# 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:** 32
**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 21, 2024, 4:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2024-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/993940/622 "2024-02-21T16:50:10Z")
To piggyback off of the Jesse Jane death earlier this year, adult film star [Kagney Lynn Karter](https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/adult-film-star-kagney-linn-200011331.html) has died at 36. ---
**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:** [February 21, 2024, 10:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2024-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/993940/623 "2024-02-21T22:09:49Z")
By “star”, do they mean “guy who had about ten total minutes of screen time in the entire series”? ---
**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:** [February 21, 2024, 10:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2024-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/993940/624 "2024-02-21T22:37:48Z")
I’m glad someone else is annoyed that “star” now means anyone who appeared for any length of time in a movie or TV show. Australian news site was running teaser link “Beloved ‘The Office’ star dead at 50” above a whole cast photo. ---
**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 22, 2024, 1:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2024-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/993940/625 "2024-02-22T01:04:37Z")
> [@Shoeless](#): > > By “star”, do they mean “guy who had about ten total minutes of screen time in the entire series”? Even mainstream news outlets aren’t above clickbait titles. “Minor player on old TV show” doesn’t have the same ring. ---
**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:** [February 22, 2024, 4:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2024-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/993940/626 "2024-02-22T04:44:32Z")
> **[Can Vocalist Damo Suzuki Dead At 74](https://www.stereogum.com/2251276/can-vocalist-damo-suzuki-dead-at-74/news/)** > > Damo Suzuki, vocalist of German experimental rock band Can, has passed away. A cause of death has not been disclosed but the legendary musician had been battling colon cancer since the ‘90s; in 2014 he was given a 10% chance of survival. Suzuki was... ---
**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:** [February 22, 2024, 11:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2024-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/993940/627 "2024-02-22T11:30:20Z")
Australian TV presenter Jamie Baird and his boyfriend are missing; a significant amount of blood and signs of a struggle has been found in their home. Police are seeking celebrity blogger/police officer Beau Lemarre to assist with their enquiries. I’ve never heard of any of these people before. > **[Police officer Beau Lamarre sought amid missing men hunt](https://www.news.com.au/national/nsw-act/news/police-officer-beau-lamarre-sought-after-channel-10-star-jesse-baird-and-boyfriend-luke-davies-go-missing/news-story/0888823ec2b6465141677db667e134ab)** > > The person of interest in the case of missing television presenter Jesse Baird and his Qantas flight attendant boyfriend is a current NSW Police officer and former boyfriend of one of the missing men. ---
**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 22, 2024, 4:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2024-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/993940/628 "2024-02-22T16:37:07Z")
“Assist with their inquiries” is a really nice way of saying that. ---
**Author:** ![Toxylon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/f05b48/32.png) [@Toxylon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Toxylon)\ **Post date:** [February 22, 2024, 4:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2024-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/993940/629 "2024-02-22T16:56:16Z")
More Australians for this thread, sadly: Motocross star Jayden Archer has died at 27, while practicing one of his claims to fame, a triple backflip. > **[Motocross superstar dies aged 27 while trying ‘world’s most dangerous trick’](https://www.lbc.co.uk/news/motocross-star-jayden-archer-dies-trying-worlds-most-dangerous-stunt/)** > > Motocross star Jayden Archer has died aged 27 while attempting the world's 'most dangerous tricks'. ---
**Author:** ![Stephe96](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bbe5ce/32.png) [@Stephe96](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stephe96)\ **Post date:** [February 22, 2024, 5:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2024-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/993940/630 "2024-02-22T17:11:50Z")
A news item of possible interest to the sickos….I mean, the participants on this thread. > **[Wendy Williams Diagnosed With Primary Progressive Aphasia and Dementia - E!...](https://www.eonline.com/news/1395673/wendy-williams-diagnosed-with-primary-progressive-aphasia-and-dementia?taid=65d77fd63648f2000153883c&utm_campaign=trueanthem&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter)** > > Amid Wendy Williams' return to the spotlight, the former talk show host's care team has shared an update on the 59-year-old's health battle. ---
**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:** [February 23, 2024, 10:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2024-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/993940/631 "2024-02-23T10:31:25Z")
They’ve upgraded him from “assist with enquiries” to “[charged with murder](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-02-23/nsw-sydney-search-warrant-balmain-two-missing-men/103501946)”. No bodies yet, but they have the murder weapon. I guess that means Jesse Baird, Australian former TV presenter, dead at 26. How dreadful. ---
