Jerry Doyle (Mr. Garibaldi from Babylon 5) has passed beyond the Rim
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Very sad news. 
Condolences to his friends and family.
Condolences to his friends and family.
I credit Jerry's portrayal of Garibaldi as a big part of the reason I managed to get off the path I was on - slouching towards alcoholism. He basically saved my ass. I'm sad.
Rest in peace Jerry.
This is sad.
Very sad to hear... I didn't care for his politics, but he seemed to be a nice guy. RIP.
JMS on Jerry Doyle's death.
http://www.epictimes.com/07/28/2016/j-michael-straczynskis-statement-death-jerry-doyle/
Also an amusing pic I found of the main B5 cast, sans Peter Jurasik.
http://www.epictimes.com/07/28/2016/j-michael-straczynskis-statement-death-jerry-doyle/
Also an amusing pic I found of the main B5 cast, sans Peter Jurasik.
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What terrible news. He really brought humanity to Garibaldi and made him the perfect friend and foil to both Commander Sinclair and Captain Sheridan.
RIP, Mr Doyle and Mr Garibaldi.
RIP, Mr Doyle and Mr Garibaldi.
I followed him on Twitter and when the notification came up yesterday I was hoping it was bullshit but it soon became apparent it wasn't They haven't said anything about cause of death but I wonder if he's been ill for a while? I only joined Twitter late last year but initially he always seemed to pop up in my Twitter feed, tweeting multiple times a day but I did think the other week that I rarely seemed to see tweets from him any more.
As others, including JMS, have said politically speaking we were probably not on the same page, but he always came across as an interesting guy, I saw him at a con in Bristol, oh must have been 20 years ago now, I have his autograph somewhere, one of many things packed away for a house move that I never unpacked for some reason.
Right from the off Garibaldi was one of my favourite characters in B5, so Mr Doyle will be missed. Rationally I know there's no 'curse', that it's just random shitty luck that means so many have been taken, but still I hope the universe lays off the Babylon 5 cast for a while!
They haven't said anything about cause of death but I wonder if he's been ill for a while? I only joined Twitter late last year but initially he always seemed to pop up in my Twitter feed, tweeting multiple times a day but I did think the other week that I rarely seemed to see tweets from him any more.As others, including JMS, have said politically speaking we were probably not on the same page, but he always came across as an interesting guy, I saw him at a con in Bristol, oh must have been 20 years ago now, I have his autograph somewhere, one of many things packed away for a house move that I never unpacked for some reason.
Right from the off Garibaldi was one of my favourite characters in B5, so Mr Doyle will be missed. Rationally I know there's no 'curse', that it's just random shitty luck that means so many have been taken, but still I hope the universe lays off the Babylon 5 cast for a while!
This was from the B5 panel at San Diego Comic-Con 2015. Peter wasn't there.Also an amusing pic I found of the main B5 cast, sans Peter Jurasik.
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So sad.
I cannot wait for 2016 to be over.
I cannot wait for 2016 to be over.
Better get used to it. The baby boom combined with the advent of tv and pop music in the 50s-70s and, in general, the rise of celebrity culture means that A LOT of people became famous in the 60s and 70s and these folks aren't getting any younger (and a lot of celebrities will die young from hard living). We're going to find that losing celebrities large and small is going to be a regular occurrence from now on.So sad.
I cannot wait for 2016 to be over.
A friend of mine is about to start a re-watch and commented that he knows that he's going to be running into scenes where the actors for all of the characters on the screen have died. I'm reminded of one where Sinclair, Franklin and Garibaldi all discussed the young boy's illness in 'Believers'.I've been showing a friend B5, and it seems unfortunately serendipitous that next week she'll see "Chrysalis" for the first time.
