# 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:** 21
**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:** [February 12, 2022, 6:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2022-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/955443/403 "2022-02-12T06:10:40Z")
nevermind!!! ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2022, 12:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2022-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/955443/404 "2022-02-13T12:07:13Z")
Yeah, that was my instant earworm from the first time I saw that forum title. ---
**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:** [February 13, 2022, 6:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2022-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/955443/405 "2022-02-13T18:12:10Z")
> **[Betty Davis, Trailblazing Queen of Funk, Dead at 77](https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/betty-davis-dead-obit-1297372/)** > > The ex-wife of jazz legend Miles Davis was years ahead of her time, only to disappear from the spotlight for decades ---
**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:** [February 13, 2022, 6:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2022-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/955443/406 "2022-02-13T18:23:56Z")
RIP to Isabel. That will be my first points of the year (48). @jeezums also has her. ---
**Author:** ![Stephe96](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bbe5ce/32.png) [@Stephe96](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stephe96)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2022, 3:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2022-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/955443/407 "2022-02-14T03:43:05Z")
> **[Ivan Reitman, producer, 'Ghostbusters' director, dies at 75](https://apnews.com/article/ivan-reitman-dead-d67947aa895371cd9f5840e6e9339440?utm_campaign=SocialFlow&utm_medium=AP&utm_source=Twitter)** > > Ivan Reitman, the influential filmmaker and producer behind many of the most beloved comedies of the late 20th century, from “Animal House” to “Ghostbusters,” has died. He was 75. Reitman died peacefully in his sleep Saturday night at his home in... ---
**Author:** ![phungi](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/phungi/32/395_2.png) [@phungi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/phungi)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2022, 2:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2022-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/955443/408 "2022-02-14T14:50:57Z")
Isabel Torres puts **GIGObuster** and **jeezums** in the lead: | Rank | Player | Score | Picks(Unique) | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | GIGObuster | 48 | 1 | | 1 | jeezums | 48 | 1 | | 3 | WolfpackJeep | 22 | 1(1) | | 4 | vivalostwages | 18 | 1(1) | | 5 | Hatchie | 13 | 1(1) | | 6 | Catamount | 6 | 1 | | 6 | commasense | 6 | 1 | | 6 | gkster | 6 | 1 | | 6 | gwendee | 6 | 1 | | 6 | teelabrown | 6 | 1 | ---
**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:** [February 15, 2022, 5:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2022-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/955443/409 "2022-02-15T05:34:01Z")
> **[Yale Kamisar, legal scholar known as the ‘father’ of the Miranda warning,...](https://www.washingtonpost.com/obituaries/2022/02/08/yale-kamisar-miranda-rights-dead/)** > > His incisive commentaries helped provide the intellectual underpinning of landmark U.S. Supreme Court rulings guaranteeing protections for criminal defendants and suspects, among them those contained in the Miranda warning. ---
**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:** [February 15, 2022, 6:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2022-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/955443/410 "2022-02-15T06:00:19Z")
I know _someone_ who is remaining silent… ---
**Author:** ![smithsb](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/smithsb/32/12107_2.png) [@smithsb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/smithsb)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2022, 6:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2022-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/955443/411 "2022-02-15T06:13:08Z")
[https://www.miamiherald.com/entertainment/celebrities/article258374128.html](https://www.miamiherald.com/entertainment/celebrities/article258374128.html) ---
**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:** [February 15, 2022, 4:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2022-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/955443/412 "2022-02-15T16:04:08Z")
No mention of George Crumb? > **[George Crumb obituary](https://www.theguardian.com/music/2022/feb/10/george-crumb-obituary)** > > Trailblazing US composer who pursued his expressive aims by pushing performers and instruments beyond their usual limits I performed his _Star Child_ some years ago as part of the male chorus. The piece is a freaking logistical nightmare for a conductor with multiple ensembles doing multiple things in multiple time signatures from multiple locations, but the overall effect if pulled off is amazing. ---
