When people renowned by the world die too soon, you tend to wonder what their life could have been like and what their impact on the world could be had they not died. That's why we used FaceApp to turn these celebrities into an older version of themselves. Artificial intelligence is a powerful tool, as it can help create things at speeds faster than any human can. While we can't exactly tell you what the world would be like with people still around, we can show you a glimpse of how they could have looked if they had made it a few decades more. Scroll on to see what the power of AI can do.
Paul Walker
Known best for his role as Brian O'Conner in the Fast and Furious franchise, Paul Walker was loved internationally by many fans in modern times. Outside of this, he mostly played roles in low-budget films.
After leaving an event for his own charity, Reach Out Worldwide, Walker was being driven in his Porsche by Roger Rodas when they crashed into a lamp post and two trees, setting the car on fire. The combined trauma and burns from the injury eventually led to both men's deaths.
Jimi Hendrix
Jimi Hendrix is considered to be one of the most influential electric guitarists in history. He received several awards for his work, both in his time and posthumously, despite his mainstream career only spanning four years.
His death is often disputed, but examiners determined he might have choked on his own vomit while he was intoxicated with barbiturates. However, insufficient evidence led to his death at the age of 27 as an open verdict.
Farrah Fawcett
Farrah Fawcett was an American actress most notable for her starring role in the Television series Charlie's Angels. She was nominated four times for a Primetime Emmy award and six times for a Golden Globe Award. Fawcett would eventually succumb to anal cancer in 2009.
From her belongings, she left her artwork to the University of Texas, her alma mater, but this was met with controversy because her partner, Ryan O'Neal kept her Andy Warhol painting despite not being named in her will. The court ruled in favor of him.
Jim Morrison
James Morrison was the lead vocalist of the rock band, The Doors which he co-founded with Ray Manzarek. As with musical artists who died young, Morrison died at the age of 27, which has come to be known as the 27 Club.
Because an autopsy was not performed, his death is often disputed but was said to have been due to an accidental drug overdose. Officially, it was listed as heart failure. He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1993.
Elvis Presley
Also known as "The King of Rock and Roll", or even just "Elvis", Presley became an international celebrity for his incredible music and musical performances by the time he was 30. He also became somewhat of a sex symbol.
A long history of drug abuse was what would eventually lead to his demise. The autopsy reports were met with much controversy, as the doctors were not properly assessing the cause of death. It was eventually determined that he died from cardiac arrhythmia.
Michael Jackson
Michael Jackson was a musical artist originally known for his debut in The Jackson 5, his family's band. He eventually made a name for himself earning the title "King of Pop".
There were a lot of controversies surrounding him, but he was nonetheless iconic and beloved. In 2009, he died of an overdose from propofol and benzodiazepine, the drugs that were prescribed to him to help him sleep. It was not ruled as a suicide, however.
Cory Monteith
Cory Monteith was a Canadian actor who is best known for his role as Finn in the Television series Glee. Before this, he was mostly cast in minor roles on other television series.
As a teen, he suffered from substance abuse and went into rehab at the age of 19 after an intervention with his family. In 2013, he died from a combination of heroin and alcohol in a hotel room in Vancouver.
Aaliyah
Aaliyah was an American singer known for redefining contemporary R&B music as well as pop and hip-hop. She first gained recognition after her performance on the show Star Search and at the age of 12 she already began to sign record deals.
After finishing filming for her music video for "Rock the Boat", Aaliyah and her crew insisted on leaving as soon as possible and boarded a smaller plane than they had flown in on. Despite numerous warnings about the plane being overloaded, they managed to convince the pilot to take off, but they ultimately crashed, killing everyone on board.
Bruce Lee
Bruce Lee was an incredibly well-known Chinese-American martial artist, actor, director, and martial arts instructor. His founding of the Jeet Kune Do hybrid martial arts philosophy was usually credited for paving the way for modern MMA fighting.
His death came all too soon at Golden Harvest in Hong Kong when he suffered from brain swelling due to fluid buildup in his skull.
John F Kennedy
John. F. Kennedy was the 35th president of the United States and an American war hero. During his presidency at the height of the Space Race, he began a huge expansion of the US space program and was committed to landing a man on the moon by the end of the decade.
