Famous people who died in January 2024

TMZ confirmed the death of actress Jesse Jane and her boyfriend, Brett Hasenmuller. According to the media, both were found dead in a house in Oklahoma and all indications point to an overdose as the cause of death.

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According to media outlets such as TMZ, actress and alternative model Masuimi Max was found dead on 25 January at her home in Las Vegas. The motives for her death have not yet been clarified, as investigations are still underway. She was 45 years old.

The cause of the death of American 'Big Brother 6' contestant Conrad Chase at the age of 58 has not been revealed. "We mourn the passing of Big Brother 6 contestant Conrad Chase. We accompany his companions, friends and family with our condolences," wrote his representation agency, Telegenia, on their social networks.

Photo: Telecinco ('Gran Hermano')

German music producer, composer and singer Frank Farian died on 23 January at his home in Miami at the age of 82, German media reported.

At the age of 97, the Canadian filmmaker Norman Jewison, director of, among other films, 'Fiddler on the Roof' and 'Jesus Christ Superstar', passed away. Throughout his career, his films earned him 46 nominations and 12 Oscars.

Mary Weiss, the lead singer of the 1960s pop group The Shangri-Las, died at the age of 75 at her home in Palm Springs. She suffered from chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.

According to US media such as TMZ, Adam Harrison, son of 'The Pawnshop' star Rick Harrison, died on 19 January of an overdose of illegal substances. He had just been released from prison.

Photo: Instagram (@rick_harrison)

A statement from the athletics department of the University of Akron (Ohio) confirmed, in mid-January, Canadian pole vault world champion Shawn Barber had died after suffering medical complications. He had been ill for some time.

Australian rider Anthony Gobert, once regarded by many motorcycling fans as the new Valentino Rossi, died at the age of 48. The cause was a result of problems stemming from his addiction to illegal substances.

An overdose could also have been the cause of the death for David Gail, the 58-year-old actor from 'Beverly Hills, 90210', police sources told US media outlet TMZ.

Kay Bernstein, the ultra who had become president of Hertha Berlin football club, died suddenly on 16 January at the age of 43. "The whole club, its governing bodies and staff members are shocked and deeply saddened by the news," read the German club's statement, which did not specify the cause of death.

At the age of 20, British tiktoker Morgan Ribeiro's life was ended. She underwent gastric sleeve surgery in Turkey. Her mother, Erin Gibson, told The Daily Mail that, after feeling unwell on her way back to the UK, the aircraft she was travelling on had to make an emergency landing in Serbia and "doctors discovered that her small intestine had been perforated". She died four days later after being in an induced coma.

Photo: Instagram (@m0rg4n.m4ri4)

The actor Alec Musser, remembered for his roles in 'Desperate Housewives' and 'Grown Ups', allegedly took his own life at his California home with a gun, according to a statement issued by police authorities. He was 50 years old.

35-year-old Brazilian influencer Mila de Jesús died suddenly of what the New York Post assumes was cardiac arrest.

Photo: Instagram (@miladejesusoficial)

Lynne Marta, actress of 'Starsky and Hutch' and 'Footloose', died at the age of 78, victim of cancer.

Mexican actor Adan Canto, who we have seen in films such as 'X-Men: Days of Future Past' and 'Narcos', died of cancer on 8 January.

Football legend Franz Beckenbauer died at the age of 78 on 7 January. According to his family, he "passed away peacefully."

Venezuelan-American actress Anna Strasberg, Marilyn Monroe's main heir, died at the age of 84, Anne Strasberg was the third wife of theatre director Lee Strasberg.

Brazilian football coach and player Mario Lobo Zagallo died at the age of 92 on 5 January. To date, he is the only player to have won four World Cups (two as a player, one as a coach and one as a coordinator).

Actress Glynis Johns, whom many will remember for her role as Winifred Banks in 'Mary Poppins' (1964), died at the age of 100 on 4 January in a Los Angeles residence.

Detective Ken "Hutch" Hutchinson from the series 'Starsky & Hutch' or, in other words, actor David Soul passed away on 4 January. He had been suffering from COPD (chronic obstructive pulmonary disease) for several years and cancer had caused him to have part of a lung removed. The photo shows him with actress Lynne Mart, with whom he had a relationship while filming 'Starsky & Hutch'. It so happens that she died only a few days later.

German actor Christian Oliver and his daughters, Madita and Annik, died on 4 January after a plane crash.

The French car driver René Metge, winner of the Dakar Rally three times (1981, 1984 and 1986) and of the 24 Hours of Le Mans truck race in 1983, bid farewell to this world on 3 January 2024 at the age of 82.

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