2020 was a difficult year and was made no easier by the bright lights we lost. Help us pay tribute to some of the legends who passed away this year.
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"Black Panther" star passed away tragically on August 28 at age 43 after a four-year battle with colon cancer.
Boseman made a mark playing the groundbreaking Marvel superhero, as well as taking on iconic roles like Jackie Robinson in "42", James Brown in "Get On Up" and Thurgood Marshall in "Marshall".
In 2020, he starred in the films "Da 5 Bloods" and the posthumous release "Ma Rainey's Black Bottom".
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Sudbury, Ontario-born "Jeopardy!" Host Alex Trebek passed away on Nov. 8 at age 80 from pancreatic cancer.
Trebek continued to host the iconic game show throughout his illness.
He received the Emmy for Outstanding Game Show Host seven times in his career, and left an indelible mark on the television landscape in Canada and the U.S.
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On July 26, legendary Hollywood star Olivia de Havilland passed away at age 104.
De Havilland was one of the last living stars from Hollywood's golden era, starring in 49 feature films, including classics like "The Adventures of Robin Hood", "Gone with the Wind" and "The Snake Pit". She won two Academy Awards for "The Heiress" and "To Each His Own".
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Basketball fans were shocked on Jan. 26, when Kobe Bryant and his daughter Gianna were killed in a helicopter crash along with seven others.
Bryant, an 18-time NBA All-Star, was 41.
Tributes to the basketball star poured in from across the the sports and entertainment landscape.
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Sean Connery passed away on Oct. 31 at the age of 90.
The movie legend made his name as the big screen's original James Bond. He starred in seven films in the franchise, along with numerous other films from directors like Alfred Hitchcock, Sidney Lumet and Steven Spielberg.
Among his most acclaimed films were "Marnie", "The Man Who Would Be Kind", "The Untouchables", "Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade" and "Murder on the Orient Express".
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British acting legend Diana Ring passed away Sept. 10 at age 82.
Rigg's most iconic role was as Emma Peel in the '60s TV series "The Avengers".
She went on to star in numerous productions on screen and stage, including the Bond film "On Her Majesty's Secret Service".
In more recent years, Rigg starred as Olenna Tyrell in "Game of Thrones".
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Bollywood star Irrfan Khan tragically passed away at 53 on April 29.
The actor was best-known to international audiences for his roles in films like "Slumdog Millionaire", "Jurassic World", "The Lunchbox" and "Life of Pi".
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In a truly tragic passing, "Glee" actress Naya Rivera died on July 8 after drowning in a lake in California while swimming with her 4-year-old son.
Along with starring in the hit musical series, Rivera also appeared in the horror film "At the Devil's Door", and was an outspoken advocate for LGBTQ rights, immigrants' rights and women's rights.
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Legendar Swedish actor Max von Sydow passed away at age 90 on March 8.
The actor had a storied career in Sweden, working with director Ingmar Bergman in films like "The Seventh Seal" and "The Virgin Spring".
He went on to appear in dozens of films and TV shows, including "The Exorcist", "Flash Gordon", "Minority Report", "Game of Thrones" and more.
He received Oscar nominations for his roles in "Pelle the Conqueror" and "Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close".
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Ennio Morricone, who composed some of the most iconic film scores of all time, passed away on July 6 at age 91.
Morricone was best known for his musical contributions to Italian westerns, including "The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly" and "Once Upon a Time in the West".
He also composed the music for "The Battle of Algiers", "The Mission", "The Thing", "The Untouchables", "The Hateful Eight" and many, many more.
In 2007, he received an Honorary Academy Award for his lifetime of work.
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Comedian and TV creator Carl Reiner passed away at 98 on June 29.
Best known for his work with Mel Brooks, Reiner also created the iconic TV sitcom "The Dick Van Dyke Show".
He also directed films like "The Jerk" and "All of Me", and appeared as an actor in films like "It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World" and "Oceans Eleven".
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Director Lynn Shelton passed away suddenly on May 16 at age 54.
Shelton was best known for her work on the films "Humpday", "Your Sister's Sister" and Laggies", as well as directing numerous episodes of television, including "Mad Men", "Shameless", "The Morning Show" and "GLOW".
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Kirk Douglas died on Feb 5 at age 103.
The actor was one of the biggest Hollywood stars of the 50s and 60s, producing and starring in films such as "Lust for Life", "Spartacus", "Paths of Glory", "The Swimmer", "The Train" and many more.
He received three Oscar nominations over his career, as well as an Academy Honorary Award for Lifetime Achievement.
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TV personality Regis Philbin passed away on July 24 at age 88.
Philbin was host of the syndicated morning show "Live!" from 1988 to 2011.
His career on television stretched several decades, from working on "The Tonight Show" in the 1950s, to appearing on "The Joey Bishop Show" in the '60s.
He also hosted the original U.S. edition of "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire", along with "Million Dollar Password" and the first season of "America's Got Talent".
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U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg passed away at age 87 on Sept. 18.
The second woman and first Jewish woman to serve on the Court, Ginsburg led a remarkable legal career before taking the bench as Bill Clinton appointee in the '90s.
She also inspired the 2018 biopic "On the Basis of Sex" starring Felicity Jones.