Chuck Norris, Nicholas Brendon Left Out of Emmys In Memoriam Section
The Hollywood Reporter • • entertainment
Key Points:
- The 2026 Emmy Awards In Memoriam segment honored icons Rob Reiner, Dolly Parton, and Catherine O’Hara but notably omitted several significant television performers who passed away in the past year, including Chuck Norris and Nicholas Brendon.
- Chuck Norris, star of "Walker, Texas Ranger," and Nicholas Brendon, known for "Buffy the Vampire Slayer," were absent despite their cultural impact, while Brendon’s co-star Anthony Head was recognized.
- Other notable omissions included Daveigh Chase, Patrick Muldoon, Jaye P. Morgan, and voice actors Peter Cullen and Tom Kane, all of whom died within the last year.
- The segment featured tributes introduced by Macaulay Culkin, Annie Murphy, and Dan Levy, with Murphy honoring Catherine O’Hara, and a musical performance of “Bridge over Troubled Water” by Noah Kahan.
- Jamie Lee Curtis paid tribute to Rob Reiner, highlighting his posthumous Emmy win and record-setting 48-year gap between acting Emmys, while also remembering other industry legends lost this year.
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