# 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:** 85
**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:** [September 3, 2024, 2:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2024-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/993940/1682 "2024-09-03T14:22:37Z")
I think I had heard of this guy > **[Michael Lerner, influential rabbi-activist and founder of Tikkun magazine,...](https://www.jta.org/2024/08/30/obituaries/michael-lerner-influential-rabbi-activist-and-founder-of-tikkun-magazine-dies-at-81)** > > A former '60s radical, he made a home for Jewish progressives who felt shut out of the wider communal conversation. 19 points gone to waste ---
**Author:** ![Precambrianmollusc](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/precambrianmollusc/32/63_2.png) [@Precambrianmollusc](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Precambrianmollusc)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2024, 3:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2024-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/993940/1683 "2024-09-03T15:05:12Z")
Cosgrove-Hall cartoons were a fond memory of my pre teen childhood , now I have the Danger mouse theme tune in my head . He’s the greatest, he’s fantastic, wherever there is danger he’ll be thereeeeee ---
**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:** [September 3, 2024, 4:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2024-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/993940/1684 "2024-09-03T16:25:46Z")
> **[Beluga Whale Charged With Spying For Russia Found Dead](https://www.forbes.com/sites/lesliekatz/2024/09/02/beluga-whale-accused-of-spying-for-russia-found-dead/)** > > Hvaldimir, a whale accused of being trained by Russia's military after getting spotted wearing a harness with the words "Equipment St. Petersburg," is discovered dead. And there were no windows in sight! Most unusual. I suspect poison. Unfortunately, nobody knows how old the beluga was, how many human years go into a beluga year, and how this would translate into points. Good thing that no one had her on the list. Poor animal. ---
**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:** [September 3, 2024, 4:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2024-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/993940/1685 "2024-09-03T16:42:10Z")
> [@Pardel-Lux](#): > > how many human years go into a beluga year, and how this would translate into points A decade an a half ago, a [19th century harpoon](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2007-06-13/19th-century-harpoon-found-in-whale/67128) fragment was found in a freshly-caught bowhead whale. Not sure how bowhead years translate to beluga years. ---
**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:** [September 3, 2024, 4:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2024-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/993940/1686 "2024-09-03T16:46:28Z")
If you start comparing [mysticeti](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baleen_whale) with [odontoceti](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toothed_whale) we will get tangled up in knots, I tell you. ---
**Author:** ![That\_Don\_Guy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/that_don_guy/32/538_2.png) [@That\_Don\_Guy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/That_Don_Guy)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2024, 6:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2024-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/993940/1687 "2024-09-03T18:40:41Z")
> [@Bayaker](#): > > _…best known for his work on Gidget, T.J. Hooker and Star Trek: Deep Space Nine…_ > > These days even when it’s a celebrity that I _have_ heard of, most people remember them for things I have never seen\*\* 🙂 > > Mostly, I remember Darren for oldies songs on the radio, and appearances on talk/variety shows. Seeing his picture immediately made me think of his main character role in _The Time Tunnel_, and from _The Guns of Navarone_. > > \*\*I’m sure that I’ve seen _Gidget_, but it’s just fuzzy memory of any old beach movie in my mind. Let’s not forget his appearance as “Jimmy Darrock” on an episode of _The Flintstones_ ---
**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:** [September 3, 2024, 7:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2024-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/993940/1688 "2024-09-03T19:04:53Z")
The thing I remember Darren from first off is that beach movie, _For Those Who Think Young_. His car had _2_ phones in it. ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2024, 7:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2024-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/993940/1689 "2024-09-03T19:25:20Z")
> [@eschereal](#): > > I think I had heard of this guy Sure you weren’t thinking of this guy? > **[Michael Lerner (actor)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Lerner_(actor))** > > Michael Charles Lerner (June 22, 1941 – April 8, 2023) was an American actor. He was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his role as Jack Lipnick in Barton Fink (1991). Lerner also played Arnold Rothstein in Eight Men Out (1988), Bugsy Calhoune in Harlem Nights (1989), Phil Gillman in Amos & Andrew (1993), The Warden in No Escape (1994), Mel Horowitz on the television series Clueless, Jerry Miller in The Beautician and the Beast (1997), Mayor Ebert in Roland Emmerich's... First person I thought of when I saw your post. Also left 19 points on the table, but last year. ---
**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:** [September 3, 2024, 7:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2024-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/993940/1690 "2024-09-03T19:57:51Z")
> [@SunUp](#): > > > [@eschereal](#): > > > > I think I had heard of this guy > > Sure you weren’t thinking of this guy? > > [Michael Lerner (actor) - Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Lerner_(actor)) > > First person I thought of when I saw your post. > > Also left 19 points on the table, but last year. This one is still alive and kicking: > **[Michael Learned](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Learned)** > > Michael Learned (born April 9, 1939) is an American actress, known for her role as Olivia Walton in the long-running CBS drama series The Waltons (1972–1981). She has won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series four times, which is tied for the record of most wins with Tyne Daly. Three of the wins were for The Waltons (1973, 1974, 1976), while the other was for Nurse (1982). > Learned was born in Washington, D.C., the eldest daughter of Elizabeth Duane ("Betti"; n... ---
