# 2023 \[THEMED\] Celebrity Death Pool **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Tags:** death-pool\ **Created:** [December 2, 2022, 1:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2023-themed-celebrity-death-pool/975921 "2022-12-02T13:57:31Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![kayT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayt/32/3633_2.png) [@kayT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayT)\ **Post date:** [December 28, 2022, 1:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2023-themed-celebrity-death-pool/975921/41 "2022-12-28T01:18:54Z")
Thanks **@Little_Nemo** , and could honorable Death Master please correct my spelling? Thanks. ---
**Author:** ![Pardel-Lux](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pardel-lux/32/20182_2.png) [@Pardel-Lux](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pardel-Lux)\ **Post date:** [December 28, 2022, 1:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2023-themed-celebrity-death-pool/975921/42 "2022-12-28T13:32:29Z")
I personally would be tempted to award you double points for every one of those who “fell” out of a window. Not that my opinion counts, but there you go. I agree with **Little\_Nemo** on the subject of multiple lists. One is enough. My old list, slightly updated because two kicked themselves out: Theme: German players in the 1966, 1970 and 1974 FIFA World Cups **Sigfried Held** born 7. August 1942 **Franz Anton Beckenbauer** born 11. September 1945 **Karl-Heinz Schnellinger** born 31. März 1939 **Willi Schulz** born 4. Oktober 1938 **Josef Dieter „Sepp“ Maier** born 28. Februar 1944 **Wolfgang Paul** born 25. Januar 1940 **Paul Breitner** born 5. September 1951 **Hans-Georg „Katsche“ Schwarzenbeck** born 3. April 1948 **Hans-Hubert „Berti“ Vogts** born 30. Dezember 1946 **Ulrich „Uli“ Hoeneß** born 5. Januar 1952 **Günter Theodor Netzer** born 14. September 1944 **Max Lorenz** born 19. August 1939 **Bernd Hölzenbein** born 9. März 1946 Alternates: **Josef „Jupp“ Heynckes** born 9. Mai 1945 **Rainer Bonhof** born 29. März 1952 **Wolfgang Overath** born 29. September 1943 Sigfried Held Franz Beckenbauer Karl-Heinz Schnellinger Willi Schulz Sepp Maier Wolfgang Paul Paul Breitner Katsche Schwarzenbeck Berti Vogts Uli Hoeneß Günter Netzer Max Lorenz Bernd Hölzenbein Alternates: Jupp Heynckes Rainer Bonhof Wolfgang Overath ---
**Author:** ![Shoeless](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/shoeless/32/7099_2.png) [@Shoeless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shoeless)\ **Post date:** [December 28, 2022, 3:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2023-themed-celebrity-death-pool/975921/43 "2022-12-28T15:35:49Z")
Reposting my list from last year with one update for a (literally) pointless death (Nehemiah Persoff). **Guest Stars on the original Twilight Zone** John Astin Barbara Barrie Carol Burnett Veronica Cartwright Robert Duvall Mariette Hartley Earl Holliman Sherry Jackson Vera Miles Julie Newmar Robert Redford William Shatner George Takei Alternates: Ron Howard Billy Mumy ---
**Author:** ![FlikTheBlue](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fliktheblue/32/10972_2.png) [@FlikTheBlue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FlikTheBlue)\ **Post date:** [December 29, 2022, 2:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2023-themed-celebrity-death-pool/975921/44 "2022-12-29T02:20:18Z")
I’m going with horror villains, limiting myself to the best actor for any given character, with one honorable mention who served as the inspiration for the mask rather than wearing it. Bonnie “The Nun” Aarons Tobin “Jigsaw” Bell Doug “Pinhead” Bradley Jonathan “The Creeper” Breck Tim “Pennywise” Curry Warwick “The Leprechaun” Davis Brad “Chucky” Dourif Robert “Freddy Krueger” Englund Kane “Jason Voorhees / Victor Crowley” Hodder William “Michael Myers” Shatner David Howard “Art The Clown” Thornton Jennifer “Tiffany” Tilly Tony “Candyman” Todd Clean List Bonnie Aarons Tobin Bell Doug Bradley Jonathan Breck Tim Curry Warwick Davis Brad Dourif Robert Englund Kane Hodder William Shatner David Howard Thornton Jennifer Tilly Tony Todd ---
**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:** [December 29, 2022, 3:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2023-themed-celebrity-death-pool/975921/45 "2022-12-29T03:12:45Z")
THEME: Motorcycle Heros I want to keep alive Mick Doohan John Kocinski Kevin Schwantz Eddie Lawson Giacomo Agostini Wayne Rainey Freddy Spencer Randy Mamola Bubba Shobert Kenny Roberts Valentino Rossi Marc Marquez Collin Edwards Alternate: Jeremy McGrath I also vote for one list per person, if anybody cares ---
