Category: Clueless

RIP Brittany Murphy

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I  very rarely blog about celebrities, although I’m continually fed fashion & beauty stories about celebrities.  It’s just that I can’t in good conscience blog about celebrities whose work I don’t know.   Our DirectTV service is out, I haven’t joined Netflix, and I seldom go to the movies.  That explains why I don’t know the work of many celebrities, or else they are merely famous for being famous.

Today I was saddened to learn about the death of Brittany Murphy at age 32.  Her breakthrough role was as Tai, the new kid whom Cher and Dionne make over in Clueless.  One of her unsung roles was that of Luann Platter, Hank and Peggy Hill’s bird-brained live-in niece, on the long-running animated TV series King of the Hill.  Luann was hilarious, whether bawling “UNCLE HANK!!”  or providing the voices for the Manger Babies puppets during her born-again phase.

Lady Bird, Bobby Hill, Hank Hill, Peggy Hill, and Luann Platter from King of the Hill

Brittany Murphy will be missed.

Brittany Murphy, 1977-2009

Look what’s happened to Stacey Dash!

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Ondo Lady noted that Glam.com selected Clueless as the top chick flick of all time.

Clueless

Alicia Silverstone (Cher) has had her career ups and downs since Clueless was released in 1995. Today, she’s better known for her vegan lifestyle than for her work. Brittany Murphy (Tai) has probably has had the most consistent career of all the principals, including a steady gig as the voice of Luann, Hank and Peggy Hill’s live-in niece on the King of the Hill animated TV series (I’m a fan).

Stacey Dash (Dionne) appeared in the short-lived TV spinoff of Clueless, but otherwise seemed to drop off the map. What happened? Wonder no longer – she’s on the cover of the June 2008 issue of King magazine, which appears to be Maxim or FHM geared to the African-American male.

Stacey Dash

Lord have mercy. BTW Although Stacey Dash played a teenager in Clueless, she was already in her late twenties. She’s now 42.