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I missed this one:
Ex-'SNL' Comedian's Death Ruled a SuicideI remember watching that episode of 'Saturday Night Live' when he dropped the f-bomb - I figured it was so late at night that no one (besides me) would have noticed. Of course, they canned him.Actor and comedian Charles Rocket, who had roles in a variety of movies and TV series and briefly gained notoriety for uttering an obscenity on "Saturday Night Live," committed suicide, the state medical examiner ruled.
Rocket, 56, whose real name was Charles Claverie, was found dead in a field near his home in Canterbury on Oct 7. His throat had been cut, the medical examiner said.
"An investigation determined there was no criminal aspect to this case," State Police Sgt. J. Paul Vance said Monday.
Rocket was a cast member on NBC's "Saturday Night Live" during the season. The profanity incident happened during a spoof of the "Who Shot J.R.?" plot line on "Dallas," which created a nationwide sensation at the time.
"Dallas" star Charlene Tilton was the "SNL" guest host that week. Rocket, who came on stage in a wheelchair, uttered the profanity after he was asked what it was like to have been shot.
The incident sparked complaints from viewers and prompted NBC to issue an apology. Rocket was later dismissed along with other cast members and writers on the show amid weak ratings at the time.
He went on to appear in numerous TV shows, including "Moonlighting" and "Max Headroom," and provided voices for cartoon series. His movie credits included "Earth Girls are Easy," "Dumb and Dumber" and "Dances With Wolves," according to the Internet Movie Database.
The one thing that kind of boggles me is that if the police ruled his death a 'suicide', is it really possible for someone to cut their own throat?
I remember seeing him drop the F-bomb live too back in 1981.
I was 13 years old and I coul
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Yogimus said:
WHAT DID BUSH KNOW AND WHEN DID HE KNOW IT!!!!?!!111!1ONEoneone
Read more in Charles 'F-Bomb' Rocket SuicideThat's exactly what I was wondering. Seems implausible to me.
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That's exactly what I was wondering. Seems implausible to me.
|| Posted by Cait, October 17, 2005 02:13 PM ||WHAT DID BUSH KNOW AND WHEN DID HE KNOW IT!!!!?!!111!1ONEoneone
|| Posted by Yogimus, October 17, 2005 06:31 PM ||I remember seeing him drop the F-bomb live too back in 1981.
I was 13 years old and I couldn't believe what I had heard, I had fallen asleep on the show because it was so atrocious-I woke up just as he did it so I didn't think I heard it right, but the next day one of my friends called and asked if I had seen it.
I always wondered what happened to him, then in the early 1990's I saw him in an episode of thirtysomething, he was an actor in a commercial directed by one of the main characters (Elliot to be exact) Elliot of course was showing his inexperience on the set and Rocket's character put him in his place.
I didn't see him again until I saw "It's Pat" on cable-oddly enough he appeared in a Saturday Night Live vehichle like that.
|| Posted by Shari, October 19, 2005 09:45 AM ||The next time I heard of him was now when he committed suicide. Cutting his own throat? I wonder about that too.
Either something is being covered up (why I don't know) or he meant business and really wanted out.