# 2021 SDMB Celebrity Death Pool **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Tags:** death-pool\ **Created:** [December 1, 2020, 2:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2021-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/926881 "2020-12-01T02:10:52Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 44
**Author:** ![Stephe96](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bbe5ce/32.png) [@Stephe96](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stephe96)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2021, 12:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2021-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/926881/867 "2021-05-27T00:23:20Z")
> **['School of Rock' Drummer Dies In Bike Incident, Jack Black 'Heartbroken'](https://amp.tmz.com/2021/05/26/school-of-rock-kid-drummer-dead-dies-kevin-clark-freddy-jones-spazzy-mcgee/?__twitter_impression=true)** > > 'School of Rock' kid drummer dies after being hit by car in Chicago. ---
**Author:** ![Superdude](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/superdude/32/13450_2.png) [@Superdude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Superdude)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2021, 1:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2021-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/926881/868 "2021-05-27T01:00:31Z")
I’ve corresponded on occasion with his costar Rebecca Brown (aka Rivkah Reyes). She’s as devastated as Jack Black is. Another one gone way too soon. ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2021, 4:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2021-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/926881/869 "2021-05-27T04:38:09Z")
Eric Carle, author of _The Very Hungry Caterpillar_, has died at 91. eta: I did a search for “Carle” and nothing showed up. Does the search function not work on linked text? ---
**Author:** ![Snowboarder\_Bo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snowboarder_bo/32/229_2.png) [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2021, 4:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2021-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/926881/870 "2021-05-27T04:44:06Z")
The links with no info are not helpful IMO. It isn’t hard to give the pertinent information: how old were they? ---
**Author:** ![Superdude](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/superdude/32/13450_2.png) [@Superdude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Superdude)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2021, 7:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2021-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/926881/871 "2021-05-27T07:01:31Z")
Kevin Clark was 32. That’s the _School of Rock_ actor that was the post right above my last one. Made by @Stephe96 . I’m on my phone right now, so I can’t scroll up to get the link or post #. ---
**Author:** ![Snowboarder\_Bo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snowboarder_bo/32/229_2.png) [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2021, 12:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2021-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/926881/872 "2021-05-27T12:03:35Z")
‘Chicka Chicka Boom Boom’ illustrator Lois Ehlert dies at 86: > **['Chicka Chicka Boom Boom' illustrator Lois Ehlert dies at 86](https://apnews.com/article/lois-ehlert-chicka-chicka-boom-boom-illustrator-dead-at-86-c178ed692ff8647a4321efd37fdb7847)** > > MILWAUKEE (AP) — Lois Ehlert, whose cut-and-paste shapes and vibrant hues in books including “Chicka Chicka Boom Boom” put her among the most popular illustrators of books for preschoolers of the late 20th century, has died. ---
**Author:** ![Stephe96](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bbe5ce/32.png) [@Stephe96](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stephe96)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2021, 1:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2021-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/926881/873 "2021-05-27T13:02:34Z")
> **[Real voice of Milli Vanilli, John Davis, dead at 66 after COVID battle](https://nypost.com/2021/05/27/real-voice-of-milli-vanilli-dead-at-66-after-covid-battle/amp/?__twitter_impression=true)** > > “Please give him the last round of applause,” the legendary singer’s daughter said this week. “We will miss him dearly.” ---
**Author:** ![Reeses\_Monkey](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/reeses_monkey/32/2885_2.png) [@Reeses\_Monkey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reeses_Monkey)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2021, 2:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2021-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/926881/874 "2021-05-27T14:34:27Z")
I blame it on the rain. And the fact that he wasn’t in my List of Now Apparently Immortal People. ---
**Author:** ![Superdude](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/superdude/32/13450_2.png) [@Superdude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Superdude)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2021, 4:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2021-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/926881/875 "2021-05-27T16:11:48Z")
In keeping with precedent, they will have Fabrice Morvan in the coffin. ---
**Author:** ![GuanoLad](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guanolad/32/42_2.png) [@GuanoLad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GuanoLad)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2021, 10:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2021-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/926881/876 "2021-05-28T10:54:49Z")
The British children’s TV series _Rainbow_, a favourite from when I was very young, and then continued for decades, included amongst the puppets and jovial host, a musical trio known as Rod, Jane, and Freddy. Sadly, [Freddy Marks](https://metro.co.uk/2021/05/28/freddy-marks-dead-rainbows-rod-jane-and-freddy-star-dies-aged-71-14664755/) has died, aged 71. ---
