# 2024 SDMB Celebrity Death Pool **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Tags:** death-pool\ **Created:** [December 1, 2023, 6:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2024-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/993940 "2023-12-01T06:01:33Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 117
**Author:** ![commasense](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/commasense/32/3017_2.png) [@commasense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/commasense)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2024, 9:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2024-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/993940/2322 "2024-12-14T21:49:01Z")
[My lists](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2024-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/993940/100) (for seven years) have been entertainers over 90. (Guess what the 2025 list will be!) Only 6 points this year, thanks to Bob Newhart. > [@eschereal](#): > > I think the phrasing is “_so much practice at not dying that they have gotten really good at it_”. I like George Burns’ line: “If you live to be one hundred, you’ve got it made. Very few people die past that age. ” ---
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 2024, 1:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2024-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/993940/2323 "2024-12-15T01:29:47Z")
> [@eschereal](#): > > I think the phrasing is “_so much practice at not dying that they have gotten really good at it_”. Original to Sir Pterry, I believe. Taking about the Silver Horde. ---
**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 16, 2024, 2:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2024-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/993940/2324 "2024-12-16T02:24:51Z")
Dear esteemed Death Mistress, while working on compiling a list for 2025, it has come to my attention that Charlie Bird shuffled off this mortal coil on March 11 which should give me an additional 26 points. I apologize for not having noticed this earlier in the year. [Charlie Bird wiki- died at age 74](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charlie_Bird) ---
**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:** [December 16, 2024, 7:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2024-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/993940/2325 "2024-12-16T07:19:55Z")
[Jill Jacobson dies: ‘Star Trek’ and Falcon Crest’ actress was 70](https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/movies/2024/12/15/jill-jacobson-star-trek-actress-dies/77014171007/) ---
**Author:** ![Gyrate](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gyrate/32/3588_2.png) [@Gyrate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gyrate)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2024, 9:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2024-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/993940/2326 "2024-12-16T09:11:18Z")
> [@commasense](#): > > Yesterday was Dick Van Dyke’s 99th birthday. He’s still alive. > > Just thought you’d want to know. If you have not seen [the Coldplay video about him](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o4OlL0OpbW8), I recommend it. Extremely heartwarming. ---
**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 16, 2024, 9:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2024-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/993940/2327 "2024-12-16T21:21:08Z")
> **[Zakir Hussain, legendary tabla virtuoso who defied genres, dies at 73](https://www.npr.org/2024/12/15/nx-s1-5229593/zakir-hussain-dead-india-shakti-tabla)** > > Hussain's career spanned over five decades, during which he was revered as both a national treasure in India and admired worldwide. > **[Pearl Harbor survivor Bob Fernandez dies at 100](https://www.yahoo.com/news/pearl-harbor-survivor-bob-fernandez-145030352.html)** > > Bob Fernandez was a 17-year-old sailor on board the USS Curtiss when the Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor in 1941. ---
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2024, 1:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2024-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/993940/2328 "2024-12-17T01:43:23Z")
