# 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:** 72
**Author:** ![Stephe96](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bbe5ce/32.png) [@Stephe96](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stephe96)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2023, 8:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2023-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/975831/1421 "2023-08-09T20:03:51Z")
This is a big one. Yikes. > **[Robbie Robertson, Leader of The Band, Dies at 80](https://variety.com/2023/music/news/robbie-robertson-dead-the-band-1235692172/amp/)** > > Guitarist-songwriter-singer Robbie Robertson, who led the Canadian-American group the Band to rock prominence in the 1970s and worked extensively with Bob Dylan and Martin Scorsese, has died. He wa… ---
**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:** [August 9, 2023, 8:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2023-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/975831/1422 "2023-08-09T20:56:23Z")
Super bummer. I was a huge fan. I think he was one of the best songwriters/rhythm guitarists of our age. I emphasize his rhythm playing because it is so understated and genius. His work on _The Shape I’m In_ always makes me want to play better. ---
**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:** [August 9, 2023, 9:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2023-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/975831/1423 "2023-08-09T21:06:13Z")
Lil Tay has died, leaving 86 points unclaimed. Though we can not pick under 18 anyway, can we? She was a social media girl at age 9, using terrible language and being a jerk. I guess it was guided by her parents? > **[Lil Tay dead at 14](https://www.dailymail.co.uk/usshowbiz/article-12389999/Lil-Tay-dead-14-Instagram-influencer-rapper-shot-viral-fame-age-9-died-family-says-Instagram-post.html)** > > The news of her 'sudden and tragic' passing was confirmed by an unnamed family member in a statement shared on the teen's Instagram account today. ---
**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:** [August 9, 2023, 10:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2023-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/975831/1424 "2023-08-09T22:36:11Z")
> [@Mahaloth](#): > > Lil Tay has died, leaving 86 points unclaimed. Though we can not pick under 18 anyway, can we? > > She was a social media girl at age 9, using terrible language and being a jerk. I guess it was guided by her parents? > > [Lil Tay dead at 14: Mystery surrounds 'death' of controversial social media star rapper and her brother Jason Tian, 21, as former manager sheds serious doubt on family 'statement' - and cops say they have NO record of either passing | Daily Mail Online](https://www.dailymail.co.uk/usshowbiz/article-12389999/Lil-Tay-dead-14-Instagram-influencer-rapper-shot-viral-fame-age-9-died-family-says-Instagram-post.html) May want to put that in the “unconfirmed” category for now. > **[Lil Tay allegedly abused by family, ex-managers question death: reports](https://nypost.com/2023/08/09/lil-tay-allegedly-abused-by-family-ex-managers-question-death-reports/)** > > The young influencer is alleged to have faced both physical and emotional abuse. When reached by phone by The Post, a person claiming to be her father would not confirm her passing. ---
**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:** [August 10, 2023, 12:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2023-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/975831/1425 "2023-08-10T00:37:20Z")
> **[Chicago native and 'Cha Cha Slide' creator DJ Casper dies at 58 after cancer...](https://abc7chicago.com/dj-casper-death-chicago-cha-slide/13615632/)** > > This past May, Casper sat down with ABC7's Samantha Chatman at his home to talk about his two decades of international fame and his health struggles. It was his last television interview. > **[Sir Michael Boyd obituary](https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2023/aug/06/sir-michael-boyd-obituary)** > > Acclaimed artistic director of the Royal Shakespeare Company who oversaw a transformation of its fortunes ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2023, 12:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2023-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/975831/1426 "2023-08-10T00:50:28Z")
_Wait for me somewhere down the crazy river…_ ---
**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:** [August 10, 2023, 12:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2023-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/975831/1427 "2023-08-10T00:55:15Z")
> [@Mahaloth](#): > > Lil Tay has died, leaving 86 points unclaimed. Though we can not pick under 18 anyway, can we? > > She was a social media girl at age 9, using terrible language and being a jerk. I guess it was guided by her parents? > > [Lil Tay dead at 14: Mystery surrounds 'death' of controversial social media star rapper and her brother Jason Tian, 21, as former manager sheds serious doubt on family 'statement' - and cops say they have NO record of either passing | Daily Mail Online](https://www.dailymail.co.uk/usshowbiz/article-12389999/Lil-Tay-dead-14-Instagram-influencer-rapper-shot-viral-fame-age-9-died-family-says-Instagram-post.html) Right. No one under 18 is allowed. ---
**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:** [August 10, 2023, 2:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2023-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/975831/1428 "2023-08-10T02:03:31Z")
> [@Superdude](#): > > No one under 18 is allowed. We are sick and twisted, but not _that_ sick. ---
**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:** [August 10, 2023, 2:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2023-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/975831/1429 "2023-08-10T02:12:19Z")
Not _all_ of us, anyway. ---
**Author:** ![Stephe96](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bbe5ce/32.png) [@Stephe96](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stephe96)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2023, 6:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2023-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/975831/1430 "2023-08-10T18:53:35Z")
> **[Johnny Hardwick, voice of Dale Gribble on ‘King of the Hill,’ dead at 64](https://nypost.com/2023/08/10/king-of-the-hill-star-johnny-hardwick-dead-at-64/?utm_campaign=nypost&utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social)** > > Voice actor Johnny Hardwick, who was best known as the voice of Dale Gribble on “King of the Hill,” died Tuesday at the age of 64. ---