He was assassinated by Lee Harvey Oswald in 1963 while in his presidential motorcade. Had he not been killed, we might have seen an even more dramatic change in the way we handle space missions and their budget today.
Amy Winehouse
One of the most influential singers of our time, Amy Winehouse made headlines with her vintage sound and mix of musical genres. Unfortunately, she died of alcohol poisoning at the age of 27.
Though she passed on too soon, her music and the person she embodied live on forever. After her death, her song Back to Black temporarily became the UK's best-selling album of all time, and she broke her second Guinness World Record for the most songs by a woman to appear at once on the UK singles chart.
Marilyn Monroe
There isn't a soul who doesn't know who Marylin Monroe was. One of early Hollywood's most influential actresses, and a major sex symbol, everyone wanted to be even half of what she was.
Her death headlined the news all over America and even Europe. She was found by her housekeeper and bodyguard in her room having overdosed on some sedatives prescribed to her.
Sharon Tate
Sharon Tate was an American actress most notable for her role as Jennifer North in the cult classic Valley of the Dolls. Before then, she was mostly cast in small parts on television.
She was murdered in 1969 by four members of the Charles Manson cult while eight and a half months pregnant. The culprits were not found until they were arrested for an unrelated carjacking case.
Marvin Gaye
A talented singer, songwriter, and record producer, Marvin Gaye earned himself the nickname "Prince of Soul" and "Prince of Motown". Unfortunately, one day before his 45th birthday, he was shot to death by his father in his own bedroom.
He was eventually declared a huge contributor to Soul music and was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1987.
Selena
Selena became one of the most celebrated Mexican-American singers thanks to her contributions to music and fashion. She was often referred to as the "Queen of Tejano music". Her posthumous collaboration with MAC Cosmetics was one of the best-selling celebrity collections in history.
Her death was caused by Selena's manager, Yolanda Saldivar, who was appointed to Selena by her family. After years of bad reports against her, they had found Saldivar to be stealing money from Selena. When she confronted Saldivar, Selena was shot in the shoulder where a major artery was severed. Before she died of blood loss, Selena managed to report her case and Saldivar was arrested.
Patrick Swayze
Patrick Swayze was an American actor known for a slew of different roles, particularly his roles in Ghost and Dirty Dancing. He was named "Sexiest Man Alive" by People magazine in 1991.
When he died of pancreatic cancer, Swayze had been living with it for 20 years already. He was a heavy smoker and didn't even quit during his treatment, which he admitted probably had something to do with its progression.
Naya Rivera
Naya Rivera was an American Actress best known for her role as Santana Lopez on the hit television series Glee where she broke into the mainstream. Since then, she has done numerous television shows and even had a solo singing career.
On the day of her death, she and her 4-year-old son Josey were declared missing. Police later found her son alone in a boat on Lake Piru where she visited frequently. The statement from her son found that she attempted to save him from drowning due to a strong current and was ultimately only able to save him, herself drowning in the process.
Jeff Chandler
Jeff Chandler was considered one of Universal's most popular actors in the 1950s. He is best known for his role as Coshise in Broken Arrow, but has many other roles under his belt.
While playing baseball, Chandler had injured his back and was eventually admitted for surgery to fix a herniated spinal disc. During the surgery, the surgeons damaged an artery, and a 17-hour emergency surgery ensued in which he received 55 pints of blood. His death was ultimately attributed to blood poisoning complicated by pneumonia, but his children sued the hospital over malpractice.
Brittany Murphy
Brittany Murphy was an American actress known for her breakthrough role as Tai Frasier in Clueless. She continued her career with many supporting roles in other great films.
in December 2009, Murphy was found collapsed in a bathroom and died later that day in the hospital from cardiac arrest. Her death was due to pneumonia and anemia but was also noted to have possible complications from the slew of medicine she was taking to help her infection.
Judy Garland
Perhaps one of the biggest stars on this list, Judy Garland was renowned for her singing talents and her many roles in movies. She's most well remembered for her portrayal of Dorothy in The Wizard of Oz.
