On every episode we choose a celebrity who died between 1 and 10 years ago. We then go through a series of structured categories. We start by rating the first line of their NYT obituary on a scale of 1–10. We then look at their life stats, we speculate on their inner lives, and we ultimately answer the question "Would I want that life?" Each category helps weigh the desirability of a given life. Our approach is that of an empathetic biography. Our dead celebrities cross many categories of fame, including film, TV, sports, music, politics, literature, and more. Our goal is to make serious topics fun.
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Gesamtlänge aller Episoden: 3 days 9 hours 5 minutes
Trailer: Announcing Famous & Gravy
A conversation about what matters most in life, and what's gravy... one dead celebrity at a time.
episode 1: Unapologetic Opulence (Robin Leach)
This person died in 2018 at age 76. He was widely recognized and just as widely parodied. He had a distinctive, British-accented voice and exuberant, exclamation-point delivery. Today's dead celebrity is Robin Leach. Famous & Gravy is created and...
episode 2: Mother's Premonition (Vidal Sassoon)
This person died in 2012 at age 84. He was known for fashioning his clients’ hair into geometric shapes and sharp angles to complement their facial bone structure. He became a business pioneer, creating a line of hair products under his name....
episode 3: Sonorous Actor (Leonard Nimoy)
This person died in 2015 at age 83. His artistic pursuits included poetry, photography, and music, in addition to acting. In 1970 he released a country album. He wrote two autobiographies – the first published in 1975 was called, I am not Spock, and...
episode 4: Ringside Gentleman (Mean Gene Okerlund)
This person died in 2019 at age 76. He was a mild-mannered figure, and often appeared on air in elegant attire. He got his nickname from the future governor of Minnesota, Jesse Ventura. His professionalism helped lend a certain gravitas to an...
episode 5: Dapper Brit (Roger Moore)
This person died in 2017 at age 89. Early on, he expressed interest in becoming a commercial artist, and worked while a teenager at an animation company. Though he was not American, he was well known to American audiences. He was the oldest James Bond...
episode 6: Baseball's Loveable Mainstay (Yogi Berra)
This person died in 2015 at age 90. He was known in part for his proverbs, which testified to a goofy and philosophical nature. He inspired a cartoon character. He appeared in a number of television advertisements including for...
episode 7: Wiry Gadfly (Ross Perot)
This person died in 2019 at age 89. He had a squeaky, country-boy twang and ears that stuck out like on a Mad Magazine cover. He made a fortune in computer services. In 1979 he staged a commando raid that freed two of his employees from captivity in...
episode 8: Counterculture Sex Symbol (Peter Fonda)
This person died in 2019, age 79. He inspired John Lennon to write the line “I know what it’s like to be dead” in the Beatles’ song “She Said She Said.” In the 1970s and 80s, his career cooled, while that of his sister flourished. He...
episode 9: Fan Favorite (Kenny Rogers)
This person died in 2020 at age 81. His career as a solo artist did not gain traction until he was 38. He sang in a husky voice that exuded sincerity and warmth, and duet recordings were a prominent part of his repertoire. Long before the...