The Big Ragoo is DEAD TO ME

If it was peaceful at home it wasn’t Covid.

My dance partner! RIP.

Sounds like he needed a better agent.

When I was a kid I'd put a twist on his theme song "You know I go from fags to bitches."

Rest in peace, dear Mr. Mekka

He never was handsome -It was like "Why are they trying to make it appear this guy is good-looking?"

He seemed like a sweet guy. I’m sad to hear this.

He shared a beer and a swing dance with Madonna in League of Their Own.

Wait. "Carmine Ragusa" is dead to me???

Nooooooooo!!!!

I had such a crush on him when I was 7 years old!!!! I loved how happy he was, whenever he entered a scene. I wanted him to be my dad!!!!

I'm sad now.

The family expects to be inundated by media inquiries?

I hope Carmine and Shirl got to vo de oh doh doh before he croaked!

He was only 5' 3", which explains why he was partnered to dance with Madonna.

His Wiki page has been updated. RIP, Eddie:

Ran into him a few times in LA in the 80s. Usually at good dive-y Chinese restaurants. He was not 5ft 3 unless he was wearing lifts. I'd say a solid 5ft 7. Just a nice guy on the quiet side. You could not miss that mug of his. He was much cuter in person.

I don't see why imdb would claim an actor to be [italic]shorter[/italic] than they really were, r12.

Sorry--here's the link.

So Shirl and Lenny are the only members of the main cast left.

Get a hobby R13

Was he gay?

I always thought he was.

"He never was handsome -It was like "Why are they trying to make it appear this guy is good-looking?"

In blue-collar, Italian Milwaukee he'd be considered HOT!

We believe: both his wives were beards; the kid was a turkey baster conception; he probably died of The Big A; and he was gay Gay GAY!

He was only 69?

RIP The Big Ragoo..

[quote] I hope Carmine and Shirl got to vo de oh doh doh before he croaked!

I so love this muthafucka righ chea.

Why Ragoo and not Prego, Rao's or Classico?

Carmine Ragusa

[quote]all media inquiries be withheld

I don’t think that’s going to be much of a problem.

Shirl!

Why didn't they just set the series in Brooklyn? Every cast member except Wiiliams talked New York (and she did too, in the early episodes).

Deadline obit:

He’s fine, he’s taking a cold shower.

Cindy Williams tweet:

I had no idea that he was once nominated for a Tony Award:

He had a hot ass, but I guess he couldn't live forever.

He had one of those hot compact little bodies that were very popular back in the 1970s. Seemed like a genuinely nice guy, and had more talent than his career suggested.

"Why didn't they just set the series in Brooklyn?"

Laverne & Shirley was a spin-off from Happy Days which was based in Milwaukee, but I agree, no one on the show talked like they were from Milwaukee

Neighbors called authorities when he had not been seen for days.

The fear of many DLers, dying alone.

The dearly also departed Squiggy always referred to him as the Big Raccoon. I would laugh like a loon whenever he called him that name.

It didn't take much to amuse me.

He served up the beefcake until Ed Marinaro was added in season 6.

TMZ reported he’d recently been hospitalized for blood clots and could barely walk.

R30 you mean to tell me the ones star off the #1 TV show isn’t even verified?

He was living in Newhall, so he probably welcomed death.

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I wish you would have just once done short hair. He was good looking for the time. He was a talented dancer, and I bet in another time and place if he had short hair, that friendly personality, he might have gone a lot further. Nice guys are not cut out for Hollywood. Guessing he ended up broke since he live in Newhall. That place is where the poor white folk of CA live, it's really out there past the suburbs of LA. Almost rural. His estimated net worth was 500,000. That's about what a 3 bedroom house goes for in that part of CA.

He was a guest artist at my brother’s college back in the 90s. Had a habit of disappearing to the local bars so my brother was tasked with keeping track of him. Can’t remember what show they did or anything about his performance but I got to chat with him backstage. Friendly guy.

BUMP

He had a hot ass (truly), but he couldn't live forever.

I was surprised to find out he was such a short guy.

He became heavy set in old age and most heterosexual short men do.

All us other Carmines out there are in morning.

Was he... gay?

Sorry Squiggy, your not his type, and I am going to tell your boyfriend Lenny you have wandering eyes.

[quote]Hey Shirl, Carmine bought the farm.

LOL.

I never got the stupid tap dancing shit on the show. Just seemed 2 generations out of place for the 70's.

R50 Penny and Garry’s mother was a tap dancing teacher and Penny was a good tap dancer - thus, the Marshalls had tap dancing on the show every chance they got. That’s all you really need to know.

And if you were like Cindy and couldn’t dance, well you were shit out of luck.

Thanks for that background info R51. It was so out of place though, even my parents were like "oh how come people don't dance like that anymore"

[quote] All us other Carmines out there are in morning.

Even in the afternoon?

Sorry Squiggy, your not his type,