Pervis Staples, Staple Singers co-founder, dies aged 85

Clint Eastwood's long-time stunt double has died aged 92. Buddy Van Horn first worked as the 91-year-old actor's stunt double on 1968 movie 'Coogan’s Bluff', and he did the same for movies 'Dirty Harry', 'High Plains Drifter', and 1971's 'The Beguiled'.

Rolling Stone reports, his wife – fellow musician and novelist Cathy Larson Sky – confirmed Sky had succumbed to prostate and bone cancer.

B.J. Thomas has died at the age of 78 following complications from lung cancer.The singer’s official Twitter page confirmed the news late last night (May 29).

Gavin MacLeod has passed away. The 90-year-old actor, who was best known for starring on ABC's 'The Love Boat' as Captain Merrill Stubing and 'The Mary Tyler Moore Show', has sadly died after suffering from ill health in recent months.

US television actor Gavin MacLeod, who starred in The Love Boat and The Mary Tyler Moore Show, has died at the age of 90. MacLeod died early on Saturday, his nephew, Mark See, told Variety.

Freddy Marks of the Rod, Jane and Freddy trio, from beloved children's TV show Rainbow, has died aged 71. Tributes have been pouring in from fans for whom Marks was part of their childhood following confirmation of his death from the Thames TV Archive on Thursday.

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Jack Black has paid a heartbreaking tribute to one of his School of Rock co-stars Kevin Clark, who passed away aged 32 after being involved in a cycling accident. According to the Chicago Sun-Times, Kevin was hit by a car at a "notoriously dangerous" intersection while cycling on Wednesday morning, and later died in hospital.

Kevin Clark, a Chicago musician who at age 13 won the role of the drummer Freddy “Spazzy McGee” Jones in the 2003 movie School of Rock, died today after he was struck by a car while biking in the city’s Avondale neighborhood. He was 32.

School Of Rock actor Kevin Clark has died aged 32 after being hit by a car, it has been reported.Clark, who played drummer Freddy ‘Spazzy McGee’ Jones in the 2003 hit film, is said to have been riding his bicycle in Chicago this morning (May 26) when he was struck (via TMZ).According to the outlet, the actor was rushed to hospital but was pronounced dead at 2:04am CT.It is reported that a 20-year-old woman was driving the car, a Hyundai Sonata, that hit Clark.

Haley Bosselman editorKevin Clark, who played kid drummer Freddy Jones in “School of Rock,” died on Wednesday, the Chicago Sun-Times and several other local outlets reported. He was 32.Clark was riding his bicycle early Wednesday morning through the Avondale neighborhood of Chicago when a driver of a Hyundai Sonata struck him around 1:20 a.m., according to local police.

Chicago Sun-Times. Clark’s sister told the paprer he was on his way home at the time of the accident.

School of Rock star Kevin Clark has died after he was fatally struck by a car, according to reports.The 32 year old, who played Freddy Jones in the 2003 film alongside Jack Black, was reportedly riding his bike around Chicago on Wednesday 26 May when he was hit by the car, TMZ say.The Cook County Medical Examiner told the publication that Kevin was taken to hospital but was pronounced dead shortly after 2am.