Ex-SNLer commits suicide

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QUOTE(Easy Ed @ Oct 17 2005, 05:05 PM) Quoted post

Ya know...I heard that "The Rocket" had commited suicide and the first thing I thought was...."shit...couldn't he have done this before game 3?"
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Ya know...I heard that "The Rocket" had commited suicide and the first thing I thought was...."shit...couldn't he have done this before game 3?"

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QUOTE(TTB @ Oct 17 2005, 05:00 PM) Quoted post

What is it with comedians and death wishes and suicides?

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Easy -- your self worth is solely based on the opinions of others. Same thing with actors, to a lesser degree -- but comedians' jobs are always in front of an audience.

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What is it with comedians and death wishes and suicides?

The kid in my senior class that was voted class clown blew his head off with his Dad's revolver when his girlfriend broke up with him. I knew him fairly well and we had partied together a lot the previous school year. I never saw it coming. Everyone was shocked.

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Here is what he looked like.

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Ex-'SNL' player Charles Rocket a suicide

FARMINGTON, Connecticut (AP) -- Charles Rocket, a comedian and actor who appeared on "Saturday Night Live" and had roles in a variety of movies and television series, committed suicide, the state medical examiner has ruled.

Rocket, 56, whose real name was Charles Claverie, was found dead in a field near his home in Canterbury on October 7. His throat had been cut, the medical examiner said.

"An investigation determined there was no criminal aspect to this case," State Police Sgt. J. Paul Vance said Monday.

Rocket was a cast member on NBC's "Saturday Night Live" during the 1980-81 season, a tumultuous year that followed the departure of the original "Not Ready for Prime Time Players" and founding producer Lorne Michaels. Rocket gained notoriety when he was fired from "SNL" for swearing on the air.

He went on to appear in numerous TV shows, including "Moonlighting" and "Max Headroom," and provided voices for cartoon series.

His movie credits included "Earth Girls are Easy," "Dumb and Dumber" and "Dances With Wolves," according to the Internet Movie Database.

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