DMV: No makeup for boy's license photo

• Gender nonconforming teen files federal lawsuit against the South Carolina DMV


• DMV employee asked teen to remove makeup before photo, lawsuit says


• Lawsuit alleges teen was sexually discriminated against


• DMV says it has a policy specifying requirements for photographs

(CNN) -- The mother of a 16-year-old filed a federal lawsuit against the South Carolina Department of Motor Vehicles on Tuesday claiming her son was sexually discriminated against when he was forced to remove his facial makeup for a driver's license photo.

Chase Culpepper, 16, was born a male but is gender nonconforming. He regularly wears makeup and clothing typically worn by women, according to the lawsuit.

After passing his driver's test in June, Chase went to have his license photo taken. But an employee at the office asked him to remove his makeup.

The employee told Chase he couldn't wear "a disguise" and didn't look "like a boy should," the teen told CNN affiliate WYFF.

The lawsuit says Chase was discriminated against based on the employee's gender stereotypes and Chase's constitutional rights to freedom of speech and expression were violated.

The state DMV said in June it had a policy specifying the requirements for the photograph.

"At no time will an applicant be photographed when it appears that he or she is purposely altering his or her appearance so that the photo would misrepresent his or her identity," the policy says.

"That's been the policy since August of 2009," spokeswoman Beth Parks said.

"Stage makeup is not acceptable because it can be used to alter appearance. Regular everyday makeup is accepted because it's used to highlight or hide blemishes," she said.

The lawsuit says the photo policy is vague and overbroad because of its use of the term "identity."

The suit alleges the employees have interpreted it "to prohibit a male applicant from wearing regular everyday makeup that they allow female applicants to wear under the same policy."

"Chase Culpepper is entitled to be himself and to express his gender nonconformity without interference from the South Carolina DMV," said Michael Silverman, the executive director of the Transgender Legal Defense and Education Fund.

"It is not the role of the DMV or any government agency or employee to decide how men and women should look. Chase should be able to get a driver's license without being subjected to sex discrimination," Silverman said Tuesday at a joint press conference with Culpepper and his mother.

Calls and emails to the state DMV communications office were not immediately returned late Tuesday.

The lawsuit is not seeking damages or money but asking that changes be made to the DMV's photo policy and that Chase be allowed to retake his license photo while wearing his everyday makeup.

CNN's Melodi Smith contributed to this report.

ISIS Murder journalist Steven Sotloff

ISIS has released a gruesome video which apparently shows the beheading and horrific murder of freelance journalist 31-year-old Steven Sotloff.

The killing, which remains unverified by security agencies, follows weeks after journalist James Foley’s murder and echoes the exact same methodology.

The suspected executioner, believed to be the same who executed James Foley, could be seen in the video and photographic stills released by ISIS wearing the same clothing, dressed in complete black, his face cowardly covered, wearing sand coloured desert boots and gripping a combat knife in his left hand.

The executioner is heard to say with a British accent “Obama, I am back”.

Steven Sotloff, dressed in an orange jumpsuit similar to those worn by detainees in the Guantanamo Bay high security detention centre, is then heard to say: “You know who I am by now and you know why I am here.”

The executioner is then seen to pass the knife across Steven Sotloff throat before the video fades out. The video continues with the severed head being placed on the blood stained body.

A further person is seen in the background of the video with suggestion that this person may be a possible third suspect.

The video ends with the executioner saying: “Obama, back off and just leave us alone”.

Story develops.

€800,000 invested in Axarquia beaches over the last three years

THE Central Government in Spain has invested a total of €808,769 in improvements to the Axarquia beaches over the last three years, according to information presented by the councillorof Torrox Town Hall, María Baena.

The biggest expenditure has been aimed at the four largest tourist towns, Nerja, Torrox, Véléz-Málaga and Rincon de la Victoria, with the majority (€369,316) going to Véléz-Málaga.

The investment from the Central Government along the Axarquia coastline, reaffirms the importance of tidying up and cleaning the beaches in the province in order to optimise tourism along the eastern part of the Costa del Sol.

Neanderthal engraving discovered in Gibraltar

AN engraving which has been discovered in Gorham’s Cave in Gibraltar provides the first evidence found in the world that Neanderthals were as sophisticated as humans. The engraving, which dates back over 40,000 years, bears a remarkable resemblance to the children’s game of noughts and crosses.

