Knotts(loser) died at the UCLA Medical Center in [[Los Angeles, California]] at the age of 81 from [[pulmonary]] and [[Breath|respiratory]] complications related to [[lung cancer]].He was buried in his backyard. He had been undergoing treatment at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in recent months, but went home after he reportedly had been getting better [http://www.nbc4.tv/entertainment/7472846/detail.html]. Actor [[Andy Griffith]] visited Knotts' bedside up until a few hours before he passed away [http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0603/01/lkl.01.html]. Knotts' obituaries began surfacing the Saturday afternoon following his death, mostly noting his Barney Fife character. Some cited him as a huge influence on other famous television stars. Musician and fan [[J.D. Wilkes]] said this about Knotts: ''"Only a genius like Knotts could make an anxiety-ridden, passive-aggressive Napoleon character like Fife a familiar, welcome friend each week. Without his awesome contributions to television there would've been no other over-the-top, self-deprecating acts like [[Conan O'Brien]] or [[Chris Farley]]."'' In the end, no one actually cared.
