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Originally Posted by eroswebmaster
That's hardcore...I remember when this guy from the movie Dumb and Dumber sliced his own throat...fuck that had to hurt.
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Post-SNL career
Rocket recovered from this early career setback and acted in many films, including
Earth Girls Are Easy, It's Pat, Dances with Wolves, and Dumb & Dumber, often portraying the antagonist. On the small screen, he managed to secure a series of guest spots on several 1980s sitcoms, co-starred in the failed 1992 comedy-drama series Tequila & Bonetti, and played rival network president Ned Grossberg on the 1980s cyberpunk series Max Headroom. Rocket became well known for his role as Richard Addison (brother to Bruce Willis' David Addison) on the popular comedy-drama Moonlighting and as "Adam" the first "Angel of Death" on CBS's "Touched By An Angel" series.
As the 1990s wore on, beneficial roles were few and far between, as Rocket struck out in such box office duds as Titan A.E. and Fathers' Day and in the short-lived 2000 John Goodman series Normal, Ohio on the Fox network. Nevertheless, he found limited success in guest spots on many popular television programs in the late 1990s and early-to-mid 2000s, including Quantum Leap, The King of Queens, Touched By An Angel, and Law & Order: Criminal Intent, the last of which marked his final appearance on network television. He also lent his voice to popular video game titles Star Wars: Starfighter, Star Wars: Jedi Starfighter (as the character "Nym" in both games), Descent 3, and Age of Mythology.
His final film role came in the 2003 movie Shade, starring Sylvester Stallone and Melanie Griffith.
Charles Rocket's final appearance on television was on the series "Law & Order: Criminal Intent" in 2004. He guest starred playing a bank robber named "Donny DePalma". Coincidentally, the character he portrayed was suicidal.
[edit] Alleged Suicide
On October 7, 2005, Rocket's body was discovered by police in his yard in Canterbury, Connecticut; his throat had been cut. The Connecticut state medical examiner later ruled his death a suicide. No foul play is suspected. He is survived by his wife Beth Rocket (Crellin), son Zane, and grandson Ruben.
Some fans were disappointed over the "tribute" on the October 22, 2005, episode of SNL (hosted by Catherine Zeta-Jones). Declining to show even a short clip, the program simply displayed a brief title card on the way to a commercial.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Rocket