The geometric pattern was identified by a team of researchers, after uncovering the engraving beneath undisturbed sediments that have also yielded Neanderthal tools.

Unlike our childhood beliefs that Neanderthals were brutes who had few basic skills, this new evidence suggests that their intellectual abilities have most definitely been underestimated. Recent findings intimate that they intentionally buried their dead, consumed a varied diet, adorned themselves with feathers and painted their bodies with black and red pigments, although we are yet to find answers as to why they did these things, questioning whether it was a form of art or a way of camouflaging themselves from danger.

Archaeologists have yet to call the engraving a piece of art, but said it was the first “deliberate, non-functional abstract etching” on a cave wall by someone who was not a modern human.

Professor Clive Finlayson, the director of Gibraltar Museum said “It brings Neanderthals even closer to us. It talks of high cognitive mental capacities in Neanderthals which are equivalent to humans.”

Giant duck artist turns to hippo

Dutch artist Florentijn Hofman is famous for taking a giant rubber duck around the world. His next project, "HippopoThames," features a huge hippo.

Hofman built his hippo for Totally Thames, a festival that celebrates London's famous river.

"People just want another duck!" says Hofman. He says his Thames-based project will be his last based on water.

Like his giant rubber ducks, artist Florentijn Hofman says his latest project, "HippopoThames," was inspired by everyday objects.

The artist has garnered celebrity fans. Jackie Chan joined Hofman in Beijing to throw a farewell party for the popular duck when it left to float on to another city.

"I love the fact that so many toys are made in China and Taiwan. They're sent to the U.S. and Europe and they're in the hands of children for just a few minutes," says artist Florentijn Hofman.

Once "HippopoThames" is unveiled, will the children dance in hippo costumes?

More than a million people around the world have visited this towering photogenic duck. An estimate of 500,000 spectators came out to see Rubber Duck in Kaohsiung, Taiwan despite the threat of an approaching typhoon.

In May 2014, Hofman unveiled "Pink Kitten" for Shanghai Design Week. The 10-meter-high kitten was made of bamboo strips.

Hofman's giant inflatable duck has waded through urban waters including Hong Kong, Beijing, Kaohsiung, Sao Paulo, Sydney and Osaka.

• Artist Florentijn Hofman's latest work is part of a festival celebrating London's River Thames


• Hofman says he's inspired by found objects and the settings his artworks are displayed in


• The Dutchman says he's now done with water-based art and promises no more ducks

(CNN) -- When it comes to the creatures most likely to be spotted swimming down London's River Thames, hippos will be far down the list.

Until now.

Thanks to Dutch artist Florentijn Hofman, eagle-eyed visitors to London might just spot the three humps of an enormous hippo appearing from the Thames' murky depths.

Hofman is known for his super-sized, colorful works of art, most recently the enormous inflatable rubber duck that floated around the waters of cities like Hong Kong, Sao Paulo, Auckland and Osaka.

Earlier this year, Hofman was asked to create a piece of artwork by the organizers of Totally Thames, an annual festival that celebrates London's famous river.

He says he started by researching the history of the river, and eventually came across studies on hippo evolution that revealed its waters were awash with the large creatures hundreds of thousands of years ago.

The result was an artwork he's christened with a pun almost as heavy as one of the beasts he's been studying: "HippopoThames."

"I wanted to use the hippo to get people out of their homes, away from the Internet and the TV, and to explore London with a new perspective."

Not that creating a giant replica of an ungainly water mammal in one of the UK's busiest waterways is an easy business.

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Cocktail of ingredients

"I was thinking about the history, but I also had to think about practicalities," Hofman says.

"We needed to make sure it could fit under various bridges as it had to be towed into place, so it's a cocktail of ingredients: the history of London, cost and the size of the space available."

Like several of Hofman's other pieces, "HippopoThames" was inspired by everyday objects -- in this case a children's book that the artist's parents gave him for their grandchild.

"One page had an illustration of a hippo and I saw it and thought that it could work really well. So the installation is something which is partly inspired by a found object," he says.

