Two actors playing Judas accidentally hang themselves
Talk about method acting. In 2001, Renato Di Paolo, a 23-year-old
Italian man, was performing in a traditional Easter play in his small
village near Rome. He played Judas Iscariot, betrayer of Jesus, who ends
up taking his life. During the part of the play where Judas puts a
noose around his neck and jumps off a rock, Di Paolo accidentally tied
it too tight and hung himself.
"Dimebag" Darrell Abbott murdered during concert by crazed gunman
While all of these deaths are tragic, this is the most horrifying.
“Dimebag”
Darrell Abbott was one of the founders of the heavy metal group Pantera
and was considered one of the 100 greatest guitarists of all time. On
December 8, 2004, Dimebag was playing at the Alrosa Villa in Columbus,
Ohio with his new band, Damageplan. Moments into the set, Nathan Gale,
armed with a 9mm pistol, stormed the stage and shot Darrell three times
in the head then began firing into the crowd. Before he was killed by a
policeman's bullet.
Johnny “Guitar” Watson died while playing “Ain't That a Bitch”
Johnny “Guitar” Watson was a blues/soul/funk guitar player known for his
cool shades, Fedora, and flamboyant leisure suits. He was a highly
influential player and many of his songs like “Superman Lover” and “I
Need It” had risque overtones. On May 17, 1996, in Yokohama Japan, while
soloing during his signature tune “Ain't That a Bitch,” he suffered a
myocardial infarction and collapsed. His last words were “ain't that a
bitch.”
It ain't over until the fat guy sings.
Richard Versalle, a tenor with the New York Metropolitan Opera, was
singing the opening lines of “The Makropulos Case," by Leos Janacek when
he fell ten feet off a ladder. The singer was playing a law clerk and
was singing the lines “too bad you could only live so long,” when he
suddenly let go and fell on his back with his arms outstretched. It was
later concluded he died of a heart attack.
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