**Author:** ![Wallet](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/e99b99/32.png) [@Wallet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wallet)\ **Post date:** [December 29, 2022, 10:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2023-themed-celebrity-death-pool/975921/46 "2022-12-29T22:03:21Z")
Themed List Sadly, many holdovers from prior year **Theme: Evil and its Minions** (IMHO) •Donald Trump - orange hued evil incarnate •Marjorie Taylor Green - can the blue states divorce _her_? •Laura Ingraham – spreader of hate speech •Rudy Giuliani - conspiracy theorist, crooked fixer for Trump, batshit insane •Tucker Carlson – no end to his evilness •Brett Kavanaugh - “Sometimes I had too many beers. I liked beer. I still like beer.” •Ted Cruz – please go back to Cancun – and stay there •Greg Abbott –per Daily Kos: terrible, horrible, no good, very bad man •Mitch McConnell - From GQ: “This man has no morals, nor any respect for the rule of law, nor any respect for those who would defy him. For his own personal gain, he permitted Russia to continue manipulating the November election so that his party’s candidate could win—giving us a quivering mound of chili drippings for president.” •Ron DeSantis – ultimate Florida Man •Ivanka Kushner - "She [was] not passively complicit in the Trump administration’s policies; she [was] an active architect " •Kim Jong-un - Supreme Leader of North Korea, and just as deranged as our former Dear Leader •Vladimir Putin Alternates: •Samuel Alito •Clarence Thomas **Plain List:** Donald Trump Marjorie Taylor Green Laura Ingraham Rudy Giuliani Tucker Carlson Brett Kavanaugh Ted Cruz Greg Abbott Mitch McConnell Ron DeSantis Ivanka Kushner Kim Jong-un Vladimir Putin Alternates: Samuel Alito Clarence Thomas ---
**Author:** ![Dr.Girlfriend](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dr.girlfriend/32/193_2.png) [@Dr.Girlfriend](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr.Girlfriend)\ **Post date:** [December 30, 2022, 12:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2023-themed-celebrity-death-pool/975921/47 "2022-12-30T00:34:20Z")
Since Pele has shuffled off this mortal coil… The 12th Annual All-Star Sports Edition Mike Dikta Michael Schumacher Dick Vitale Mario Andretti Steve McMichael Bobby Knight Tony LaRussa Rod Carew William “Refrigerator” Perry Alex Zanardi Bob Uecker Willie O’Ree Steve Gleason Alternates: Richard Simmons Terry Bradshaw Delete Pele, add Mario Andretti ---
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [December 30, 2022, 6:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2023-themed-celebrity-death-pool/975921/48 "2022-12-30T18:11:58Z")
I am replacing Rene Robert with Tom Hamilton. ---
**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:** [December 30, 2022, 6:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2023-themed-celebrity-death-pool/975921/49 "2022-12-30T18:28:41Z")
The Undead Pool (Celebrities where reports of their deaths were greatly exaggerated.) Paul McCartney Tom Cruise Matt Damon George Clooney Beyoncé Knowles Gene Hackman James Earl Jones Russell Crowe Brad Pitt Morgan Freeman Steven Seagal Jackie Chan Arnold Schwarzenegger Alternates: Dwayne Johnson Hilary Duff ---
**Author:** ![Cazzle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cazzle/32/75_2.png) [@Cazzle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cazzle)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2022, 12:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2023-themed-celebrity-death-pool/975921/50 "2022-12-31T00:30:15Z")
Hello all! Last year I played _It’s The End Of The World As They Know It_; artists who have covered or performed REM’s It’s The End Of The World As We Know It. Sadly, the world ended for none of them. This year I’m running a new, ego-centric theme. It’s (surviving) Academy Award Winners and Nominees from the year of my birth - because surely there can’t be many years left for this to be a viable theme. **Death Comes For The 48th Academy Awards** Jack Nicholson Al Pacino Isabelle Adjani Ann-Margret Glenda Jackson Carol Kane Brad Dourif Chris Sarandon Jack Warden Lee Grant Ronee Blakley Sylvia Miles Lily Tomlin **Alt:** Brenda Vaccaro ---
**Author:** ![zadscmc](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/a183cd/32.png) [@zadscmc](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zadscmc)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2022, 12:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2023-themed-celebrity-death-pool/975921/51 "2022-12-31T00:34:39Z")
My list for 2023 Henry Kissinger Ralph Nader Willie Mays Ed Kranepool Pope Benedict XVI Dick Van Dyke Mel Brooks David Crosby _Imelda Marcos_ Bob Barker Willie Nelson Betty Boothroyd Michael Gambon ALTS: Shannen Doherty Jack Nicholson Tim Curry ---
