Patrick Swayze - Died At 57
Patrick Swayze looked like a completely different person in his last photos because of how sick he got. He discovered he had stage IV pancreatic cancer in January 2008, and then he battled it for more than a year. He was 57 years old when the disease ended his life in September 2009.
Swayze used to be a famous heartthrob in Hollywood who won people over through his performance in the movie, Dirty Dancing. Other notable roles he had were in To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything, Julie Newmar and Ghost. His final movie appearance was in Powder Blue.
Tammy Faye - Died At 65
Tammy Faye Messner rose to fame after she started a Christan TV series titled The PTL Club. She wasn't just into hosting because she also pursued a career as an evangelist, author, and singer. She discovered she had cancer in 1996, and she immediately got treated for it.
She battled it for over a decade before finally succumbing to the disease in 2007. During her final TV interview, she was unrecognizable because of how much weight she lost. A musical based on Messner's life is reportedly in development, and actress Kristin Chenoweth is the one working on it.
George Michael - Died At 53
Most of you would remember George Michael for being one half of the pop music duo called Wham!. Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go was one of their most popular songs. As a solo artist, he was well-known for his hit titled Careless Whisper.
It was unfortunate to hear news about his death in 2016 at the age of 53. Sources say the cause of his death was natural causes. The last photo got taken several months before his death, and he wasn't sick despite his weight gain. In 2020, artist Dawn Mellor created a mural of Michael in London.
Whitney Houston - Died At 48
Whitney Houston is one of those celebrities who many didn't expect to pass away so soon. She was only 48 years old when she accidentally drowned in a hotel bathtub in 2012. It resulted in her tragic death, and reports say heart disease and cocaine were contributing factors in the drowning.
The photo of her leaving a pre-Grammys party just days before her tragic passing is her last photo that surfaced on the web. Houston built an incredible career as a singer, and she holds the Guinness World Record for the most awards won by a female artist. In 2020, she made it into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
Clark Gable - Died At 59
Clark Gable has always been a dapper man, and as you can see in one of his last photos above, he remained stylish up until his death. He passed away in 1960 after an arterial blood clot caused a life-ending heart attack. He was 59 years old at the time of his death.
Gable spent about three decades as a popular leading man in the Hollywood industry. Some of his most memorable performances were in movies like It Happened One Night and Red Dust. During World War II, he was a bomber gunner and an aerial cameraman. He posthumously starred in The Misfits a year after his death.
Lauren Bacall - Died At 89 
Photographed above is one of the last known portraits of the late Lauren Bacall. Her wrinkles and loose skin is proof that everybody ages sooner or later. She initially pursued modeling, but she got into acting in the mid-'40s. Her breakthrough performance was in To Have and Have Not.
She then landed notable roles in movies like How to Marry a Millionaire, and The Mirror Has Two Faces. She also acted on Broadway and won awards for her performances in Woman of the Year and Applause. A month before Bacall was supposed to turn 90 in 2014, she died from a massive stroke.
Dusty Springfield - Died At 59 
Dusty Springfield was a big name in music during the '60s. She first achieved fame with groups like The Lana Sisters and The Springfields, but she eventually focused on solo work. Some of her most famous songs were I Only Want to Be with You and Wishin' and Hopin'.
She got diagnosed with breast cancer in 1994, but she later went into remission. It sadly came back in 1996, and it led to her death in 1999. Her last photo above was from one of her final pictorials in the '90s. In 2020, Springfield's album titled Dusty in Memphis made it into the Grammy Hall of Fame.
Andy Griffith - Died At 86
Andy Griffith enjoyed a fruitful career on TV and the music industry for about seven decades. People first discovered who he was when he appeared in the 1957 film titled A Face in the Crowd, and then he became a massive TV star after he starred in the '60s sitcom titled The Andy Griffith Show.
A fatal heart attack put an end to his life in 2012 at the age of 86. One of his last known photos was taken in 2003 when he attended the Andy and Opie bronze statue unveiling in North Carolina. Griffith's final role was in the 2009 movie titled Play the Game.
