Jeremy Beadle dies of pneumonia

[The Boss]

Source - http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/7217342.stm

Television presenter and prankster Jeremy Beadle has died aged 59.

Jeremy Beadle was best known for playing practical jokes on TV
Television presenter and prankster Jeremy Beadle has died aged 59.
One of ITV's most popular hosts during the 1980s, he was admitted to hospital last week suffering from pneumonia.

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A great entertainer. You've been Framed was good, but Beadle's About was essential. The episode when he dressed up as Dracula and drunk blood (really blackcurrant juice) in a science lab was his finest moment IMO. He had them fooled. RIP Jeremy

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[drlog147]

yes he will be sadly missed it is believed he raised over a 100 million for charity,a truly remarkable man

[wildJONESEYE]

Didnt Jeramy Beadle Present The World Snooker Trickshot Championship Once Or Twice on Eurosport............

Sad News Though.....My Thoughts Are With His Wife And Children At This Sad Time xx

[missneworleans]

ER...din't know anyting about this guy...but i see he's great RIP

[Valderie]

Very sad news - poor guy had obviously been very ill and was still raising money for Leukaemia. R.I.P.