# 2023 SDMB Celebrity Death Pool **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Tags:** death-pool\ **Created:** [December 1, 2022, 4:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2023-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/975831 "2022-12-01T04:02:49Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 17
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2023, 5:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2023-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/975831/321 "2023-01-06T17:04:45Z")
Well, this years Opening Kickoff will be shared by **GIGObuster** and It’s **Not Rocket Surgery**. They each get forty two points for Vialli. | 1 | GIGObuster | 42 | 1 | 0 | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **It’s Not Rocket Surgery** | 42 | 1 | 0 | ---
**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:** [January 6, 2023, 5:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2023-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/975831/322 "2023-01-06T17:47:50Z")
[Foghorn Leghorn] I say, I say, that’s a joke son! [/FL] I actually was looking at others that did copy some other obscure choices I made, but it is a fair cop. ---
**Author:** ![Stephe96](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bbe5ce/32.png) [@Stephe96](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stephe96)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2023, 7:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2023-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/975831/323 "2023-01-06T19:55:19Z")
> **[Earl Boen, Actor in ‘The Terminator’ Movies, Dies at 81](https://variety.com/2023/film/news/earl-boen-the-terminator-actor-dies-1235480866/)** > > Earl Boen, a veteran character and voice actor best known for his role as Dr. Peter Silberman in “The Terminator” movies, died Thursday in Hawaii. He was 81. The actor was diagnosed wit… ---
**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 6, 2023, 9:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2023-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/975831/324 "2023-01-06T21:16:28Z")
> [@Baker](#): > > They each get forty two points I’ve never gotten 42 points for an entire year. ---
**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 7, 2023, 3:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2023-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/975831/325 "2023-01-07T03:19:14Z")
I should have put Ron Jeremy on the list. NOTE: HE IS ALIVE But looking very ill: > **[Former porn star Ron Jeremy to be declared incompetent to stand trial for rape](https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/former-porn-star-ron-jeremy-215349936.html)** > > Ron Jeremy, the onetime king of porn, has 'severe dementia' and will not be able to stand trial on sexual assault charges, according to a prosecutor in a document obtained by The Times. ---
**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 7, 2023, 4:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2023-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/975831/326 "2023-01-07T04:28:44Z")
shit. false alarm ---
**Author:** ![Stephe96](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bbe5ce/32.png) [@Stephe96](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stephe96)\ **Post date:** [January 7, 2023, 4:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2023-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/975831/327 "2023-01-07T04:41:52Z")
I’m kicking myself for forgetting Phil Donahue who is still alive at 87. I don’t think he’s sick or anything but still… ---
**Author:** ![WolfpackJeep](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wolfpackjeep/32/2921_2.png) [@WolfpackJeep](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WolfpackJeep)\ **Post date:** [January 7, 2023, 10:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2023-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/975831/328 "2023-01-07T10:37:06Z")
> [@Gatopescado](#): > > shit. false alarm Just like Bam Margera, who caused a lot of clickbait headlines like this after an interview this week: > **['Jackass' star Bam Margera was 'pronounced dead' after 5 seizures](https://ew.com/tv/bam-margera-pronounced-dead-after-pneumonia-covid-seizures/)** > > 'Jackass' star Bam Margera says he was 'pronounced dead' after contracting pneumonia and COVID-19 and suffering five seizures. ---
**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 7, 2023, 7:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2023-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/975831/329 "2023-01-07T19:03:01Z")
Yeah. Not only failed me for years, now he’s just taunting! ---
**Author:** ![Biotop](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/biotop/32/321_2.png) [@Biotop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biotop)\ **Post date:** [January 7, 2023, 7:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2023-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/975831/330 "2023-01-07T19:50:08Z")
> [@Stephe96](#): > > I’m kicking myself for forgetting Phil Donahue who is still alive at 87. I don’t think he’s sick or anything but still… Phil is on my list thus guaranteeing a healthy 2023. ---
**Author:** ![xizor](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/xizor/32/102_2.png) [@xizor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/xizor)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2023, 4:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2023-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/975831/331 "2023-01-08T16:00:56Z")
[https://amp.tmz.com/2023/01/08/adam-rich-dead-dies-eight-is-enough/](https://amp.tmz.com/2023/01/08/adam-rich-dead-dies-eight-is-enough/) Child star Adam Rich dies at 54 46 is Enough, points that is ---
**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 8, 2023, 5:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2023-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/975831/332 "2023-01-08T17:35:42Z")
Are they sure this time? ---
**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 8, 2023, 5:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2023-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/975831/333 "2023-01-08T17:50:51Z")
> [@Biotop](#): > > Phil is on my list thus guaranteeing a healthy 2023. Check back in about three and half weeks to find out whether he saw his shadow. ---
**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 8, 2023, 6:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2023-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/975831/334 "2023-01-08T18:25:30Z")
[Seems to be legit](https://www.cnn.com/2023/01/08/entertainment/adam-rich-dead/index.html). Also, character actor [Earl Boen](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0091286/) has died at 81. ---
**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 8, 2023, 6:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2023-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/975831/335 "2023-01-08T18:33:06Z")
> [@Superdude](#): > > Also, character actor [Earl Boen](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0091286/) has died at 81. _pssst_ post #323 ---
**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 8, 2023, 6:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2023-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/975831/336 "2023-01-08T18:43:49Z")
:🤦‍♂️ (Piss off, Discord) ---
**Author:** ![Stephe96](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bbe5ce/32.png) [@Stephe96](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stephe96)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2023, 6:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2023-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/975831/337 "2023-01-08T18:46:39Z")
Wow! ETA: already posted. But still wow! > **[‘Eight is Enough’ star Adam Rich dead at 54](https://nypost.com/2023/01/08/eight-is-enough-star-adam-rich-dead-at-54/?utm_medium=SocialFlow&utm_source=NYPTwitter&utm_campaign=SocialFlow)** > > Rich allegedly passed away Saturday in his Los Angeles home after someone entered his house and found the TV star lifeless, a family member told TMZ. ---
**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:** [January 8, 2023, 6:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2023-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/975831/338 "2023-01-08T18:50:53Z")
> [@xizor](#): > > Child star Adam Rich dies at 54 > 46 is Enough, points that is What a pointless death… ---
**Author:** ![SpoilerVirgin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/4491bb/32.png) [@SpoilerVirgin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SpoilerVirgin)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2023, 10:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2023-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/975831/339 "2023-01-08T22:34:24Z")
And another truly pointless death - journalist Bernard Kalb has died at 100. > **[Bernard Kalb, journalist and commentator, dies at 100](https://www.washingtonpost.com/obituaries/2023/01/08/bernard-kalb-journalist-dies/)** > > He resigned in 1986 as State Department spokesman to protest a government disinformation campaign. I have friends in the Kalb family and once watched a memorable Super Bowl with Bernard and his brother Marvin. RIP. ---
**Author:** ![lel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/8797f3/32.png) [@lel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lel)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2023, 12:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2023-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/975831/340 "2023-01-09T00:41:58Z")
> **[Former State Senator Russell Pearce dead at 75, family announces](https://www.abc15.com/news/state/former-state-senator-russell-pearce-dead-at-75-family-announces)** > > Former Arizona State Senator Russell Pearce has died at age 75, according to his family. Pearce, a Republican from Mesa, reportedly died after falling ill at his Mesa home earlier this week. Just to note he did pass on January 5, so is the Opening Kickoff by date of death or when it is posted? Sorry I forgot to update the thread. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2023-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/975831.md?page=16) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2023-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/975831.md?page=18)