**Author:** ![Dancer\_Flight](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dancer_flight/32/7601_2.png) [@Dancer\_Flight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dancer_Flight)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2022, 2:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2023-themed-celebrity-death-pool/975921/52 "2022-12-31T02:39:22Z")
Star Trek V For the fifth year running, here is my list of Star Trek Alumni. Unfortunately the sheilds weren’t strong enough to protect Lt. Uhura Main List: Diana Muldaur William Shatner Avery Brooks Brent Spiner Walter Koenig Malcolm McDowell John Larroquette Scott Bakula Christopher Lloyd George Takei Patrick Stewart Kate Mulgrew Nana Visitor Alternates: Wil Wheaton Colm Meaney Michael Dorn ---
**Author:** ![Queen\_Anne\_s\_Lace](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/a3d4f5/32.png) [@Queen\_Anne\_s\_Lace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Queen_Anne_s_Lace)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2022, 3:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2023-themed-celebrity-death-pool/975921/53 "2022-12-31T03:21:05Z")
When I saw phungi’s suggestion of allowing 2 lists, I was excited as I had been looking at my previous lists and had a hard time deciding which one to go with. Then I saw that the vast majority prefer only one list. I scored 0 points this year and as much as I’d like to keep the Old Talented Babes safe, I’m going to go with my favorite movie/favorite expression. I used this list in 2019 & 2021 and only 1 alternate has left this world. Theme: Shawshank Redemption / “I guess it comes down to a simple choice, really. Get busy living, or get busy dying.” Tim Robbins Morgan Freeman Bob Gunton William Sadler Clancy Brown Gil Bellows Mark Rolston Frank Medrano Don McManus David Proval Gary Lee Davis Jeffrey DeMunn Bill Bolender Alternates: Paul Kennedy Dion Anderson | Tim Robbins | 10/16/58 | | Andy Dufresne How can you be so obtuse? | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Morgan Freeman | 6/1/37 | | Ellis Boyd ‘Red’ Redding It was like some beautiful bird flapped into our drab little cage and made those walls dissolve away, and for the briefest of moments, every last man in Shawshank felt free. | | Bob Gunton | 11/15/45 | | Warden Samuel Norton Salvation lies within | | William Sadler | 4/13/50 | | Heywood The Count of Monte Crisco… …by Alexandree Dumb-ass. And it’s fat ass by a nose! | | Clancy Brown | 1/5/59 | | Captain Byron Hadley Drink up while it’s cold, ladies. | | Gil Bellows | 6/28/67 | | Tommy Williams Hey, c’mon, old boys? You’re movin’ like molasses! Makin’ me look bad! | | Mark Rolston | 12/7/56 | | Bogs Diamond Now I’m going to open my fly……. | | Frank Medrano | 5/20/58 | | Fat Ass I don’t belong here! I want to go home! I want my mother! | | Don McManus | 11/8/59 | | Guard Wiley - guard who congratulates Andy on receiving funding for library and then was on toilet when Andy plays Marriage of Figaro | | David Proval | 5/20/42 | | Snooze Oh, man, Andy came down by me and asked for a rope? | | Gary Lee Davis | 1/2/46 | | Rooster - one of the 3 sisters whose nose that Andy broke | | Jeffrey DeMunn | 4/25/47 | | DA who prosecuted Andy And that also is very convenient, isn’t it, Mr. Dufresne? | | Bill Bolender | 11/14/40 | | Elmo Blatch - real murderer of Andy’s wife & her lover | | Alternates: | | | | | Paul Kennedy | 7/1/62 | | 1967 Food-Way Manager - told Red he didn’t need to ask permission to take a piss | | Dion Anderson | unknown | | Head Bull Haig You better be sick or dead in there, I shit you not! | | In Memory: | | | | | James Whitmore | 10/1/21 | 2/6/09 | Brooks Hatlen And then Andy says, ‘Mr. Dekins, do you want your sons to go to Harvard… or Yale?’ | | James Kisicki | 4/14/38 | 11/27/17 | Bank Manager I must say, I’m sorry to be losing your business. I hope you’ll enjoy living abroad. | | Brian Libby | 4/20/49 | 6/18/21 | Floyd That’s ‘Cristo’ you dumb shit. | Ok Men, I’m going to get busy living so you are welcome to get busy dying. 🙂 ---
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Dark Shadows cast members, recycled. This silly bizarre awesome show was very influencial in my life, and the themed list is meant as a tribute to those who made it. **Theme: Dark Shadows** 1. Kathy Cody: Hallie Stokes 2. Katheryn Leigh Scott: Maggie Evans/Josette 3. Alexandra Isles: Victoria Winters 4. Nancy Barrett: Carolyn Stoddard 5. Marie Wallace: Eve 6. Kate Jackson: Daphne Harridge 7. Jerry Lacy: The Reverend Trask 8. Lara Parker: Angelique Collins 9. Roger Davis: Peter Bradford 10. David Selby: Quentin Collins 11. Terry Crawford: Beth Chavez 12. Jim Storm: Gerard Stiles 13. David Henesey: David Collins Alts: 14. Donna Wandrey: Roxanne Drew 15. Sharon Smyth: Sarah Collins Clean list: Kathy Cody Katheryn Leigh Scott Alexandra Isles Nancy Barrett Marie Wallace Kate Jackson Jerry Lacy Lara Parker Roger Davis David Selby Terry Crawford Jim Storm David Henesy Alternates: Donna Wandrey Sharon Smyth ---
