Robin Williams

Celebrity Estate Lessons – Robin Williams

It’s still difficult to believe that Robin Williams is no longer with us. Before he passed, Robin Williams had his Will drawn up, leaving his house in Tiburon, CA, and an account for the upkeep of the property to his wife. Everything else, includin… Read More
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James Gandolfini

Celebrity Estate Lessons – James Gandolfini

You have a will written and you think everything’s going to be fine for your beneficiaries, but will it? Depending on your assets, they might not be inheriting as much as you think because of taxes. When James Gandolfini died in 2013, 80% of hi… Read More
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Marilyn Monroe

Celebrity Estate Lessons — Marilyn Monroe

If you’re like me, you remember the moving Super Bowl commercial that allowed Christopher Reeve to walk again. You might also remember the hub-bub surrounding the hologram of Tupac joining Dr. Dre onstage at Coachella in 2012. With the continuing a… Read More
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Lucille Ball

Celebrity Estate Lessons — Lucille Ball

While getting a big, fat inheritance check is likely appreciated by your beneficiaries, often it’s the family heirlooms that are more important. This was the case with Lucille Ball. When she died in 1989, she split her estate between her two childr… Read More
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Farrah Fawcett

Celebrity Estate Lessons — Farrah Fawcett

Farrah Fawcett, well-known Charlie’s Angel, seemed to have done everything right with her estate plan. She made sure her only child, son Redmond who has struggled with mental health issues and drug dependencies his whole life, was cared for. She le… Read More
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Trump Tower

Celebrity Estate Lesson — Ivana Trump

Ivana Trump was probably best known as the first wife of Donald Trump and mother of Ivanka, Donald Jr., and Eric Trump. But the breakup between her and her ex-husband was anything but amicable. So, when she passed in July 2022, there wasn’t much of… Read More
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Casey Kasem

Celebrity Estate Lesson — Casey Kasem

Who doesn’t remember kicking back and listening to Casey Kasem’s American Top 40? Okay, maybe a lot of people, but if you don’t recognize his name, I’m sure you’ve heard his voice. Beyond being a famous radio DJ, Kasem w… Read More
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Celebrity Estate Lesson — Gene Wilder

Celebrity Estate Lesson — Gene Wilder

There WAS an earthly way of knowing which direction Gene Wilder’s estate plan was supposed to be going, because he took the time to have his documents properly drawn up prior to his death in 2016. When it was announced that Wilder had died from com… Read More
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Peter Ustinov

Celebrity Estate Lessons - Peter Ustinov

Peter Ustinov was well known as the actor who played famous detective Hercule Poirot in six films. You would think someone around so many unexpected deaths would at least consider their own, but that doesn’t seem to have been the case. At the time… Read More
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Luke Perry

Celebrity Estate Lessons - Luke Perry

Luke Perry’s stroke in 2019 when he was 52 years old was unexpected. After all, it’s rare that you hear of someone so young dying from such an ailment. His family elected to remove Perry from life support after he had a second stroke and his… Read More
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