Have you ever been SHOCKED to hear of a death that happened years ago? - Sitcoms Online Message Boards

Janice · 01-15-2008, 08:24 PM

I'm in shock. I recently started watching, The Steve Harvey Show. It's not on dvd, but there's a 5-episode, "Best Of" dvd available. I got it from Netflix today, and was so excited for my husband to see it. I was reading online, on what episodes are on the dvd, and read a viewer comment expressing surprise that there wasn't a tribute to the actor, Merlin Santana, who was shot and killed in 2002. He was only 26. He played Romeo, one of the students, and he was a riot. I've wondered why I haven't seen him in movies or tv since the show ended in 2002. I now have my answer.

http://imdb.com/name/nm0763332/

This happened before, with Glenn Quinn, who played Mark on Roseanne.

I feel today, the same way I felt when I made this 2003 post.

http://www.sitcomsonline.com/boards/...ad.php?t=91939

It also happened to me about five years ago, when someone told me that an ex-boyfriend had died. I hadn't seen him in 15 years, but we were together for two years before I met my husband. I wasn't so much sad, but more shocked.

catlover79 · 01-15-2008, 08:29 PM

Merlin Santana also made a funny guest appearance on Sister, Sister. He played a boy who asked out both twins (at different times) thinking they were the same girl. The look on his face when he discovered his mistake was priceless.

I didn't hear about what had happened to him until a couple of years ago, and I too was very surprised and saddened. Same thing with Glenn Quinn.

LuLu Rogers · 01-15-2008, 08:36 PM

This probably makes me sound stupid, but I didn't know Bob Marley was dead until a few months ago.

I also still can't believe that John Ritter and Michael Landon are dead

Ireneparalegal · 01-15-2008, 09:08 PM

I know there are probably a few well-known folks who have died that I didn't find out until waaaay after the fact, but right now I can't think of who they are.

PZelda · 01-15-2008, 09:42 PM

I wasn't shocked to hear about it but anyway...

It's hard for me to believe that almost everybody from Bewitched is gone now. I believe only the people who played Tabitha and Adam are still alive. So many of the adult actors died before they hit 50 or 60.

Also... Victor French and Michael Landon. I was surprised to find out later that French's passing was the reason why Michael Landon chose not to continue with Highway to Heaven for a sixth season. Little did we know Landon would pass away just a little over two years later... creepy!

*ClassicPinUp* · 01-15-2008, 09:45 PM

From the age 5 until I was 10 my childhood friend and I were crazy about Elvis! Our parents bought us all his movies, pictures etc. and since my parents have his music on old records we'd pop one on and dance for hours to his voice. Then when I was around 10, I said something like "mommy, when I get older I'm going to marry Elvis!" Yeah, that night she had a little talk with me and told me Elvis had "went to heaven" years before I was even born. I cried for days and didn't want to believe it... I kept saying "but I just saw him on TV!" Both my friend and I were devastated (she had just found out as well).
Looking back now I think "what an idiot" but back then we were two little girls with very broken hearts.

I just found out about Glenn Quinn a few months ago as well. For some reason I have a tough time watching Roseanne now... it bothers me a great deal seeing him and knowing that he passed away so young.

coffield3 · 01-15-2008, 10:01 PM

I didn't know about Glenn Quinn untill i joined this board i was so sad.

Also Jonathan Brandis, he was in the horror movie IT he played William 'Stuttering Bill' Denbrough age 12, i was very shocked to find that he died, it was suicide

I think he was in Full House aswell i'm not 100% sure on that though.

coffield3 · 01-15-2008, 10:02 PM

Here is his pic!
Jonathan Brandis

Brieannas21 · 01-15-2008, 10:03 PM

I remember when Merlin died they had a thing about him on ET.

But I remember a few years back I was on the website deadoralive and I was just browsing and I came across Lamont Bentley name, and I was SHOCKED to find out that he had passed away.

LuLu Rogers · 01-15-2008, 10:07 PM

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Originally Posted by coffield3

I didn't know about Glenn Quinn untill i joined this board i was so sad.

