As another year draws to a close, let’s take a look back at the famous faces from the worlds of music, film, TV, and fashion who took their final bows in 2022.
Here are the stars we lost this year:
Rasheed Naz
The veteran film and television actor died at the age of 73 on 17 January in Islamabad. His son, actor Hassan Noman, stated that Rasheed Naz was admitted to a local hospital, where he breathed his last.
Bob Saget
Bob Saget — stand-up comedian, and actor who was famous for his roles in Full House, How I Met Your Mother, and America’s Funniest Home Videos — died on 9 January at the age of 65.
Sidney Poitier
The legendary actor, who was the first black man to win a Best Actor Oscar, died on 6 January, aged 94 years old.
Kim Mi Soo
The Korean actress, who was famous for her serial Snowdrop, died on 5 January due to unknown reasons at the age of 29.
Lata Mangeshkar
Legendary singer Lata Mangeshkar was one of India’s biggest cultural icons, with a career spanning eight decades. She died at the age of 92 on 6 February.
Bappi Lahiri
Bappi Aparesh Lahiri, better known by his stage name Bappi Da, was an Indian singer, composer, and record producer. He died on 15 February of obstructive sleep apnea at the age of 69 in Mumbai.
Masood Akhtar
The famous veteran actor Masood Akhtar passed away at the age of 82 on 5 March in Lahore after battling lung cancer for a few months.
Sidhu Moose Wala
Shubhdeep Singh Sidhu, also known as Sidhu Moose Wala, was an Indian musician, rapper, songwriter, and actor best known for his work in Indian Punjabi music and cinema. Unidentified assailants shot and killed him in his automobile in India on 29 May.
KK
KK (Krishnakumar Kunnath) was a prominent Indian playback singer. He died on 31 May.
Dr. Aamir Liaquat Hussain
The famous scholar and televangelist passed away at the age of 50 on 9 June in Karachi.
He was found unconscious at his home in Khudad Colony and shifted to a private hospital in critical condition but was declared dead upon arrival.
Khawaja Masood
The senior actor-comedian Masood Khawaja departed at the age of 53 on 20 June from kidney disease.
Tanveer Jamal
The senior actor Tanveer Jamal passed away at the age of 62 on 13 July after losing his battle with cancer.
Olivia Newton-John
Beloved Grease actress and singer-songwriter, Olivia Newton-John, died in August at 73, after a long battle with breast cancer.
Nayyara Noor
The melody queen of Pakistan, Nayyara Noor, passed away at the age of 71 on 20 August in Karachi after a brief illness. She was one of the top playback singers in the country.
Coolio
The rapper and actor behind such 90s hits, such as the Grammy-winning Gangsta’s Paradise and Fantastic Voyage, died on 28 September at 59.
Arun Bali
The veteran Indian actor died on 7 October. He had appeared in a large number of movies and TV shows.
Robbie Coltrane
Robbie Coltrane, who played the beloved half-giant, Hagrid, in the Harry Potter movies, died on 14 October at age 72 due to a long illness.
Aaron Carter
The musician, former child star, singer, and younger brother of Nick Carter of the Backstreet Boys, was found dead at the age of 34 in his home in California on 5 November.
John Aniston
Former Days of Our Lives star and Jennifer Aniston’s dad, John Aniston, died on 11 November.
Tariq Teddy
The well-known comedian and theater actor departed at the age of 46 on 19 November. He died of liver disease.
Jason David Frank
Jason David Frank, who played the original green/white Power Ranger in the Mighty Morphin Power Rangers died on 20 November at the age of 49.
Tony Navaid Rashid
The television host Tony Naveed Rashid passed away on 23 November from a sudden heart attack.
Ismail Tara
The famous comedian died at the age of 73 on 25 November in Karachi.
Afzal Ahmed
Well-known actor, Afzal Ahmed, passed away on 2 December at Lahore General Hospital from a brain hemorrhage.
Stephen ‘tWitch’ Boss
Former Ellen Show DJ and So You Think You Can Dance alum, Stephen ‘tWitch’ Boss committed suicide on the morning of 14 December.
Tunisha Sharma
Indian actress Tunisha Sharma allegedly committed suicide on the set of Sony SAB’s Ali Baba: Daastan-e-Kabul in her co-star and ex-boyfriend Sheezan Muhammad Khan’s makeup room on 24 December.
Many of their fans are still heartbroken and mourn their passing. Even though they are no longer with us, they will always be in our hearts and memories for the legacy and beauty they left behind in their craft and the great impact they had on people, culture, and sometimes the whole world.
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