**Author:** ![Slithy\_Tove](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/slithy_tove/32/18248_2.png) [@Slithy\_Tove](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Slithy_Tove)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2024, 9:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2024-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/993940/1691 "2024-09-03T21:17:17Z")
Or one might say still alive and learning ---
**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:** [September 4, 2024, 4:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2024-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/993940/1692 "2024-09-04T04:11:18Z")
[Pete Wade](https://honoraryunsubscribe.com/pete-wade/), country guitarist studio musician whose collaborations include the following: Julie Andrews, Chet Atkins, Joan Baez, Johnny Cash, Chubby Checker, Roy Clark, Patsy Cline, Perry Como, The Everly Brothers, Merle Haggard, Waylon Jennings, George Jones, K.D. Lang, Brenda Lee, Jerry Lee Lewis, Loretta Lynn, Reba McEntire, Roger Miller, The Oak Ridge Boys, Johnnie Paycheck, Elvis Presley, Charlie Pride, Little Richard, Kenny Rogers, Linda Ronstadt, Dinah Shore, The Statler Brothers, B.J. Thomas, Tanya Tucker, Conway Twitty, Kitty Wells ---
**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:** [September 4, 2024, 7:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2024-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/993940/1693 "2024-09-04T19:43:29Z")
Vladimir Bure died. He was a coach for the New Jersey Devils but he was also an Olympic medalist in swimming. He’s probably more noteworthy now as the father of two NHL stars. > **[Former New Jersey Devils conditioning coach passes away at 73](https://pucksandpitchforks.com/posts/former-new-jersey-devils-conditioning-coach-passes-away)** > > Former New Jersey Devils conditioning coach Vladimir Bure, who won the Stanley Cup with the team in 2000 and 2003, passed away in Miami, Florida, on Tuesday. ---
**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:** [September 6, 2024, 5:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2024-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/993940/1694 "2024-09-06T17:31:18Z")
> **[Sergio Mendes, Grammy-winning Brazilian music legend, dies at 83](https://apnews.com/article/sergio-mendes-obituary-brazil-bossa-nova-4eccfe92f2868249c2d7975e666428ec)** > > Sergio Mendes, the Grammy-winning Brazilian musician whose hit “Mas Que Nada” made him a global legend, has died after months battling the effects of long COVID. ---
**Author:** ![Kitten\_Mitten](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b782af/32.png) [@Kitten\_Mitten](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kitten_Mitten)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2024, 7:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2024-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/993940/1695 "2024-09-06T19:08:29Z")
Rich Homie Quan is no longer feeling some type of way. [https://www.nytimes.com/2024/09/05/arts/music/rich-homie-quan-dead.html](https://www.nytimes.com/2024/09/05/arts/music/rich-homie-quan-dead.html) 2013 was a banner fall for Spartan’s football and Type of Way was their anthem. Rich Homie Quan came to the Rose Bowl and when the Spartans beat Stanford, he danced with the team in the lockerroom while they all, including Coach Dantonio, sang Type of Way. ---
**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:** [September 6, 2024, 7:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2024-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/993940/1696 "2024-09-06T19:30:46Z")
Your username is perfect for this thread. ---
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2024, 9:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2024-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/993940/1697 "2024-09-06T21:21:19Z")
Was that the game in 1988 I think? I lived in East Lansing at the time, and when the Spartans beat Northwester, ensuring the bowl game, I could hear the shouting from my apartment, which was about a mile from the stadium. The blimp was there too. ---
**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:** [September 6, 2024, 9:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2024-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/993940/1698 "2024-09-06T21:43:55Z")
Well, that would have been quite the stunt for a guy born in 1990. ---
**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:** [September 7, 2024, 1:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2024-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/993940/1699 "2024-09-07T01:54:44Z")
> **[Jimmy Carter Awakens To Learn He Outlived Every Single Person In America](https://theonion.com/jimmy-carter-awakens-to-learn-he-outlived-every-single-person-in-america/)** > > PLAINS, GA—Opening his eyes to find an empty room eerily devoid of any sounds, former President Jimmy Carter reportedly awoke Friday to learn that he had seemingly outlived every single person in America. “Hello? Is anybody there? Can anyone hear... ---
**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:** [September 7, 2024, 3:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2024-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/993940/1700 "2024-09-07T03:09:17Z")
The blurb doesn’t mention it, but he was also the author of the bestselling book _NeuroTribes_ : _The Legacy of Autism and the Future of Neurodiversity_ > **[Steve Silberman Has Died. His Work on the Grateful Dead and David Crosby Is...](https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/steve-silberman-dead-obituary-tribute-1235092495/)** > > Journalist Steve Silberman died this week, but his writings about and love for the Grateful Dead and David Crosby live on. ---
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2024, 4:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2024-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/993940/1701 "2024-09-07T04:23:36Z")
i guess I am behind the times as I did not know the person named. But you are right. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2024-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/993940.md?page=84) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2024-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/993940.md?page=86)