It's a process Hofman has used in the past, chiefly the enormous cuddly toys that formed his 2009 exhibition at The Hague and the ornament-like sparrow statues he created for Belgium's Rock Werchter music festival.

Hofman and Jackie Chan prove that you're never too old for rubber ducks.

"'These pieces were inspired by children's toys or items picked up from flea markets I've visited -- mass-produced toys and animal ceramics," he says.

"It's not just about the animal -- it's about the outer skin. I'm all about beauty and the design of an object and I like to use and change these found objects by giving them different skins.

"I love the fact that so many of them are made in China and Taiwan.

"They're sent to the U.S. and Europe and they're in the hands of children for just a few minutes. I have a love for these objects and the way they get circulated around the world."

Settting is also key.

"I have a love of beautiful places -- both urban and rural, and I like to show them in their natural state," the artist explains.

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Giant yellow bunny

Hofman claims an enormous yellow bunny he installed in the town of Orebro, Sweden, helped highlight a largely forgotten statue it was sited next to.

"The bunny was removed after three months but afterward, more people started to visit the spot. That's the B-side of my installations: they give the public space back to the people who then see it with a new perspective."

Hofman's work has taken him all over the world and certain destinations have left their mark.

"I love Sao Paulo," he says. "I love the people.

"Every morning you wake up and you meet people who become your friends.

"It's a concrete jungle where, as a human, you're downsized, but I like the strength and the love of the people and the way they live together."

The West African country of Senegal also makes his list of favorites, as does the Swiss town of Bern, largely because of the way residents interact with its river in the summer.

"It's the biggest artwork you can make - it's a social, natural thing and it changes people's perspective of the city."

Different nationalities react to his work in different ways, he says.

"In Europe, the first question will be about the cost. In Asia and South America people will ask, 'what is it and why is it there?'"

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Forget the typhoon. Must. See. Duck!

No more ducks

"In Asia, people work six or seven days a week, perhaps two jobs a day. They'll have Sundays off and they make the most of their spare time.

"In those rare moments they enjoy life to the max and are more open to certain things.

"If people have less spare time they feel they should make full use of it.

"In Europe, people work hard but they have more spare time and there's a different pace. People tend to be more spoiled."

Florentjin's own spare time on the sidelines of the London festival is likely to spent in one of the city's pubs, he says.

"I love the pub life in London, as well as the parks. If you step into any pub, people will talk to you.

"It's quite open, and they have a wonderful sense of humor -- you can have a great evening socializing."

Hofman says "HippopoThames" will be his final water-based project.

It appears that the popularity of his most recent project was a double-edged sword.

"After the rubber duck it was hard to come up with another water-related installation," he says.

"People just want another duck!"

Tamara Hinson is a freelance travel writer based in the UK.

Most picturesque golf courses?

The clubhouse deck at Silvertip Resort offers one of the most spectacular views in golf. Front row seats overlook the 18th hole.

In the heart of an alpine village, Canmore Golf Club is a public space that embraces visitors with natural beauty and easygoing hospitality.

Overlooking a pristine green lake, the 14th tee at Fairmont Jasper Park Lodge requires a gutsy drive over water and through well-placed pine trees.

Built on an abandoned coal mine, Stewart Creek Golf and Country Club is rugged and rewarding. A massive three-peak wall known as The Three Sisters hovers over the property.

With a judicious use of bunkers and a layout that hugs the winding Bow River, Fairmont Banff Springs Golf Course thrills amateurs and professionals alike.

• Built on an abandoned coal mine, Stewart Creek Golf and Country Club is one of the area's most rugged and rewarding courses


• Fairmont Jasper Park Lodge showcases scruffy-edged bunkers, mounded fairways and daring par threes


• Residents of Canmore constructed and funded the golf and curling club

(CNN) -- Breathtaking scenery, championship design -- many of the courses dropped into the Canadian Rockies are among the most memorable in the world.

Centered in the province of Alberta and heading north from Calgary, you can find several must-play courses that inspire awe, and might even improve your game -- the elevation and thin mountain air can add an easy 10 yards to your drives.

These courses are situated in the valleys that hug this northern stretch of the Rockies, with massive peaks rising up around you.

