Jack LaLanne, the fitness guru, juicer pitchman and television host, has died of respiratory failure due to pneumonia at his home in California. He was 96 years old! But, well, that's the power of juice.

Sargent Shriver, first director of the Peace Corps, father of Maria, and Kennedy clan member, died today at 95.

Dick Winters's exploits during the invasion of Normandy (and other battles) were depicted in HBO's sweeping 2001 miniseries Band of Brothers, about airborne division Easy Company's WWII campaign. He passed away in Pennsylvania January 2nd, at the age of 92.

Gerry Rafferty, the Scottish musician who wrote what might be the greatest sax line in history for his hit "Baker Street," died after a long illness. Rafferty also wrote "Stuck in the Middle with You" as part of Stealers Wheel.

The exiled 44-year-old son of the Shah of Iran has killed himself at his home in Boston.

Saying goodbye sucks, and 2010 was a sucky year. Here's a gallery of some of the people who died this year—from Elizabeth Edwards to J.D. Salinger to Alexander McQueen.

Denis Dutton, the academic and founder of Arts and Letters Daily, has died at 66.

John Warhola, Andy Warhol's older brother, died on Christmas Eve at the age of 85.

Fred Foy, The Lone Ranger announcer famous for opening each show with "Hi-Yo, Silver!" has died at 89.

Iconoclastic rocker Don Van Vliet aka Captain Beefheart died yesterday at 69 of complications stemming from multiple sclerosis. His 1969 masterpiece Trout Mask Replica will be in heavy rotation this weekend. Here's a clip from a BBC documentary about Vliet.

Blake Edwards, the director of Breakfast at Tiffany's, the Pink Panther movies, Victor/Victoria, and many other famous comedies, died today from complications due to pneumonia. He was 88 and is survived by his wife, actress Julie Andrews.

Richard Holbrooke, the longtime U.S. diplomat and current special envoy to Afghanistan and Pakistan, has died at age 69, apparently of a torn aorta. He had been admitted to the hospital over the weekend, and underwent surgery on Saturday.

Mark Madoff, the 46-year-old son of Bernie Madoff, was found dead in his Manhattan apartment this morning in an apparent suicide. Earlier this week, Mark (left) and his brother Andrew were sued by the trustee handling Bernie's victims' claims. [NYP]

Fashion photographer Garry Gross—most famous for his photos of a young Brooke Shields—has died of natural causes at 73.

Stephen Solarz, the former Democratic congressman who made public the vastness of Imelda Marcos' shoe colleciton, has died of esophageal cancer.

Italian director and multiple Best Foreign Film nominee Mario Monicelli died in Rome today after jumping out of a hospital window. He was 95 and the second old movie director to die today. Sidney Lumet better watch his back.

Irvin Kershner, the director of Empire Strikes Back (and camp classic The Eyes of Laura Mars), has died after a long illness. He was 87 and will be missed far more than the Ewoks or Jar Jar Binks.

According to his nephew, actor Leslie Nielsen has died of pneumonia in a hospital in Florida. I was going to say that Naked Gun used to be my favorite movie, but who am I kidding? It still is.

A 44-pound cat who was abandoned by his family following a home foreclosure, Prince Chunk, has died. One pound shy of a world record, Prince Chunk became a national celebrity two years ago, appearing on talk shows and magazine covers.

Musician Peter "Sleazy" Christopherson, a founding member of legendary industrial band Throbbing Gristle reportedly died in his sleep last night at age 55. Here's his band Coil's cover of the Northern Soul classic "Tainted Love."