Elizabeth Taylor - Died At 79
Elizabeth Taylor was among the biggest actresses of Classic Hollywood. She gave superb performances in films like BUtterfield 8 and Suddenly, Last Summer. She wasn't that lucky when it came to love because she got divorced seven times in her life.
Taylor passed away at the age of 79 due to congestive heart failure. She was ill during the last two decades of her life, and she looked fragile in the final photos taken of her. Her final on-screen role was in Elton John: Original Sin. She spent most of the '90s and '00s doing philanthropic work.
Erin Moran - Died At 56
Actress Erin Moran rose to fame in Hollywood when she started starring in the show called Happy Days. She even got to star in a spin-off series titled Joanie Loves Chachi. During the late '80s, she became depressed because of her declining career in Hollywood.
She experienced her home getting foreclosed and moving into a trailer park. In 2017, she died due to throat cancer. In her last photos, you can see that she lost a lot of weight and was quite stressed. Celebrity Ghost Stories was the final show Moran appeared in, while The Deceit was her last movie.
Princess Diana - Died At 36
Princess Diana was the former British Royal who was effortlessly loved by the people. She and Prince Charles tied the knot in 1981, and even though they looked great together, their marriage was far from perfect. They got a divorce in 1996, and she ended up passing away a year later.
She died in a car crash, and the photo above is a paparazzi shot of her hours before the accident took place. Her bodyguard, named Trevor Rees-Jones, was the only survivor that day. In 2020, Diana was included in the 100 Women of the Year list of Time magazine.
Gene Wilder - Died At 83
When people hear about the Willy Wonka character, most young ones think of Johnny Depp or the famous Tiktok impersonator. The character initially became famous in the '70s because of the film called Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory, and Gene Wilder was the actor who played him.
Wilder has been a popular actor since the late '60s because of his role in The Producers. Unfortunately, he passed away in 2016 after losing his battle with Alzheimer's disease. His final photos show that he aged and looked relatively weak. His last role in his career was on Will & Grace.
Tony Burton - Died At 78
Tony Burton initially pursued a career as a boxer during the '50s, but he later found himself spending time behind bars because of a robbery incident. He became interested in acting while he was in prison, and he later pursued it professionally when he became a free man.
The most notable role he had in his career was in the Rocky movies. In 2016, complications from pneumonia ended his life at 78 years of age. He tried to stay optimistic until his last breath, and that's why you can see him smiling in his final photo. Hack! was the last film Burton appeared in.
Freddie Mercury - Died At 45
Freddie Mercury was one of the biggest icons in the music scene. He was the frontman of the band called Queen, and his four-octave vocal range impressed many people. He also had memorable performances on stage because of his style and flamboyant persona.
In 1991, he passed away because of AIDS complications. He had been battling the disease since 1987, but he kept it a secret. His last pictures got photographed months before his passing. He posed in his backyard in a fabulous outfit with his adorable cat. Queen still performs until today, and Adam Lambert has been serving as their lead singer.
Jonathan Brandis - Died At 27 
At 27 years of age, you still have a whole life ahead of you, but sadly, this was the age Jonathan Brandis decided to take his own life. He first gained popularity in the acting scene when he appeared in One Life to Live in the '80s.
Roles in The NeverEnding Story II: The Next Chapter, It, and seaQuest DSV later made him a star. After he committed suicide in 2003, his friends mentioned that his declining career gave him depression. Photographed above is his last photo from a party he went to weeks before his death. Brandis' final role was in Bad Girls from Valley High.
John Ritter - Died At 54
Most of you would remember John Ritter for his award-winning performance in Three's Company. He had a hectic schedule because of acting, and he continued to land roles until his unexpected death in 2003. An aortic dissection was the cause, but he had no clue that he was ill.
He was at a rehearsal for 8 Simple Rules for Dating My Teenage Daughter when he showed many symptoms, and he ended up passing away that same away. You can tell from his last photos that he was going about his life like nothing was wrong. Ritter's family later sued the doctors, but they weren't able to win the lawsuit.