The Fairmont Banff Springs Golf Course

Located within Banff National Park, this course is a natural panoramic wonder that's both challenging and captivating.

Elite Escapes: Golfing in the Canada

Surrounding mountain cliffs stare down on you on nearly every green of the championship course.

The original 18 holes were designed by Canada's master golf architect, Stanley Thompson, back in 1928.

With a judicious use of bunkers and a layout that hugs the winding Bow River, it's a course that thrills amateurs and professionals alike.

The Tunnel Mountain nine-hole course added in 1989 allows you to get in an early game and still enjoy the wide array of outdoor activities in the area, like a raft trip down to nearby Canmore, where more magnificent courses await.

The Fairmont Banff Springs , 405 Spray Ave., Banff, Alberta; +1 403 762 2211

At Silvertip, you can watch, cheer and judge fellow golfers from the clubhouse.

Silvertip Resort

Located on the "sunny" side of the Bow Valley, this course brings you as close to wildlife as you'll get -- at least while holding a golf club.

Between two wildlife corridors, the course has been certified as an "Audubon Cooperative Sanctuary" for its conservation and preservation practices.

The par 72 sports 600 feet of elevation change and is the only course in the area on the south-facing side of the mountains -- so you can tee off later and enjoy longer days on the links.

The clubhouse deck offers one of the most spectacular views in golf and offers front row seats overlooking the 18th, so you get to be judge, jury and commentator as your fellow golfers display their downhill skills on an extremely steep par 4.

Silvertip Resort , 2000 Silvertip Trail, Canmore, Alberta; +1 403 678 1600

Stewart Creek Golf Club

Built on an abandoned coal mine, this may be the area's most rugged and rewarding championship course.

On the eastern slopes of the mountain range near Canmore, it's a 15-minute drive from Banff and consistently ranked with 4.5 stars by "Golf Digest."

A massive, eye-catching three-peak wall known as The Three Sisters hovers over the property and makes for stellar selfies.

In a nod to its proud past, this reclaimed masterpiece incorporates a number of refurbished mine entrances that add authenticity, and places to hide from the rain.

While the mine shafts that still run beneath the fairways have been reinforced, the steep tees and vanishing fairways may leave you feeling a bit shaky -- all the more reason to make sure you get some "beautiful shots" of the photographic kind.

Stewart Creek Golf Club , 4100 Stewart Creek Drive, Canmore, Alberta; +1 403 609 6099

Bad golfers take heart -- you can enjoy the turquoise lakes and majestic mountains a little longer.

The Fairmont Jasper Park Lodge

Another Stanley Thompson creation, this course is considered his greatest work.

Having designed or reworked more than 100 courses in his native Canada, the Jasper showcases his trademark features: scruffy-edged bunkers, mounded fairways and daring par threes.

Fairways here are carved out of the forest, with attention paid to the natural contours of the mountains.

An 18-hole, par-71 course, it has elevated tee boxes with views that soak in the surrounding mountain peaks.

The 14th tee is the crown jewel. Overlooking a pristine green lake, it's both inviting and exhilarating, requiring a gutsy drive over water and through some well-placed pine trees.

Accept the challenge and you'll be rewarded with a rare bunker-less green that's defended by only the natural slope of the land.

Fairmont Jasper Park Lodge , Old Lodge Road, Jasper, Alberta; +1 780 852 3301

Canmore Golf and Curling Club

Conveniently situated in the heart of an alpine village, this easily accessible course has deep roots in a proud mountain community.

Constructed and funded solely by the residents of Canmore, it's a public space that embraces visitors with its natural beauty and hospitality.

The surrounding snow-capped peaks serve as reminders that this is still Canada. And though they love their golf in Canmore, when the greens are inevitably blanketed with ice and snow, people around here turn to another sport to test their patience and precision: curling.

Like golf, curling can be mystifying to those who've never tried it, yet magical to those who'll never leave it.

Canmore Golf and Curling Club , 2000 8 Ave., Canmore, Alberta; +1 888 678 4785/+1 403 678 4785

'80s rock band singer dies

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Jimi Jamison, lead singer of 1980s rock band Survivor, has died. He was 63.

Acclaimed actor-director Richard Attenborough died on Sunday, August 24, the British Broadcasting Corporation reported Sunday, citing his son. Attenborough was 90.

