Here's that "You Light Up My Life" guy

Mr. Entertainment

By jameslileks

May 23, 2011 at 1:44PM
(The Minnesota Star Tribune)

In case you were wondering, here's a picture of Joe Brooks, the songwriter who killed himself over the weekend. It's one of the most-read stories on the site right now. The AP story said he was on trial for sexual assault; People mag says it was rape.

Guy just oozed charm.

FILE - In this June 23, 2009 file photo, Oscar-winning songwriter and director Joseph Brooks is shown in New York. Brooks was found dead Sunday, May 22, 2011, of an apparent suicide in his Manhattan apartment, police said. (AP Photo/ Louis Lanzano, File)
(AP/The Minnesota Star Tribune)
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