Barker was a steadfast presence on television for decades, hosting the longest-running game show in U.S. "He always kept spirits high on set, was incredibly cheeky & a brilliant Assistant Director."īob Barker, who was the affable host of The Price Is Right for 35 years, died on Aug. "Jamie Christopher was one of the faces I most looked forward to seeing every day on the Harry Potter films," Felton wrote. Harry Potter star Tom Felton and directors Rian Johnson and James Gunn shared tributes to Christopher on their social media pages. Other prominent credits as an assistant director or second unit director include Alien 3, Goldeneye, The Fifth Element, The Mummy, The Da Vinci Code, The Bourne Ultimatum, Justice League, Star Wars: The Last Jedi, and Knives Out. Christopher worked on all eight Harry Potter movies and six films from the Marvel Cinematic Universe: Thor: The Dark World, Guardians of the Galaxy, Avengers: Age of Ultron, Black Widow, Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness, and this year's Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania.
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he managed to distil so much groove into so few elements.Jamie Christopher, an assistant director who worked on the Harry Potter and Marvel series along with numerous other beloved films, died on Aug. along with paul johnson he taught me so much about how rhythm works in dance music. Very sad to hear about the death of dj deeon. He managed to distill so much groove into so few elements. Along with Paul Johnson, he taught me so much about how rhythm works in dance music. British electronic musician Mathew Herbert tweeted: “Very sad to hear about the death of DJ Deeon. Musicians and fellow colleagues have taken to social media to pay tribute to the ghetto house pioneer. The producer was name checked in Daft Punk’s 1997 track ‘Teachers’ for his contributions to the genre, including the classics ‘Bomb 96’, ‘Wicked’, ‘Back 2 Skool and ‘House-o-matic’. Others within that cluster included Traxman and DJ Slugo. The subgenre was driven by 808 and 909 drum machines and sexually explicit lyrics. Last week, he shared a photo of himself on Instagram in the hospital with the caption “pray for me.”ĭJ Deeon was part of a group of Chicago-based house DJs in the early 90s that innovated the minimal, raunchy strand of house that became known as ghetto house. The producer has suffered various health issues including cancer, multiple strokes, diabetes, quadruple bypass surgery and a leg amputation according to a 2020 fundraising campaign. He passed peacefully in hospital with his family around him.” No cause of death has been given but his press representative said Deeon had been “battling with ongoing health problems and heart complications. It continued: “The family thanks you for your support and will announce arrangements in the coming days. DJ Deeon, the Chicago-based DJ and producer who played a role in creating the ghetto house subgenre in the 90s, has died at the age of 56.Ī post made by an administrator on the DJ’s official Facebook page that was confirmed by his press representative read: “I am sorry to announce the legendary Artist, Producer, DJ, Label owner, and my friend Deeon ‘DJ Deeon’ Boyd gained his wings today.”
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