# 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:** 70
**Author:** ![Stephe96](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bbe5ce/32.png) [@Stephe96](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stephe96)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2024, 11:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2024-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/993940/1382 "2024-07-10T23:04:05Z")
> **[Benji Gregory dead at 46: ALF star died in car alongside service dog](https://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-13621763/amp/Benji-Gregory-dead-46-Alf-star-died-car-alongside-service-dog.html)** > > The actor best known for his role on the sitcom ALF, which ran from 1986-1990, was found dead in his car alongside his service dog Hans at a Chase Bank parking lot in Peoria, AZ, on June 13. He was 46. ---
**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:** [July 10, 2024, 11:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2024-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/993940/1383 "2024-07-10T23:05:56Z")
Wow, I used to watch him on ALF each week. I think he is about 3 months older than me and he was the first kid actor I used to see who was my age. ---
**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:** [July 11, 2024, 1:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2024-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/993940/1384 "2024-07-11T01:17:46Z")
> [@Mahaloth](#): > > I used to watch him on ALF each week. I think he is about 3 months older than me and he was the first kid actor I used to see who was my age. I’m also 46, but I didn’t realize he was my age until just now. Based on the description (found in his car alongside his service dog), I suspect suicide I base this on some experience: I knew somebody who took their life, alongside their dog, by inhaling exhaust inside the car. Plus, there is this information. > [@](#): > > The actor’s sister, Rebecca, told [TMZ](https://www.tmz.com/2024/07/10/alf-star-benji-gregory-dead-dies/#continued) that her brother suffered from depression and bipolar disorder and had a sleep disorder that often kept him awake for days > **[Benji Gregory Dies: ‘ALF’ Child Star Was 46](https://deadline.com/2024/07/benji-gregory-dead-alf-child-star-obituary-1236006757/amp/)** > > 'ALF' child star Benji Gregory is dead at 46. ---
**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:** [July 11, 2024, 1:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2024-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/993940/1385 "2024-07-11T01:40:03Z")
Found in his car. In Arizona. In June. Wish I could un-think about that. Poor Doggo. ---
**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2024, 2:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2024-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/993940/1386 "2024-07-11T02:17:24Z")
It a bank parking lot, no less. Wow, I wish I could un-think it, too. ---
**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:** [July 11, 2024, 3:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2024-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/993940/1387 "2024-07-11T03:36:42Z")
> [@Mahaloth](#): > > Wow, I used to watch him on ALF each week. I think he is about 3 months older than me and he was the first kid actor I used to see who was my age. First kid actor who was my age that I was aware of was Jeremy Miller (best known for playing Ben Seaver on Growing Pains). He’s about 3 months younger than me. The famous actor closest to my age is probably Benedict Cumberbatch who’s 3 days younger than me. ---
**Author:** ![Stephe96](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bbe5ce/32.png) [@Stephe96](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stephe96)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2024, 3:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2024-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/993940/1388 "2024-07-11T15:18:27Z")
Oh no. She was 75. > **[Shelley Duvall, Robert Altman Protege and Tormented Wife in ‘The Shining,’...](https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/shelley-duvall-dead-shining-actress-1235946118/amp/)** > > The versatile actress, also memorable in 'McCabe & Mrs. Miller,' 'Nashville,' 'Popeye' and '3 Women,' produced TV series for kids as well. ---
**Author:** ![Lancia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lancia/32/17174_2.png) [@Lancia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lancia)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2024, 4:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2024-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/993940/1389 "2024-07-11T16:13:00Z")
> [@Stephe96](#): > > She was 75 Honestly, I thought she had passed away years ago. She was 13 years younger than Jack Nicholson. [This is a very interesting interview with Duvall](https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/feature/searching-for-shelley-duvall-the-reclusive-icon-on-fleeing-hollywood-and-the-scars-of-making-the-shining-4130256/), her only interview granted after ~~Dr.~~ Phil’s horrible exposé a decade or so ago and only her second since the early '90’s. It notes that she was given the “1921” picture used in the final scene of _The Shining_, but that she lost it at some point. ---
**Author:** ![Rebo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rebo/32/13005_2.png) [@Rebo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rebo)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2024, 4:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2024-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/993940/1390 "2024-07-11T16:25:11Z")
> [@Hoopy\_Frood](#): > > The famous actor closest to my age is probably Benedict Cumberbatch who’s 3 days younger than me. The famous entertainer closest to my age was Michael Jackson. Only two months younger. How sad for Shelly Duvall. Kubrick brutalized her in The Shining. She was from Houston - just like me! ---
