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they may be gone but their legacies live
on forever in the classic movies they
gave us welcome to watchmojo.com and
today we’re counting down our picks for
the top 10 actors who died during the
production of a film everything becomes
chaos I’m an agent of chaos
before we begin we publish new videos
every day
so be sure to subscribe for more great
content for this list we’re taking a
look at actors and actresses who
tragically passed away while a film they
were set to star in was still in
production however we’re excluding those
who died in pre or post production like
James Dean it is and I mean that dang
thing you gonna do about it
number 10 Aaliyah Queen of the Damned
why so surprised at 22 years old Aaliyah
already had a bright and prosperous
career in her future along with being a
talented model and dancer she was also
an accomplished singer who released
three successful studio albums by July
of 2001 and we haven’t even mentioned
her breaking onto the film scene with a
role in Romeo Must Die the previous year
I know how does in China but in America
girls kicking ass you don’t have to be a
jerk to me unfortunately while playing
the part of an ancient vampire for the
film Queen of the Damned alia and
several members of her record label were
instantly killed in a violent plane
crash after finishing up a music video
in the Bahamas her time with us was
brief but the talent she exhibited at
such a young age will always be fondly
remembered you think you can change my
lead
enough endoscope number nine River
Phoenix dark blood god I have a word
with this gentleman here
despite his kind heart and phenomenal
talents River Phoenix sadly struggled
with a demon that plagues many
celebrities substance abuse his drug
issues got the better of him on October
30th 1993 the night he was scheduled to
perform at a bar called the Viper Room
his siblings flew out to support their
brother but instead found him convulsing
from a multiple drug overdose just
outside the bar by the time paramedics
arrived River had flatlined and he was
announced dead shortly thereafter River
had been filming a thriller called dark
blood at the time but production was
abandoned due to his death almost two
decades later though the film was
finally completed and released come with
me there’s something we have to do
number 8 John Candy wagons East
gentlemen this is Southwest territories
this Canadian funny man is fondly
remembered for his iconic roles in many
comedies due to the actors considerable
size he understandably struggled with
weight related health issues for a large
portion of his life while filming wagons
East candy went on a vacation with a
group of friends in Mexico for fun and
laugh I just can’t right now but I will
when I can when I have but I don’t have
now everything seemed fine that night
but the following day everyone would
awake to discover that John Candy had
passed away from a heart attack in his
sleep it’s all the more unfortunate
since candy was on the comeback trail
after releasing several duds what he did
produce however will always be treasured
song number 7 Philip Seymour Hoffman The
Hunger Games Mockingjay part 2 I’m so
frustrating which goes rogue Hoffman was
heralded as one of the most talented
actors in the film industry however
despite all his success he could never
shake his drug addiction having gone to
rehab several times over the course of
his life
while working on the final Hunger Games
flick Hoffman was sadly found dead in
his bathroom with reports later stating
that he succumbed to intoxication by a
deadly mixture of different drugs while
Hoffman had almost completed his work on
the film a couple of key scenes had to
be reworked sadly it seems like he’d
only scratched the surface of his acting
prowess before he left us I’m firing the
background into smoke our Mockingjay
number 6 Marilyn Monroe something’s got
to give
[Laughter]
Monroe remains one of the most iconic
actresses in history of course her huge
success in Hollywood was just one side
of her personality behind closed doors
Marilyn suffered from anxiety and
depression to counteract these mental
health issues Marilyn turned to drugs to
ease the pain but this set her on a
destructive path that ultimately led to
her downfall well I was going to tell
you but I knew how upset you get about
little things on August 5th 1962 Marilyn
was found dead in her bedroom with
autopsy reports revealing she had passed
away from a drug overdose something’s
got to give the film she was working on
at the time was left abandoned until its
eventual reconstruction decades later
would you have not tricked me number 5
Chris Farley Trek my head’s about to
explode my whole life sucks did you know
that funny man Chris Farley was slated
to provide the voice of the lovable
green ogre Shrek in fact Farley had
already finished recording anywhere
between 80 to 90% of dialogue for the
film but unfortunately his health was
spiraling dramatically and his
consistent substance abuse only made
matters worse he went through 17 rehabs
but he was a committed app that he was
not going to let this addiction beat him
despite his best efforts to seek
rehabilitation and get back on his feet
barley was found dead in his apartment
from an overdose of cocaine and morphine
shrek had to rework its storyline as the
titular character was modeled very much
after Farley’s own personality and
without the remainder of his dialogue
completed the plot was missing key scene
people take one look at me and go ah
help run big stupid ugly ogre number
four Bruce Lee The Game of Death Bruce
Lee was a mega movie star at the peak of
his career providing audiences with
sensational martial arts flicks
featuring death-defying stunts and
stunning fight choreography while
working on the Game of Death we began to
experience painful headaches and even
collapse due to sudden seizures on
occasion doctors diagnosed Lee with
cerebral edema which is an excess of
fluid in the brain he was prescribed
