It's been rough going here for the famous for a little while. This week, Jeopardy! host Alex Trebek announced his stage four cancer diagnosis. Hall of Fame pitcher Tom Seaver retired from public life because of his dementia diagnosis. And then there are the deaths: Actor Luke Perry at 52. The Prodigy frontman Keith Flint at 49. Actress Katherine Helmond at 89.

Also this hour: a look at Netflix's new not-exactly-the-X-Men, but-still-adapted-from-a-comic-book series, The Umbrella Academy.

It's been rough going here for the famous for a little while. This week, Jeopardy! host Alex Trebek <a href="https://twitter.com/Jeopardy/status/1103416223331569664" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-cke-saved-href="https://twitter.com/Jeopardy/status/1103416223331569664">announced his stage four cancer diagnosis</a>. Hall of Fame pitcher Tom Seaver <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2019/03/07/sports/tom-seaver-dementia.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-cke-saved-href="https://www.nytimes.com/2019/03/07/sports/tom-seaver-dementia.html">retired from public life because of his dementia diagnosis</a>. And then there are the deaths: <a href="https://variety.com/2019/tv/news/luke-perry-dead-dies-90210-riverdale-1203154263/" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-cke-saved-href="https://variety.com/2019/tv/news/luke-perry-dead-dies-90210-riverdale-1203154263/">Actor Luke Perry at 52</a>. <a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-47442312" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-cke-saved-href="https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-47442312">The Prodigy frontman Keith Flint at 49</a>. <a href="https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/katherine-helmond-dead-whos-the-boss-star-89-877766" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-cke-saved-href="https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/katherine-helmond-dead-whos-the-boss-star-89-877766">Actress Katherine Helmond at 89</a>.
Also this hour: a look at Netflix's new not-exactly-the-X-Men, but-still-adapted-from-a-comic-book series, The Umbrella Academy.

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