R.I.P Charles Nelson Reilly
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thereseuphemiaabernathy — 18 years ago(May 28, 2007 11:26 AM)
Rest in peace, Charles. I was so sad to hear of your death this morning. I liked you so much! We'll miss you. Thanks for all the laughs and smiles. The other side is a little brighter now, it has you and Gene Rayburn.
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Ithilfaen — 18 years ago(May 29, 2007 02:40 AM)
It's weird to be that affected by the death of someone you did't know but I'm really sad. I guess it's a testament to his art and the way he touched us. It's trivial I know because he will keep living for us through his work whereas his loved ones have lost him forever but I'm glad I'll be able to enjoy his great performances over and over again. He made me smile like very few can.
Another little light goes out and the world grows a little darker still
RIP Mr Chung.
For every lie I unlearn I learn something new - Ani Difranco -
Renaldo Matlin — 18 years ago(May 29, 2007 02:26 AM)
When I read this now I actually cried out "NOOOOOO!" I loved this man! He was truly a rare character in the world of entertainment. I live in Norway so I haven't seen much of the US gameshow stuff he did so personally I started being a fan after seeing him in reruns of "The Ghost and Mrs Muir" on British Sky Channel back in the 80's. Have seen some of his gameshow stuff later though and that only helped seal my affection for the man. Not long ago I was thinking about him and I can't believe he just died. I am also a bit annoyed with IMDb who put the news at the bottom under the headline "gameshow star Reilly dies&1908quot; Wtf.. Made it sound like it was some two-bit gameshow host. I clicked on it expecting to read about some other person named Reilly and was horrified when I realized it was Charles.
Here is a quote by Reilly I found on his IMDb-page:
When I die, it's going to read, "Game Show Fixture Passes Away". Nothing about the theater, or Tony Awards, or Emmys. But it doesn't bother me.
(end quote)
As far as IMDb's news page goes he was right
What an insult to such a great career. Charles Nelson Reilly was a film actor, a veteran comedian of television (where he shared scenes with legends like Lucille Ball etc) and most importantly he was a great Tony award winning stage entertainer. On top of this he was a solid stage director and in his 60s even delivered one of the most memorable guest-stars on the tv-show "The X-Files". He was anything BUT just a "gameshow star".
Rest in Peace Charlie. You were brilliant! And if it helps, you were the greatest "game show fixture" in the history of planet Earth. -
Einzelgaenger — 18 years ago(May 29, 2007 07:00 AM)
There's no question about it - Charles Nelson Reilly was the funniest man on the planet. Even though he was 76, that's still much too young to die. I was expecting him to keep me laughing until he was well into his 80s. The planet will be a lot duller without him.
I never got to see his one-man show, but hopefully, "Save it for the Stage: The Life of Reilly" will be out on DVD soon. -
BlackJack_B — 18 years ago(May 29, 2007 09:27 AM)
R.I.P. Charles. You were one of the people I grew up seeing on T.V. in the 1970's along with Gene, Richard and Brett and everyone else on Match Game; you were always a character and entertaining at that. Thank you for everything you did to make us laugh.