{"id":25216,"date":"2026-08-02T14:00:05","date_gmt":"2026-08-02T09:00:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=25216"},"modified":"2026-08-02T14:00:05","modified_gmt":"2026-08-02T09:00:05","slug":"vincent-pastore-and-more-stars","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=25216","title":{"rendered":"Vincent Pastore and More Stars"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"gallery-current\">\n<p class=\"p2\">Hollywood mourned the deaths of some of its most legendary stars in 2026.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">In June, legendary music executive <b>Clive Davis<\/b> also died at age 94 following a hospitalization for an upper respiratory infection. At the end of the month, news broke that the Village People lead singer <strong>Victor Willis<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrity-news\/news\/village-people-lead-singer-victor-willis-dead-at-74\/\">had died<\/a>. Actor <strong>Joby Baker<\/strong> died at age 92 later that month.<\/p>\n<p>The following month, G.R.L. member <strong>Lauren Bennett<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrity-news\/news\/singer-lauren-bennett-dead-former-g-r-l-member-was-37\/\">died at age 37<\/a>,\u00a0while <em>Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman<\/em> star <strong>Louise Lasser<\/strong> died at 87 and\u00a0<strong>Bonnie Tyler<\/strong>\u00a0died at 75. <em>Emergency!<\/em>\u2018s <strong>Randolph Mantooth<\/strong> and <em>Police Academy<\/em>\u2018s <strong>Peter Van Norden<\/strong> also died in July. They were 80 and 75, respectively. Later in July, South African soccer star <strong>Jayden Adams<\/strong> was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/entertainment\/news\/jayden-adams-dead-at-25-after-making-world-cup-appearance\/\">found dead at age 25<\/a> mere weeks after competing at the World Cup.<\/p>\n<div id=\"news-block\">\n<div class=\"newsletter-form  \">\n\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/themes\/us-weekly\/assets\/img\/newsletter-bg-narrow.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"newsletter-form__background background-narrow\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><br \/>\n\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/themes\/us-weekly\/assets\/img\/newsletter-bg-wide.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"newsletter-form__background background-wide\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<div class=\"newsletter-signup__success\" aria-live=\"polite\">\n<h3>Thank You!<\/h3>\n<p>You have successfully subscribed.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p><em>227<\/em> and<em> Sanford and Son<\/em> actor <strong>Hal Williams<\/strong>\u2019 death at age 91 was announced on July 15, days before Oscar winner <strong>Brenda Fricker<\/strong>\u2018s death was announced. <em>Godzilla vs. Kong<\/em>\u2019s <strong>Kaylee Hottle<\/strong> also died later that month after being involved in a car accident.<\/p>\n<p><em>The Mask<\/em> director <strong>Chuck Russell<\/strong> died unexpectedly on July 22, one day before NFL alum\u00a0<strong>Jordan Devey<\/strong>\u2018s family confirmed his death. Irish musician <strong>Glen Hansard<\/strong> also died in July at the age of 56, with <em>The Sopranos<\/em> alum <strong>Vincent Pastore<\/strong> being <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrity-news\/news\/vincent-pastore-dead-at-80-sopranos-star-found-inside-home\/\">found dead<\/a> at age 80 in New York City on August 1.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\">Scroll down to remember all the stars who died in 2026:<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<script async=\"async\" data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/pl30214220.effectivecpmnetwork.com\/9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<div id=\"container-9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\"><\/div>\r\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hollywood mourned the deaths of some of its most legendary stars in 2026. In June, legendary music executive Clive Davis also died at age 94 following a hospitalization for an upper respiratory infection. 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