# 2022 SDMB Celebrity Death Pool **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Tags:** death-pool\ **Created:** [December 3, 2021, 1:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2022-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/955443 "2021-12-03T13:46:52Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 18
**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:** [January 26, 2022, 5:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2022-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/955443/343 "2022-01-26T17:01:33Z")
Dammit, I laughed. ---
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2022, 5:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2022-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/955443/344 "2022-01-26T17:21:05Z")
> [@Superdude](#): > > Good grief Stop. I should not be laughing at this, but am. ---
**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:** [January 26, 2022, 5:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2022-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/955443/345 "2022-01-26T17:22:11Z")
That seemed like such an obvious joke, I can’t believe that I was the one to make it. ---
**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:** [January 26, 2022, 8:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2022-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/955443/346 "2022-01-26T20:22:01Z")
> [@Happy\_Lendervedder](#): > > …died of suicide… I always figured Charlie Brown would go out like this. ---
**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:** [January 26, 2022, 8:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2022-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/955443/347 "2022-01-26T20:52:27Z")
Murder/suicide more likely. One football yanked away too many… ---
**Author:** ![Registered\_at\_Last](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/bc79bd/32.png) [@Registered\_at\_Last](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Registered_at_Last)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2022, 10:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2022-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/955443/348 "2022-01-26T22:31:18Z")
Sad story. He had many run ins with the law, mostly due to his mental health issues. At one point he announced that he had pancreatic cancer, but this appeared to be another delusion / attempt to avoid incarceration. Very sad to hear of his suicide. I took him off my list a few years ago because I thought he was doing better ☹ ---
**Author:** ![Stephe96](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bbe5ce/32.png) [@Stephe96](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stephe96)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2022, 1:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2022-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/955443/349 "2022-01-27T01:44:54Z")
> **[‘Melrose Place’ actor Morgan Stevens dead at 70](https://nypost.com/2022/01/26/melrose-place-actor-morgan-stevens-dead-at-70/?utm_source=P6Twitter&utm_medium=SocialFlow&utm_campaign=SocialFlow)** > > Stevens passed away on Wednesday after police conducted a wellness check at his home. ---
**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:** [January 27, 2022, 4:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2022-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/955443/350 "2022-01-27T04:04:27Z")
Another covid denier has died of covid; actor Vachik Mangassarian at age 78. ---
**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:** [January 27, 2022, 4:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2022-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/955443/351 "2022-01-27T04:07:17Z")
> [@Stephe96](#): > > Stevens passed away on Wednesday after police conducted a wellness check at his home. Just to clarify, Stevens was found dead in his home by the police when they conducted the check. ---
**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:** [January 27, 2022, 5:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2022-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/955443/352 "2022-01-27T05:36:26Z")
> **[YouTube Star Melanie Ham Dead at 36 After Cancer Battle - E! Online](https://www.eonline.com/news/1317574/youtube-star-melanie-ham-dead-at-36-after-cancer-battle)** > > Melanie Ham—a YouTuber known for her crochet, quilting, sewing and DIY tutorials—died on Jan. 12. Her husband wrote she "loved passionately, created beautifully" and was his best friend. ---
**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:** [January 27, 2022, 10:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2022-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/955443/353 "2022-01-27T10:34:26Z")
British comedy writer Barry Cryer, mainstay of the radio panel show _I’m Sorry I Haven’t A Clue_ amongst many other things, has died aged 86. > **[Barry Cryer: Tributes paid to veteran comedian and writer](https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-60154371)** > > John Cleese, Esther Rantzen and Stephen Fry are among the stars to have paid tribute to the comedian. ---
**Author:** ![Gyrate](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gyrate/32/3588_2.png) [@Gyrate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gyrate)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2022, 10:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2022-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/955443/354 "2022-01-27T10:47:47Z")
Man, this month has been rough on the comedy profession. Cryer was an absolute legend. ---
**Author:** ![Stephe96](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bbe5ce/32.png) [@Stephe96](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stephe96)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2022, 6:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2022-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/955443/355 "2022-01-28T18:12:50Z")
> **[Ron Goulart, Who Spanned Genres in 180 Books, Dies at 89](https://www.nytimes.com/2022/01/28/books/ron-goulart-dead.html?smtyp=cur&smid=tw-nytimesarts)** > > He wrote science fiction, mystery, fantasy and romance novels, collaborated with William Shatner on the “TekWar” books and turned Groucho Marx into a private eye. ---
**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:** [January 29, 2022, 3:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2022-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/955443/356 "2022-01-29T15:54:45Z")
Sister Janet Mead is singing the Lord’s Prayer to Him in person today.[The Lord’s Prayer](https://www.washingtonpost.com/obituaries/2022/01/28/janet-mead-nun-dies/) ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2022, 4:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2022-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/955443/357 "2022-01-29T16:20:08Z")
Isn’t that how one generally prays, aside from the singing part? 😉 ---
**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:** [January 29, 2022, 4:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2022-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/955443/358 "2022-01-29T16:58:23Z")
Perhaps I should have said “face to face”? ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2022, 5:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2022-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/955443/359 "2022-01-29T17:10:41Z")
That works - definitely not ‘through a glass darkly’ anymore. 😃 ---
**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:** [January 30, 2022, 6:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2022-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/955443/360 "2022-01-30T18:04:14Z")
Booger! Death has taken [Dr Johnny Fever](https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/howard-hesseman-dead-wkrp-cincinnati-1235084085/) at 17 points ---
**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:** [January 30, 2022, 6:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2022-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/955443/361 "2022-01-30T18:05:10Z")
Shit. I had him earmarked for next year. ---
**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:** [January 30, 2022, 6:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2022-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/955443/362 "2022-01-30T18:39:43Z")
19 points, I think [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2022-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/955443.md?page=17) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2022-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/955443.md?page=19)