Used to be on SNL, I guess. I don't remember him.

Anyhoo, looks like he offed hisself. http://www.cnn.com/2005/SHOWBIZ/TV/10/1 ... index.html

FARMINGTON, Connecticut (AP) -- Charles Rocket, a comedian and actor who appeared on "Saturday Night Live" and had roles in a variety of movies and television series, committed suicide, the state medical examiner has ruled.

Rocket, 56, whose real name was Charles Claverie, was found dead in a field near his home in Canterbury on October 7. His throat had been cut, the medical examiner said.

"An investigation determined there was no criminal aspect to this case," State Police Sgt. J. Paul Vance said Monday.

Rocket was a cast member on NBC's "Saturday Night Live" during the 1980-81 season, a tumultuous year that followed the departure of the original "Not Ready for Prime Time Players" and founding producer Lorne Michaels. Rocket gained notoriety when he was fired from "SNL" for swearing on the air.

He went on to appear in numerous TV shows, including "Moonlighting" and "Max Headroom," and provided voices for cartoon series.

His movie credits included "Earth Girls are Easy," "Dumb and Dumber" and "Dances With Wolves," according to the Internet Movie Database.

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He was on the dreaded season after Lorne Michaels left. Nobody much pays attention to that year.

I remember him as the evil family member (brother?) in Dumb And Dumber.

hmmm, his throat was cut, and it was a suicide??

My thought, too. What a way to do it, if that's what happened.

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Holy crap! That sucks...geez.

Also, nobody remembers because that season's episodes are rarely re-run. For good reason...NBC showed an entire uncut 90 minute episode overnight a few months ago & I taped it to see how bad it was.

It was BAD. Like, "Jesus Christ...am I ever gonna get to the end of this thing" bad.


But yeah, RIP. That's a horrible way to go.

I remember him primarily because he was from Bangor. Not Stephen King level (or even Howie Day level), but Mainers take their celebs when they can get them.

Some of his guest star roles on TV shows were pretty good. Did quite a lot of them.

I loved him as David Addison's ( Bruce Willis) Brother on Moonlighting. (another one of my all-time favorite shows)

trust me, he will be missed.