 1955, at age 24 He was killed in a car accident while driving his beloved Porsche 550 ...

Actress Hayden Panettiere died from the toxic effects of fentanyl, Xanax and several other drugs in her system, according to an autopsy completed by the Greenville County Coroner's Office in South ...

"It is with profound sadness that we confirm the passing of Duncan Sheik. The world has a lost a singular talent, and deeply influential voice in music and theater," Sheik’s social media account ...