From drug overdoses to mysterious circumstances, here’s a look at five celebrities from the ’90s who died way too soon! May they all RIP…
Chris Farley
Chris Farley was one of our favorite actors from the ’90s. From Saturday Night Live to movies like Tommy Boy, Farley was a comic genius! Tragically, he died on December 18, 1997 at the young age of 33 from an overdose of cocaine and morphine, with advanced atherosclerosis cited as a contributing factor to his death.
Enjoy this look back at some of Chris Farley’s funniest moments on camera:
Aaliyah
Born January 16, 1979 in New York City, Aaliyah Dana Haughton was a beautiful and talented singer, model and actress who signed a record deal with Jive Records at 12 years old. Sadly, her career was cut short at the young age of 22 on August 25, 2001 when a private plane she was passenger on crashed in the Bahamas killing Aaliyah and eight others. During the ’90s and early 2000s, she scored 12 top 40 songs on the Hot 100 charts including a number one in 2000 for Try Again.
Enjoy this look back at Aaliyah’s music video for her debut single and first number one R&B hit, Back & Forth from 1994!
Tupac (2Pac) Shakur
Tupac Amaru Shakur was born in New York City on June 16, 1971. Many consider him to be one of the greatest rappers of all time. He’s certainly one of the greatest, if not the greatest rapper of the ’90s. Sadly, Tupac’s career was violently cut short when he was shot four times on September 7, 1996 by an unknown assailant in a drive-by shooting in Las Vegas. He died six days later on September 13, 1996.
Shakur is one of the best-selling music artists of all time with over 75 million records sold worldwide. Here’s a look at his music video for California Love featuring Dr. Dre and Roger Troutman, his first number one song on the Hot 100 charts in 1996.
River Phoenix
River Phoenix’s first major role was playing the character Chris Chambers in 1986’s Stand By Me. Later that same year, he won the Young Artist Award for Best Young Male Superstar in Motion Pictures for his role as Charlie Fox in the movie The Mosquito Coast. In 1988 he was nominated for an Oscar and a Golden Globe for Best Supporting Actor for his role of Danny Pope in Running on Empty.
During the 90’s, he starred in six motion pictures, and received a lot of accolades for his role of Mikey Waters in the independent film My Own Private Idaho. Sadly, drugs cut his life short when he collapsed outside of The Viper Room on the Sunset Strip from a drug overdose. He was only 23 years old.
Enjoy this look back at River Phoenix’s complete filmography from 198501994!
Brittany Murphy
Brittany Murphy appeared in numerous films and TV shows and music videos during her career. Her first break-through performance was in 1995 when she starred alongside Alicia Silverstone and Stacey Dash in Clueless. She went on to star in numerous other movies throughout the ’90s and the 2000’s. Sadly, Murphy’s life was cut short at the age of 32. Officially, the cause of death was attributed to pneumonia and severe anemia, but many theories still abound about her true cause of death. Explore these theories in this True Crime Documentary on the Unsolved Death of Brittany Murphy:
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