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LOS ANGELES, USA. June 11, 2019: Rob Schneider at the premiere of “Murder Mystery” at Regency Village Theatre, Westwood. Picture: Paul Smith/Featureflash
1 – Julie Andrews, 90, singer, actress, born Julia Wells, Walton-on-Thames, England, 1935.
2 – Paul Teutul, Jr., 51, motorcycle designer, (American Chopper), Yonkers, NY, 1974.
3 – Neve Campbell, 52, actress, (Scream series), Guelph, Ontario, Canada, 1973.
4 – Susan Sarandon, 79, actress, (Thelma & Louise), Jackson Heights, NY, 1946.
5 – Kate Winslet, 50, actress, (Titanic), Reading, Berkshire, England, 1975.
6 – Elisabeth Shue, 62, actress, (Back to the Future Part II), Wilmington, DE, 1963.
7 – Simon Cowell, 66, TV personality, (American Idol), Lambeth, London, England, 1959.
8 – Matt Damon, 55, actor, (Good Will Hunting), Cambridge, MA, 1970.
9 – Zachery Ty Bryan, 44, actor, (Home Improvement), Aurora, CO, 1981.
10 – Mario Lopez, 52, television host, (Saved by the Bell), San Diego, CA, 1973.
11 – Emily Deschanel, 49, actress, (Bones), Los Angeles, CA, 1976.
12 – Hugh Jackman, 57, actor, (Wolverine), Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 1968.
13 – Kelly Preston, 63, actress, (Jerry Maguire), Honolulu, HI, 1962.
14 – Usher, 47, singer, (Confessions), Dallas, TX, 1978.
15 – Emeril Lagasse, 66, chef, (Emeril Live), Fall River, MA, 1959.
16 – John Mayer, 48, singer-songwriter, (Your Body Is a Wonderland), Bridgeport, CT, 1977.
17 – Eminem, 53, rapper, St. Joseph, MO, 1972.
18 – Zac Efron, 38, actor, (High School Musical), San Luis Obispo, CA, 1987.
19 – Jon Favreau, 59, actor, (Iron Man), Queens, NY, 1966.
20 – Viggo Mortensen, 67, actor, (Lord of the Rings), Manhattan, NY, 1958.
21 – Kim Kardashian, 45, television personality, (Keeping Up with the Kardashians), Los Angeles, CA, 1980.
22 – Catherine Deneuve, 82, actress, (Belle de Jour), Paris, France, 1943.
23 – Ryan Reynolds, 49, actor, (Deadpool), Vancouver, 1976.
24 – Bindi Irwin, 27, conservationist, (Bindi the Jungle Girl), Buderim, Queensland, Australia, 1998.
25 – Katy Perry, 41, singer, Santa Barbara, CA, 1984.
26 – Keith Urban, 58, singer, Whangarei, New Zealand, 1967.
27 – John Cleese, 86, actor, (Monty Python), England, 1939.
28 – Julia Roberts, 58, actress, (Pretty Woman), Smyrna, GA, 1967.
29 – Winona Ryder, 54, actress, (Stranger Things), Winona, MN, 1971.
30 – Henry Winkler, 80, actor, (Happy Days), Manhattan, NY, 1945.
31 – Rob Schneider, 61, actor, comedian, (Deuce Bigalow), San Francisco, California, 1963
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