21 celebrities we lost in 2022: from Harry Potter star Robbie Coltrane, actress Anne Heche and Foo Fighters’ Taylor Hawkins, to Beauty and the Beast OG Angela Lansbury and Grease’s Olivia Newton-John
- As 2022 comes to an end, we bid farewell to talented A-listers who played some of our favourite characters on TV and in films, as well as musicians, fashion icons and comedians
- They include actors Robbie Coltrane, Bob Saget, James Caan, Angela Lansbury, Sidney Poitier, Kirstie Alley and musicians Olivia Newton-John, Aaron Carter, Coolio, Traci Braxton, Taylor Hawkins and Meat Loaf
2022 certainly was a roller coaster of a year, but some of the lowest points were undoubtedly the moments when we had to bid farewell to some of showbiz’s brightest stars.
Here are 21 late celebs we mourned this year, and whose legacies we’ll surely remember in the years to come …
1. Kirshnik Khari Ball aka Takeoff, 28
Takeoff, whose real name was Kirshnik Khari Ball, was shot dead at a bowling alley while playing dice alongside his uncle in Houston, Texas in the early hours of November 1, Variety reports.
Takeoff was a member of the successful rap group Migos. Along with his uncle, Quavious Keyate Marshall aka Quavo, and cousin Kiari Kendrell Cephus aka Offset, the trio became one of the most influential rap groups of their generation with hit songs like “Versace”, “Bad and Boujee”, “Stir Fry”, “MotorSport” with Cardi B, and “Walk It Talk It” with Drake.
The group was known for its unique rapping style in which the trio had short lyrics, where often another member would continue the rap with a single word or sound.
2. Traci Braxton, 50
Braxton was best known for starring with her sisters Toni, Towanda, Trina and Tamar in the reality series Braxton Family Values from 2011 to 2020 alongside their mother, Evelyn.
In 2014, Braxton released her debut solo album Crash & Burn, with the single “Last Call” reaching 16th on the US Adult R&B chart, according to Billboard. She released her second and final album On Earth in 2018.
She died on March 12 from oesophageal cancer, TMZ reported.
3. James Caan, 82
