Shannen Doherty, Richard Simmons, More Honored [Video]

While the 2024 Emmy Awards celebrated the accomplishments of beloved TV shows and talent, the event also paused to pay tribute to the friends, colleagues and icons the community lost this year.

Shannen Doherty, Phil Donahue and Richard Simmons were among the stars honored during the 76th annual ceremony’s “In Memoriam” tribute, which pays homage to luminaries who have left an impact on the industry and who died over the past year.

Other stars celebrated included Richard Lewis, Bob Newhart, Louis Gossett Jr., Gena Rowlands, Martin Mull, Piper Laurie, Dr. Ruth Westheimer, Chance Perdomo, Carl Weathers, Dabney Coleman, Richard Moll, Susan Wojcicki, Donald Sutherland and James Earl Jones.

Before performing his song “I Am Not Okay” for the tribute, Jelly Rolltold the audience, “I believe that music is therapeutic. I believe that music can heal. I also believe that storytelling is just …