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TV shaper and The View co-creator, Bill Geddie, died connected Jul. 20, his daughter Allison, confirmed to PEOPLE connected Jul. 21. “My begetter was the top antheral I knew. He was an upbeat feline who was ever cracking a joke. When helium had an sentiment everyone wanted to perceive it and they trusted what helium had to say,” his girl told the outlet regarding her precocious father’s personality. “Everything helium touched turned to gold. He was kind, supportive, and had impeccable integrity. We are devastated by this nonaccomplishment but are truthful grateful that we got this unthinkable antheral successful our lives for arsenic agelong arsenic we did.”
Bill Geddie was a TV shaper and co-creator of ‘The View’ who died connected Jul. 20. (Picture Perfect/Shutterstock)
She confirmed that the precocious 68-year-old died owed to a coronary-related contented astatine his location successful Rancho Mirage, CA. He is survived by his wife, Barbara Geddie, and their 2 daughters Allison and Lauren. Soon aft quality of Bill’s death broke, galore celebrated TV personalities took to societal media to mourn the loss. Read their affectional tributes below.
Joy Behar
We are saddened by the abrupt decease of Bill Geddie.
As a producer, helium kept america unneurotic and was precise loyal to his staff. Bill loved drama and plentifulness of laughs not to notation a bully cigar. I’m everlastingly grateful to him and Barbara for the accidental to beryllium connected the View. RIP…
— Joy Behar (@JoyVBehar) July 21, 2023
Joy Behar, 80, who has co-hosted The View off-and-on for decades, was 1 of the archetypal to station a tribute for Bill connected Jul. 21. “We are saddened by the abrupt decease of Bill Geddie. As a producer, helium kept america unneurotic and was precise loyal to his staff,” her tweet began. “Bill loved drama and plentifulness of laughs not to notation a bully cigar. I’m everlastingly grateful to him and Barbara [Walters] for the accidental to beryllium on the View. RIP ‘VIEWMASTER.'”
Sunny Hostin
My person & mentor Bill Geddie has transitioned astatine 68. Bill was the 1st idiosyncratic to judge that I could beryllium a nationalist speech amusement host. He told maine aft an audition for The View “you were sitting determination watching the amusement alternatively of being connected the show. Lean successful similar I cognize you can.” 💔
— Sunny Hostin (@sunny) July 21, 2023
Joy’s co-host, Sunny Hostin, 54, made definite to besides station a tribute for Bill upon proceeding astir his decease that Friday. “My person & mentor Bill Geddie has transitioned astatine 68. Bill was the 1st idiosyncratic to judge that I could beryllium a nationalist speech amusement host,” she penned successful the tweet. “He told maine aft an audition for The View ‘you were sitting determination watching the amusement alternatively of being connected the show. Lean successful similar I cognize you can.'” The brunette quality besides added a breached bosom emoji to the tweet.
Elisabeth Hasselbeck
Journalist and TV personality Elisabeth Hasselbeck, 46, took to Instagram connected Jul. 21 to re-post a photo of Bill to grieve his loss. The occasional co-host of The View besides captioned the station with benignant words for Bill and his family. “Bill Geddie was an authentic protagonist of the voices of women connected television, and challenged america regular to deliberation and talk independently for the decennary we worked together,” her somber connection read. “I’m profoundly grateful for the accidental that some Bill Geddie and Barbara Walters gave me. He volition beryllium missed and my bosom goes retired to his family.”
Sherri Shepherd
Sherri Shepherd took to Twitter to respond to Bill Geddie’s death. (Sherri Shepherd/Twitter)
Actress, comedian, and erstwhile co-host of The View, Sherri Shepherd, 56, took to Twitter to stock photos of Bill to grant his representation connected Jul. 21. “I americium wholly devastated astatine the passing of #BillGeddie the co-creator of @TheView,” her caption began. “Bill took a accidental and formed maine – a standup comic with nary speech amusement acquisition – arsenic a co-host connected ‘The View.’ Bill wholly changed my beingness due to the fact that helium believed successful me. #TheView.” Sherri present hosts her own speech show titled, Sherri, arsenic of 2022.
Debbie Matenopoulos
Debbie Matenopoulos, 48, who was 1 of the archetypal co-hosts of The View when it premiered successful 1997, shared a lengthy tribute for the precocious TV giant. She besides included a throwback photo of him alongside her younger self. “~Bill Geddie~Boss, Mentor, Friend, Colleague, Producing Partner I can’t judge I americium penning these words. We texted 3 days ago. How is this possible? I americium having a hard clip making consciousness of immoderate of this. I person known you for much years of my beingness than I person not,” her caption began. “You started retired arsenic my brag who I was truthful successful awe of. You and Barbara took a accidental connected maine for your large web amusement that would alteration the look of daytime tv forever. You believed successful maine and encouraged maine erstwhile I was a 21 twelvemonth aged kid astatine NYU and did not judge successful myself oregon my abilities.” Debbie’s afloat caption tin beryllium work successful the station linked above.
Maria Shriver
Bill Geddie was my shaper for respective years erstwhile we some worked successful section news. He was supremely talented, benignant beyond words, a beauteous antheral and a large friend. I’m truthful bittersweet astir this and my bosom goes retired to Barbara ❤️ https://t.co/ECaBSPxbH3
— Maria Shriver (@mariashriver) July 22, 2023
Although Maria Shriver, 67, did not co-host The View, she did enactment with Bill erstwhile they some worked successful section news. She took to Twitter to stock a photo of him and penned a saccharine tribute. “Bill Geddie was my shaper for respective years erstwhile we some worked successful section news,” her tweet read. “He was supremely talented, benignant beyond words, a beauteous antheral and a large friend. I’m truthful bittersweet astir this and my bosom goes retired to Barbara.”
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