# 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:** 70
**Author:** ![GIGObuster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gigobuster/32/421_2.png) [@GIGObuster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GIGObuster)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2021, 5:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2021-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/926881/1392 "2021-10-21T17:22:07Z")
“This Isn’t Even My Final Form!” RIP. Incidentally: according to [“Know your Meme”](https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/this-isnt-even-my-final-form) the Frieza character in Dragon Ball Z never ever said that line! ---
**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:** [October 21, 2021, 9:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2021-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/926881/1393 "2021-10-21T21:41:40Z")
Award-winning children’s book illustrator Jerry Pinkney has died at 81: > **[Jerry Pinkney, award-winning illustrator, dies at 81](https://apnews.com/article/entertainment-lifestyle-philadelphia-childrens-books-jerry-pinkney-627ef2f2d1269c13452a82ea79d8653c)** > > NEW YORK (AP) — Jerry Pinkney, a prize-winning children's book illustrator known for his richly textured images of Black life, fables and fairy tales in works ranging from “The Lion and the Mouse” to “The Sunday Outing,” has died. ---
**Author:** ![Morgyn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/morgyn/32/3041_2.png) [@Morgyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Morgyn)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2021, 3:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2021-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/926881/1394 "2021-10-22T03:15:38Z")
Tommy Debarge, bass player for the band Switch, has died at 64. He’s also an older brother to the siblings who made up the band _Debarge_. > **[Tommy DeBarge from R&B Band Switch Dead at 64](https://www.tmz.com/2021/10/21/tommy-debarge-dead-died-64/)** > > Tommy DeBarge -- a member of the R&B/funk band Switch -- and part of the music industry's famed DeBarge family has died. ---
**Author:** ![eschereal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eschereal/32/18939_2.png) [@eschereal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eschereal)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2021, 3:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2021-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/926881/1395 "2021-10-22T03:58:54Z")
The hills have become a tad quieter > **[Lorli von Trapp Campbell from the 'Sound of Music' family has died at age 90](https://www.npr.org/2021/10/21/1048198780/lorli-von-trapp-campbell-the-sound-of-music-family-dies-at-age-90)** > > Campbell was born in Austria, the second daughter of Georg and Maria von Trapp and a younger stepsibling to the older von Trapp children who went on to be depicted in the musical and beloved movie. ---
**Author:** ![Cazzle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cazzle/32/75_2.png) [@Cazzle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cazzle)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2021, 4:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2021-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/926881/1396 "2021-10-22T04:03:26Z")
Cinematographer [Halyna Hutchins](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-10-22/shooting-alec-baldwin-on-set-new-mexico-prop-gun/100560672), 42, has been shot and killed on set by Alec Baldwin in what is being reported as a tragic accident. Director Joel Souza has been wounded in the incident. ---
**Author:** ![Stephe96](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bbe5ce/32.png) [@Stephe96](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stephe96)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2021, 4:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2021-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/926881/1397 "2021-10-22T16:58:16Z")
> **[Peter Scolari, ‘Newhart’ and ‘Bosom Buddies’ Actor, Dies at 66](https://variety.com/2021/tv/news/peter-scolari-obituary-bosom-buddies-1235095484/amp/?__twitter_impression=true)** > > Peter Scolari, who rose to stardom on the brilliant-but-canceled “Bosom Buddies” alongside Tom Hanks, died Friday morning at age 66 of cancer, after a two-year illness. His death was co… ---
**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:** [October 22, 2021, 5:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2021-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/926881/1398 "2021-10-22T17:07:34Z")
Whoa. My husband and I briefly mentioned him in a conversation we were having last night about Newhart. Not really much of a coincidence, except that how long has it been since anybody brought up Peter Scolari? (Now’s when I find out everybody got points but me). ---
**Author:** ![Morgyn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/morgyn/32/3041_2.png) [@Morgyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Morgyn)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2021, 9:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2021-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/926881/1399 "2021-10-22T21:38:06Z")
Awwww. I _liked_ him. ---
**Author:** ![kitap](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b9e5f3/32.png) [@kitap](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kitap)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2021, 9:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2021-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/926881/1400 "2021-10-22T21:44:12Z")
I preferred him to Tom Hanks on **Bosom Buddies**. ---
**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:** [October 24, 2021, 11:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2021-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/926881/1401 "2021-10-24T11:09:48Z")
Ecuadorian Olympic sprinter [Alex Quinones](https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/ecuadorian-olympic-sprinter-alex-quinonez-shot-dead/ar-AAPSMyf?ocid=msedgdhp&pc=U531) was shot and killed at the age of 32. ---