Don Pardo, the man whose voice introduced the cast of NBC's "Saturday Night Live" for decades, has died, the network announced. He was 96. Here, Pardo is seen on the set of "SNL" in 1982.

Skateboarding legend Jay Adams died of a heart attack Thursday, August 14, while vacationing in Mexico with his wife. He was 53.

Ed Nelson, best known for playing a doctor in the 1960s nighttime soap opera "Peyton Place," died on Wednesday, August 13, his family said. He was 85.

Actress Arlene Martel, whom "Star Trek" fans knew as Spock's bride-to-be, died in a Los Angeles hospital Tuesday, August 12, of complications from a heart attack, her son said. Martel was 78.

Actress Lauren Bacall, the husky-voiced Hollywood icon known for her sultry sensuality, died on Tuesday, August 12. She was 89.

Actor and comedian Robin Williams died at his Northern California home on Monday, August 11. Williams apparently took his own life, law enforcement officials said. He was 63.

Actor Charles Keating, who had been fighting lung cancer for several years, died on August 8, his son Sean Keating said. Charles Keating was known for his role of villain Carl Hutchins on the daytime drama "Another World." He was 72.

JJ Murphy, an actor who was set to join the "Game of Thrones" cast, died August 8, his agent said. He was 86.

James Brady, the former White House press secretary who was severely wounded in a 1981 assassination attempt on President Ronald Reagan, has died, the White House said on August 4. He was 73. Later in the week, authorities told CNN they are investigating it as a homicide.

Theodore "Dutch" Van Kirk, the last crewman of the U.S. plane that dropped the first atomic bomb over Hiroshima, Japan, in 1945, died of natural causes on July 28, according to his daughter Vicki Triplett. He was 93.

James Shigeta, a prolific and pioneering Asian-American actor whose 50-year career included the movies "Die Hard" and "Flower Drum Song," died in his sleep in Los Angeles on July 28, his agent said. He was 81.

Skye McCole Bartusiak, who played Mel Gibson's youngest daughter in "The Patriot," died July 19, at her home in Houston, her mother said Sunday. She was 21. While investigators didn't immediately determine a cause of death, Bartusiak had been suffering from epileptic seizures, according to her mother.

James Garner, the understated, wisecracking everyman actor who enjoyed multigenerational success on both the small and big screens, died of natural causes on July 19. He was 86.

Broadway legend Elaine Stritch died July 17. According to her longtime friend Julie Keyes, Stritch died at her home in Birmingham, Michigan, surrounded by her family. She was 89 years old.

Blues guitarist and singer Johnny Winter died July 16 in a Swiss hotel room, his representative said. He was 70.

Nadine Gordimer, a South African author who won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1991, died on July 13, according to her family. She was 90.

Renowned conductor Lorin Maazel died from complications of pneumonia on July 13, according to his family. He was 84.

Grammy-winning jazz bassist Charlie Haden, whose music career spanned seven decades and several genres, died July 11, according to his publicist. He was 76.

Drummer Tommy Ramone, the last living original member of the pioneering punk band The Ramones, died on July 11, according to the band's Facebook page. He was 65.

Eileen Ford, who founded the Ford Model Agency 70 years ago, died July 9 at the age of 92, the company said.

Richard Percy Jones, the actor who gave Pinocchio his voice in the 1940 Disney movie, died at his California home on July 8. He was 87.

David Legeno, known for playing Fenrir Greyback in the "Harry Potter" movies, was found dead July 6, by hikers in a remote desert location in Death Valley, California. He was 50. "It appears that Legeno died of heat-related issues, but the Inyo County Coroner will determine the final cause of death," read a press release from the Inyo County Sheriff's Department. "There are no signs of foul play."

Rosemary Murphy, an Emmy Award-winning actress known for her roles in the movie "To Kill a Mockingbird" as well as TV soap operas "All My Children" and "Another World," died July 5 at the age of 89. The New York Times cited cancer as the cause of death.

Olympian and World War II hero Louis Zamperini, the subject of the book and upcoming film "Unbroken," died July 2 after a recent battle with pneumonia. The 97-year-old peacefully passed away in the presence of his entire family, according to a statement.

