# 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:** 30
**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 15, 2023, 11:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2023-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/975831/581 "2023-02-15T23:32:27Z")
> [@eschereal](#): > > has died of an unknown cause. Obviously, at 83 points, he was out of bounds for this game. Yes, I am hearing a tragic accident took his life, but no more details. What a unfortunate boy, to go through so much and die so young. I feel sad for his family, who lost him…got him back…and lost him now forever. ---
**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, 2023, 2:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2023-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/975831/582 "2023-02-16T02:19:43Z")
Former NFL player [Stanley Wilson jr.](https://people.com/sports/stanley-wilson-jr-former-nfl-player-dead-40-after-collapsing-mental-hospital/?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=news_tab&mibextid=Zxz2cZ) has died at 40 after collapsing inside of a mental hospital. ---
**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:** [February 16, 2023, 2:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2023-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/975831/583 "2023-02-16T02:25:06Z")
This one seemed to have been missed. Kelly Monteith died January 1st. He was an American comic that had more success in the UK than in the US. I remember watching his BBC show when it was shown here. Integrating stand up into the show and breaking the 4th wall inspired shows from Sienfeld and Shandling. > **[Kelly Monteith obituary](https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2023/jan/09/kelly-monteith-obituary)** > > American comedian whose influential BBC TV show mixed sitcom and standup material ---
**Author:** ![Jack\_Batty](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jack_batty/32/3201_2.png) [@Jack\_Batty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jack_Batty)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2023, 2:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2023-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/975831/584 "2023-02-16T02:49:34Z")
I remember that name but I can’t remember from where. Not BBC, maybe late night talk spots? ---
**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 16, 2023, 4:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2023-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/975831/585 "2023-02-16T16:13:17Z")
Comedian Larry Garza [dead at 41](https://www.sacurrent.com/arts/san-antonio-stand-up-comic-and-comedy-a-go-go-co-founder-larry-garza-has-died-at-age-41-31047631) from cancer… the DeathShroom celebrates. ---
**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:** [February 16, 2023, 5:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2023-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/975831/586 "2023-02-16T17:32:54Z")
> [@Jack\_Batty](#): > > I remember that name but I can’t remember from where. Not BBC, maybe late night talk spots? I don’t remember where in the US his show was broadcast. I know Carson liked him and put him on. His stand up was just ok to me. I did enjoy his show. ---
**Author:** ![Railer13](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/railer13/32/9742_2.png) [@Railer13](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Railer13)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2023, 7:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2023-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/975831/587 "2023-02-16T19:29:38Z")
Tim McCarver has called his last pitch at age 81. I had him on my Themed death pool for the past several years, but removed him this year. Of course. > **[McCarver, champion catcher turned famed broadcaster, dies at 81](https://www.mlb.com/news/tim-mccarver-dies-at-81)** > > Tim McCarver, a two-time World Series champion who became a household name as a highly skilled broadcaster both nationally and in three Major League cities, died on Thursday at the age of 81. The cause of death was heart failure. > McCarver, who made... ---
**Author:** ![Stephe96](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bbe5ce/32.png) [@Stephe96](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stephe96)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2023, 8:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2023-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/975831/588 "2023-02-16T20:51:44Z")
He hasn’t died but anyone who had Bruce Willis on their list just received a reason to be…um, optimistic: > **[Bruce Willis has frontotemporal dementia, condition worsens](https://news.yahoo.com/bruce-willis-frontotemporal-dementia-condition-202022313.html)** > > Nearly a year after Bruce Willis' family announced that he would step away from acting after being diagnosed with aphasia, his family says his “condition has progressed.” In a statement posted Thursday, the 67-year-old actor's family said Willis has... ---
**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:** [February 16, 2023, 11:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2023-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/975831/589 "2023-02-16T23:15:13Z")
From your link: > The association describes frontotemporal degeneration as “an inevitable decline in functioning," with an average life expectancy of seven to 13 years after the onset of symptoms. So maybe not imminent but still sad. ---
**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 17, 2023, 5:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2023-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/975831/590 "2023-02-17T05:17:28Z")
> [@Railer13](#): > > Tim McCarver has called his last pitch at age 81. > > I had him on my Themed death pool for the past several years, but removed him this year. Of course. Murderer! A deed most foul. If only I had that power to disembowel the GQP and Russian leadership. ---
**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 17, 2023, 5:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2023-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/975831/591 "2023-02-17T17:28:40Z")
Former Disney exec turned self-help author Dave Hollis has [died at 47.](https://www.fox7austin.com/news/dave-hollis-death-rachel-hollis-dripping-springs-texas?mibextid=Zxz2cZ) ---
**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:** [February 17, 2023, 6:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2023-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/975831/592 "2023-02-17T18:39:29Z")
Well, I’m not fixin’ to take advice from a guy that dies at 47. ---
**Author:** ![Stephe96](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bbe5ce/32.png) [@Stephe96](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stephe96)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2023, 7:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2023-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/975831/593 "2023-02-17T19:20:48Z")
> **[Stella Stevens Dies; ‘Poseidon Adventure’ Actress & Elvis Presley, Jerry...](https://deadline.com/2023/02/stella-stevens-dead-poseidon-adventure-elvis-presley-nutty-professor-1235263438/)** > > Stella Stevens, the actress best known for her roles in The Nutty Professor and The Poseidon Adventure and starring opposite Elvis Presley in Girls! Girls! Girls!, died today in Los Angeles after a… ---
**Author:** ![Stephe96](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bbe5ce/32.png) [@Stephe96](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stephe96)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2023, 1:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2023-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/975831/594 "2023-02-18T01:31:21Z")
> **[Kellie Pickler’s husband Kyle Jacobs dead at 49 after apparent suicide: police](https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/kellie-picklers-husband-kyle-jacobs-dead-apparent-suicide-police)** > > Kellie Picker's husband Kyle Jacobs was found dead at age 49 of an apparent suicide, the Nashville Police Department confirmed to Fox News Digital. ---
**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:** [February 18, 2023, 1:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2023-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/975831/595 "2023-02-18T01:43:43Z")
That article is very short on telling me who Kellie Pickler is. ---
**Author:** ![Jack\_Batty](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jack_batty/32/3201_2.png) [@Jack\_Batty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jack_Batty)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2023, 1:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2023-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/975831/596 "2023-02-18T01:48:04Z")
She was a perky little country girl on American Idol I don’t know how many years ago. ---
**Author:** ![DesertDog](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/desertdog/32/11503_2.png) [@DesertDog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DesertDog)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2023, 1:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2023-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/975831/597 "2023-02-18T01:53:16Z")
> [@Dung\_Beetle](#): > > Well, I’m not fixin’ to take advice from a guy that dies at 47. Wasted opportunity. Well, I’m not [Fixxin’](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jim_Fixx#Death) to take advice… ---
**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 18, 2023, 2:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2023-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/975831/598 "2023-02-18T02:59:24Z")
> [@Jack\_Batty](#): > > She was a perky little country girl on American Idol I don’t know how many years ago. Goodness, can you believe that was 16 years ago? Sad for her, obviously. Hugely tragic. ---
**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:** [February 18, 2023, 3:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2023-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/975831/599 "2023-02-18T03:09:24Z")
She had her own talk show for a while. ---
**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, 2023, 9:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2023-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/975831/600 "2023-02-18T09:37:41Z")
Objectively, this _could_ be great for her career. She might be able to write a hit song or two about working her way through the grief. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2023-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/975831.md?page=29) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2023-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/975831.md?page=31)