Amy Winehouse's recent death at age 27 has sparked conversations about her joining "Club 27" -- meaning she has unfortunately joined several other celebrities who died when they were just 27 years old.
It's an eerie coincidence that Janis Joplin, Jim Morrison, Jimi Hendrix and Kurt Cobain all passed away three years shy of 30, but they're certainly not the only celebrities to have died well before their time.
From Heath Ledger and Brittany Murphy's recent untimely deaths to Buddy Holly and James Dean, young celebrity deaths are tragic at any age.
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Amy Winehouse
September 14, 1983 - July 23, 2011
Age: 27
Ryan Dunn
June 11, 1977 - June 20, 2011
Age: 34
Brittany Murphy
November 10, 1977 - December 20, 2009
Age: 32
Brad Renfro
July 25, 1982 - January 15, 2008
Age: 25
Heath Ledger
April 4, 1979 - January 22, 2008
Age: 28
Lisa "Left Eye" Lopes
May 27, 1971 - April 25, 2002
Age: 30
Aaliyah
January 16, 1979 - August 25, 2001
Age: 22
Chris Farley
February 15, 1964 - December 18, 1997
Age: 33
Christopher Wallace (a.k.a Notorious B.I.G.)
May 21, 1972 - March 9, 1997
Age: 24
Tupac Shakur
June 16, 1971 - September 13, 1996
Age: 25
Kurt Cobain
February 20, 1967 - c. April 5, 1994
Age: 27
John Belushi
January 24, 1949 - March 5, 1982
Age: 33
Bruce Lee
November 27, 1940 - July 20, 1973
Age: 32
Jim Morrison
December 8, 1943 - July 3, 1971
Age: 27
Janis Joplin
January 19, 1943 - October 4, 1970
Age: 27
Jimi Hendrix
November 27, 1942 - September 18, 1970
Age: 27
Otis Redding
September 9, 1941 - December 10, 1967
Age: 26
Buddy Holly
September 7, 1936 - February 3, 1959
Age: 22
James Dean
February 8, 1931 - September 30, 1955
Age: 24
Hank Williams
September 17, 1923 - January 1, 1953
Age: 29
First Posted: 07/24/11 02:38 PM ET Updated: 09/23/11 06:12 AM ET