Walter Dean Myers, a beloved author of children's books, died on July 1 following a brief illness, according to the Children's Book Council.

Paul Mazursky, a five-time Oscar nominee who directed and wrote such films as "Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice," "An Unmarried Woman" and "Down and Out in Beverly Hills," died at the age of 84, his agent said July 1.

Actor Meshach Taylor died June 28 at his Los Angeles-area home, his agent, Dede Binder, said. He was 67. Taylor had fought a terminal illness and faded markedly in recent days, Binder said. His wife, children, grandchildren and mother surrounded him as he passed away.

Legendary soul singer Bobby Womack died June 27, according to Womack's publicist. He was 70.

Character actor Eli Wallach, seen here in "The Good, the Bad and the Ugly," died on June 24, according to a family member who did not want to be named. Wallach was 98.

Major League Baseball Hall of Famer Tony Gwynn died June 16 at the age of 54, according to a release from the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum. Gwynn, who had 3,141 hits in 20 seasons with the San Diego Padres, had cancer.

Radio personality Casey Kasem died June 15. He was 82 and had been hospitalized in Washington state for two weeks.

Former Pittsburgh Steelers head coach Chuck Noll died June 13. He had suffered from Alzheimer's and heart disease. He was 82.

Ruby Dee, an award-winning actress whose seven-decade career included triumphs on stage and screen, died June 12. She was 91.

Former baseball star Bob Welch passed away on June 9 after suffering a heart attack, according to the Los Angeles Dodgers. He was 57.

British actor and comedian Rik Mayall, who appeared in the TV series "Blackadder," died June 9 at the age of 56, his agent said. The cause of death was not immediately reported.

Chester Nez, the last of the original Navajo code talkers credited with creating an unbreakable code used during World War II, died June 5 at his home in Albuquerque, New Mexico, the Navajo Nation President said. Nez was 93.

Ann B. Davis, who played Alice the maid on "The Brady Bunch," died from a subdural hematoma on June 1. She was 88.

Maya Angelou, a renowned poet, novelist and actress, died at the age of 86, her literary agent said on May 28. Angelou was also a professor, singer and dancer whose work spanned several generations.

Australian racing legend Jack Brabham died on May 19, according to Brabham's son David. Brabham, 88, was a three-time Formula One world champion.

Malik Bendjelloul, the Oscar-winning director of "Searching for Sugar Man," died suddenly on May 13, police said. He was 36.

H.R. Giger, the Swiss surrealist artist whose works of sexual-industrial imagery and design of the eponymous creature in the "Alien" movies were known around the world, died on May 12. He was 74.

Former professional tennis player Elena Baltacha died at the age of 30 after losing her battle with liver cancer on May 4. Before retiring in November, she had reached a career high of 49th in the world rankings.

Al Feldstein, who guided Mad magazine for almost three decades as its editor, died on April 29, according to a Montana funeral home. He was 88.

Oscar-nominated British actor Bob Hoskins, known for roles in "Who Framed Roger Rabbit" and "Mona Lisa," died April 29 at age 71, his publicist said.

Hall of Fame basketball coach John "Dr. Jack" Ramsay, who became a television analyst years after winning a league championship with the Portland Trail Blazers, died on April 28, according to his longtime employer ESPN. Ramsay was 89.

Former Barcelona soccer coach Tito Vilanova, who had been battling cancer, died at the age of 45, the club announced April 25.

Country singer Kevin Sharp died from "complications due to cancer" on April 19, his mother told CNN. He was 43.

Rubin "Hurricane" Carter, the middleweight boxing contender who was wrongly convicted of a triple murder in New Jersey in the 1960s, died April 20 at the age of 76, according to Win Wahrer, the director of client services for the Association in Defence of the Wrongly Convicted.

Gabriel Garcia Marquez, the influential, Nobel Prize-winning author of "One Hundred Years of Solitude" and "Love in the Time of Cholera," passed away on April 17, his family and officials said. He was 87.

Jose Luis "Cheo" Feliciano, a giant of salsa music and a Puerto Rican legend, died in a car crash April 18 in San Juan, Puerto Rico, according to police. He was 78.