Her personal struggles in everyday life as well as her celebrity status made her a very relatable figure, especially in the LGBT community. Unfortunately, she overdosed on her prescribed barbiturates. It was ruled accidental due to the evidence which included having taken the pills over a period of time rather than all at once.
Simone Battle
Simone Battle was a singer and dancer who was part of the girl group G.R.L. In 2011, she was a finalist on the singing show competition The X Factor. She also starred in several music videos and the movie We the Party alongside Snoop Dogg.
At the age of 25, Battle committed suicide by hanging herself. A spokesperson for her said that she had suffered from depression. As a tribute to her, G.R.L. released the single "Lighthouse" and the music video features clips and photos of her throughout her life.
John Belushi
John Belushi was an American comedian and actor and one of the original seven cast members of NBC's Saturday Night Live. He also had several successful film roles throughout his career.
Belushi struggled with drug abuse for much of his career, which led to being fired and eventually rehired several times by SNL. He would eventually die from an overdose of a cocaine and heroin combination, also known as a speedball.
Chris Farley
Chris Farley was an American comedian and actor notable for his time on NBC's Saturday Night Live. He had a very loud comedy style that drew applause from many people around the country.
He was so well appreciated that he was even going to be the original voice of Shrek, only being replaced by former SNL castmate Mike Meyers due to his death shortly before finishing his voiced lines. He died of a speedball overdose and his age and these circumstances drew comparisons to that of his idol, John Belushi.
Anna Nicole Smith
Anna Nicole Smith was a model, actress, and TV personality who first gained recognition after winning Playboy's Playmate of the Year title. She modeled for many big companies including H&M and Guess.
She was the subject of the famous Marshall v. Marshall court case regarding the billions she would inherit from her 89-year old husband. Unsolved issues from that case led to another case opening, but she died of an accidental prescription drug overdose before that case was settled.
John Candy
John Candy was a Canadian actor and comedian who rose to fame in the 1970s for his work as a member of the Second City in Toronto and a television series. One of his most known performances was as Del Griffith, a shower curtain ring salesman in the film Planes, Trains, and Automobiles.
He suffered from binge eating due to stress in his professional life, which potentially led to his death: a fatal heart attack.
Andy Gibb
Andy Gibb was the younger brother of the musical group the Bee Gees, consisting of himself and his two elder brothers. He was a singer and songwriter and came to international fame when six of their songs hit the top ten in America.
His success and fame were brief, however, since he struggled with drug and alcohol addictions. He attempted to make a comeback in 1988 with a new record deal after finally beating his addictions, but he panicked and didn't sign. Later that month, he died due to heart inflammation that was a result of years of cocaine abuse.
Prince
Prince was one of the greatest musicians of the 20th century. He was especially known for his gender-bending and androgynous persona, as well as his incredible vocal range.
Prince suffered heavily from opioid addiction. He was hospitalized several times and was even treated for an opioid overdose. He eventually overdosed on Fentanyl made to look like regular pain killers on April 21st, 2016.
Karen Carpenter
Karen Carpenter was an American singer and drummer who formed the duo The Carpenters along with her older brother Richard. They achieved commercial success in the 70s after signing a deal with A&M Records. Her death at the hands of anorexia drew more awareness and visibility to eating disorders.
Throughout her life, Carpenter struggled with anorexia nervosa. She would do many things to try to avoid eating, such as offering her fellow diners tastes of her food, and she also used medication and laxatives to try to lose weight. This eventually led to heart failure, and she died in 1983.
Michelle Thomas
Michelle Thomas was an American actress perhaps most notable for her roles in The Cosby Show and Family Matters. She also appeared in several music videos and was a guest host on a weekly music series.
Thomas was diagnosed with a rare form of cancer in 1997. She had undergone a few surgeries to remove tumors from her body. However, two months after her last surgery, she succumbed to her illness surrounded by friends and family.
Kurt Cobain
Kurt Cobain is considered to be one of the most influential artists in the history of alternative rock. As the primary songwriter and frontman of Nirvana, Cobain developed the band's persona as angsty and anti-establishment through his compositions.
In doing so, he widened the conventions of what alternative rock could be. Despite his success and fame, however, Cobain was very depressed and would ultimately attempt suicide multiple times, succeeding in April 1994.
