Actress and comedian Jan Hooks died in New York on Thursday. Her representative, Lisa Lieberman, confirmed the death to CNN but provided no additional information. Hooks launched her career on the "The Bill Tush Show," broadcast in her hometown of Atlanta. That catapulted the sketch comedian to the national TV series "Not Necessarily the News." / Click through to see people who passed away in 2014. Actress and comedian Jan Hooks died in New York on Thursday, October 9. Her representative, Lisa Lieberman, confirmed the death to CNN but provided no additional information. Acccording to IMDb.com, Hooks was 57. Geoffrey Holder, a versatile artist known for his ability as a dancer, actor and most famously to most of America a pitchman for 7Up, died from complications due to pneumonia, his family's attorney said on Monday, October 6. Holder was 84. Paul Revere, leader of the 1960s rock band Paul Revere and the Raiders, died Saturday, October 4, at his home in Idaho, according to the the band's website. He was 76. Emmy-winning actress Polly Bergen, whose TV and movie career spanned more than six decades, died on September 20, according to her publicist. She was 84, according to IMDb.com. Singer George Hamilton IV, known as the "International Ambassador of Country Music," died at a Nashville hospital on September 17 following a heart attack, the Grand Ole Opry said in a press release. He was 77. Northern Ireland's former first minister and former Democratic Unionist Party leader Ian Paisley has died, his w Richard Kiel, the actor best known for playing the James Bond villain "Jaws," died September 10 at a Cal Joan Rivers, the sassy comedian whose gossipy "can we talk" persona catapulted her into a career as a headlining talk-show host, best-selling author and red-carpet maven, died September 4. She was 81. Jimi Jamison, lead singer of the 1980s rock band Survivor, died at the age of 63, it was announced September 2. Acclaimed actor-director Richard Attenborough died on August 24, the British Broadcasting Corporation reported, citing his son. Attenborough was 90. Don Pardo, the man whose voice introduced the cast of NBC's "Saturday Night Live" for decades, died at the age of 96, the network announced August 19. Skateboarding legend Jay Adams died of a heart attack August 14 while vacationing in Mexico with his w Ed Nelson, best known for playing a doctor in the 1960s nighttime soap opera "Peyton Place," died on August 13, his family said. He was 85. Actress Arlene Martel, whom "Star Trek" fans knew as Spock's bride-to-be, died in a Los Angeles hospital August 12 after complications from a heart attack, her son said. Martel was 78. Actress Lauren Bacall, the husky-voiced Hollywood icon known for her sultry sensuality, died on August 12. She was 89. Actor and comedian Robin Williams died at his Northern Cal Actor Charles Keating, who ha

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