10 Celebs Who Died While Performing Live On Stage

 

10. ‘Dimebag’ Darrell Abbott

“Dimebag” Darrell Abbott was an American songwriter and musician. He is known to be the person behind groove metal. He founded Damageplan and also was the co-founder of Pantera long with his brother. He was shot dead while he was performing on 8th December 2004 in Ohio.

9. Brandon Lee

Brandon Lee was a famous martial artist and an actor from America. He was the son of the most famous actor and martial artist known to the world, Bruce Lee. He was a part of many successful films and died on the sets of the film ‘The Crow’, which involved a prop gun which was loaded. The bullet was propelled, and it killed him. The film came out in the year 1994.

8. Les Harvey

Les Harvey was a famous guitarist and played in various Scottish bands during the 1960s and the early 1970s. He became even more famous when he associated with the then famous rock band Stone the Crows. He died while he was performing in front of thousands of fans. On 3rd May in 1972, he got electrocuted after he touched a microphone which was not earthed and succumbed to injuries.

7. Mitsuhara Misawa

Mitsuhara Misawa was a professional wrestler from Japan and made his debut in the year 1981 professionally. He died in the ring due to his cervical spinal injury. He got a suplex from Saito, his opponent during a match in the Hiroshima Green Arena.

6. Ty Longley

Ty Longley, an American vocalist, and guitarist. He was very famous during his time as he was a part of the band named The Great White in 2000 and also played in Samantha 7, Solo Project by Nick Menza and the Bullet Boys. On 20th February 2003, Longley passed away very tragically when a fire broke out at The Station Night Club. The fire is the fourth most deadly ever in the history of America and that killed more than hundred people.

5. Owen Hart

Owen was a Canadian-American wrestler. Being a professional and amateur wrestler both he performed in many promotional events including the Stampede Wrestling. He had some amazing performances to his credit in the World Championship Wrestling (WCW), and also the World Wrestling Federation (WWF). On 23rd May 1999, he passed away as he fell off from the rafters while he was performing in the Kemper Arena before the match

4. Christina Grimmie

Christina Grimmie was a famous American singer, actress, musician and a songwriter. She was very famous on youtube too. On 11th June 2016, Christina was shot dead and she was just 22 then. This happened after one of her concerts in Orlando and later the killer shot himself dead too. Later, one of her friends revealed that he was an obsessed fan who just wanted Christina either alive with him or in death.

3. Yoshiyuki Takada

Yoshiyuki Takada was a famous Japanese acrobat and had gained popularity all over the world for his amazing performances. The 31-year-old Yoshiyuki was giving a performance on The Dance of Birth and death on 30th September 1985 with a troupe from Tokyo when in the middle of his performance the rope broke and fell from 80 feet height. It was extremely astonishing that he maintained his posture until he hit the ground and died in front of a huge crowd

2. Sarah Guyard Guillot

Sarah Guyard Guillot who was a French aerialist and an acrobat fell down from 94 feet height while she was performing live. The show was about to conclude and she was performing on a vertical stage when she lost her life as she fell. It was first in the history of Cirque du Soleil which is now almost 29 years old .

1.Ken Steadman

Being a part of famous shows like Baywatch, NYPD Blue, Babylon 5 and Malone’s, Ken Steadman had also been a part of various movies. On an unfortunate day of 20th in 1996, Ken lost his life in an accident while he was shooting for a Sliders episode the “Desert Storm”.