Anonymous Coward writes, Zap2it is reporting the death of Kevin
Smith, the actor who portrayed Ares, God of War,
on Hercules and Xena, from head
injuries suffered when falling. (NOT the
Kevin Smith who wrote and directed the
Askewniverse films!). Confirmed by Reuters.
Double take
Oh my god… that headline made my heart jump :P I had to read it a second time before i realized it was a different guy.
Re: Double take
Yeah, me too (when I saw it in the almost-always-empty submission queue). Unfortunately, “Ares dies” just didn’t have the same kind of zing.
Re: Double take
yeah, thank god it was some other young talented person who lost their life too soon.
The fall didn’t hurt him
The fall didn’t hurt him, it was the sudden stop. Unless he hit his head on the way down (e.g., he tumbled and his head struck scaffolding), but then the cause of death would best be described as a “head injury,” not injuries resulting from a fall.
This is an old joke, but it is an important and often overlooked distinction. You can be fatally injured in a fall from a step ladder, and people have (rarely) survived falls from a plane with either no parachute or a malfunctioning one.