Last Tweets From Celebrities Before They Died

Paul Walker

Source: DailyFeedThe fast and furious legend had stared alongside Vin Diesel since the very beginning. A petrol head in real life, Paul was rumoured to have over 30 cars in his garage. He tweeted this on the afternoon of November 29, 2013. Heartbreakingly, he lost his life in a car accident the very next day.

Amy Winehouse

Source: DailyFeedA troubled soul if ever there was one, Amy Winehouse's final, nonsensical tweet perhaps gives us a glimpse into her confused mental state. Two days after she posted this, she was discovered in her bed by a body guard, having been awake all night (again, it would seem) watching herself on YouTube and drinking the two bottles of vodka which would ultimately kill her.

Chester Bennington

Source: DailyFeedThe Linkin Park front man's final tweet stands as an eternal reminder of the emptiness which can accompany fame. Despite being photographed here surrounded by adoring fans, he was found hanged by his housekeeper at his home in Palos Verdes , CA on July 20, 2017. The coroner returned a verdict of suicide.

Leonard Nimoy aka Spock

Source: DailyFeedThe great man became legend featuring in two seasons of Star Trek as well as eight Trek films. Despite his character's cold devotion to logic, Nimoy clearly swam in deeper waters. Five days before his death, he tweeted this, ending in the Vulcan farewell: Live Long and Prosper. A remarkable man.

Prince

Source: DailyFeedFrequently referred to as the greatest musician of his generation, Prince was a prolific songwriter and multi-instrumentalist. As well as his own countless hits (including "I wanna be your lover," "Little red corvette" and "I would die 4 U'"), Prince also penned a catalogue of song for his fellow musicians: The Bangles' "Manic Monday"; Sinead O'Connor's "Nothing Compares 2 U"; and Stevie Nicks "Stand Back," amongst countless others, are all attributed to him. Prince confessed in an interview that he had written over 3000 songs, which explains why he sometimes needed a cheat sheet on stage. A songwriter to the end, Prince's final tweet promoted his latest work on "piano and microphone."

Robin Williams

Source: DailyFeedBeloved by generations of movie-watchers, the great man sadly committed suicide at home while struggling with Lewy body disease (which causes hallucinations and other debilitating neurological symptoms, including depression.) He was survived by his wife, Susan Schneider and three children (from two previous marriages.) A family man to the last, Robin posted this tweet 11 days before his death, celebrating the birthday of one of his daughters.

Cory Monteith

Source: DailyFeedBest known for his portrayal of Finn Hudson in Glee, the Canadian actor and musician had a troubled youth and began abusing drugs at the age of 13. After he was kicked out of numerous schools, his acting career took off after friends and family intervened and sent him to rehab. He tragically died on July 13, 2013 at the age of 31, after taking a fatal cocktail of alcohol and heroin in a hotel room. His final, heartwarming tweet may serve to raise a smile in what were undoubtedly otherwise heartbreaking circumstances. 

Peaches Geldof

Source: DailyFeedDaughter of Bob Geldof and Paula Yates, Peaches was a famous model and TV personality in her own right. As sweet as her final tweet may appear, there is a darker side to it. The heroine overdose which would claim her life (she had been struggling with an addiction to the narcotic for several years), also claimed the life of her mother, 14 years previously.

Chadwick Boseman

Source: DailyFeedThe Black Panther star's death from colon cancer in 2020 broke many hearts. Ever the hero, his final tweet was in support of Senator (now Vice President) Kamala Harris at a Freedom for Immigrants event in CA. Pictured is the day she was announced as (now) President Biden's running mate.

Gene Wilder

Source: DailyFeedNow these are just sweet. Best know for his portrayal of Roald Dahl's eccentric sweet manufacture, Willy Wonker (but also staring in The Producers, Blazing Saddles and Young Frankenstein), Gene tweeted just 4 times before his death in 2016. Shortly after the tweet about his, hopeful much enjoyed, fruit salad, his account fell silent. It was later discovered by fans he had been diagnosed with Alzheimer’s and decided to keep this information private.