mannitol to suppress this but his
illness ultimately got the better of him
one night when he went to sleep after
taking a painkiller from a fellow
actress then didn’t wake up he was 32 I
believe I deserve to be where I am I’ve
worked hard for number three Paul Walker
Furious 7 thought you could leave
without saying goodbye after one of his
reach out charity foundation events Paul
Walker and his friend Roger rodas drove
away from the area in a Porsche unaware
of the tragedy that awaited them while
driving they lost control of the vehicle
and violently crashed into a concrete
lamppost and two trees instantly
decimating the car and igniting it in a
burst of flames
both men were said to have been killed
instantly leaving friends fans and
family around the world in a sudden
state of mourning which is a tragic
accident to happen on a during they were
just taking the car for Drive Walker was
working on Furious 7 at the time so his
brothers were hired to stand in as body
doubles to ensure that production could
be completed in Paul’s memory I just
hope that this movie
I just hope he’s watching number 2
Brandon Lee the crow in a twisted turn
of fate the Lee family faced tragedy
once again almost 20 years after Bruce’s
untimely passing when the martial
artists son Brandon was killed in a
freak accident on the set of this
graphic novel adaptation a scene called
for Brandon’s character to be surprised
by a gunman moments before being shot of
course this being a movie the gun used
was a prop unfortunately members of the
crew decided to mix dummy cartridges
with real bullet pieces for more
authentic gun shots sadly a dummy round
bullet became trapped in the revolver
and Lee was struck in the abdomen when a
shot was fired in the scene after six
hours of surgery the 28 year old was
officially pronounced dead what happened
to Brandon was a tragic accident and
it’s something that I’m I’m going to
live with before we reveal our number
one pick here are some honorable
mentions win the crown
I was mad with this country but is
getting tougher itself eternal living
number one Heath Ledger The Imaginarium
of Doctor Parnassus I don’t know who you
are no no serious and I certainly don’t
know what that is
on January 22nd 2008 Heath Ledger was
found dead in his apartment after an
overdose on prescription drugs the 28
year old actor had already completed his
work on the dark night for which he’d
win a posthumous Oscar about a magic
Craig I’m gonna make this pencil
disappear unfortunately he had yet to
finish his work on Terry Gilliam’s
ambitious fantasy film The Imaginarium
of Doctor Parnassus shocked by his
sudden passing Gilliam initially
considered scrapping the picture
altogether that thankfully didn’t happen
though the film was finished in Ledger’s
memory with Johnny Depp Colin Farrell
and Jude Law stepping in to play
different versions of his character do
you agree with our picks check out these
other great clips from WatchMojo and
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[Music]
they may be gone but their legacies live
on forever in the classic movies they
gave us welcome to watchmojo.com and
today we’re counting down our picks for
the top 10 actors who died during the
production of a film everything becomes
chaos I’m an agent of chaos
before we begin we publish new videos
every day
so be sure to subscribe for more great
content for this list we’re taking a
look at actors and actresses who
tragically passed away while a film they
were set to star in was still in
production however we’re excluding those
who died in pre or post production like
James Dean it is and I mean that dang
thing you gonna do about it
number 10 Aaliyah Queen of the Damned
why so surprised at 22 years old Aaliyah
already had a bright and prosperous
career in her future along with being a
talented model and dancer she was also
an accomplished singer who released
three successful studio albums by July
of 2001 and we haven’t even mentioned
her breaking onto the film scene with a
role in Romeo Must Die the previous year
I know how does in China but in America
girls kicking ass you don’t have to be a
jerk to me unfortunately while playing
the part of an ancient vampire for the
film Queen of the Damned alia and
several members of her record label were
instantly killed in a violent plane
crash after finishing up a music video
in the Bahamas her time with us was
brief but the talent she exhibited at
such a young age will always be fondly
remembered you think you can change my
lead
enough endoscope number nine River
Phoenix dark blood god I have a word
with this gentleman here
despite his kind heart and phenomenal
talents River Phoenix sadly struggled
with a demon that plagues many
celebrities substance abuse his drug
issues got the better of him on October
30th 1993 the night he was scheduled to
perform at a bar called the Viper Room
his siblings flew out to support their
brother but instead found him convulsing
from a multiple drug overdose just
outside the bar by the time paramedics
arrived River had flatlined and he was
announced dead shortly thereafter River
had been filming a thriller called dark
blood at the time but production was
abandoned due to his death almost two
decades later though the film was
finally completed and released come with
me there’s something we have to do
number 8 John Candy wagons East
gentlemen this is Southwest territories
this Canadian funny man is fondly
remembered for his iconic roles in many
comedies due to the actors considerable
size he understandably struggled with
weight related health issues for a large
portion of his life while filming wagons
East candy went on a vacation with a
group of friends in Mexico for fun and
laugh I just can’t right now but I will
when I can when I have but I don’t have
now everything seemed fine that night
but the following day everyone would
awake to discover that John Candy had
passed away from a heart attack in his
sleep it’s all the more unfortunate
since candy was on the comeback trail