Chadwick Boseman - Died At 43
Chadwick Boseman already started to grow a fanbase after he starred in 42 and Get On Up, but nothing could compare to his success when he got cast to play Black Panther in several Marvel films. What people didn't know was that he was battling something serious behind the scenes.
He received his colon cancer diagnosis in 2016, and he still kept working while getting treated for it. Unfortunately, complications from his condition ended his life in 2020. In his final photos on social media, you can see that he lost a tremendous amount of weight. Boseman will posthumously star in the upcoming movie, Ma Rainey's Black Bottom.
Aretha Franklin - Died At 76 
When Aretha Franklin first pursued music professionally during the early '60s, she didn't have immediate success. She achieved major stardom in the late '60s, and some of her biggest hits were (You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman and Respect.
She, unfortunately, passed away in 2018 due to a pancreatic neuroendocrine tumor. Her last photo above was from the final performance she had before she died. She still looked fabulous, and she didn't fail to give a superb performance. Franklin has an upcoming biopic, wherein Jennifer Hudson is going to play her.
Benjamin Keough - Died At 27
Benjamin Keough is the late son of Lisa Marie Presley. You might think that he looks oddly familiar, and that's because he looks a lot like his grandfather, Elvis Presley. He never pursued music, but he experienced acting in a short film titled Rod & Barry.
In July 2020, Benjamin passed away at the age of 27. Sources later revealed that he took his own life. He was always private when it came to his life, and the last time he got photographed in public was about a year before his death. Benjamin left behind one older sister, model and actress Riley Keough, and two younger half-sisters.
Lucille Ball - Died At 77
Lucille Ball's stardom in Hollywood began in the '50s and lasted until the '80s. Some of her most memorable performances were in I Love Lucy, Life With Lucy, and Here's Lucy. She was the first-ever woman in show business who had her own major TV studio.
In 1989, she died at the age of 77 because of an abdominal aortic aneurysm. Her death was unexpected since she got photographed at the Academy Awards a month before her passing. Ball might be long gone, but she got featured in the docu-series called Pioneers of Television in 2019.
Jan Crouch - Died At 77
Jan Crouch was a memorable person because of the eye-catching pink wigs she sported. She gained fame for being a religious broadcaster, and she put up the Trinity Broadcasting Network with her hubby Paul Crouch. She was hospitalized in 2016 due to a severe stroke, and she ended up passing away less than a week later.
Her final photos show that she still looked fabulous and didn't show any signs of being sick. In 2012, Crouch's granddaughter sued TBN because she claims an employee of the company indecently abused her in the past. The jury awarded her $2 million in 2017.
Nicole Brown Simpson - Died At 35 
Nicole Brown Simpson has one of the most controversial deaths on this list. She got murdered at the age of 35 in 1994, and her ex-husband O.J. Simpson was allegedly the killer. He went to court and had an infamous trial, but he ended up being acquitted of the charges thrown at him.
He didn't go to prison for the alleged murder, but he later spent time behind bars because of kidnapping and robbery. Nicole's final photo was taken less than a week before her murder when she attended her son Justin's kindergarten graduation. Earlier in 2020, Mena Suvari portrayed her in The Murder Of Nicole Brown Simpson.
Naya Rivera - Died At 33
Several celebrities had an unexpected death in 2020, and Naya Rivera was one of them. She tragically drowned in Lake Piru, and it took about five days before they found her body. She was with her son, but she saved him before she drowned.
One day before she went missing, she posted a photo on Instagram with her son, and it was genuinely heart-warming. Her son's father is currently taking care of their son, and her sister reportedly moved in with him to help raise him. Rivera had a $5 million net worth, so her son should be financially stable as he grows up.
Regis Philbin - Died At 88
Regis Philbin holds the Guinness World Record for the most hours on U.S. television. After his time in the U.S. Navy, he spent several years working for The Tonight Show. His first notable TV gig was for The Joey Bishop Show, and then he became more popular once he started hosting Live! with Regis and Kathie Lee.
He left the show in 2011, with his most recent co-host with Kelly Ripa. In July 2020, Philbin passed away after he lost his battle with coronary artery disease. His final photo you see above was from February 2020, and you can see that he still kept smiling despite going through a lot.