Natasha Richardson
Natasha Richardson was an English actress and a member of the Redgrave family British acting dynasty which spans five generations. She was known for many roles, including being one of the parents in Disney's The Parent Trap.
While taking beginner ski lessons in Canada, she fell and injured her head. She had refused any medical help at first, but about two hours later complained of a massive headache. She would die two days later from the injury.
Ritchie Valens
Ritchie Valens was a rock and roll pioneer and forefather of the Chicago rock movement. He also became a pioneer of the Spanish-speaking rock and roll movement. One of his biggest hits, "La Bamba", is known today by many.
Although he was still very young, he managed to make an incredible name for himself. However, his career would come to an end at the tender age of 17 when he died in a plane crash along with the pilot and two other musicians after his performance in Clear Lake, Iowa.
Christopher Reeve
Christopher Reeve was an actor best known for his role as Superman in the 1978 film and its sequels. After a horseback riding incident left him paralyzed from the neck down, he would continue to direct films and lobby for spinal cord injury research.
Reeve suffered from many health issues since he was young. He was also known to have severe allergies to certain medications. In 2004, he was being treated for an infected ulcer, but ultimately died. His death was thought to have been caused by another bad reaction to the medication, but no autopsy was done to confirm this.
George Michael
George Michael was an English singer/songwriter who had originally formed the duo Wham! but chose to pursue a solo career later in life. He is thought to be a leading creative force in music production and has become a pop culture icon.
Michael was also a prominent LGBT figure, having realized slowly over time that he was bisexual, and then believing himself to actually be gay. He died in 2016 from heart complications.
Janice Joplin
Thanks to her incredibly powerful mezzo-soprano vocals and her presence on stage, Janis Joplin quickly became one of the most successful rock stars of her time. Her cause of death was originally obscured by the removal of narcotics from her room.
As it turned out, she had had a heroin overdose potentially made worse from the use of alcohol. Friends of hers had taken the drugs out of her room as a service to her reputation but replaced them later after realizing it would show up in the toxicology reports anyway.
Robin Williams
Robin Williams was an extraordinary actor and comedian. He is best known for many films, some of which include Dead Poets Society, Jumanji, the Night at th Museum trilogy, and of course his role as the genie from Aladdin.
Despite his unbelievable success and fame, Williams was suffering from a sudden spike in depression and anxiety the year before his death and hanged himself. The autopsy reports attributed some of this behavior as potentially due to dementia from either Parkinson's or Lewy bodies.
Heath Ledger
Heath Ledger was an Australian actor perhaps best known for his role as the Joker in The Dark Knight, but his extensive film background cannot be ignored. He was the first actor to win The Best International Actor Award from the Australian Film Institute posthumously.
Ledger died at the young age of 28 due to an accidental overdose of prescription drugs such as oxycodone, hydrocodone, and multiple benzodiazepines which was strange due to the reluctance of US physicians to prescribe such an amount and odd combination of pills.
Whitney Houston
Whitney Houston was an American musical artist who started her singing career by singing in church. She was regarded as one of the best vocal artists of all time which earned her the title "The Voice".
Two days after her performance on stage with Kelly Price, she was found submerged in her hotel room bathtub unresponsive. Her death was ruled as an accident caused by drowning due to the use of several drugs, including over-the-counter, prescription, and recreational.
Jonathan Brandis
Jonathan Brandis began his career as a child model and would eventually move on to acting, first with commercials and eventually scoring bigger television and film roles.
Despite his success, Brandis was worried that his career was beginning to fail, especially after his role in Hart's War was significantly reduced, a role which he had hoped would revive his career. He was found after hanging himself in his apartment and succumbed to his injuries in the hospital.
Sid Vicious
Sid Vicious was best known as the bassist for The Sex pistols. He held his fame until he was arrested for the murder of his then-girlfriend, Nancy Spungen, whom he accidentally killed after stabbing her while under the influence of drugs.
He died in 1979 from a drug overdose. Due to his reputation, no funeral homes wanted to perform a funeral or burial for him. He was eventually cremated and his ashes were scattered over Spungen's grave--against his mother's wishes--since he wanted to be buried next to her, but couldn't due to not being Jewish.