Celebrity / best of 2023 17 Deaths That Shocked Us This Year The list includes a symbol of Generation X By Newser Editors, Newser Staff Posted Dec 22, 2023 9:30 AM CST Copied Matthew Perry in 2015. The “Friends” actor whose sarcastic but lovable Chandler Bing was among television’s most famous and quotable characters died on Oct. 28, 2023. (Photo by Brian Ach/Invision/AP) We lost a lot of greats in 2023, many way too young. Of the many deaths were covered over the year, these 17 were most read: 24 Actor Annie Wersching Dies at 45 Actor Cody Longo Dies at 34 'America's Little Brother' Dead at 54 Celebrity Chef Dead at 61 After Allergic Reaction Paul Reubens Has Died, Wrote Last Message to Fans A Butthole Surfer, Symbol of Generation X, Is Gone Friends Star Matthew Perry Is Dead at 54 Sinead O'Connor Is Dead at 56 US Olympic Champ Is Dead at 32 Lisa Marie Presley Is Dead at 54 The World Has Lost One of the 'Original' Supermodels Raquel Welch Dies at Age 82 'Most Beautiful Woman in the World' Is Dead at 95 'Queen of Rock 'n' Roll' Dead at 83 Disney Star Coco Lee Takes Her Life at 48 'Joe the Plumber' Is Dead at 49 Dianne Feinstein Is Dead at 90 (Read more obituaries from the year here.) Report an error