**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:** [February 24, 2024, 2:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2024-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/993940/632 "2024-02-24T02:20:49Z")
> **[HIV/AIDS activist Hydeia Broadbent, known for her inspirational talks as a...](https://apnews.com/article/aids-activist-death-hydeia-broadbent-f5adb5ce531f921b93249b1e0d0710f0)** > > A prominent HIV/AIDS activist known for her inspirational talks in the 1990s as a young child to reduce the stigma surrounding the virus she was born with has died. ---
**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 24, 2024, 6:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2024-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/993940/633 "2024-02-24T18:18:36Z")
> **[Richards, ex-Cowboys deep threat, dies at age 73](https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/39587713/former-cowboys-wr-john-golden-richards-dies-age-73)** > > Former Cowboys wide receiver Golden Richards, perhaps most famous for catching a touchdown pass off a gadget play in Super Bowl XII, has died at age 73. ---
**Author:** ![irritant](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/dfb087/32.png) [@irritant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/irritant)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2024, 1:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2024-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/993940/634 "2024-02-25T01:59:25Z")
Comics legend Ramona Fradon dies at 3 points > **[Comic Book Creator Ramona Fradon Has Died, Aged 97](https://bleedingcool.com/comics/comic-book-creator-ramona-fradon-has-died-aged-97/)** > > Comic book creator Ramona Fradon has died at the age of 97. Her agent, Catskill Comics, posted the news earlier today. ---
**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:** [February 25, 2024, 4:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2024-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/993940/635 "2024-02-25T04:02:47Z")
> **[Broadcaster Ameen Sayani, whose voice united South Asia, passes away at 91](https://images.dawn.com/news/1192275/broadcaster-ameen-sayani-whose-voice-united-south-asia-passes-away-at-91)** > > Sayani's was the legendary voice that introduced the sub-continent to the radiance and lure of Indian film music on the shortwave. ---
**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 25, 2024, 8:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2024-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/993940/636 "2024-02-25T20:17:12Z")
And I’m on the board with 51 points. > **[Kenneth Mitchell, ‘Star Trek: Discovery’ and ‘Captain Marvel’ Actor, Dies at 49](https://variety.com/2024/tv/people-news/kenneth-mitchell-dead-star-trek-discovery-1235922043/)** > > Kenneth Mitchell, known for his multiple roles on 'Star Trek: Discovery,' has died from ALS complications. He was 49. ---
**Author:** ![PastTense](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pasttense/32/14550_2.png) [@PastTense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PastTense)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2024, 8:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2024-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/993940/637 "2024-02-25T20:52:05Z")
> **[Pamela Salem, Miss Moneypenny in ‘Never Say Never Again,’ Dies at 80](https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/pamela-salem-dead-miss-moneypenny-never-say-never-again-1235833870/amp/)** > > The actress also was known for her ‘Doctor Who’ work and roles in ‘Eastenders,’ ‘Into the Labyrinth’ and ‘Gods and Monsters.’ ---
**Author:** ![kitap](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b9e5f3/32.png) [@kitap](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kitap)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2024, 10:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2024-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/993940/638 "2024-02-25T22:54:04Z")
Actor Chris Gauthier - I recognize him from **Supernatural** , where he played Ron in _Nightshift_ - has died at 48. [https://www.msn.com/en-us/tv/news/chris-gauthier-dies-actor-in-once-upon-a-time-and-eureka-was-48/ar-BB1iS5di](https://www.msn.com/en-us/tv/news/chris-gauthier-dies-actor-in-once-upon-a-time-and-eureka-was-48/ar-BB1iS5di) ---
**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 25, 2024, 11:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2024-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/993940/639 "2024-02-25T23:23:08Z")
> [@kitap](#): > > Actor Chris Gauthier - I recognize him from **Supernatural** , where he played Ron in _Nightshift_ - has died at 48. > > [MSN](https://www.msn.com/en-us/tv/news/chris-gauthier-dies-actor-in-once-upon-a-time-and-eureka-was-48/ar-BB1iS5di) That’s a shock. I knew him mostly from _Eureka._ Whenever I saw him in anything I always thought of him as Vincent from Eureka. ---
**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:** [February 26, 2024, 2:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2024-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/993940/640 "2024-02-26T02:27:28Z")
> **[Track legend Henry Rono dies at 72](https://www.nbcsports.com/olympics/news/henry-rono-dies)** > > Henry Rono was a world record holder in distance running events for Kenya. ---
**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:** [February 27, 2024, 1:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2024-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/993940/641 "2024-02-27T01:29:12Z")
> **[Shinsadong Tiger, Prominent K-Pop Songwriter, Found Dead at 40](https://variety.com/2024/music/people-news/shinsadong-tiger-k-pop-songwriter-dead-1235920426/)** > > Shinsadong Tiger, a prominent K-pop songwriter and producer is found dead, at 40. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2024-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/993940.md?page=31) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2024-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/993940.md?page=33)