# 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:** 31
**Author:** ![needscoffee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/needscoffee/32/1076_2.png) [@needscoffee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/needscoffee)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2023, 10:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2023-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/975831/601 "2023-02-18T10:33:25Z")
> [@Superdude](#): > > Objectively, this _could_ be great for her career Seriously??? ---
**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, 11:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2023-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/975831/602 "2023-02-18T11:24:31Z")
It’s conceivable. Eric Clapton had a hit with _Tears In Heaven_, which was written about the [death of his 4-year old son, Conor](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tears_in_Heaven?wprov=sfti1). ---
**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, 5:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2023-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/975831/603 "2023-02-18T17:05:34Z")
Yeah, that’s ONE of the reasons I hate that song. ---
**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 18, 2023, 5:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2023-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/975831/604 "2023-02-18T17:08:24Z")
> [@Jack\_Batty](#): > > She was a perky little country girl on American Idol I don’t know how many years ago. She is one of the more successful contestants post-show. I’ve watched about 10 minutes of the show total and even I know who she 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, 7:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2023-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/975831/605 "2023-02-18T19:17:01Z")
Gotta be honest, the only reason I know of her because that was the one season of that show I watched from front to back … it was kinda of a bet, or a challenge. I won. Or lost, however you want to look at it. ---
**Author:** ![John\_DiFool](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_difool/32/19543_2.png) [@John\_DiFool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_DiFool)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2023, 7:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2023-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/975831/606 "2023-02-18T19:25:36Z")
> [@Loach](#): > > 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 | TV comedy | The Guardian](https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2023/jan/09/kelly-monteith-obituary) Disappointed that the obit didn’t mention Emu. ---
**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, 8:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2023-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/975831/607 "2023-02-18T20:37:26Z")
Two points incoming: > **[Jimmy Carter to begin receiving hospice care | CNN Politics](https://www.cnn.com/2023/02/18/politics/jimmy-carter/index.html?utm_source=twcnnbrk&utm_medium=social&utm_content=2023-02-18T20%3A36%3A21&utm_term=link)** > > Former US President Jimmy Carter will begin receiving hospice care, according to a statement from The Carter Center on Saturday. ---
**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, 9:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2023-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/975831/608 "2023-02-18T21:04:54Z")
His story ended: > **[George T. Miller, Australian Director of ‘The NeverEnding Story II’ and ‘The...](https://variety.com/2023/film/obituaries-people-news/george-miller-dead-neverending-story-2-man-snowy-river-1235528107/)** > > George Trumbull Miller, an Australian film and television director whose most notable credits include “The NeverEnding Story II: The Next Chapter” and “The Man From Snowy River,&#… ---
**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:** [February 18, 2023, 9:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2023-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/975831/609 "2023-02-18T21:08:26Z")
Died of Boogie Woogie Flu > **[Huey "Piano" Smith](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Huey_%22Piano%22_Smith)** > > Huey Pierce Smith (January 26, 1934 – February 13, 2023), known as Huey "Piano" Smith, was an American rhythm-and-blues pianist whose sound was influential in the development of rock and roll. > His piano playing incorporated the boogie-woogie styles of Pete Johnson, Meade Lux Lewis, and Albert Ammons, the jazz style of Jelly Roll Morton and the rhythm-and-blues style of Fats Domino. Steve Huey of AllMusic noted that "At the peak of his game, Smith epitomized New Orleans R&B at its most infect... ---
**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, 10:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2023-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/975831/610 "2023-02-18T22:25:56Z")
> **[R.I.P. Gerald Fried, Emmy-winning composer of Star Trek's famous "fight music"](https://www.avclub.com/r-i-p-gerald-fried-emmy-winning-composer-from-roots-a-1850133024?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=SocialMarketing&utm_campaign=dlvrit&utm_content=avclub)** > > Fried won an Emmy for Roots, while his music from Star Trek's "Amok Time" remains one of the most iconic sci-fi fight themes of all time ---
**Author:** ![Stephe96](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bbe5ce/32.png) [@Stephe96](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stephe96)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2023, 3:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2023-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/975831/611 "2023-02-19T15:01:35Z")
Not looking good for Tom Sizemore: > **[Tom Sizemore Suffers Brain Aneurysm, Rushed to Hospital](https://www.tmz.com/2023/02/19/tom-sizemore-aneurysm-actor-critical-hospital/?adid=social-twa)** > > Tom Sizemore had a MAJOR health scare...and now the actor is fighting for his life in the hospital. ---
**Author:** ![Stephe96](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bbe5ce/32.png) [@Stephe96](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stephe96)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2023, 3:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2023-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/975831/612 "2023-02-19T15:52:23Z")
[deleted because it’s a possible hoax] ---
**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, 2023, 4:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2023-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/975831/613 "2023-02-19T16:36:40Z")
Richard Belzer has died. > ---
**Author:** ![Stephe96](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bbe5ce/32.png) [@Stephe96](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stephe96)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2023, 4:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2023-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/975831/614 "2023-02-19T16:42:51Z")
Not seeing Belzer’s death officially confirmed yet. ---
**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:** [February 19, 2023, 4:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2023-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/975831/615 "2023-02-19T16:45:04Z")
here is the one site I got a hit on > **[RIP Actor and Comedian Richard Belzer, Munch of "SVU" and "Homicide," Famous...](https://www.showbiz411.com/2023/02/19/rip-actor-and-comedian-richard-belzer-munch-of-svu-and-homicide-famous-for-dry-sense-of-humor)** > > Det John Munch, RIP. > > > > Actor Richard Belzer, who started out as a comedian but became a highly praised dramatic actor on TV, has died at age 78. He'd been living in the South of France for quite some time. > > > > Belzer was beloved as Detective John... not sure how reliable it is, but wiki-thing seems to trust it, FWTW ---
**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2023, 4:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2023-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/975831/616 "2023-02-19T16:47:18Z")
> [@Mahaloth](#): > > Richard Belzer Wiki just changed his entry to “was” status. ---
**Author:** ![Stephe96](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bbe5ce/32.png) [@Stephe96](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stephe96)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2023, 6:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2023-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/975831/617 "2023-02-19T18:19:52Z")
It’s apparently true about Belzer, judging by all the celebrities tweeting about it. Still odd that the news hasn’t been officially confirmed that I can see. A few news sites are reporting it based on the tweets. ---
**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 19, 2023, 6:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2023-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/975831/618 "2023-02-19T18:30:57Z")
Here’s an article from Forbes. > **[Richard Belzer Dead: The Actor And Comedian Was 78](https://www.forbes.com/sites/marcberman1/2023/02/19/richard-belzer-dead-the-actor-and-comedian-was-78/?sh=5e6080d725e7)** > > Belzer retired from acting in 2016 at the age of 71. ---
**Author:** ![Stephe96](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bbe5ce/32.png) [@Stephe96](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stephe96)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2023, 6:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2023-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/975831/619 "2023-02-19T18:34:19Z")
Forbes is using Laraine Newman’s tweet as its source. ---
**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 19, 2023, 6:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2023-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/975831/620 "2023-02-19T18:40:00Z")
Forbes quoted Newman’s tweet. The article doesn’t specify a source. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2023-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/975831.md?page=30) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2023-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/975831.md?page=32)