August 29, 1958 - June 25, 2009 <br /><br />To me, he was Captain Nemo at Disney World, he was my favorite musician and entertainer as a child in the 1980s. <br /><br />He is more popular outside the US than in his home country, the type of American who inspired people to love the USA. <br /><br />A part of my childhood died with him.