**Author:** ![Drsunflower1](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/drsunflower1/32/12711_2.png) [@Drsunflower1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Drsunflower1)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2021, 5:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2021-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/926881/877 "2021-05-28T17:08:18Z")
That article just whooshed me down memory lane 🤣 ---
**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2021, 7:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2021-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/926881/878 "2021-05-29T19:18:09Z")
Gavid MacLeod, from _The Mary Tyler Moore Show_ and _The Love Boat,_ dead at 90. > **[Gavin MacLeod, ‘Love Boat’ Captain and ‘Mary Tyler Moore Show’ Star, Dies at 90](https://variety.com/2021/legit/news/gavin-macleod-dead-dies-love-boat-mary-tyler-moore-show-1234984591/)** > > Gavin MacLeod, a sitcom veteran who played seaman “Happy” Haines on “McHale’s Navy,” Murray on “Mary Tyler Moore” and the very different, vaguely patrician… ---
**Author:** ![Snowboarder\_Bo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snowboarder_bo/32/229_2.png) [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2021, 11:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2021-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/926881/879 "2021-05-29T23:39:32Z")
‘Hooked on a Feeling’ singer B.J. Thomas dies at 78. > **['Hooked on a Feeling' singer B.J. Thomas dies at 78](https://apnews.com/article/music-entertainment-arts-and-entertainment-58b888a1f4954ce6db86024be9c24a52)** > > B.J. Thomas, the Grammy-winning singer who enjoyed success on the pop, country and gospel charts with such hits as “I Just Can’t Help Believing,” “Raindrops Keep Fallin’ On My Head” and “Hooked on a Feeling,” has died. ---
**Author:** ![GuanoLad](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guanolad/32/42_2.png) [@GuanoLad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GuanoLad)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2021, 11:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2021-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/926881/880 "2021-05-29T23:45:46Z")
We should all bow our heads and let out a soft, heartfelt, oogachaka. ---
**Author:** ![Snowboarder\_Bo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snowboarder_bo/32/229_2.png) [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2021, 11:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2021-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/926881/881 "2021-05-29T23:45:49Z")
Mark Eaton, shot-blocking king and Jazz legend, dies at 64. > **[Mark Eaton, shot-blocking king and Jazz great, dies at 64](https://apnews.com/article/utah-jazz-nba-sports-6f8f2f160b19ee697d3444c0cd12df48)** > > Mark Eaton, the 7-foot-4 shot-blocking king who twice was the NBA’s defensive player of the year during a career spent entirely with the Utah Jazz, has died. He was 64. > [@](#): > > Mark Eaton, the 7-foot-4 shot-blocking king who twice was the NBA’s defensive player of the year during a career spent entirely with the Utah Jazz, has died. He was 64. > > The team announced his death Saturday. > > Eaton left his home for a bike ride Friday night in Summit County, Utah, and shortly thereafter someone called 911 to report after seeing him lying on a roadway and unconscious. Eaton was taken to a hospital where he later died. > > The team, citing county officials who investigated, said “there is no reason to believe a vehicle was involved in the incident.” I hope not; I remember many hours watching Mr. Eaton play basketball. ---
**Author:** ![Dung\_Beetle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dung_beetle/32/7945_2.png) [@Dung\_Beetle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dung_Beetle)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2021, 2:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2021-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/926881/882 "2021-05-30T02:41:21Z")
Consider it done. ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2021, 11:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2021-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/926881/883 "2021-05-30T11:59:54Z")
Mark Eaton’s death brings a couple of things to mind. One is the tendency of sportsball teams to usually bring along their old moniker when they move to a new city. The name and new location don’t always match up well, but it’s hard to think of an instance where the mismatch was as jarring as when the New Orleans Jazz moved to Utah. And yet, over 40 years later, they’re still the Jazz. The other is, if you’re 7 foot 4, _where the devil do you find a bike that fits?_ I assume they have to be custom-made. ---
**Author:** ![Snowboarder\_Bo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snowboarder_bo/32/229_2.png) [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2021, 1:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2021-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/926881/884 "2021-05-30T13:33:40Z")
Indeed they do. One of my recurring random interactions with Shaq back in the early ‘90s in Orlando happened at a bicycle shop. I was picking up some new rims and he was there getting fitted for a frame they were going to make and assemble for him. ---
**Author:** ![Gatopescado](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gatopescado/32/5711_2.png) [@Gatopescado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gatopescado)\ **Post date:** [May 31, 2021, 3:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2021-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/926881/885 "2021-05-31T03:24:42Z")
Swiss Moto 3 racer Jason Dupasquier leaves a whopping 81 points I’m sure will go unclaimed. ---
**Author:** ![Superdude](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/superdude/32/13450_2.png) [@Superdude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Superdude)\ **Post date:** [June 1, 2021, 12:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2021-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/926881/886 "2021-06-01T12:08:42Z")
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