Peaches Geldof Dead at 25

Peaches Geldof, fashion model and daughter of Bob Geldof, has died, according to the BBC. She was 25 years old.

Geldof was born in March 1989. Her father is Bob Geldof, the lead singer for the Boomtown Rats and founder of Band Aid. She was the second daughter of Geldof and his wife, TV presenter Paula Yates. Geldof began writing as a teenager, she wrote columns for The Guardian, The Daily Telegraph and UK's Elle Girl before the age of 18. She began modeling as a teenager. Geldof also followed in her mother's footsteps, hosting TV shows on Sky One, ITV2 and MTV One.

Geldof was pronounced dead Monday after police were called to her apartment in Wrotham, near London. Police describe her death as "unexplained and sudden." She was perhaps most famous in America for her partying and a 2008 video that showed her buying Valium from the same dealer who supplied Amy Winehouse with the drugs that eventually killed her. Her own mother died in September 2000 of an overdose.

Geldof is survived by her father Bob, sisters Fifi, Pixie and Tiger Lily, as well as her husband Thomas Cohen and their two young sons Astala and Phaedra.

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Legendary Hollywood Star Mickey Rooney Dies at 93

Hollywood legend Mickey Rooney has passed away today at the age of 93.

According to numerous reports, the barely five-foot-tall star had been ill for quite some time but the cause of death has yet to be released.

The pint-sized actor had a prolific career spanning over nine decades which included: two special Oscars (the Juvenile Award in 1939 and an Honorary Academy Award in 1983), one Emmy Award, two Golden Globes and one Tony.

Rooney was one of MGM Studio's biggest box office stars in the late '30s and early '40s and was one of the last surviving stars of the silent film era.

Born Joseph Yule Jr. in Brooklyn, Rooney made his stage debut at just 15 months old during his family's vaudeville act, Yule and Carter.  

Shortly after his parents divorced, his mother took him to Hollywood where he was cast as Mickey McGuire in a series of 78 short films.

The success of the films led to him being signed to MGM when he was 14 and instantly sky-rocketed him into fame. 

One of Rooney's closest friends, and co-stars, was Judy Garland. The two starred in the 1937 hit A Family Affair, which led to multiple Andy Hardy films through 1946.

Rooney also had an illustrious personal life and was married eight times and has been married to Jan Chamberlin since 1978.

Rooney is survived by son Mickey Rooney Jr. from his marriage to singer Betty Jane Rase; son Theodore Michael Rooney from his marriage to actress Martha Vickers; daughters Kelly Ann Rooney, Kerry Rooney and Kimmy Sue Rooney, and son Michael Joseph Rooney from his marriage to Barbara Ann Thomason; daughter Jonelle Rooney and adopted son Jimmy Rooney from his marriage to Carolyn Hockett.

Our thoughts go out to his family during this difficult time.

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The Dating Game’ host died after suffering a heart attack

Jim Lange, the popular host of the former hit show, The Dating Game, unexpectedly died on Feb. 25. The host worked with stars like Michael Jackson,Steve Martin who appeared on his show in the mid 60s to 70s.

Jim, a hilarious and charismatic host, would generally have a man or a woman, ask questions to the opposite sex, in order to land a date. It was so much fun to watch and some of the biggest names in Hollywood would appear on the show.

But before he played matchmakers, the Minnesota native, first got his start in radio. He was a deejay for years before his big break and he even returned to radio as a disc jockey in San Francisco, until 2005.

“As much as he’s known for his television work, his real love was radio,” his wife told. “He loved doing local radio, especially before it was computerized.”

Jim is not the only Hollywood legend to pass away recently. Harold Ramis starred in some of the biggest hits and hilarious classic comedies like: National Lampoon’s Animal House, Stripes, and of course Ghostbusters. Unfortunately, the actor/director/writer, began suffering from a rare autoimmune inflammatory disease called vasculitis in 2010, and unfortunately it relapsed, cutting his life too short.

It’s a shame that all of these great Hollywood greats are passing away but luckily their legacy lives on onscreen.

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