**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:** [July 11, 2024, 5:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2024-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/993940/1391 "2024-07-11T17:47:59Z")
> [@Rebo](#): > > The famous entertainer closest to my age was Michael Jackson. Only two months younger. Kobe is actually the closest for me in terms of celebrities. He was 6 days younger than me. I knew that fact even though I only casually watched basketball. I remember reflecting quite a bit about his death and how we were the same age and how stunningly, if he had not made the NBA, he’d likely(almost certainly) be alive right now. So it goes. ---
**Author:** ![Mollie\_Magill](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mollie_magill/32/20882_2.png) [@Mollie\_Magill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mollie_Magill)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2024, 6:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2024-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/993940/1392 "2024-07-11T18:32:51Z")
Kevin Smith (Silent Bob) is about a month younger than me. ---
**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:** [July 11, 2024, 7:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2024-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/993940/1393 "2024-07-11T19:30:38Z")
Ubiquitous celebrity voice actress Tara Strong is exactly 2 days younger than I am. You may not know her name, but, based on her [body of work](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0152839/?ref_=ext_shr_lnk), you’ve almost certainly seen something that she’s appeared in. ---
**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:** [July 11, 2024, 8:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2024-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/993940/1394 "2024-07-11T20:16:05Z")
I seem to have a connection with NFL players. I was born on the same day as a recognzable name who holds the sack record for the particular team that he played with for his whole career (back when that kind of thing happened). And some years ago, I was startled to find myself selected as the first pick in the draft (though I believe he has a different middle name). ---
**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:** [July 11, 2024, 8:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2024-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/993940/1395 "2024-07-11T20:36:29Z")
Back on topic, Joe Engle has flown his last mission. He was in both the Apollo and Space Shuttle programs, not to mention also being an X-15 pilot. > **[U.S. rocket flying pioneer dies at 91](https://www.cleveland.com/nation/2024/07/us-rocket-flying-pioneer-dies-at-91.html)** > > The first astronaut to fly into space aboard two fixed-wing rocket planes has died at the age of 91. ---
**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:** [July 11, 2024, 11:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2024-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/993940/1396 "2024-07-11T23:45:25Z")
Former longtime NFL Defensive Coordinator [Monte Kiffin](https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/40543029/long-nfl-dc-monte-kiffin-dies-age-84) has died at 84. ---
**Author:** ![Reeses\_Monkey](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/reeses_monkey/32/2885_2.png) [@Reeses\_Monkey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reeses_Monkey)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2024, 12:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2024-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/993940/1397 "2024-07-12T00:04:15Z")
Chaz Bono is three days older than me and I’m three days older than Paget Brewster. ---
**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:** [July 12, 2024, 3:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2024-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/993940/1398 "2024-07-12T03:01:51Z")
> **[Carol Bongiovi, Mother of Jon Bon Jovi, Dies at 83](https://variety.com/2024/music/obituaries-people-news/carol-bongiovi-dead-mother-jon-bon-jovi-1236064401/)** > > Carol Bongiovi, mother of Jon Bon Jovi, and a familiar face to fans as the founder of the Bon Jovi band's fan club, died Tuesday at 83. > **[Mary Martin, Veteran Artist Manager & A&R Executive, Passes](https://musicrow.com/2024/07/mary-martin-veteran-artist-manager-ar-executive-passes/)** > > Music industry veteran Mary Martin has passed away. The news was posted on social media and \[...\] ---
**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:** [July 12, 2024, 10:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2024-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/993940/1399 "2024-07-12T22:08:35Z")
_Hey, Death! Wrong one!_ ---
**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:** [July 13, 2024, 4:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2024-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/993940/1400 "2024-07-13T04:49:06Z")
If Charo dies, how many points is she worth? ---
**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:** [July 13, 2024, 5:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2024-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/993940/1401 "2024-07-13T05:53:58Z")
Somewhere between 27 and 24, depending on what her actual age is. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2024-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/993940.md?page=69) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2024-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/993940.md?page=71)