That would have been a bad miss | 1 | Registered at Last | 263 | 6 | 2 | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2 | jeezums | 221 | 5 | 2 | | 3 | RTFirefly | 210 | 4 | 0 | | 4 | candide | 194 | 4 | 0 | | 5 | phungi | 191 | 4 | 0 | | 6 | Happy Lendervedder | 173 | 4 | 1 | | 7 | Loach | 166 | 4 | 3 | | 8 | Mean Mr. Mustard | 151 | 3 | 1 | | 9 | Lord Feldon | 136 | 3 | 0 | | 10 | Captain Klutz | 135 | 3 | 0 | | 10 | critter 42 | 135 | 3 | 0 | | 10 | Kitten Mitten | 135 | 3 | 0 | | 13 | Queen Anne’s Lace | 132 | 3 | 1 | | 14 | GIGObuster | 119 | 3 | 0 | | 15 | Wheelz | 116 | 2 | 1 | | 16 | Superdude | 99 | 3 | 0 | | 17 | Hoopy Frood | 97 | 2 | 0 | | 17 | It’s Not Rocket Surgery | 97 | 2 | 0 | | 17 | Little Nemo | 97 | 2 | 0 | | 17 | RobotDevilDog | 97 | 2 | 0 | | 21 | Precambrianmollusc | 92 | 3 | 0 | | 22 | Jeppeg | 86 | 2 | 0 | | 23 | J-P L | 85 | 2 | 0 | | 24 | Ponch8 | 75 | 2 | 1 | | 24 | zadscmc | 75 | 3 | 1 | | 26 | Dung Beetle | 74 | 2 | 0 | | 27 | Kent\_Clark | 74 | 3 | 0 | | 28 | Cazzle | 71 | 2 | 1 | | 29 | Slow Moving Vehicle | 70 | 3 | 1 | | 30 | Pardel-Lux | 69 | 2 | 0 | | 31 | Reindeer\_Flotilla | 68 | 2 | 0 | | 32 | Mona\_Lott | 64 | 2 | 0 | | 32 | NoNoNo | 64 | 4 | 1 | | 34 | Stephe96 | 62 | 3 | 1 | | 35 | Lsura | 58 | 2 | 0 | | 36 | Borborygmi | 56 | 2 | 1 | | 37 | jdracingfan | 54 | 2 | 0 | | 38 | BuckyPO | 53 | 2 | 0 | | 38 | Dancer\_Flight | 53 | 2 | 0 | | 38 | Mahaloth | 53 | 2 | 0 | | 38 | RivkahChaya | 53 | 2 | 0 | | 42 | Monstera delciosa | 48 | 2 | 1 | | 43 | adriancohen100 | 47 | 1 | 0 | | 43 | Bayaker | 47 | 1 | 0 | | 43 | Catamount | 47 | 1 | 0 | | 43 | CreaseMunky | 47 | 1 | 0 | | 43 | Culling\_The\_Herd | 47 | 1 | 0 | | 43 | Deanna\_D | 47 | 1 | 0 | | 43 | Dr. Girlfriend | 47 | 1 | 0 | | 43 | gkster | 47 | 1 | 0 | | 43 | GuanoLad | 47 | 1 | 0 | | 43 | Gyrate | 47 | 1 | 0 | | 43 | Jack Batty | 47 | 1 | 0 | | 43 | kitap | 47 | 1 | 0 | | 43 | Larry\_Borgia | 47 | 1 | 0 | | 43 | Maus Magill | 47 | 1 | 0 | | 43 | McDeath\_the\_Mad | 47 | 1 | 0 | | 43 | opiewan | 47 | 1 | 0 | | 43 | Railer13 | 47 | 1 | 0 | | 43 | Rebo | 47 | 1 | 0 | | 43 | SuntanLotion | 47 | 1 | 0 | | 43 | tuesdayweld | 47 | 1 | 0 | | 43 | WolfpackJeep | 47 | 1 | 0 | | 65 | xizor | 44 | 2 | 0 | | 66 | ZamboniAce 1000 | 30 | 2 | 0 | | 67 | JohnT | 24 | 1 | 0 | | 67 | Mrs. Ducky | 24 | 1 | 0 | | 69 | Allecher | 23 | 2 | 2 | | 70 | Prof.Pepperwinkle | 21 | 1 | 0 | | 71 | MarkF2004 | 20 | 1 | 1 | | 72 | blue67ccm | 19 | 3 | 1 | | 73 | gwendee | 17 | 1 | 0 | | 74 | Shoeless | 16 | 2 | 1 | | 75 | Hatchie | 14 | 1 | 1 | | 76 | penultima thule | 13 | 1 | 1 | | 77 | Paul was in Saudi | 11 | 2 | 0 | | 77 | teelabrown | 11 | 1 | 0 | | 77 | vivalostwages | 11 | 1 | 0 | | 80 | Biotop | 10 | 2 | 2 | | 81 | commasense | 6 | 1 | 0 | | 81 | Czarcasm | 6 | 1 | 0 | | 81 | Nother Yinzer | 6 | 1 | 0 | | 84 | Moriarty | 4 | 1 | 0 | | 85 | irritant | 2 | 1 | 0 | | 86 | Baker | 0 | 1 | 1 | ---
**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:** [December 17, 2024, 4:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2024-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/993940/2329 "2024-12-17T04:02:14Z")
Dick Van Arsdale, a three-time All-Star who became the first [Phoenix Suns](https://www.espn.com/nba/team/_/name/phx/phoenix-suns) player after being selected by the franchise in the 1968 expansion draft, has died. He was 81. ---
**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:** [December 17, 2024, 4:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2024-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/993940/2330 "2024-12-17T04:50:51Z")
> [@smithsb](#): > > Dick Van Arsdale Dick and his twin brother Tom were the first set of identical twins to play in the NBA. They played together collegiately at Indiana and again played on the same team when Tom joined the Suns for the 1976-77 season, their last year of pro basketball. ---
**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 17, 2024, 5:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2024-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/993940/2331 "2024-12-17T05:28:04Z")
[Robert Sténuit](https://honoraryunsubscribe.com/robert-stenuit/), author, underwater archeologist/treasure hunter, and the world’s first aquanaut, dead at 91. ---
