Death is permanent and irreversible and according to one of the greatest writers of all time, William Shakespeare, ‘it is an end that will come when it will come’.
Barely four months into the year 2021, the entertainment industry has lost a lot of amazing celebrities to the cold hand of death.
Here are some of them:
Larry King
Lawrence Harvey Zeiger, fondly called Larry King, was an American Television and radio host, born on the 19th of November 1933, he gave up the ghost on the 23rd of January, 2021. Larry king got several awards during his lifetime. Also, he got married eight times to different women. He was a legendary talk show host and he died at the age of 83.
Bunny Wailer
Neville Livingston was a Jamaican reggae singer, songwriter and percussionist. He was known as Bunny Wailer. He was born on the 10th of April,1947 and died on the 2nd of March, 2021 at the age of 73.
He is a founding member of reggae group The Wailers with Bob Marley and Peter Tosh. Wailer won three Grammy awards during his lifetime.
Sadiq Daba
Sadiq Abubakar Daba was known and referred to as Sadiq Daba, he was a broadcaster and an Actor. Sadiq was born in 1951 and died on the 3rd of March, 2021, at the age of 69. He was a veteran actor, He played the role of detective Danladi Waziri in “October 1st”, a movie produced by Kunle Afolayan in 2014. His exceptional performance won him an Africa Movie Academy Award (AMAA) in 2015. Also in 2016, Africa Magic Viewers’ Choice Awards (AMVCA) bestowed the industry’s Merit Award on him.
The Kano born actor was given an honorary title of Garkuwan Nollywood (Shield of Nollywood) to recognise his contributions to the motion picture industry, by the Actors Guild of Nigeria in 2018.
DMX
Earl Simmons is an American rapper, songwriter and an actor. He was popularly known as DMX. He was born on the 18th of December 1970, and died on the 9th of April, 2021.The rapper started singing at the age of 14, and rose to fame in the 1990s. He has 15 children with 9 different women. DMX died at the age of 50.
Folake Aremu
She was a veteran actress. Folake was fondly called Orisabunmi. The late actress was born on the 10th of October 1960 and died on the 6th of January, 2021. Orisabunmi started her acting career in the 1980’s, and she died a few months after the death of her ex-husband Jimoh Aliu aka Aworo. Folake died at the age of 60.
Cicely Tyson
She was an American actress and fashion model, born on the 19th of December 1924 and died on the 28th of January, 2021. She was an award winning actress and died at the age of 96.
Dan Nkoloagu
He was a veteran actor, born in 1937 and died on the 22nd of January 2021. He featured in several movies and was known for his village elder roles in movies.Dan died at the age of 83.
Iwuoha Bruno
He was born on October 6th 1952 and died on the 10th of April, 2021. The veteran actor has been in the movie industry for decades and has featured in several movies. He died at the age of 68, after battling with diabetes and blindness.
Victor Decker
He was a veteran actor and he died on the 12th of February, 2021 at the age of 72.
May all their souls rest in perfect peace (Amen).