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Following the passing of Peter last week, details of his funeral service have been provided as his family and friends come together to celebrate his life.

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Toy industry stalwart Peter Brown sadly passed away peacefully on 24th June, following a long illness.

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Anne Burrell, the Food Network darling and Worst Cooks in America host, died Tuesday morning in her New York home, her family announced. She was 55.

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Joe Morrison, a visionary toy executive and creative force behind some of the industry’s most enduring franchises, passed away on May 13. He was 81 years old.

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Renée Victor, the actress best known for her voice role as Abuelita in the beloved animated film Coco and arc as Lupita on Showtime’s Weeds, died surrounded by her family at her Sherman Oaks, Calif.... home.Show more

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King of the Hill voice actor Jonathon Joss has died after a shooting outside his home in Texas at age 59, the San Antonio Police Department has confirmed to The Hollywood Reporter.

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Peter David was born on September 23, 1956 and passed away on May 24, 2025. He was best known for his work writing The Incredible Hulk comics. Peter was born in Maryland and first became interested... in comics when he was about five years old. He started reading "Casper" and "Wendy" in a barbershop, and became interested in superheroes through the Adventures of Superman TV series. Peter began his career in journalism, taking after his father. His first professional assignment was covering the World Science Fiction Convention in 1974 for the Philadelphia Bulletin. In 1980, he left his job in writing for book publishing. His first job was at the EP Dutton imprint at Elsevier/Nelson. He then moved into sales and distribution, and ended up working for five years in the Marvel Comics Sales Department. During his time in sales, Jim Owsley became editor of the Spider-Man titles and actually purchased a Spider-Man story from Peter, which appeared in The Spectacular Spider-Man #103. Later, Bob Harras offered Peter The Incredible Hulk because it was a struggling title and nobody wanted to work on it. Peter got free rein with the character and ran with it. Peter spent 12 years working on Hulk, among other titles, but is best known for making Hulk a character people cared about and a comic people wanted to read. Some other comics he worked on include Aquaman, Young Justice, SpyBoy, Supergirl, Fallen Angel, Captain Marvel, and X-Factor. Peter also wrote novels, television shows, films, and video games. He wrote the novel Apropos of Nothing and the Knight Life series. For television, he wrote for series including Babylon 5, Young Justice, and Space Cases. In 1992, Peter won the Eisner Award, in 1993, he won the Wizard Fan Award, in 1996 he won the Haxtur Award, in 2007 he won the Julie Award, in 2011 he won the GLAAD Media Award, and in 2016, he won an Inkpot Award. Peter married his first wife, Myra Kasman, in 1977 and they had three daughters together. They divorced in 1998 and Peter married Kathleen O'Shea in 2001. They had one child together and stayed together until Peter's death in 2025. Peter loved bowling, the New York Mets, tai chi, The Beatles, and the James Bond films.Show more

Robbie Coltrane, born Anthony Robert McMillan, was born on March 30, 1950 and passed away on October 14, 2022. He was best known for his role as Hagrid in the Harry Potter films. Robbie was born in... Scotland and began acting in his early twenties in both theatre and comedy, before expanding into film. Throughout the 1980s and 1990s, he held a number of leading and supporting roles. In the mid-1990s, he started landing roles in bigger films, like the James Bond films GoldenEye and The World Is Not Enough and what he is best known for, his role as the half-giant Hagrid in the Harry Potter franchise. Robbie was Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling's number one choice for the role. Robbie also presented a number of documentary programs for the British ITV network and dabbled in voice acting in films like The Tale of Despereaux and Pixar's Brave. In 2016, Robbie starred in National Treasure. Robbie met Rhona Gemmell in the late 1980s and they had two children before marrying in 1999. They ended up separating in 2003 and later divorced, but they remained close. Later in life, Robbie suffered from osteoarthritis and was in a wheelchair from 2019 until he passed in 2022. Robbie won three British Academy Television Awards, one Royal Television Society Award, and one Broadcasting Press Guild Award for his role in Cracker. He also won a Broadcasting Press Guild Award, a Royal Television Society Award, and a Monte-Carlo Television Festival Award for his role in National Treasure.Show more

Ed was born on August 23, 1963 and passed away on May 27, 2025. He is best remembered as the physical performer of Chucky in Child's Play, Child's Play 2, and Bride of Chucky. Ed was born with dwar...fism and graduated from Plainwell High School. He career began in 1986 when he played the title role of Howard in the film Howard the Duck. While Chip Zien voiced Howard's character, Ed was the physical character. In 1988, he played Chucky in the horror film Child's Play and went on to star in Child's Play 2 and Bride of Chucky. Throughout his career, he appeared in 130 movies and television shows, including Land of the Lost, Tiptoes, My Name is Earl, Sabrina the Teenage Witch, among many others.Show more

Robin Muller tragically passed away at the age of 33 in May 2025. Robin had spent over a decade working at Goliath, most recently holding the role of Sales Manager Benelux. Robin leaves behind his wif...e, Lieke, and their one-year-old son, Loek.Show more