after releasing several duds what he did
produce however will always be treasured
song number 7 Philip Seymour Hoffman The
Hunger Games Mockingjay part 2 I’m so
frustrating which goes rogue Hoffman was
heralded as one of the most talented
actors in the film industry however
despite all his success he could never
shake his drug addiction having gone to
rehab several times over the course of
his life
while working on the final Hunger Games
flick Hoffman was sadly found dead in
his bathroom with reports later stating
that he succumbed to intoxication by a
deadly mixture of different drugs while
Hoffman had almost completed his work on
the film a couple of key scenes had to
be reworked sadly it seems like he’d
only scratched the surface of his acting
prowess before he left us I’m firing the
background into smoke our Mockingjay
number 6 Marilyn Monroe something’s got
to give
[Laughter]
Monroe remains one of the most iconic
actresses in history of course her huge
success in Hollywood was just one side
of her personality behind closed doors
Marilyn suffered from anxiety and
depression to counteract these mental
health issues Marilyn turned to drugs to
ease the pain but this set her on a
destructive path that ultimately led to
her downfall well I was going to tell
you but I knew how upset you get about
little things on August 5th 1962 Marilyn
was found dead in her bedroom with
autopsy reports revealing she had passed
away from a drug overdose something’s
got to give the film she was working on
at the time was left abandoned until its
eventual reconstruction decades later
would you have not tricked me number 5
Chris Farley Trek my head’s about to
explode my whole life sucks did you know
that funny man Chris Farley was slated
to provide the voice of the lovable
green ogre Shrek in fact Farley had
already finished recording anywhere
between 80 to 90% of dialogue for the
film but unfortunately his health was
spiraling dramatically and his
consistent substance abuse only made
matters worse he went through 17 rehabs
but he was a committed app that he was
not going to let this addiction beat him
despite his best efforts to seek
rehabilitation and get back on his feet
barley was found dead in his apartment
from an overdose of cocaine and morphine
shrek had to rework its storyline as the
titular character was modeled very much
after Farley’s own personality and
without the remainder of his dialogue
completed the plot was missing key scene
people take one look at me and go ah
help run big stupid ugly ogre number
four Bruce Lee The Game of Death Bruce
Lee was a mega movie star at the peak of
his career providing audiences with
sensational martial arts flicks
featuring death-defying stunts and
stunning fight choreography while
working on the Game of Death we began to
experience painful headaches and even
collapse due to sudden seizures on
occasion doctors diagnosed Lee with
cerebral edema which is an excess of
fluid in the brain he was prescribed
mannitol to suppress this but his
illness ultimately got the better of him
one night when he went to sleep after
taking a painkiller from a fellow
actress then didn’t wake up he was 32 I
believe I deserve to be where I am I’ve
worked hard for number three Paul Walker
Furious 7 thought you could leave
without saying goodbye after one of his
reach out charity foundation events Paul
Walker and his friend Roger rodas drove
away from the area in a Porsche unaware
of the tragedy that awaited them while
driving they lost control of the vehicle
and violently crashed into a concrete
lamppost and two trees instantly
decimating the car and igniting it in a
burst of flames
both men were said to have been killed
instantly leaving friends fans and
family around the world in a sudden
state of mourning which is a tragic
accident to happen on a during they were
just taking the car for Drive Walker was
working on Furious 7 at the time so his
brothers were hired to stand in as body
doubles to ensure that production could
be completed in Paul’s memory I just
hope that this movie
I just hope he’s watching number 2
Brandon Lee the crow in a twisted turn
of fate the Lee family faced tragedy
once again almost 20 years after Bruce’s
untimely passing when the martial
artists son Brandon was killed in a
freak accident on the set of this
graphic novel adaptation a scene called
for Brandon’s character to be surprised
by a gunman moments before being shot of
course this being a movie the gun used
was a prop unfortunately members of the
crew decided to mix dummy cartridges
with real bullet pieces for more
authentic gun shots sadly a dummy round
bullet became trapped in the revolver
and Lee was struck in the abdomen when a
shot was fired in the scene after six
hours of surgery the 28 year old was
officially pronounced dead what happened
to Brandon was a tragic accident and
it’s something that I’m I’m going to
live with before we reveal our number
one pick here are some honorable
mentions win the crown
I was mad with this country but is
getting tougher itself eternal living
number one Heath Ledger The Imaginarium
of Doctor Parnassus I don’t know who you
are no no serious and I certainly don’t
know what that is
on January 22nd 2008 Heath Ledger was
found dead in his apartment after an
overdose on prescription drugs the 28
year old actor had already completed his
work on the dark night for which he’d
win a posthumous Oscar about a magic
Craig I’m gonna make this pencil
disappear unfortunately he had yet to
finish his work on Terry Gilliam’s
ambitious fantasy film The Imaginarium
of Doctor Parnassus shocked by his
sudden passing Gilliam initially
considered scrapping the picture
altogether that thankfully didn’t happen
though the film was finished in Ledger’s
memory with Johnny Depp Colin Farrell
and Jude Law stepping in to play
different versions of his character do
you agree with our picks check out these
other great clips from WatchMojo and
subscribe for new videos every day
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