Capital $teez

Source: RedditAn American rapper and songwriter from Brooklyn, Courtney Everald "Jamal" Dewar Jr. co-founded Brooklyn-based rap collective, Pro Era with his chidhood friend Joey Bada$$, as well as the Beast Coast hip hop collective. Both rose to international fame, but Courtney never lived to see it. He jumped off the Cinematic Music Group headquarters aged only 19. His final tweet is perhaps one of the most heartbreaking chilling of any we've found.

DJ AM

Source: Anorak NewsAdam Goldstein, aka DJ AM, began his career with the rock group Crazy Town, before working with his friend Travis Baker of Blink 182. They were together onboard a plane which crashed in 2008. They both survived, but after struggling with drug addiction, Adam overdosed on the 29th August 2009. Two days before he died, he left this tweet as perhaps a small window into his disillusioned soul.

Reeva Steenkamp

Source: eightieskids.comNow this one is just haunting. Many of us will remember acutely the circumstances of Reeva's murder: shot four times through the bathroom door in the middle of the night by her boyfriend, Paralympian Oscar Pistorius. He claimed to believe she was a burglar. The jury did not believe him and he is currently serving 13 years in jail.

Nipsey Hu$$le

Source: medium.comAirmiess Joseph Asghedom, aka American rapper Nipsey Hu$$le, seems to have somewhat taunted fate with his final tweet. Less than 45min later, he was shot at least 10 times in a car park. Rapper GBO Gaston claimed to have been responsible on instagram shortly after the attack, but police quickly apprehended the real culprit. Maybe not such a blessing after all.

Stuart Scott

Source: dimly.comAnother heart-warming family moment. ESPN sports anchor Stuart Scott's final post was a gorgeous pic of him and his two sisters after they accepted an award on his behalf. Six months before he died of appendiceal cancer, Stuart was also presented with the Jimmy V award for Perseverance at the ESPY Awards. He told the crowd: 

"When you die, it does not mean that you lose to cancer. You beat cancer by how you live, why you live, and in the manner in which you live."

Amen, Sir.

Billy Mays

Source: ranker.comWilliam (Billy) Darrell Mays Jr was an American direct-response advertisement salesperson. He promoted countless products in her career, including OxiClean, Orange Glo, Kaboom and Zorbeez. The morning after this tweet was posted, he was found unresponsive in bed by his wife, having died sometime in the night. The working theory was that he must have been hit in the head by falling luggage during the innocent he was referring to. He turned out, however, to have undiagnosed hypertensive heart disease. Twitter didn't solve that one, then.

Charlie Murphy

Source: medium.comBrother of Eddie but a comedian, actor and writer in his own right, Charlie was best known for writing and staring in Comedy Central's "Chappelle's Show," as well as staring in "Black Jesus." Before retiring to bed one night, he tweeted this reflection; he never woke. He died from leukaemia during the night. We hope very much he found the rest he was looking for.

Mitch Lucker

Source: eightieskids.comFront man of American deathcore band Suicide Silence, Mitch was fatally injured when he crashed his bike on Halloween 2012. The chilling thing is, he'd tweeted this a mere 2 hours previously... (the link shows pictures of himself in his skeleton, Halloween costume.) Spooky.

Pieter Hintjens

Source: medium.comNot a household name perhaps, but Pieter was a big deal in the world of Intellectual Property: CEO and chief software designer for iMatix; president of the Foundation for a Free Information Infrastructure; author of the original Advances Message Queuing Protocol and a founder of the Digital Standards Organisation. After successfully beating bile duct cancer, he was later diagnosed with terminal cholangiocarcinoma. His final tweet communicated his wishes succinctly, with a powerful finality.

Elizabeth Taylor

Source: diply.comIt's sweet to know that acting legend Elizabeth Taylor, despite her countless achievements, was still excited by an interview in she and KK chat jewellery, men and generally being a queen. The whole interaction exudes copious amounts of glamour and we love how Kim concludes her questioning with a cheeky request for the Dame to "please" follow her on twitter (which she, of course, graciously agrees to do.)

