Celebrity deaths: stars who have died in 2026

Actress Catherine O'Hara passed away at the age of 71 on Friday, January 30, following a "brief illness."

The Home Alone star was having "difficulty breathing" before she was transported to a nearby hospital in a "serious condition" after first responders were called to her Brentwood, Los Angeles, home around 5 a.m. Catherine passed away hours later. 

Sanford and Son star Grady Demond Wilson died at the age of 79 on January 30.

The actor, who played Lamont Sanford, the son of Fred Sanford, in the 1970s NBC sitcom, was pronounced dead at his home in Palm Springs, California, after experiencing complications from cancer. It is not known which type of cancer he had.

Italian fashion designer Valentino Garavani died on January 19, "at his Roman residence, surrounded by his loved ones." He was 93. 

The famed designer was laid to rest in a private family chapel at the Flaminio Cemetery in Prima Porta, Rome, following a star-studded funeral at the Basilica di Santa Maria degli Angeli e dei Martiri, in Piazza della Repubblica 8, Rome, on Friday, January 23.

Former child actress Kianna Underwood, who starred in All That and Little Bill, tragically passed away at the age of 33 following a horrific hit-and-run accident in Brooklyn, New York, on Friday, January 16.

Kianna was pronounced dead on the scene, with the official cause of death noted as severe trauma to the head and torso after she was dragged by the car for two blocks.

Bob Weir, the guitarist and founding member of Grateful Dead, died on January 10, aged 78. 

In a statement shared by his daughter Chloe Weir, the family confirmed that the legendary musician "transitioned peacefully, surrounded by loved ones." He "courageously" beat cancer in the summer of 2025 but succumbed to underlying lung issues.