Gary Coleman - Died At 42
Many consider that Gary Coleman was one of the most successful child actors in the world. His breakthrough came in 1978 when he began starring in the series called Diff'rent Strokes. He also had his own animated TV show called The Gary Coleman Show. He continued doing acting work until he took his last breath.
A subdural hematoma killed him in 2010, and he was 42 years old at that time. His final photo is from the Tribeca Film Festival he attended about a year before he passed away. Coleman's last acting project was the voice work he did for the series called Robot Chicken.
Jerry Orbach - Died At 69
Jerry Orbach had many fans because he was great at on-screen and stage acting. His most memorable stage performances were in The Fantasticks, Promises, Promises, and Chicago. By the '80s, he was a well-known movie star who starred in Dirty Dancing and Prince of the City.
He later gained an even more significant amount of success after he appeared in Law & Order. Orbach got his prostate cancer diagnosis in 1994, and it eventually put an end to his life after a decade-long battle. When he attended a red carpet event months before he passed, you couldn't tell that he was battling something serious behind the scenes.
Lisa Robin Kelly - Died At 43
Most people would remember actress Lisa Robin Kelly for her role in the series called That '70s Show. She might've looked like she had it all together on TV, but she was struggling in real life. She got addicted to alcohol and even had to seek professional help.
While she was at the Pax Rehab House in August 2013, she passed away in her sleep. Reports said that her cause of death was an accidental overdose on unknown substances. You will notice in her last pictures that she didn't look like her former self anymore. The short film titled SUX2BME was the final acting gig she had.
Burt Reynolds - Died At 82
Burt Reynold's life came to an end in 2018 when he was 82 years old. A tragic heart attack caused his death. His final photos would show you that he looked unwell in his last years and had aged a lot. His rise to fame in Hollywood started in the '60s when he starred in Gunsmoke.
He then landed memorable roles in Deliverance, Evening Shade, and Boogie Nights. He lived a long life and made sure that he would continue acting for as long as he could. Reynolds posthumously starred in films like An Innocent Kiss and Defining Moments.
Phil Hartman - Died At 49 
Actor Phil Hartman always looked great in a suit, and he continued to rock a well-tailored suit until his final years. He's originally from Canada, but he and his family moved to America when he was only ten. He pursued comedy in the mid-'70s, but it took about a decade before he landed his big break.
His impressions on Saturday Night Live won many people over, and he even received a Primetime Emmy Award. In 1998, he was fatally shot by his wife Brynn Omdahl before she took her own life. Hartman posthumously got a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 2014.
Kelly Preston - Died At 57 
Kelly Preston is yet another actress who left this world in 2020. She battled breast cancer for two years before she passed, but she chose to keep her condition a secret from the public. She rose to fame in the '80s thanks to her performances in Jerry Maguire and Mischief.
Her husband, John Travolta, stayed by her side throughout her battle, and they undeniably still looked like a cute couple in their selfies from the weeks leading up to her death. Preston is going to star in the upcoming movie titled Off the Rails posthumously.
Joe Diffie - Died At 61
COVID-19 is something people shouldn't take for granted because it took so many lives already. Joe Diffie was a singer who passed away due to complications from the virus. His death happened just two days after he revealed to the public that he had contracted it.
Diffie gained popularity as a country singer in the '90s, and among his most famous songs were Pickup Man, Third Rock from the Sun, and If the Devil Danced (In Empty Pockets). His last release was his two 2018 singles called Quit You and I Got This.
Mac Miller - Died At 26
If you look at Mac Miller's last pictorial, you can't tell right off the bat that he was battling many demons behind the scenes. He had a hard time overcoming substance abuse, and his songs often talked about it. He was only 26 years when he suffered a life-ending accidental overdose in 2018.
Miller started pursuing a career as a rapper when he was a teenager, and he eventually signed with Rostrum Records in 2010. He later signed with Warner Bros. Records in 2014 and had a Grammy Award-winning album titled Swimming. His posthumous album, called Circles, got released earlier in 2020.
