Paris Jackson, Matilda Ledger and More Celebrity Kids Whose Parents Died Young

Sep 30, 2016 4:34 pm·

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Dannielynn Birkhead, 10 (Daughter of Anna Nicole Smith)

The former Playboy model, 39, died from a drug overdose in 2007 just five months after her daughter's birth.

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The beloved wildlife expert, 44, died when a stingray's tail spine pierced his heart in September 2006.

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The SNL alum, 49, was shot to death by wife Brynn Omdahl on May 28, 1998.

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The Nirvana rocker, 27, committed suicide in April 1994 when his only child was just 20 months old.

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The iconic performer, 50, died from cardiac arrest in June 2009.

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The actor, 40, was killed in a car crash in November 2013.

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The Dark Knight star, 28, accidentally overdosed on prescription drugs in January 2008.

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The acclaimed rapper, 24, was gunned down in his car in March 1997.

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The 37-year-old musician's death was ruled a suicide in November 1997. Paula, 41, accidentally overdosed on heroin in 2000.

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