# 2024 \[THEMED\] Celebrity Death Pool **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Tags:** death-pool\ **Created:** [December 4, 2023, 6:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2024-themed-celebrity-death-pool/994110 "2023-12-04T18:45:44Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**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:** [December 30, 2023, 2:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2024-themed-celebrity-death-pool/994110/41 "2023-12-30T14:11:27Z")
_ **“Hello, Seattle, I’m Listening…”** _ David Benoit, musician, 70 Griffin Dunne, actor/director, 68 James Spader, actor, 63 John Lithgow, actor, 78 Julius Erving, NBA star, 73 Patti LuPone, actor/singer, 74 Phil Donahue, talk show host, 88 Rob Reiner, actor, 76 Robert Klein, comic, 81 Steve Lawrence, singer, 88 Teri Garr, actor, 79 Tom Hulce, actor, 70 Tommy Hilfiger, designer, 72 **Alternates:** Reba McEntire, actor/singer, 68 Stephen King, writer, 76 Art Garfunkel, singer, 82 **\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_** **Tidy list:** David Benoit Griffin Dunne James Spader John Lithgow Julius Erving Patti LuPone Phil Donahue Rob Reiner Robert Klein Steve Lawrence Teri Garr Tom Hulce Tommy Hilfiger **Alternates:** Reba McEntire Stephen King Art Garfunkel ---
**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:** [December 31, 2023, 12:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2024-themed-celebrity-death-pool/994110/42 "2023-12-31T00:59:30Z")
I did a good job keeping my favs alive last year with the exception of David Crosby so I’m going with the same group and subbing in Dionne Warwick. Theme: fav singers/musicians Stevie Wonder James Taylor Joni Mitchell Julie Andrews Dionne Warwick Stephen Stills Graham Nash Pete Townshend Roger Daltrey Sting Les McCann Carlos Santana Dave Mason Alternate: Robert Plant ---
**Author:** ![Dancer\_Flight](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dancer_flight/32/7601_2.png) [@Dancer\_Flight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dancer_Flight)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2023, 4:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2024-themed-celebrity-death-pool/994110/43 "2023-12-31T04:49:24Z")
Star Trek VI For the sixth year running, here is my list of Star Trek Alumni, unchanged from last year. Main List: Diana Muldaur William Shatner Avery Brooks Brent Spiner Walter Koenig Malcolm McDowell John Larroquette Scott Bakula Christopher Lloyd George Takei Patrick Stewart Kate Mulgrew Nana Visitor Alternates: Wil Wheaton Colm Meaney Michael Dorn ---
**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 31, 2023, 2:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2024-themed-celebrity-death-pool/994110/44 "2023-12-31T14:43:23Z")
Same exact list as last year. Guest Stars from the original “Twilight Zone” John Astin Barbara Barrie Carol Burnett Veronica Cartwright Robert Duvall Mariette Hartley Earl Holliman Sherry Jackson Vera Miles Julie Newmar Robert Redford William Shatner George Takei Alternates: Ron Howard Billy Mumy ---
**Author:** ![Bayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bayaker/32/3454_2.png) [@Bayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bayaker)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2023, 4:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2024-themed-celebrity-death-pool/994110/45 "2023-12-31T16:46:19Z")
I swore I was going to come up with a new theme this year but procrastination won out. My themed list, like each and every one of those celebrities on it, is hanging around for another year. **The Mary Tyler Moore Show universe:** Lisa Gerritsen (Bess Lindstrom, Phyllis’ daughter) Joyce Bulifant (Marie Slaughter, Murray’s wife on _TMTMS_ ) John Amos (Gordy the weather man on _TMTMS_ ) Ray Buktenica (Benny Goodwin, sometime boyfriend of Brenda on _Rhoda_ ) Richard Masur (Nick Lobo – accordionist boyfriend of Brenda on _Rhoda_ ) Michael Delano (Johnny Venture, Rhoda’s boyfriend on _Rhoda_ ) Garn Stephens (Harriett Hastings, Phyllis’ co-worker & friend on _Phyllis_ ) Craig Wasson (Mark Valenti, married Bess on _Phyllis_ ) Liz Torres (Julie Erskine on _Phyllis_ ) John Lawlor (Supervisor Leonard Marsh on _Phyllis_ ) Daryl Anderson (Dennis “The Animal” Price, photographer on _Lou Grant_ ) Robert Walden (Joe Rossi, reporter on _Lou Grant_ ) Linda Kelsey (Crusading reporter Billie Newman on _Lou Grant_ ) Alternate: Julie Kavner (Rhoda’s sister, now better known as Marge Simpson) Clean List: **The Mary Tyler Moore Show universe** Lisa Gerritsen Joyce Bulifant John Amos Ray Buktenica Richard Masur Michael Delano Garn Stephens Craig Wasson Liz Torres John Lawlor Daryl Anderson Robert Walden Linda Kelsey Alternate: Julie Kavner ---