**Author:** ![Loach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/loach/32/350_2.png) [@Loach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loach)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2021, 5:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2021-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/926881/1402 "2021-10-24T17:13:23Z")
Jay Black singer for Jay and the Americans: > **[Jay Black, Jay and the Americans Singer, Dead at 82](https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/jay-black-jay-and-the-americans-singer-dead-obit-1247111/)** > > “The Voice” sang Sixties hits “Cara Mia,” “This Magic Moment” and “Come a Little Bit Closer” ---
**Author:** ![Stephe96](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bbe5ce/32.png) [@Stephe96](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stephe96)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2021, 9:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2021-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/926881/1403 "2021-10-24T21:32:58Z")
> **[James Michael Tyler, Gunther from 'Friends,' Dead at 59 from Cancer](https://amp.tmz.com/2021/10/24/friends-star-james-michael-tyler-gunther-dead-dies-prostate-cancer/?__twitter_impression=true)** > > Gunther from 'Friends' has succumbed to his prostate cancer. ---
**Author:** ![Loach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/loach/32/350_2.png) [@Loach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loach)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2021, 9:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2021-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/926881/1404 "2021-10-24T21:39:11Z")
> [@Stephe96](#): > > [James Michael Tyler, Gunther from 'Friends,' Dead at 59 from Cancer](https://amp.tmz.com/2021/10/24/friends-star-james-michael-tyler-gunther-dead-dies-prostate-cancer/?__twitter_impression=true) Well there goes the 2022 list. ---
**Author:** ![Happy\_Lendervedder](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/happy_lendervedder/32/8488_2.png) [@Happy\_Lendervedder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Lendervedder)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2021, 11:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2021-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/926881/1405 "2021-10-24T23:32:37Z")
Yeah, he was atop 2022’s list for me. ---
**Author:** ![Stephe96](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bbe5ce/32.png) [@Stephe96](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stephe96)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2021, 10:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2021-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/926881/1406 "2021-10-25T22:09:39Z")
> **[Val Bisoglio, ‘Sopranos' and ‘Saturday Night Fever' Actor, Dies at 95](https://www.nbcnewyork.com/entertainment/entertainment-news/val-bisoglio-sopranos-and-saturday-night-fever-actor-dies-at-95/3350128/?_osource=SocialFlowTwt_NYBrand&&__twitter_impression=true)** > > Val Bisoglio, the actor best known for his character roles in television and film for more than five decades, died last week, his wife said. He was 95. The actor died in his home near Los Olivos, California, Bonnie Bisoglio said in a statement... ---
**Author:** ![Stephe96](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bbe5ce/32.png) [@Stephe96](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stephe96)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2021, 11:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2021-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/926881/1407 "2021-10-26T23:43:03Z")
> **[Mort Sahl, legendary comedian, dead at 94](https://nypost.com/2021/10/26/legendary-1950s-comedian-mort-sahl-dies-at-age-94/amp/?__twitter_impression=true)** > > The comic was known for his biting and cutting edge humor in the 1950s and ’60s. ---
**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:** [October 27, 2021, 1:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2021-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/926881/1408 "2021-10-27T01:23:14Z")
Oh shit, @MortSahlFan , I’m sorry. ---
**Author:** ![MortSahlFan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/3bc359/32.png) [@MortSahlFan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MortSahlFan)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2021, 2:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2021-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/926881/1409 "2021-10-27T02:32:08Z")
Thank you. ---
**Author:** ![Hoopy\_Frood](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hoopy_frood/32/8452_2.png) [@Hoopy\_Frood](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hoopy_Frood)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2021, 3:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2021-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/926881/1410 "2021-10-27T03:34:18Z")
Illustrator [Jerry Pinkney](https://www.npr.org/2021/10/20/1047786312/jerry-pinkney-illustrator-obituary) dead at 81 from a heart attack. Stuntman [Bob Herron](https://variety.com/2021/artisans/news/bob-herron-dead-diamonds-forever-batman-1235086547/) didn’t survive his latest fall. ---
**Author:** ![eschereal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eschereal/32/18939_2.png) [@eschereal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eschereal)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2021, 6:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2021-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/926881/1411 "2021-10-27T06:03:20Z")
> [@Hoopy\_Frood](#): > > Illustrator [Jerry Pinkney](https://www.npr.org/2021/10/20/1047786312/jerry-pinkney-illustrator-obituary) dead at 81 from a heart attack. You mean, he drew his last breath? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2021-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/926881.md?page=69) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2021-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/926881.md?page=71)