Glenn Shadix Returns to 'Flashback' with Carey Fisher

Glenn Shadix: 1952-2010
His Final Interview

It pains us to report that yet another friend of BlogTalkRadio, Glenn Shadix, is gone at 58, having accidentally fallen last night in his Birmingham, Ala., home and suffering a head injujury. Fans of Tim Burton’s Beetlejuice will no doubt remember the actor’s hilarious portrayal of pretentious interior designer Otho in the classic 1988 flick. And though Glenn left Tinseltown in 2005, he hoped to return to the silver screen, namely in a role opposite superstar Rob Pattinson. Interviewed in April on Flashback—which would be his last-ever interview—he discussed his recent audition. “I’ve been on a sabbatical and I’ve done a couple of films since I’ve been in Alabama—I’m doing one on Maui. I’m going again in the summer,” the beloved actor told host Carey Fisher. “And just two weeks ago, Fox, out of the blue…” (To read the full story, click here.)