Days after being inducted into World Wrestling Entertainment's Hall of Fame, WWE superstar Ultimate Warrior died April 8. Born James Hellwig, he legally changed his name to Warrior in 1993. He was 54.

Comedian John Pinette, 50, was found dead in a Pittsburgh hotel room on April 5. Pinette died of natural causes stemming from "a medical history he was being treated for," the medical examiner's spokesman said. An autopsy will not be done because his personal doctor signed the death certificate.

Mickey Rooney, who started as a child star in vaudeville and went on to star in hundreds of movies and TV shows, died April 6 at the age of 93.

DJ Frankie Knuckles, a legendary producer, remixer and house music pioneer, died March 31 at the age of 59.

Kate O'Mara, the British actress best known for playing Joan Collins' sister on the 1980s show "Dynasty," died March 30. She was 74.

Ralph C. Wilson Jr., the founder and longtime owner of the NFL's Buffalo Bills, died at age 95, the team announced March 25.

Gwar lead singer Dave Brockie died March 23 at the age of 50, his manager said. The heavy-metal group formed in 1984, billing itself as "Earth's only openly extraterrestrial rock band." Brockie performed in the persona of Oderus Urungus.

James Rebhorn, whose acting resume includes a long list of character roles in major films and TV shows, died March 21, his representative said. Rebhorn was 65.

L'Wren Scott, a noted fashion designer and girlfriend of musician Mick Jagger, was found dead of an apparent suicide March 17, according to a law enforcement official. She was 49.

Drummer Scott Asheton, who co-founded and played drums for the influential proto-punk band The Stooges, died March 15. He was 64.

Comedian David Brenner, a regular on Johnny Carson's "The Tonight Show," died after a battle with cancer, a family spokesman said March 15. He was 78.

Actress Sheila MacRae, who portrayed Alice Kramden in a 1960s revival of "The Honeymooners" on "The Jackie Gleason Show," died on March 6, according to her family. She was 92.

Spanish guitarist Paco de Lucia, seen here in 2006, died February 25 of an apparent heart attack. He was 66. De Lucia transformed the folk art of flamenco music into a more vibrant modern sound.

Actor, writer and director Harold Ramis, seen here on the far left with fellow "Ghostbusters" Dan Aykroyd and Bill Murray, died at his Chicago-area home on February 24. He was 69. Other popular Ramis films include "Stripes," "Groundhog Day" and "Analyze This."

Maria von Trapp, seen here posing with a photo of her family, was the last of the singing siblings immortalized in the movie "The Sound of Music." She died February 18 of natural causes at her Vermont home, according to her family. She was 99.

Journalist Garrick Utley died at age 74 following a long battle with cancer, his wife of 40 years said in February. Utley worked for CNN after his 30-year career at NBC News.

Devo guitarist Bob Casale, known by fans as "Bob 2," died February 17, his brother and band mate announced. Casale was 61.

John Henson, the son of Jim Henson who is perhaps most notable for his portrayal of Sweetums on "The Muppets," died after a "sudden, massive heart attack," his family's company said on February 15.

Veteran actor Ralph Waite died at 85 on February 13, according to an accountant for the Waite family and a church where the actor was a regular member. Waite was best known for his role as John Walton Sr. on 'The Waltons."

Sid Caesar, whose clever, anarchic comedy on such programs as "Your Show of Shows" and "Caesar's Hour" helped define the 1950s "Golden Age of Television," died on February 12. He was 91.

Hollywood child star Shirley Temple, who became diplomat Shirley Temple Black, died February 10 at her Woodside, California, home. She was 85.

Joan Mondale, the wife of former Vice President Walter Mondale, died on February 3, according to a statement from the family's church.

Oscar-winning actor Philip Seymour Hoffman was found dead in his Manhattan apartment of an apparent drug overdose, law enforcement sources said February 2.

Maximilian Schell died on February 1 in a Austrian hospital with his wife by his side, his agent Patricia Baumbauer said. He was 83. Schell was nominated for an Oscar three times. He won in 1962 for "Judgment at Nuremberg."

Legendary folk singer Pete Seeger, known for classics such as "Where Have All the Flowers Gone" and "If I Had a Hammer (The Hammer Song)," died of natural causes in New York on January 27, his grandson told CNN. He was 94.

