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Tim Curry, famous for portraying the Plaza Hotel’s concierge Mr. Hector in Home Alone 2: Lost in New York, died at his Toluca Lake home in Los Angeles on August 25, 2026, at age 80. His passing makes him the fourth member of the film’s cast to die this year, following Catherine O'Hara, Brenda Fricker, and Jaye P. Morgan.
Singer and TV personality Jaye P. Morgan, best known for The Gong Show and 1950s hits, died Aug. 24 at age 94 of natural causes in Longview, Washington. She faced a controversial exit from The Gong Show in 1978 after an onstage moment, and later appeared in films including Home Alone 2: Lost in New York and Confessions of a Dangerous Mind; there will be no memorial service per her family.
Jaye P. Morgan, a top 1950s pop artist who later became a familiar TV guest and Gong Show fixture, has died at 94 of natural causes in Longview, Washington. Born Mary Margaret Morgan in Colorado, she had 1955 hits such as “That’s All I Want From You” and “The Longest Walk,” appeared on The Tonight Show and other programs, acted in films, and became infamous as a Gong Show judge after a 1976 episode in which she briefly exposed her breasts. She is survived by a son, Paul Kane, and had been living with her nephew and niece at the time of death.
Jaye P. Morgan, a 1950s–’70s singer, actress and longtime Gong Show panelist who sparked controversy after a live-TV moment, died at age 94 in Castle Rock, Washington. Born Mary Margaret Morgan in 1931 in Colorado, she rose to fame with hits like Life Is Just a Bowl of Cherries and That’s All I Want from You, hosted The Jaye P. Morgan Show in 1956, acted in GE Theater and other programs, and made frequent appearances on The Tonight Show before becoming a Gong Show regular—a tenure that included a notorious on-air flash that led NBC to ban her from the program.
Jaye P. Morgan, the husky-voiced 1950s singer and famously bawdy Gong Show panelist, has died at 94 in Castle Rock, Washington. A chart-topper with hits like “That’s All I Want From You,” she later built a long TV and film career, including frequent Tonight Show appearances; on The Gong Show she was fired after exposing her breasts during a Gene Gene Dancing Machine routine. Survivors include her son Paul.
Jaye P. Morgan, the singer and risqué Gong Show panelist, died on Aug. 24 at age 94. A vaudeville and TV staple, she was famed for her brash double-entendres on Chuck Barris’s 1970s show and later appeared in The Gong Show Movie as well as George Clooney’s Confessions of a Dangerous Mind; she is survived by her son Paul.