**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2022, 6:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2022-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/955443/413 "2022-02-15T18:18:21Z")
George Crumb was mentioned in Post #390. ---
**Author:** ![Stephe96](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bbe5ce/32.png) [@Stephe96](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stephe96)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2022, 8:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2022-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/955443/414 "2022-02-15T20:50:33Z")
P.J O’Rourke dead at 74. > **[R.I.P., P. J. O’Rourke | National Review](https://www.nationalreview.com/corner/r-i-p-p-j-orourke/)** > > My generation’s funniest, most incisive and irreverent writer, a true lover of American liberty and the good life, P. J. O’Rourke has passed away. ---
**Author:** ![Catamount](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/catamount/32/2840_2.png) [@Catamount](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Catamount)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2022, 9:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2022-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/955443/415 "2022-02-15T21:11:34Z")
Dammit, he was the only Republican Iiked. I loved him on Wait Wait Don’t Tell Me. ---
**Author:** ![Stephe96](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bbe5ce/32.png) [@Stephe96](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stephe96)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2022, 9:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2022-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/955443/416 "2022-02-16T21:33:33Z")
> **[Frank Pesce, ‘Top Gun’ and ‘Beverly Hills Cop’ star, dead at 75](https://nypost.com/2022/02/16/top-gun-star-frank-pesce-dead-at-75/?utm_source=NYPTwitter&utm_campaign=SocialFlow&utm_medium=SocialFlow)** > > In addition to “Top Gun,” Pesce starred in a slew of other 80s classics, including “Beverly Hills Cop,” “Flashdance,” American Gigolo” and “Midnight … ---
**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:** [February 16, 2022, 11:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2022-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/955443/417 "2022-02-16T23:58:58Z")
I knew him best as Mike Tandino in _Beverly Hills Cop_. He always seemed like a lovable rogue. ---
**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:** [February 18, 2022, 5:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2022-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/955443/418 "2022-02-18T05:22:12Z")
> **[Walter Dellinger, influential scholar and lawyer, dies at 80](https://apnews.com/article/us-supreme-court-bill-clinton-north-carolina-durham-f6bc6d82d32ff819bcd9a120947155c0)** > > DURHAM, N.C. (AP) — Walter E. Dellinger, a constitutional scholar who argued numerous cases before the Supreme Court, served in top positions in the Justice Department and taught for decades at Duke University, died Wednesday. ---
**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:** [February 18, 2022, 5:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2022-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/955443/419 "2022-02-18T05:48:17Z")
Wow. Can’t believe that I got him confused with [James Russo](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0751638/), who played Mike Tandino. ---
**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:** [February 18, 2022, 5:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2022-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/955443/420 "2022-02-18T17:48:29Z")
.Congressman [Jim Hagedorn](https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/congressman-jim-hagedorn-of-minnesota-dies-at-59/ar-AAU1ZrE?ocid=msedgdhp&pc=U531) (R-Minnesota) has died at 59. ---
**Author:** ![N9IWP](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/n9iwp/32/3154_2.png) [@N9IWP](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/N9IWP)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2022, 8:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2022-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/955443/421 "2022-02-18T20:20:25Z")
My former rep. Will leave my comments in P&E Brian ---
**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:** [February 19, 2022, 12:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2022-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/955443/422 "2022-02-19T00:30:19Z")
Leo Fong died today at age 93. I think without RedLetterMedia’s Best of the Worst show, he would have died to no wide notice. But they discovered(re-discovered?) his movies, which were really bad in many ways, but hilarious in their own ways. An Asian-American directing and starring in his own NOT martial-arts movies in the 1980’s. He played cops and stuff, nothing particularly Asian in most of the movies I have seen. I heard he was also friends with Bruce Lee at one point. > [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2022-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/955443.md?page=20) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2022-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/955443.md?page=22)