Celebrities Affected by Lung Disease in 2006

Over the past year, many celebrity lives have been affected by lung disease. The following is a brief list of celebrities who lost their lives or had their lives forever changed by a lung disease in 2006.

January 2006

Kosovo President Dies of Lung Cancer
Over the past four months, Kosovo President, Ibrahim Rugova, had been undergoing treatment for lung cancer in his home in Pristina. Just before talks of independence for Albanians, Rugova died...read more

Lou Rawls Dies of Brain and Lung Cancer
Lou Rawls, age 72, died this morning at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles with his wife, Nina, at his bedside. Rawls was diagnosed with lung cancer in December 2004, and just...read more

February 2006

Don Knotts Succumbs to Lung Cancer
Television and movie actor, Don Knotts, died of lung cancer Friday night at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Beverly Hills, California. Although Knotts was best known for his role as Barney...read more

'Babylon 5' Andreas Katsulas Dies of Lung Cancer
Actor Andreas Katsulas, best known for his roles in Babylon 5 and The Futigive, died on Monday in Los Angeles after a long battle with lung cancer. Katsulas was 59...read more

Star War's Phil Brown Dies of Pneumonia
Phil Brown, actor best know for his brief role as Luke Skywalker's Uncle Owen, died at the age of 89 from pneumonia. Brown was being treated for his pneumonia at...read more

'Jaws' Author, Peter Benchley, Dies of Lung Disease
Peter Benchley, author of the bestseller Jaws, died at the age of 65 from Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis. He was diagnosed with the lung disease in the fall of 2005 and...read more

'The Jeffersons' Actor, Franklin Cover, Dies of Pneumonia
Franklin Cover, actor best known for his role as Tom Willis on The Jeffersons, died of pneumonia. Cover had been recuperating from a heart condition at the Lillian Booth Actor's...read more

March 2006

Dana Reeve Dies of Lung Cancer
Less than a year after having been diagnosed with lung cancer, Dana Reeve died at the age of 44. In August 2005, Reeve told MSNBC that she had been receiving treatment...read more

Nicole DeHuff Dies of Pneumonia
Nicole DeHuff, the actress who played "Ben Stiller's volleyball target" in the movie "Meet the Parents", died at the young age of 30 from complications from pneumonia. DeHuff went to the hospital twice...read more

May 2006

Paul Gleason, 'The Breakfast Club' Principal Dies
Paul Gleason, best known for his role as the Principal in "The Breakfast Club", died from mesothelioma. He was 67 years old. Gleason played in many movies, such as...read more

Former Eagles Coach Dies of Emphysema
Jim trimble, former Philadelphia Eagles coach, at the age of 87 from emphysema. Trimble spent over 40 years in professional football, which included three years coaching for the Eagles in...read more

August 2006

Bob Newhart Actress Treated for Lung Cancer
Suzanne Pleshette, the actress known for her role as Bob Newhart's wife, Emily, on "The Bob Newhart Show", is currently undergoing chemotherapy for lung cancer. Pleshette, 69, was diagnosed with...read more

September 2006

Actor Edward Albert Dies of Lung Cancer
Actor Edward Albert, 55, died of lung cancer on friday. Albert starred in the 1972 comedy Butterflies Are Free, opposite Goldie Hawn. He also starred in 40 Carats, The...read more

October 2006

Singer Freddy Fender Dead of Lung Cancer
Country star Freddy Fender died Saturday of lung cancer. The 69 year old Tex-Mex sensation was diagnosed with lung cancer in 2006, and was told... read more