# 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:** 67
**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:** [June 23, 2024, 4:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2024-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/993940/1322 "2024-06-23T04:04:38Z")
Unless my search skills failed this one wasn’t mentioned. William O’Connell died back in February. He was best known as the blue alien that stabbed Kirk. He was also in a lot of Clint Eastwood movies. I found out when reading about tonight’s MeTV Star Trek episode. > **[William O’Connell Dies: Memorable ‘Star Trek’ Villain, Foils In Clint...](https://deadline.com/2024/02/william-oconnell-dead-1235810929/)** > > William O'Connell, who played a memorably villainous role on Star Trek and a string of adversaries in Clint Eastwood films, died January 15 at 94. ---
**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:** [June 23, 2024, 10:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2024-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/993940/1323 "2024-06-23T22:44:54Z")
> **[Ron Simons Dies: ‘Thoughts Of A Colored Man’ Broadway Producer With Four Tony...](https://deadline.com/2024/06/ron-simons-dead-1235973401/)** > > Ron Simons, a Broadway producer on four Tony Award-winning shows, died Wednesday at age 63. ---
**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:** [June 24, 2024, 6:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2024-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/993940/1324 "2024-06-24T06:25:12Z")
I’ve got you all _right where I want you!_ ---
**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:** [June 25, 2024, 1:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2024-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/993940/1325 "2024-06-25T13:11:27Z")
Shifty Shellshock from one-hit wonder band Crazy Town died at age 49. I can’t figure out how to post a link on my phone. ---
**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:** [June 25, 2024, 2:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2024-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/993940/1326 "2024-06-25T14:16:25Z")
> [@Catamount](#): > > I can’t figure out how to post a link on my phone. Here’s one. > **[Crazy Town Frontman Shifty Shellshock Dies at 49](https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/crazy-town-frontman-shifty-shellshock-140125286.html)** > > The singer, who came to prominence with the group’s 2000 hit “Butterfly,” died on Monday. ---
**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:** [June 25, 2024, 4:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2024-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/993940/1327 "2024-06-25T16:29:01Z")
> **[Actor and pro surfer Tamayo Perry killed in Hawaii shark attack](https://www.npr.org/2024/06/24/g-s1-5949/tamayo-perry-shark-attack-oahu-surfer)** > > Tamayo Perry was killed by a shark while surfing off Oahu's North Shore. Coincidentally, also age 49 as Shifty Shellshock above. ---
**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:** [June 25, 2024, 7:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2024-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/993940/1328 "2024-06-25T19:32:26Z")
I wonder if his surfboard had a battery on it… ---
**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:** [June 25, 2024, 7:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2024-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/993940/1329 "2024-06-25T19:52:14Z")
That would have electrocuted the shark. As well as the politician you made me picture surfing. ---
**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:** [June 25, 2024, 8:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2024-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/993940/1330 "2024-06-25T20:06:04Z")
> [@Gyrate](#): > > I wonder if his surfboard had a battery on it OK, this made me LOL. ---
**Author:** ![Biotop](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/biotop/32/321_2.png) [@Biotop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biotop)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2024, 9:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2024-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/993940/1331 "2024-06-25T21:03:46Z")
Former member of The Wild Samoans professional wrestler Sika Anoa’i has died at 79. Sika was the father of current WWE superstar Roman Reigns. > **[Sika Anoa'i](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sika_Anoa%27i)** > > Leati Sika Amituana'i Anoaʻi (April 5, 1945 – June 25, 2024), better known as Sika Anoaʻi or simply Sika, was an American Samoan professional wrestler. He was best known as one-half of the tag team The Wild Samoans with his brother Afa. Championships held by Anoaʻi over the course of his career included the WWF World Tag Team Championship. He was inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame in 2007 and the Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame in 2012. He was a member of the Anoaʻi family and the father ... ---
**Author:** ![Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mean_mr.mustard/32/3865_2.png) [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2024, 11:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2024-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/993940/1332 "2024-06-25T23:31:59Z")
> [@Railer13](#): > > > [@Gyrate](#): > > > > I wonder if his surfboard had a battery on it > > OK, this made me LOL. Er, it did not make me LOL. What’s the gag? mmm ---