Avicii

Source: eightieskids.comReal name Tim Bergling, Swedish EDM performer Avicii was at the peak of his career. He was raking in six figure sums for every show and producing hit after hit. Even though he was taking a break due to exhaustion, he was still being put forward for awards. Sadly, as is heartbreakingly common, fame was no friend to Tim, who killed himself after struggling with alcoholism, three days after this tweet.

Dan Wheldon

Source: medium.comAfter taking up competitive carting at the age of 8, Dan won the 2005 IndyCar Series Drivers' Championship for Andretti Green Racing. He later won the Indianapolis 500 in 2005 and 2011, and was co-winner of the 2006 24 Hours of Daytona with Chip Ganassi Racing. His love for his sport was clear in his final tweet, full of excitement for the beginning of yet another race. He tragically died in a pile-up during the 11th lap of the IndyCar World Championship in Las Vegas. Racing to the end.

Joan Rivers

Source: postize.comOnce a comedian, always a comedian. TV host and queen of the one-liner Joan Rivers did not disappoint when she used her final tweet to slam Jay-Z over his Met Gala altercation with his sister-in-law. When she passed away shortly after this zinger at the age of 81, she ended almost 60 years in entrainment.

Dr Maya Angelou

Source: eightieskids.comLegend of literature, poet, singer and civil rights activist, Maya had a gripping past working alongside both MLK Jr and Malcom X. She is perhaps best remembered for the first in her series of seven autobiographies, "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings." Inspiring others to the end, Maya posted this five days before she passed away at the age of 86.

Jo Cox MP (Member of British Parliament)

Source: eightieskids.comJo Cox's murder shortly before the EU Referendum vote on the UK on June 16, 2016, shocked the world. She was both shot and stabbed before a scheduled meeting with her constituents by white supremest, Thomas Mair. Witnesses claimed at trial that he shouted "This is for Britain. Britain will always come first," as he launched his sadistic attack. Her final tweet was a nod to her unwavering support to the "Remain" campaign. 

George Micheal

Source: eightieskids.comEven though it was posted a good 10months before he was found in bed by his partner on Christmas Day 2016, how fitting is this final tweet from the great WHAM! sensation? Even when he went solo, he was a force to be reckoned with - "Careless whisper" reached number one in an impressive 20 countries.

Hannes Arch

Source: thetweethereafter.comHannes was an Austrian pilot and a Red Bull Air Race World Championship competitor from 2007-2016, and winner in 2008. Despite his prestigious flying skills, his helicopter crashed into the side of a mountain on a supply run to a remote mountain lodge. His passenger survived, Hannes, alas, did not.

Patty Duke

Source: eightieskids.comAnna Pearce, the Oscar winning actress who was perhaps better know as Patty Duke of The Patty Duke show, sadly passed away on March 29, 2016. She was diagnosed with bipolar but died of a ruptured intestine. Two weeks before her death, she tweeted a touching tribute to her husband of 30 years, Mike, leaving a legacy of love immortalised on her twitter profile.

Colleen Burns

Source: twitterOk, so Colleen Burns was not famous, but her final tweet and linked Instagram image are. Whilst hiking through the Grand Canon, Colleen stopped to post a gorgeous shot of herself, looking out over the canyon under a beautiful blue sky. The pic itself amassed over 10,000 likes on Insta, but that is possibly due to the fact that she sadly fell 120m to her death when trying to make way for another hiker the following morning.

Heavy D

Source: FlickrDwight Errington Myers - Heavy D - was an American rapper, record producer, singer, actor and the former leader of Heavy D & the Boyz in the 90s. His first, and tragically last, live TV performance was at the 2011 Hip Hop awards. The same day that he posted this short, encouraging tweet, he was taken to hospital where he died of a pulmonary embolism.