Beloved British TV star and Radio 1 DJ Has Died at the Age of 84!!!!

On 29^th Oct 2011, Beloved British TV star Sir Jimmy Savile has died at the age of 84. He passed away at his home in Leeds, England. And this news comes just two days before what would have been Savile’s 85^th birthday on Monday (31 Oct 2011).

Sir Jimmy was born in 1926, and was the youngest of seven children and worked in the coal mines during the war. He became a Radio 1 DJ before fronting the original series of Top of the Pops in 1964.It is also said that Sir Jimmy had been taken to Leeds General infirmary after suffering a bout of pneumonia. It is as yet unknown whether the illness was the cause of his death.

His DJ friend Dave Lee Travis paid tribute to the star and admitted that he was shocked when heard the news. He guesses that we get to a certain age and we watch the people getting older but with Jim, we couldn’t anticipate that he wasn’t going to be around…

He also admitted that Jim was one of the first DJs that actually became a personality and he was a slightly tormented soul and he had a lot on his plate. He was outrageously fit for his age… going running and stuff, doing what he did for charity.

Jim started his career working in a coal mine as a teenager, but went on to become a successful DJ and TV presenter. He was the first host of legendary British music show Top of the Pops and had a long career in radio, but will perhaps be best remembered for his beloved TV programme Jim’ll Fix It, which saw him make viewers’ wishes come true.

He was awarded an Order of the British Empire (Obe) medal by Queen Elizabeth II in 1971, and he received a knighthood in 1990. A number of other stars have also paid their respects to Savile. Comedian Ricky Gervais tweeted that, “Rip Jimmy Saville My first guest on my first TV Show and also expressed that Jimmy was a proper British eccentric.”

Opera singer Katherine Jenkins expressed her views this news made her very sad. She and her sister always wanted a Jim’ll Fix it Badge/Medal. Loved that show. Great memories.”

The Prince of Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall were saddened to hear of jimmy Savile’s death and their thoughts are with his family at this time.”