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  And now I am reminded that John Astin is still alive.
context: That's very unfortunate; 64 is quite young. May she rest in peace. >
  
  Looking up the rest of the cast and surprised as hell to see that John Astin (Gomez) is still alive. What the shit. He outlived both the Addams kids. Glad he's still kicking. >
  
  He also outlived his son, the judge.
  And many of his coworkers. >
  
  Wait Harry Anderson was John Austin’s son? >
  
  No, he played Judge Harry Stone's father in Night Court.
  John Astin's actual son is Sean Astin, of Goonies, Lord of the Rings, and Stranger Things fame. >
  
  He adopted Sean. His actual son is Mackenzie Astin, star or The Garbage Pail Kids and later episodes of The Facts of Life. >
  
  Both his actual sons, adopted or not. >
  
  Oh c'mon, no one posted this yet?  Any proper memoriam thread for Lisa Loring needs this. >
  
  Nice.  I've never seen the original before.  She looked pretty smooth. >
  
  is nobody gonna mention Morticia?  Who the heck was playing her back then??  I can see why my older brother said that was his childhood crush, man... >
  
  Carolyn Jones >
  
  She was Aaron Spelling’s first wife - something I’ve always found interesting. >
  
  Strange to think her father on Addams Family is still alive >
  
  and is also the real father of Samwise in Lord of the Rings and the main kid in The Goonies. >
  
  Samwise's real father is Hamfast Gamgee-- known in Hobbiton as the Gaffer. He was a master gardener and expert on root vegetables. >
  
  What's "root vegetables"? >
  
  Root vegetables are things like potatoes, carrots, onions, turnips, beets, garlic, and other vegetables where the edible section grows underneath the surface. >
  
  What's "potatoes"? >
  
  Good try, but its "WhAtS TaTeRs, pReCiOuS?!?" >
  
  Dang! I knew I was missing something critical! >
  
  Very sorry she left this world early.  64 is not that old in this time and age.  I really enjoyed watching Addams Family as kid.   Wednesday was a character. >
  
  Whoa, 64 is way too young. >
  
  "Way too young" seems to describe a lot of her life.  She was married the first time at 15, and had her first child at 16. >
  
  Chain-smoked through most of those years, too.  Tobacco kills. >
  
  Who knew???
  1 out of 10 doctors that did not recommend Chesterfields. >
  
  I'm going to miss her little dance >
  
  Sad thing is the new Wednesday, Jenna Ortega, does a perfect homage to the original little dance in the show but it's been so edited that it's blink and you'll miss it as it's sort of in the background, unlike the rest of her dance. The little '60s shuffle is there but it's not caught except from a wide view. >
  
  I think they fucked up by making that part of her dance so short. >
  
  i remember her talk show appearances in the 90s with her crazy adult film star husband. She definitely had some rough patches back then. Hopefully she found some happiness after this. >
  
  There was a lot of cocaine backstage that day >
  
  RIP to the OG 🖤🦇 her Wednesday is iconic >
  
  Also was a makeup artist on adult films using the name 'Maxine Factor.' >
  
  She was married to porn star Jerry Butler back in the 80s, I think >
  
  Imagine planing a role for two years as a child and then having to live that role for the rest of your life. >
  
  It would be ironic if she passed on a Wednesday. >
  
  Aw, sad timing with the new show being out and a revival of Wednesday fandom. >
  
  John Astin, aka Gomez, is still alive at 92. All the other cast members are now gone.