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Rip Taylor (Oct. 6, age 84)

Rip Taylor, the confetti-tossing actor and comedian, died at the age of 84 on Oct. 6.

According to his publicist, Harlan Boll, the actor was hospitalized at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles in the intensive care unit after suffering from a seizure last week. A cause of death has not been revealed yet.

One of Taylor’s debut TV appearances was on The Ed Sullivan Show, where he was known as the “crying comedian.” He could also be seen on programs like The Jackie Gleason Show, The Monkees, To Tell the Truth and The Brady Bunch Hour. Taylor hosted his own game show, The $1.98 Beauty Show, from 1978 to 1980.