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Celine Dion is speaking out on the death of her friend, Vegas legend Danny Gans."I'm very, very sad, and completely shocked to hear the news about Danny," she said in a statement to "The Insider" on Friday. "[My husband] Rene and I have loved him very much since the first time we saw him and met him at the Rio in 1997. Not only was he the best in his field, but he was such a kind and loving person. About a month before my last show at Caesars, Danny and his wife Julie, and their daughters came to see us. We talked and laughed for over an hour. I can't believe he's not with us anymore, and our heart goes out to his family. I wish them God's strength."
Published 5/1/09 by
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We will miss you Danny. My thoughts and prayers go out to his family and to all who knew and loved him.
God Bless you Danny you will be greatly missed!
Sharon and Michael Perrotta
Danny Gans was a fantastic performer and will be missed by me and millions of other fans. My heartfelt prayers go out to his family and friends who, along with his faith were the core of his life.
I can honestly say that If it were not for Danny’s success, I would probably not be working today as a singing impressionist in Las Vegas(or in the corporate world). The first time I visited Las Vegas in 1996 to research the venues, the city and shows, I saw Danny Gans at the Stratosphere and was amazed by his variety of voices and his show.
As a fellow 'Singing' impressionist, I have always been glad to see the model of his one-man show go through the roof and while our material is quite different, my show's format is influenced by Danny's model of 'hit and run' using a large multitude of short musical segments and lots of song parodies packed into every show in order to get more voices in . Even though is truly an honor, I am upset by the circumstance that would somehow suddenly make your mine be the longest running (albeit on a much smaller scale) impressionist show in Las Vegas (7 years).
As an Impressionist and Las Vegas entertainer, I can only hope to touch the surface of creating a legacy like his. In the meantime, like Danny, I'll just keep doing what I love. Especially for the reason I have survived ‘terminal cancer', drowning, and kidney failure; I am shocked and deeply saddened by the untimely passing of Las Vegas' all-time top performers. I hope to meet him in heaven one day to say "Thank You Danny Gans, for bringing so much joy to so many people!"
RIP my friend.
All my best,
Larry G Jones
It was so sad to hear of his death, I went to see him in Las vegas twice. He was great. My prayers go out to his family.