**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:** [June 25, 2024, 11:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2024-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/993940/1333 "2024-06-25T23:35:40Z")
Trump and his spiel about electric boats and sharks… ---
**Author:** ![Stephe96](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bbe5ce/32.png) [@Stephe96](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stephe96)\ **Post date:** [June 26, 2024, 9:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2024-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/993940/1334 "2024-06-26T09:00:09Z")
> **[Spencer Milligan Dies: ‘Land Of The Lost’ Star Was 86](https://deadline.com/2024/06/spencer-milligan-dead-land-of-the-lost-1235983289/amp/)** > > Spencer Milligan, who starred in the 1970s series 'Land of the Lost,' appeared in Woody Allen's 'Sleeper' and was guested on many TV shows, died April 18 at 86. ---
**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\ **Post date:** [June 26, 2024, 6:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2024-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/993940/1335 "2024-06-26T18:38:58Z")
Frederick Crews passed away on June 21st at the age of 91. When I was a Freshman in college I happened upon his work, _The Pooh Perplex_, which had the effect of inuring gullible young me to any number of literary theories and similar bullshit. He also didn’t think highly of Freud. > **[Berkeley Professor, Best Selling Author, Dr. Frederick Crews Has Died; His...](https://frankreport.com/2024/06/25/berkeley-professor-best-selling-author-dr-frederick-crews-has-died-his-last-message-was-of-jerry-sanduskys-innocence/)** > > FacebookXRedditLinkedInEmailDr. Frederick Crews died peacefully at age 91 on June 21, 2024. I knew the former head of Berkeley English department and author for less than a year, but he got me started on one of the most important adventures of my... ---
**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:** [June 27, 2024, 12:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2024-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/993940/1336 "2024-06-27T00:14:00Z")
> **[Bill Cobbs, Actor in ‘The Hudsucker Proxy,’ ‘Night at the Museum’ and ‘Air...](https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/bill-cobbs-dead-hudsucker-proxy-night-at-museum-air-bud-actor-was-1235933338/)** > > His credits also included 'Sunshine State, 'Oz the Great and Powerful' and 'The Drew Carey Show.'  ---
**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:** [June 27, 2024, 2:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2024-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/993940/1337 "2024-06-27T02:59:30Z")
> **[USF Tight End Teigan Martin Dead At 20, Killed In Car Crash](https://www.tmz.com/2024/06/26/teigan-martin-dead-car-crash-usf-liberty-tight-end-college-football-ncaa/)** > > University of South Florida football player Teigan Martin tragically died this week in a horrific car crash in Minnesota, officials said. He was just 20 years old. ---
**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:** [June 27, 2024, 9:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2024-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/993940/1338 "2024-06-27T21:22:56Z")
> **[Singer, songwriter, provocateur and politician Kinky Friedman dead at 79](https://apnews.com/article/kinky-friedman-died-texas-e082882e05e455259f9dbd376e97a222)** > > Kinky Friedman, the singer, songwriter, satirist and novelist who also dabbled in Texas politics with a campaign for governor, has died. N0000000000000OOOOOooooooooo! ---
**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:** [June 27, 2024, 9:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2024-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/993940/1339 "2024-06-27T21:48:15Z")
Oh man… [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/NiKy3KdL9_A/maxresdefault.jpg "Kinky Friedman w/ Ruth Buzzi - Get Your Biscuits In The Oven & Your Buns In The Bed") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NiKy3KdL9_A) ---
**Author:** ![SuntanLotion](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/suntanlotion/32/16165_2.png) [@SuntanLotion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SuntanLotion)\ **Post date:** [June 27, 2024, 10:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2024-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/993940/1340 "2024-06-27T22:02:38Z")
Noooooo!😭💔 ---
**Author:** ![Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mean_mr.mustard/32/3865_2.png) [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Post date:** [June 27, 2024, 10:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2024-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/993940/1341 "2024-06-27T22:58:25Z")
I still have my copy of Friedman’s “ **Lasso from El Paso** ” that I bought on a whim when it was released. mmm [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2024-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/993940.md?page=66) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2024-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/993940.md?page=68)