Also Jonathan Brandis, he was in the horror movie IT he played William 'Stuttering Bill' Denbrough age 12, i was very shocked to find that he died, it was suicide

I think he was in Full House aswell i'm not 100% sure on that though.

Yes, he was in an episode of Full House. He played a boy DJ liked, but he picked Kathy Santoni over her, lol. It is really sad that he commited suicide.

coffield3 · 01-15-2008, 10:08 PM

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Originally Posted by Brieannas21

I remember when Merlin died they had a thing about him on ET.

But I remember a few years back I was on the website deadoralive and I was just browsing and I came across Lamont Bentley name, and I was SHOCKED to find out that he had passed away.

That was the site i saw Jonathan Brandis on.

*Pleasant Tomorrow* · 01-15-2008, 10:17 PM

I remember being about 8 years old talking about how I wanna meet Lucy (Lucille Ball) one day, and my dad told me she was dead. I was shocked, I didn't know people like that died. In fact I was born only a few weeks before she actually died.

Janice · 01-15-2008, 10:21 PM

When my mother was in the hospital in 2001, her nurse was someone I had gone to high school with, and she dropped a few bombs on me. She told me that one of our classmates, a very popular girl, had died from breast cancer about five years before.

She also told me that our science teacher died of heart attack just two years after we graduated. He was only in his 40s. He was one of those teachers that everyone loved.

coffield3 · 01-15-2008, 10:28 PM

I found out not long ago from a stranger i met at the restaurant, that a old work buddy from a previous job i worked at, died of ovarian cancer, we were really good mate's untill i moved away and we lost touch. I was sooo very upset i still get a lump in my troat when i think of it because i wished i saw her before she died.

Janice · 01-15-2008, 10:32 PM

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Originally Posted by catlover79

Merlin Santana also made a funny guest appearance on Sister, Sister. He played a boy who asked out both twins (at different times) thinking they were the same girl. The look on his face when he discovered his mistake was priceless.

I saw that episode recently. It was a riot. He finally picked one of them for her pretty shoes, which she had borrowed from her sister.

I see in Merlin Santana's bio that he was a regular as one of Rudy's friends on The Cosby Show, supposedly Kenny's rival.

01-15-2008, 08:24 PM	#1
Janice Retired Admin - Hollywood Swingin' Forum Legend Join Date: Aug 03, 2001 Location: Beantown Posts: 36,388	Have you ever been SHOCKED to hear of a death that happened years ago? I'm in shock. I recently started watching, The Steve Harvey Show. It's not on dvd, but there's a 5-episode, "Best Of" dvd available. I got it from Netflix today, and was so excited for my husband to see it. I was reading online, on what episodes are on the dvd, and read a viewer comment expressing surprise that there wasn't a tribute to the actor, Merlin Santana, who was shot and killed in 2002. He was only 26. He played Romeo, one of the students, and he was a riot. I've wondered why I haven't seen him in movies or tv since the show ended in 2002. I now have my answer. http://imdb.com/name/nm0763332/ This happened before, with Glenn Quinn, who played Mark on Roseanne. I feel today, the same way I felt when I made this 2003 post. http://www.sitcomsonline.com/boards/...ad.php?t=91939 It also happened to me about five years ago, when someone told me that an ex-boyfriend had died. I hadn't seen him in 15 years, but we were together for two years before I met my husband. I wasn't so much sad, but more shocked.