John Wayne - Died At 72
John Wayne spent about three decades as a massive box office star in Hollywood. He had many movies that didn't do well when he started acting, but he eventually had his breakthrough performance in 1939's Stagecoach. Other notable films he had were True Grit and Red River.
He passed away at the age of 82 in 1979 due to stomach cancer. Months before his death, he attended the Academy Awards and looked handsome in his tuxedo. You can tell that he was ill because he was way too thin. Wayne had a posthumous appearance in a new 2020 documentary titled This Is Ward Bond.
Don Shula - Died At 90
People are forever going to remember Don Shula's legacy as a coach in the National Football League. He was the coach of the Miami Dolphins when they won Super Bowl VII and VIII. He notably achieved a perfect season with the team in 1972.
In 2020, Shula passed away at 90 years of age. The cause of his passing remains undisclosed. One of his final appearances was in Super Bowl LIV, and he undeniably appeared a ripe old age. He even used a motorized wheelchair. He hadn't coached any team since he left the Dolphins in 1995.
Michael Jackson - Died At 50
Michael Jackson was among the biggest pop stars in the music industry. He first gained fame as part of the Jackson Five, and then he eventually focused on his solo career in the '70s. His 1979 album titled Off the Wall kickstarted his stardom, and people referred to him as the King of Pop.
Unfortunately, he died of a heart attack at the age of 50 in 2009 after he overdosed on medication. Reports say it didn't happen accidentally, and his doctor Conrad Murray went to prison for involuntary manslaughter. Jackson was preparing for a concert tour during his final day, and that's why he looked completely in his element in his last photos.
Tom Petty - Died At 66
Tom Petty gained popularity as a musician during the '70s thanks to his rock band called Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers. He continued performing with the band until the 21st century, while also pursuing a career as a solo artist.
The band went on tour in 2017 for their anniversary, but they were left heartbroken a week after it ended because Petty passed away. He reportedly overdosed on prescription drugs. In one of his last paparazzi photos, he didn't look too fresh. In 2018, Florida's Northeast Park got renamed to Tom Petty Park.
Fred Willard - Died At 86
Fred Willard was a talented actor who possessed a great skill of being able to make people laugh or smile through his performances. Some of his most notable roles were in mockumentaries like This Is Spinal Tap, For Your Consideration, and Waiting for Guffman.
He remained active in Hollywood until he passed away in May 2020. He was 86 years old, and his cause of death was a cardiac arrest. One of his last photos was from 2017, and he undoubtedly looked like he had aged and become weaker. Willard's final movie role was in Have a Good Trip: Adventures in Psychedelics.
Stevie Ryan - Died At 33
Stevie Ryan was a well-known personality on YouTube. She didn't just appear online, for she also broke into mainstream media through her show titled Stevie TV. Her entertainment career started in 2003 when she decided to move to Los Angeles.
Despite making a good fortune and having good health, it seems like she wasn't genuinely happy with her life. Ryan decided to take her own life in 2017 at the age of 33. Her last selfie above was among her final posts on Twitter. Her Instagram page is still up today, with more than 80K followers.
Jerry Stiller - Died At 92
Jerry Stiller indeed had a fulfilled life because he was able to reach 92 years of age. Reports say that natural causes were what caused his death in 2020. You could see that his hair was all white in one of his last pictures, and he didn't have a youthful glow anymore.
He and his wife Anne Meara formed a comedy duo named Stiller and Meara, and they enjoyed an incredible comedy career together. Their kids, Ben and Anne, both pursued acting and comedy as well. Stiller's last on-screen appearance was on Kaye Ballard - The Show Goes On! in 2019.
Thuy Trang - Died At 27 
Power Rangers fans would always remember Thuy Trang for being the original Yellow Ranger. She starred on Mighty Morphin Power Rangers, but she decided to exit from the series before the second season ended because of payment and contractual issues.
She then had a short stint as a movie star, appearing in The Crow: City of Angels and Spy Hard. Trang's life got cut short in 2001 due to a fatal car crash. In one of the final portraits she had, you could see that she was still young and had a bright future ahead of her. In 2019, she had an uncredited appearance in The Toys That Made Us.