Ruth Robinson Duccini, who played one of the Munchkins in the 1939 classic "The Wizard of Oz," died on January 16. She was 95.

Former Playboy centerfold Cassandra Lynn Hensley was found dead at a friend's home in Los Angeles, the coroner there said on January 17. Hensley was 34. Her cause of death was not immediately known.

Hiroo Onoda, center, salutes after handing over his military sword on Lubang Island in the Philippines in March 1974. Onoda, a former intelligence officer in the Japanese army, had remained on the island for nearly 30 years, refusing to believe his country had surrendered in World War II. He died at a Tokyo hospital on January 16. He was 91.

Russell Johnson, center, stands with Alan Hale Jr., left, and Bob Denver in an episode of "Gilligan's Island" in 1966. Johnson, who played "the professor" Roy Hinkley in the hit television show, passed away January 16 at his home in Washington state, according to his agent, Mike Eisenstadt. Johnson was 89.

Ariel Sharon, whose half century as a military and political leader in Israel was marked with victories and controversies, died on January 11 after eight years in a coma, Israeli Army Radio reported. Sharon was 85.

Franklin McCain, seen center wearing glasses, one of the "Greensboro Four," who made history for their 1960 sit-in at a Greensboro Woolworth's lunch counter, died on January 10 after a brief illness, according to his alma mater, North Carolina A&T State University.

Larry Speakes, who served as President Ronald Reagan's press secretary, died January 10 at his home in Cleveland, Mississippi, following a lengthy illness, according to Bolivar County Coroner Nate Brown. He was 74.

Poet Amiri Baraka, who lost his post as New Jersey's poet laureate because of a controversial poem about the 9/11 terror attacks, died on January 9, his agent said. Baraka was 79.

Sir Run Run Shaw, the media tycoon who helped bring Chinese martial arts films to an international audience, died at his home in Hong Kong on January 7 at age 106, the television station he founded said.

Stage, TV and film actress Carmen Zapata, who founded the Bilingual Foundation of the Arts as a means of of introducing "the rich and eloquent history of the diverse Hispanic culture to English-speaking audiences," died on January 5 at her Los Angeles home. She was 86.

Portugal football legend Eusebio, who was top scorer at the 1966 World Cup, died from a heart attack on January 5 at age 71, said his former club, Benfica.

Alicia Rhett, who had been one of the oldest surviving cast members of the classic film "Gone With the Wind," died on January 3 in her longtime hometown of Charleston, South Carolina, a retirement community spokeswoman said. She was 98.

Singer Phil Everly, left -- one half of the groundbreaking, smooth-sounding, record-setting duo the Everly Brothers -- died on January 3, a hospital spokeswoman said. He was 74.

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• Jimi Jamison sang on five Top 20 singles


• He joined Survivor after the No. 1 hit "Eye of the Tiger"


• Original lead singer Dave Bickler left the band for medical reasons


• He was 63

(CNN) -- Jimi Jamison, who belted out the hits "The Search is Over" and "Burning Heart" for 1980s rock band Survivor, has died. He was 63.

"The entire Survivor family is very shocked and saddened by the passing of our brother Jimi Jamison," the band's official Facebook page said. "Our thoughts, love and prayers go out to his family and friends."

Jamison joined the band in 1984 after Survivor scored the No. 1 hit "Eye of the Tiger," from the "Rocky III" soundtrack. Original lead singer Dave Bickler left the band for medical reasons.

Jimi Jamison, right, performs with Survivor on August 30, 2014, in Morgan Hill, California.

Jamison sang on five Top 20 singles. In addition to "The Search is Over," which peaked at No. 4, and "Burning Heart," which made it to No. 2 on the charts and was on the "Rocky IV" soundtrack, Jamison provided vocals for "I Can't Hold Back," "High on You," and "Is This Love."

Survivor disbanded in 1989, according to the band's biography on AllMusic.com.

Survivor returned to the studio in 1993 with Bickler back on lead vocals to record a couple of new songs for a greatest hits package. Jamison later rejoined the lineup in 2000.

Fans of TV's "Baywatch" might also recognize his voice. He sang and helped pen the show's theme song, "I'm Always Here."

"I'm Always Here" by Jimi Jamison

People we lost in 2014