**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:** [August 10, 2023, 7:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2023-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/975831/1431 "2023-08-10T19:19:22Z")
_Clearly_ faked his own death. Be On The Lookout for Rusty Shackleford! ---
**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:** [August 10, 2023, 7:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2023-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/975831/1432 "2023-08-10T19:52:55Z")
The fire ants finally got him. ---
**Author:** ![Happy\_Lendervedder](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/happy_lendervedder/32/8488_2.png) [@Happy\_Lendervedder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Lendervedder)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2023, 8:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2023-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/975831/1433 "2023-08-10T20:48:36Z")
> [@Loach](#): > > May want to put that in the “unconfirmed” category for now. Yeah, seems it was a hoax. [https://thehill.com/blogs/in-the-know/4147844-lil-tay-says-she-and-her-brother-are-safe-and-alive-report/](https://thehill.com/blogs/in-the-know/4147844-lil-tay-says-she-and-her-brother-are-safe-and-alive-report/) Messed up family and situation. She seems to be living a life that won’t end well. I’ll have my eye on her when she turns 18. (For Death Pool purposes, people, I’m not a creep!) ---
**Author:** ![Quondam\_Mechanic](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/quondam_mechanic/32/3404_2.png) [@Quondam\_Mechanic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quondam_Mechanic)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2023, 2:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2023-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/975831/1434 "2023-08-11T14:51:16Z")
Wait, waiting for somebody to be old enough for Death Pool is _not_ creepy? Yeah, OK, you’ve got a point. ---
**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:** [August 11, 2023, 3:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2023-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/975831/1435 "2023-08-11T15:09:03Z")
> [@not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](#): > > Oh. oof > > Thank you. Maybe not the best phrasing in a conversation regarding Bullcok. ---
**Author:** ![Moriarty](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/moriarty/32/49_2.png) [@Moriarty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Moriarty)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2023, 3:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2023-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/975831/1436 "2023-08-11T15:24:15Z")
Former NFL wide receiver Sean Dawkins has run an out pattern. Out of this plane of existence, that is. > **[Former Seahawks Standout WR Dies at Age 52: Report](https://heavy.com/sports/seattle-seahawks/sean-dawkins-death/amp/)** > > Former Seahawks wide receiver Sean Dawkins, a Golden Bears Hall of Famer, died at age 52. ---
**Author:** ![not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/not_what_you_d_expect/32/3246_2.png) [@not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/not_what_you_d_expect)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2023, 5:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2023-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/975831/1437 "2023-08-11T17:21:49Z")
> [@Little\_Nemo](#): > > > [@not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](#): > > > > Oh. oof > > > > Thank you. > > Maybe not the best phrasing in a conversation regarding Bullcok. Well, I really blew it. ---
**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:** [August 12, 2023, 12:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2023-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/975831/1438 "2023-08-12T12:24:58Z")
**Shoji Tabuchi** has died. Age 79. I had never heard of him before Redleettermedia watched his concert tape. He was huge in Branson, MO. He had his own theater and sold out big shows for years. Guy is a hall-of-famer Branson performer, kind of like Wayne Newton out in Vegas. > **[Longtime Branson entertainer dies at age 79](https://www.ozarksfirst.com/news/local-news/longtime-branson-entertainer-dies-at-age-79/)** > > BRANSON, Mo. – Branson entertainers are mourning the death of a fellow artist. Shoji Tabuchi, a beloved Branson fiddler and showrunner, has passed away at age 79 on August 11. Tabuchi was bes… Edit: I should also note that Covid and a fire at his theater ended his career rather suddenly. Sad, but I don’t know that he didn’t have millions of dollars to comfort him and his loved ones. ---
**Author:** ![Stephe96](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bbe5ce/32.png) [@Stephe96](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stephe96)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2023, 4:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2023-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/975831/1439 "2023-08-12T16:17:08Z")
Not even Tarantino himself could lure her out of retirement, according to his book. > **[Linda Haynes, ‘Rolling Thunder’ and ‘Brubaker’ Actress, Dies at 75](https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/linda-haynes-dead-rolling-thunder-brubaker-actress-1235562202/amp/)** > > The actress also made appearances in 'Latitude Zero,' 'Coffy' and 'The Drowning Pool.' ---
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2023, 5:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2023-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/975831/1440 "2023-08-12T17:32:36Z")
Maybe I let her go. I had her for several years on a themed list of performers in Japanese monster films. Changed themes and now she’s gone. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2023-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/975831.md?page=71) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2023-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/975831.md?page=73)