Celebrities Who Died While Filming

Stardom is not always a bed of roses. Celebrities often put their life at risk to perform in movies. We have heard about bitterish incidents that happened during the movie shootings and those occurrences include some painful and tragic deaths of Hollywood superstars. These celebrities who were busy in their tasks met a gruesome end. 1. Paul Walker Fast & Furious fame Hollywood star Paul died in a terrible and unfortunate car crash on 30th November 2013 in Los Angeles. While returning from a charity event, Paul's car met a fatal collision that was at the speed of more than 100 mph. Fast & Furious 7 was his last movie that got released one year and five months after his death. His brother completed the role of Paul and movie pays a tribute to the amazing star. 2. Heath Ledger Australian actor Heath died untimely when he was just 28. He was found dead in his room in Manhattan on 22nd January 2008 due to drug overdose. He completed the work for ''The Dark Knight'' and was busy in the production of ''The Imagination of Doctor Parnassus''. His demise affected the marketing campaign of ''The Dark Knight'' and the production of ''The Imagination of Doctor Parnassus''. 3. Brandon Lee Brandon was an American actor and was the son of legend Bruce Lee. Brandon died after an accidental shooting in Wilmington studio while filming the scene of ''The Crow'' on 31st March, 1993. For the scene, Lee had to walk to his apartment where few looters were supposed to captivate and misbehave with his fiancee. When Lee entered the room, the thugs fired over him. Dummy firing was arranged while filming, but by mistake the real bullets got fired. Accidentally a bullet hit the abdomen of Brandon. He was rushed to the hospital but tragically he passed away. After Lee's death, a stuntman was taken at his place to complete the shoot. 4. Bruce Lee Like his son, Hong Kong American martial artist Bruce Lee also encountered death while he was working for a movie. Lee was busy in filming ''Enter the Dragon''. On 10th May 1973, when the dubbing session was on at Golden Harvest Studio in Hong Kong, Lee slipped in the bathroom. Suddenly, he was taken to the hospital where doctors announced him dead. Doctors said that Lee had cerebral edema, but several controversies were created about his death. 5. Jon-Erik Hexum Jon was an American actor who died young in an accidental shooting on the sets of CBS television series ''Cover Up''. On 12th October 1984, the crew members were busy in filming the seventh episode. They were tackling certain problems on the set due to which there was a delay in shooting. After waiting for a long time, irritated Hexum went for a nap. After waking up, he found that the people on the sets were still dealing with some problems. He joked around with a gun on the sets and accidentally fired it. 7. Roland Schlotzhauer Ronald was a Hollywood photographer who died while shooting ''The Final Season'' in October 2007. Ronald and the team were in a helicopter for some aerial scenes. Unfortunately, their helicopter crashed near Walford leaving him dead and other members injured.

Murtaza Rangwala

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