Celebrities who died in 2025

Become an Insider and start reading now. Have an account? . Actors Dianie Keaton, Robert Redford, Gene Hackman, James Ransone, Rob Reiner, and Michelle Trachtenberg died in 2025. Musicians Ozzy Osbourne, D'Angelo, Brian Wilson, Roberta Flack, and Sly Stone also passed away. So did former vice president Dick Cheney, fashion icon Giorgio Armani, director David Lynch, and primatologist Jane Goodall. Below, we look back at those we lost in 2025. Loni Anderson, 79 In an era when playing the ditzy blonde was all the rage, Loni Anderson turned that trope on its head and found acclaim. Anderson is best known for playing the smart, sophisticated, go-getter receptionist in the late 1970s series "WKRP in Cincinnati." Her performance earned her three Golden Globe nominations and two Emmy nominations over the show's four-season run. "WKRP" turned out to be Anderson's high water mark professionally, but her fame soared through the 1980s and 1990s with her marriage to Burt Reynolds. Their relationship and messy split were constant tabloid fodder. Anderson died on August 3 following a prolonged illness . Giorgio Armani, 91 Armani's name has been synonymous with high fashion for the last 50 years. From dressing practically every famous person for the last half century to using his talents to do the costuming for movies like "American Gigolo," "The Untouchables," "The Wolf of Wall Street," and "The Dark Knight," Giorgio Armani used his eye for fashion and innovation to become a cultural icon. Armani died on September 4. No cause was given. Jeff Baena, 47 Baena was known for writing and directing comedic independent movies like "Life After Beth," "The Little Hours," and "Horse Girl." Many of them starred his wife, Aubrey Plaza. He also wrote the 2004 movie "I Heart Huckabees" with director David O. Russell. Baena died by suicide on January 3. If you or someone you know is experiencing depression or has had thoughts of harming themself or taking their own life, get help. In the US, call or text 988 to reach the Suicide & Crisis Lifeline . Help is also available through the Crisis Text Line - just text "HOME" to 741741. The International Association for Suicide Prevention offers resources for those outside the US. Joe Don Baker, 89 Baker was known for his tough guy roles, playing heroes and villains with equal intensity for close to four decades. The Texas native found stardom in 1973 playing the real-life moonshine-busting Tennessee Sheriff Buford Pusser in the surprise hit "Walking Tall." A string of memorable roles utilizing his intimidating presence followed. He played a crooked cop opposite Chevy Chase in the 1985 hit comedy "Fletch," teamed up with Nick Nolte to try to stop a crazed Robert De Niro in Martin Scorsese's 1991 remake of "Cape Fear," and, between those movies, played a fictional version of Babe Ruth opposite Robert Redford in the 1984 sports classic "The Natural." Baker also has the distinction of playing both a villain (1987's "The Living Daylights") and a good guy (1995's "GoldenEye,"...

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