Former SNL Cast Member Charles Rocket Slit His Own Throat
The Connecticut state medical examiner has found that former "Saturday Night Live" comedian Charles Rocket slit his own throat. The death has been ruled a suicide.Rocket's body was found in a field near his Connecticut home on October 7. He was 56.
Rocket appeared during the 1980-81 season of "Saturday Night Live". He was fired from that program for using the 'F' word during a live broadcast. He also had rolls in the movies, including Dances With Wolves, Dumb and Dumber, as well as the TV programs Max Headroom and Moolighting.
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I was shocked and saddened to learn of Charlie Rocket's death. My husband was nice enough to tell me about it so I wouldn't find out on the web or in the news. I knew Charlie in 1994 when he appeared on "Touched By An Angel" and I worked on the crew. I looked forward to his episodes because we'd go out and I would show him the more unique hotspots in Salt Lake, like Burt's Tiki Lounge. We became friends during that time. I admired him for his devotion to his wife and marriage. He was a good person. One night another crew member came along and we all ended up at Denny's in Salt Lake City eating Moons Over My-hammy at 2:00 am. I remember him fondly.
Stephen Huff’s
TOO BURNED (TO BE QUIT OF THE FIRE) (For Charlie Rocket)
Friday, December 09, 2005
come to the end of a long, knotted rope
I dangle from the tangles
an aged actor performing a last, sad role,
I play the part of the man I most hated
I play the part of the fiend I least admired
I play a worn-out, washed-up has-been
too desperate to know his time
here at the butt of a long, running joke
I strangle in the angles
a weary bone digger digging his last, sad hole,
I play the part for which I am most fated
I play the part of failure perched on a high wire
I play an unknown, unloved, un-nothing
too burned to be quit of the fire
I hate to add a negative note, but I worked on the movie "Delirious" with Charlie and attempted to speak with him a couple of times just in passing on the set. He was either very depressed, on drugs or just a miserable person because he was totally unfriendly. I have learned over the years not to expect to be "friends with actors I work with, but even the major actors are cordial. He was not. Rest in Peace.
Coitdeck: Who knows what was going on in his life at that moment? Even the nicest people have their bad periods. I am sorry that you had a negative experience but from what I have read he was usually a very good guy.
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