John Dunsworth was 71. He was the actor best known as the irreverent trailer park supervisor Jim Lahey on Trailer Park Boys.

Tom Petty was 66. He was the singer-songwriter best known as the lead singer of Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, but also known as a member and co-founder of the late 1980s supergroup the Traveling Wilburys. There was a lot of Tom Petty talk in my recent podcast with Barry

Monty Hall was 96. He was the game show host best known for co-creating hosting Let's Make a Deal.

Hugh Hefner was 91. He was the editor-in-chief and publisher of Playboy magazine, which he founded in 1953.

Jake LaMotta was 95. He was the  professional boxer known as The Raging Bull who was World Middleweight Champion in 1949 after defeating Marcel Cerdan.

Bobby "The Brain" Heenan was 73. He was the  professional wrestling manager, wrestler and colour commentator I knew best from his years in the WWF. Young Mike watched many a match called by Gorilla Monsoon and Bobby "The Brain" Heenan.

Harry Dean Stanton was 91. He was the actor best known for his roles in “Paris, Texas,” “Twin Peaks,” “Big Love,” “Pretty in Pink,” and “Repo Man.”

Frank Vincent was 80. He was an actor who appeared in several of my very favourite movies and television shows, including Raging Bull, Do the Right Thing, Goodfellas, Casino and The Sopranos.

Jay Thomas was 69. He was a comic and character actor whose credits include the roles of Carla's husband Eddie LeBec on "Cheers" and obnoxious tabloid talk show host Jerry Gold "Murphy Brown."

Jerry Lewis was 91. He was a slapstick-loving comedian, innovative filmmaker and generous fundraiser for the Muscular Dystrophy Association.

Bryan Murray was 74. He won the Jack Adams award as NHL coach of the year in 1984 with the Washington Capitals and executive of the year as general manager of the Florida Panthers in 1993. He coached 1,239 regular-season games over his NHL career, compiling a record of

Glen Campbell was 81. He was the singer and guitarist best remembered for a string of country-inflected hits that ran from the mid-'60s to the late '80s: "Gentle on My Mind," "Rhinestone Cowboy," "By the Time I Get to Phoenix," "Wichita Lineman," "Galveston," "Southern Nights" and "The Hand That Rocks

Don Baylor was 68. He won the 1979 American League MVP with the California Angels, playing for six teams over a 19-year MLB career. He later went on to manage the Colorado Rockies and Chicago Cubs.

Darren Daulton was 55. He played 1,109 of his 1,161 career games for the Philadelphia Phillies, leading them to the World Series in 1993 before winning it with the Florida Marlins in 1997.

Chester Bennington was 41. He was best known as the frontman for the rock band Linkin Park.

Martin Landau was 89. He was the versatile actor who won an Oscar for his role as Bela Lugosi in Tim Burton's "Ed Wood".

George Romero was 77. His 1968 film "Night of the Living Dead" spawned an entire school of zombie movies while revolutionizing the horror genre.

Dave Semenko was 59. He had 65 goals, 88 assists and 1,175 penalty minutes in 575 NHL games with Edmonton, Hartford and Toronto. He won two Stanley Cups with the Oilers and is best remembered as Wayne Gretzky's on-ice bodyguard.

Don Matthews was 77. He was the head coach who won 231 games in the CFL, the second highest win total by a head coach in the league's history. He coached our Toronto Argonauts in 1990, from 1996-1998 and again in 2008, winning two Grey Cups.

Adam West was 88. He was the actor best known as the star of the 1960s hit TV series Batman. Most recently he was the mayor of Quahog on Family Guy.

Glenne Headly was 62. She was the movie and television actress best known for her roles in Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, Dick Tracy, Mr. Holland's Opus and Lonesome Dove, for which she won an Emmy.

Gregg Allman was 69. He was a founding member of the Allman Brothers Band who had such hits as "Melissa," "Blue Sky" and "Ramblin' Man."

Roger Moore was 89. He was the actor best known for playing James Bond in seven films, including Live and Let Die and the Spy Who Loved Me.

Chris Cornell was 52. He was best known as the lead vocalist, primary songwriter and rhythm guitarist for Soundgarden and as lead vocalist and songwriter for Audioslave. This one hits me square in my youth. I had a Badmotorfinger poster hanging in my bedroom as a teen. I just searched