Charles Nelson Reilly has passed away

[munkustrap178]

Posted: 5/27/07 at 9:57pm

RIP.

Never saw him live, but I cherish his presence on his many cast albums.


(per ATC, by the way.)

[wickedfan]

Posted: 5/27/07 at 9:59pm

Oh no! What a sad day. He was actually a friend of my family's. We all laugh when he told this story:
He was in the middle of rehearsals for Hello, Dolly! and was given his song "It Only Takes a Moment". When asked by I think Jerry Herman what he thought of it, Reilly said, "It's no 'Over the Rainbow'". God, we will all miss him.

[jv92]

Posted: 5/27/07 at 9:59pm

Oh dear. What a loss. He was a wonderful performer who will be missed.

[theaterkid1015]

Posted: 5/27/07 at 10:14pm

I'm so sorry to hear this.

[wonderfulwizard11]

Posted: 5/27/07 at 10:17pm

Very sad loss. Rest in peace, Mr. Reilly.

[mateo]

Posted: 5/27/07 at 10:20pm

so sad to hear that.

Updated On: 5/27/07 at 10:20 PM

[mrslovett7]

Posted: 5/27/07 at 10:40pm

where did you hear that?

[StageFan2]

Posted: 5/27/07 at 11:06pm

I did a Google search. Wikopedia already has an updated biography which says...

"...he died May 25, 2007 of complications from pneumonia after a year long illness."

Sad news. He will be missed. My sympathy to his family and friends. May he RIP.

[Unknown User]

Posted: 5/27/07 at 11:08pm

can you imagine the party?
Carol Channing, Billie Hayes, Fannie Flagg...

[ahmelie]

Posted: 5/27/07 at 11:08pm

Oh my. I adored him.

R.I.P.

[TheatreDiva90016]

Posted: 5/27/07 at 11:10pm

I had a feeling about this, since the last time I saw him at the video store, he didn't look well at all.


I'll miss the laughs...

[CurtainPullDowner]

Posted: 5/27/07 at 11:12pm

Brilliant timing and wit like that is so rare.
Loved his remarks on THE GOLDEN AGE OF BROADWAY.
He was the real thing.

Love to Family and Friends.
Sleep well Sweet Queen.

[junkyard]

Posted: 5/27/07 at 11:16pm

When I was a young actor in the sixties, the highlight of my week was the Sunday morning class in musical comedy technique with Charles Nelson Reilly. Later on in my career, we became friends........will miss him

[miss pennywise]

Posted: 5/27/07 at 11:27pm

He was quite wonderful. He did EVERYTHING! And everyone loved him.

[ShbrtAlley44]

Posted: 5/28/07 at 12:47am

I am not alone in thinking that he made Gandhi look like a child pornographer. (SNL)

Rest in peace, CNR!

[i_heart_roger_bart]

Posted: 5/28/07 at 1:00am

Very, very sad. RIP, CNR.

[i_heart_roger_bart]

Posted: 5/28/07 at 1:02am

"I am not alone in thinking that he made Gandhi look like a child pornographer. (SNL)"

LOL. "And then Betty White laughed so hard her boob fell out!"

[mrmcfeely]

Posted: 5/28/07 at 1:19am

Goodbye funny man.

[NathanLaneStalker]

Posted: 5/28/07 at 1:25am

.... This ****ing sucks....

[BrodyFosse123]

Posted: 5/28/07 at 2:02am

Ironically, a new documentary about him is currently going thru the film festival circuit.

It's simply titled "The Life of Reilly": http://charlesnelsonreilly.com/

Here's the trailer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ukjH3FSYdjE




Actor Charles Nelson Reilly was the focus of SXSW doc "The Life of Reilly," which had its world premiere at the SXSW Film Festival & Conferencel. The film takes a look at Reilly's critically acclaimed stage show that he performed over 400 times recounting his life with often dark hilarity. Unfortunately, Reilly was too ill to make the premiere, but the crew from the film threw a party for him in his absence. Left to right: rock band L7's Donita Sparks who did music for the film, Bob Fagan (producer), Carrie Heckman (executive producer), Wrye Martin (producer), Barry Poltermann (co-director), Frank Anderson (co-director), John Murphy (executive producer), Jesse Trott (assoc. producer).

[shakejake6282]

Posted: 5/28/07 at 5:14am

hopefully hes in a better place!!

[RockabyeHamlet]

Posted: 5/28/07 at 5:48am

Oh my God... This is unbelievebly shocking and sad. Rest In Peace.

Has this been officially confirmed yet?

[StageFan2]

Posted: 5/28/07 at 6:48am

Here's the NYT Obituary for sweet Charles.

http://www.nytimes.com/2007/05/28/theater/28reilly.html
Updated On: 5/28/07 at 06:48 AM

[best12bars]

Posted: 5/28/07 at 8:53am

Such a talented, funny man.

He had that rare gift of making you feel like you knew him. He had such a personable personality as a star, as if he were an old friend who just happened to be on your TV set. When I was a kid, he was EVERYWHERE on television...

Hoodoo in "Lidsville."



"Match Game."



...and even dressed up as a giant singing & dancing banana in the Bic Banana marker commercials that ran on Saturday mornings.

He gave us lots of laughs, and lots of memories.

He will be greatly missed.

[Gypsy9]

Posted: 5/28/07 at 11:45am

Charles Nelson Reilly was one of the wittiest actors ever. I also loved his singing "It Only Takes a Moment" from the OBC of HELLO DOLLY. He was truly one of a kind and I will miss him.