**Author:** ![2nd\_Law](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/2/f475e1/32.png) [@2nd\_Law](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/2nd_Law)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2022, 10:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2023-themed-celebrity-death-pool/975921/55 "2022-12-31T10:39:52Z")
My all Russian Oligarch list: Leonid Mikhelson Mikhail Fridman Alisher Usmanov Gennady Timchenko Andrey Melnichenko Vagit Alekperov German Khan Alexey Kuzmichev Leonid Fedun Petr Aven Arkady Rotenberg Nikolai Buinov Mikhail Gutseriev ---
**Author:** ![2nd\_Law](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/2/f475e1/32.png) [@2nd\_Law](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/2nd_Law)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2022, 10:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2023-themed-celebrity-death-pool/975921/56 "2022-12-31T10:57:10Z")
My all Russian Oligarch list: Leonid Mikhelson Mikhail Fridman Alisher Usmanov Gennady Timchenko Andrey Melnichenko Vagit Alekperov German Khan Alexey Kuzmichev Leonid Fedun Petr Aven Arkady Rotenberg Nikolai Buinov Mikhail Gutseriev Alternates: Yury Slyusar Petr Fradkov Kirill Shamalov ---
**Author:** ![Shoeless](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/shoeless/32/7099_2.png) [@Shoeless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shoeless)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2022, 2:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2023-themed-celebrity-death-pool/975921/57 "2022-12-31T14:35:12Z")
@zadscmc what is the theme for your list? Or did you mean to post that in the regular Death Pool thread? ---
**Author:** ![zadscmc](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/a183cd/32.png) [@zadscmc](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zadscmc)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2022, 3:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2023-themed-celebrity-death-pool/975921/58 "2022-12-31T15:30:27Z")
I meant to put this in the regular pool. I will post accordingly. You can remove my themeless themed list from the themed pool. Thank you! ---
**Author:** ![Bayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bayaker/32/3454_2.png) [@Bayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bayaker)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2022, 5:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2023-themed-celebrity-death-pool/975921/59 "2022-12-31T17:41:36Z")
I’m continuing my theme one more year, but since the main actors have all given me points in previous years, those left become increasingly obscure. Maybe I’ll do a baseball roster for 2024 🙂 **The Mary Tyler Moore Show universe:** Lisa Gerritsen (Bess Lindstrom, Phyllis’ daughter) Joyce Bulifant (Marie Slaughter, Murray’s wife on _TMTMS_ ) John Amos (Gordy the weather man on _TMTMS_ ) Ray Buktenica (Benny Goodwin, sometime boyfriend of Brenda on _Rhoda_ ) Richard Masur (Nick Lobo – accordionist boyfriend of Brenda on _Rhoda_ ) Michael Delano (Johnny Venture, Rhoda’s boyfriend on _Rhoda_ ) Garn Stephens (Harriett Hastings, Phyllis’ co-worker & friend on _Phyllis_ ) Craig Wasson (Mark Valenti, married Bess on _Phyllis_ ) Liz Torres (Julie Erskine on _Phyllis_ ) John Lawlor (Supervisor Leonard Marsh on _Phyllis_ ) Daryl Anderson (Dennis “The Animal” Price, photographer on _Lou Grant_ ) Robert Walden (Joe Rossi, reporter on _Lou Grant_ ) Linda Kelsey (Crusading reporter Billie Newman on _Lou Grant_ ) Alternate: Julie Kavner (Rhoda’s sister, now better known as Marge Simpson) Clean List: **The Mary Tyler Moore Show universe** Lisa Gerritsen Joyce Bulifant John Amos Ray Buktenica Richard Masur Michael Delano Garn Stephens Craig Wasson Liz Torres John Lawlor Daryl Anderson Robert Walden Linda Kelsey Alternate: Julie Kavner ---
**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:** [December 31, 2022, 9:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2023-themed-celebrity-death-pool/975921/60 "2022-12-31T21:17:05Z")
James L. Brooks is still alive. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2023-themed-celebrity-death-pool/975921.md?page=2) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2023-themed-celebrity-death-pool/975921.md?page=4)