![]() ![]() Numerous other people in the film industry had suffered from the illnesses caused by tobacco smoking. Back home in India, the ‘clown story’ is similar to that of the brilliant actor-producer Raj Kapoor of ‘Mera Nam Joker’ fame, who had developed emphysema of the lungs and died of respiratory failure. Varney had one last message for those kids: ‘Don't smoke’. But “he wouldn't allow himself to be photographed smoking for the sake of all the kids who loved Ernest.” And, though he entertained them by clowning, sprawling, grinning and cutting up, the talented Mr. Jim Varney, the famous actor who died of lung cancer at age fifty was hopelessly hooked on cigarettes. That little cute laugh that Berry and Wilma did with their mouths closed ? They came up with that because when they laughed normally, being smokers, they coughed.” “Everybody on the Flintstones smoked and all of them ended up dying of smoking related diseases…. Jean Vander Pyl who acted in the famous cartoon series Flintstones, was also a similar victim. Walt Disney, the famous creator of animated characters and producer of Disney films had died of acute circulatory collapse following surgery to remove his lung cancer. ![]() Hollywood actors and actresses Lucille Ball, Arnoz Desi, Humphrey Bogart, Richard Boone, Yul Brynner, Rose Cipollone, Gary Cooper, and many others had succumbed to lung or throat cancer, mostly in their 5th to 7th decades of life. This was also responsible for one of the toughest ‘nail in the coffin’ for the tobacco trade - at least in the United States. ![]() The list of known celebrity-victims of tobacco is perhaps the biggest of all other similar lists. The number of famous actors, directors, singers, producers and other cine-artists who have prematurely died or immensely suffered from tobacco related diseases are almost endless. He remains host of “The Tonight Show” to this day.It is a strange paradox that screen celebrities, who were traditionally considered as responsible for popularizing smoking especially amongst the teens, have themselves suffered the most from the hazards of tobacco. He actually went to bat for me and changed my life.”įallon went on to host “Late Night” before jumping to “The Tonight Show” in February 2014. Either you do this with Jimmy or I’m not involved,'” Fallon said. “I think Lorne said, ‘Look, I’ve worked with Jimmy. But we have to talk to them.’ I’m not even on their list, by the way.”įallon said the network had gone “cold” on him as his career was no longer thriving after “two movies that didn’t work.” Michaels ended up changing the executives’ minds. And, if anything, you’re on a great list of people. You’re one of three human beings to ever do this: David Letterman, Conan O’Brien and you. ![]() Michaels ended up asking Fallon again to host a late night show six years later, just as Fallon instructed.įallon asked his wife at the time for her thoughts, to which she said: “You have to take this job. He passed on hosting a late night talk show and instead went on to star in films such as “Taxi” and “Fever Pitch,” neither of which set the box office on fire. As he was leaving “SNL,” Fallon was more interested in starting a movie career like franchise alum Bill Murray and Eddie Murphy. ![]()
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