He’s been pretty quiet in the news for a while so he sort of fell into the category of those famous people who when they died, half your response is a bit of surprise that they were still alive (which is neither a good nor bad thing, just a thing¹).
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1. I once had an idea for a party game which involved people trying to guess whether a formerly prominent person was alive or dead.
I guess it would need an internet connection to work but sounds fun.
I might have to steal that idea!
I'd play that game
The MTV show Remote Control had a round called "Dead or Canadian", which has morphed into pub quizzes as "Dead or Canadian, Both or Neither?", which is shockingly tricky at times.