01-15-2008, 08:29 PM	#2
catlover79 God Bless Val Forum Addict Join Date: May 29, 2006 Location: Bewitched in Ohio Posts: 70,392	Merlin Santana also made a funny guest appearance on Sister, Sister. He played a boy who asked out both twins (at different times) thinking they were the same girl. The look on his face when he discovered his mistake was priceless. I didn't hear about what had happened to him until a couple of years ago, and I too was very surprised and saddened. Same thing with Glenn Quinn.
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01-15-2008, 08:36 PM	#3
LuLu Rogers Colonel Brandon Forum Fanatic Join Date: Mar 23, 2004 Location: The Hogwarts Dungeons Posts: 11,013	This probably makes me sound stupid, but I didn't know Bob Marley was dead until a few months ago. I also still can't believe that John Ritter and Michael Landon are dead
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01-15-2008, 09:42 PM	#5
PZelda Two Valeries! <3 Forum Addict Join Date: Jul 15, 2002 Location: I'm STILL missing NYC. :( Posts: 78,223	I wasn't shocked to hear about it but anyway... It's hard for me to believe that almost everybody from Bewitched is gone now. I believe only the people who played Tabitha and Adam are still alive. So many of the adult actors died before they hit 50 or 60. Also... Victor French and Michael Landon. I was surprised to find out later that French's passing was the reason why Michael Landon chose not to continue with Highway to Heaven for a sixth season. Little did we know Landon would pass away just a little over two years later... creepy!
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01-15-2008, 09:45 PM	#6
ClassicPinUp ***** Senior Member** Join Date: Oct 28, 2006 Posts: 2,246	From the age 5 until I was 10 my childhood friend and I were crazy about Elvis! Our parents bought us all his movies, pictures etc. and since my parents have his music on old records we'd pop one on and dance for hours to his voice. Then when I was around 10, I said something like "mommy, when I get older I'm going to marry Elvis!" Yeah, that night she had a little talk with me and told me Elvis had "went to heaven" years before I was even born. I cried for days and didn't want to believe it... I kept saying "but I just saw him on TV!" Both my friend and I were devastated (she had just found out as well). Looking back now I think "what an idiot" but back then we were two little girls with very broken hearts. I just found out about Glenn Quinn a few months ago as well. For some reason I have a tough time watching Roseanne now... it bothers me a great deal seeing him and knowing that he passed away so young.
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01-15-2008, 10:01 PM	#7
coffield3 <3 Forum Veteran Join Date: Jul 23, 2006 Location: England Posts: 7,379	I didn't know about Glenn Quinn untill i joined this board i was so sad. Also Jonathan Brandis, he was in the horror movie IT he played William 'Stuttering Bill' Denbrough age 12, i was very shocked to find that he died, it was suicide I think he was in Full House aswell i'm not 100% sure on that though.

01-15-2008, 10:02 PM	#8
coffield3 <3 Forum Veteran Join Date: Jul 23, 2006 Location: England Posts: 7,379	Here is his pic! Jonathan Brandis Attached Images

01-15-2008, 10:03 PM	#9
Brieannas21 Member Forum Fanatic Join Date: Apr 05, 2004 Location: Texas Posts: 9,792	I remember when Merlin died they had a thing about him on ET. But I remember a few years back I was on the website deadoralive and I was just browsing and I came across Lamont Bentley name, and I was SHOCKED to find out that he had passed away.

01-15-2008, 10:17 PM	#12
Pleasant Tomorrow Member Forum Addict Join Date: Feb 19, 2003 Location: New York Posts: 69,525	I remember being about 8 years old talking about how I wanna meet Lucy (Lucille Ball) one day, and my dad told me she was dead. I was shocked, I didn't know people like that died. In fact I was born only a few weeks before she actually died.
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01-15-2008, 10:21 PM	#13
Janice Retired Admin - Hollywood Swingin' Forum Legend Join Date: Aug 03, 2001 Location: Beantown Posts: 36,388	When my mother was in the hospital in 2001, her nurse was someone I had gone to high school with, and she dropped a few bombs on me. She told me that one of our classmates, a very popular girl, had died from breast cancer about five years before. She also told me that our science teacher died of heart attack just two years after we graduated. He was only in his 40s. He was one of those teachers that everyone loved.

01-15-2008, 10:28 PM	#14
coffield3 <3 Forum Veteran Join Date: Jul 23, 2006 Location: England Posts: 7,379	I found out not long ago from a stranger i met at the restaurant, that a old work buddy from a previous job i worked at, died of ovarian cancer, we were really good mate's untill i moved away and we lost touch. I was sooo very upset i still get a lump in my troat when i think of it because i wished i saw her before she died.