Sitcoms have been around for many decades. However, many would argue that the genre really came into its own in the 1980s. These years had an explosion of comedy series that changed television forever.

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While the laughs may still be fondly in your memory, you may have forgotten about some of the stars. Unfortunately, some of the actors and actresses who shined in these sitcoms died without you knowing.

In 1985, Alan Thicke was cast as the lead in the ABC comedy Growing Pains. The show tells the adventures of a doctor and a journalist who are raising three kids. The show was an instant success. Although Thicke died in 2016 at 69, his work on Growing Pains made him a legend.

Diff’rent Strokes started the careers of two future sitcom stars who passed away. Charlotte Rea’s character Edna Garret began as a maid, but she was developed into a housemother to an all-girls boarding school on The Facts of Life. Additionally, Dixie Carter proved on Diff’rent Strokes she had the chops to play the leading role in a sitcom. This led to her leading 1986’s Designing Women.

The legend of slapstick comedy Leslie Nielsen spent some time on television. In 1982, ABC debuted Police Squad! The show, starring Nielsen, is a spoof on the dozens of cop procedurals that were popular at the time. Though the show was canceled, it led to the Naked Gun franchise. Nielsen died from complications of pneumonia in 2010.

It’s sad to think about these shining stars of television comedy being gone. What’s worse is many of them died without receiving much media attention.

This video will take a closer look at the lives and careers of many other sitcom actors who passed away. Although they are gone, we can always enjoy the comedic gold they produced on theirs shows.

Sitcom Stars Who Died Without You Knowing
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