**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:** [December 17, 2024, 6:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2024-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/993940/2332 "2024-12-17T06:37:12Z")
Lt General Igor Kirillov, head of Nuclear, Biological, Chemical Defense, accidentally [walked too close](https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cm2ek388yxzo) to an exploding scooter in Moscow. He would have been worth 46 points, if anyone had picked him. ---
**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:** [December 18, 2024, 3:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2024-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/993940/2333 "2024-12-18T03:26:14Z")
Ironically, the scooter broke his fall from an 11th floor window and then exploded. ⁿᵒᵗ ⁿᵉᶜᵉˢˢᵃʳⁱˡʸ ᵗʰᵉ ᵗʳᵘᵗʰ ---
**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:** [December 18, 2024, 8:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2024-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/993940/2334 "2024-12-18T08:37:25Z")
Mike Brewer of Brewer & Shipley dead at age 80. One toke over the grave line, folks. ---
**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:** [December 18, 2024, 2:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2024-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/993940/2335 "2024-12-18T14:46:13Z")
Sweet Jesus. ---
**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 20, 2024, 4:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2024-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/993940/2336 "2024-12-20T04:31:23Z")
> **[Sir Lady Java, pioneering transgender performer and activist in L.A....](https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2024-11-20/sir-lady-java-dies-obituary)** > > Sir Lady Java, a pioneering transgender performer and activist, died Saturday at 82 following a stroke, close friends said. > **[Northern Exposure Star Diane Delano Dies at 67](https://people.com/northern-exposure-star-diane-delano-dead-at-67-8762465)** > > Diane Delano, an actress best known for her role as Officer Barbara Semanski on 'Northen Exposure', has died. She was 67. ---
**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:** [December 20, 2024, 6:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2024-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/993940/2337 "2024-12-20T18:18:03Z")
The original _Rey Mysterio_ ( Miguel Ángel López Díaz) has died at age 69, [Rey Misterio - Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rey_Misterio) ---
**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 21, 2024, 2:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2024-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/993940/2338 "2024-12-21T14:02:08Z")
I love how actors/actresses who play small recurring parts in TV shows suddenly become the “star” when they die. ---
**Author:** ![Toxylon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/f05b48/32.png) [@Toxylon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Toxylon)\ **Post date:** [December 21, 2024, 2:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2024-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/993940/2339 "2024-12-21T14:05:58Z")
Well, it’s not like those promotions cost anyone money. ---
**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:** [December 21, 2024, 7:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2024-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/993940/2340 "2024-12-21T19:06:21Z")
In the baseball offseason thread we are discussing the unconfirmed reports that Rickey Henderson has died. ---
**Author:** ![Wheelz](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wheelz/32/5718_2.png) [@Wheelz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wheelz)\ **Post date:** [December 21, 2024, 8:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2024-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/993940/2341 "2024-12-21T20:07:09Z")
Sadly, this seems to be confirmed by several sources. > **[Rickey Henderson, Baseball's Career Steals Leader, Dies at 65](https://www.si.com/mlb/rickey-henderson-baseball-s-career-steals-leader-dies-at-65)** > > The Hall of Famer is widely considered to be one of the best baserunners in the history of the game. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2024-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/993940.md?page=116) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2024-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/993940.md?page=118)