Aw, same about Mr. Hooper and Sesame Street. I wasn't watching it at that point but I remember all the coverage it got about the show using it as a teaching moment. And I heard about Sarah Jane even though I'm not in the fandom.

Yes I could see that in the case of the Rizzoli & Isles actor. One plus these days is that fans can rally together to deal with losses in a way that was harder when news was more difficult to come by and fans could gather less easily.