**Author:** ![Dr.Girlfriend](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dr.girlfriend/32/193_2.png) [@Dr.Girlfriend](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr.Girlfriend)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2023, 5:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2024-themed-celebrity-death-pool/994110/46 "2023-12-31T17:51:31Z")
Oh mighty Death Shroom, I want to make a last minute update please… The (updated) Lucky 13th Annual All-Star Sports Edition Mike Dikta Michael Schumacher Dick Vitale Mario Andretti Steve McMichael Willie Mays Tony LaRussa Rod Carew William “Refrigerator” Perry Roger Staubach Bob Uecker Willie O’Ree Steve Gleason Alternates: Richard Simmons Terry Bradshaw Delete Alex Zanardi, add Roger Staubach (mainly because I didn’t realize he was still alive until I was watching the Cowboys/Lions game last night…) Thank you! ---
**Author:** ![2nd\_Law](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/2/f475e1/32.png) [@2nd\_Law](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/2nd_Law)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2023, 6:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2024-themed-celebrity-death-pool/994110/47 "2023-12-31T18:44:13Z")
I’m going with Russian oligarchs/billionaires again. Not the same names as last year. as it seems some of them lost money in 2023 (but to the best of my knowledge none on my 2023 list died.) Vladimir Lisin Vladimir Potanin Pavel Durov Leonid Mikhelson Alexei Mordashov Mikhail Fridman Alisher Usmanov Gennady Timchenko Andrey Melnichenko Vagit Alekperov Mikhail Prokhorov German Khan Roman Abramovich Alternates Viktor Rashnikov Dmitry Rybolovlev Alexey Kuzmichev ---
**Author:** ![J-P\_L](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/j-p_l/32/3156_2.png) [@J-P\_L](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/J-P_L)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2023, 8:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2024-themed-celebrity-death-pool/994110/48 "2023-12-31T20:45:37Z")
Just learned from another post that Cale Yarborough has passed away. Cale is on my 2023 and 2024 list. I assume you will promote my first alternate, Darryl Waltrip. ---
**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:** [January 1, 2024, 12:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2024-themed-celebrity-death-pool/994110/49 "2024-01-01T00:57:56Z")
Hello again! My 2024 theme is: **Herman’s Dead** Featuring cast and guest stars of the 1991 sitcom, Herman’s Head. Jane Sibbett William Ragsdale Yeardley Smith Hank Azaria Rick Lawless Peter Mackenzie Molly Hagan Ken Hudson Campbell Jennifer Aniston Liz Yassey Denis Arndt Marcia Cross Jessica Steen Alts: Yasmine Bleeth Nicole Sullivan Bobcat Golthwaite ---
**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:** [January 1, 2024, 1:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2024-themed-celebrity-death-pool/994110/50 "2024-01-01T01:25:47Z")
Same as last year. Too Lazy to make a new one. THEME: Motorcycle Heros I want to keep alive Mick Doohan John Kocinski Kevin Schwantz Eddie Lawson Giacomo Agostini Wayne Rainey Freddy Spencer Randy Mamola Bubba Shobert Kenny Roberts Valentino Rossi Marc Marquez Collin Edwards Alternate: Jeremy McGrath ---
**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:** [January 1, 2024, 1:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2024-themed-celebrity-death-pool/994110/51 "2024-01-01T01:44:49Z")
The best line from Shawshank is “I guess it comes down to a simple choice, really. Get busy living, or get busy dying.” All the actors from Shawshank got busy living in 2023. Here’s hoping a different choice might be made in 2024. Theme: Shawshank Redemption Tim Robbins Morgan Freeman Bob Gunton William Sadler Clancy Brown Gil Bellows Mark Rolston Frank Medrano Don McManus David Proval Gary Lee Davis Jeffrey DeMunn Bill Bolender Alternates: Paul Kennedy Dion Anderson ---
**Author:** ![zadscmc](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/a183cd/32.png) [@zadscmc](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zadscmc)\ **Post date:** [January 1, 2024, 1:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2024-themed-celebrity-death-pool/994110/52 "2024-01-01T01:58:56Z")
My themed list: Theme NY Mets Ed Kranepool Willie Mays Ron Swoboda Jerry Koosman Bud Harrelson Jack Fisher Bob Aspomonte Joe Torre Craig Swan Jerry Grote Nolan Ryan Ron Taylor Mickey Lolich ALTS: Bob Apodaca Hank Webb George Theodore ---
**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:** [January 1, 2024, 2:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2024-themed-celebrity-death-pool/994110/53 "2024-01-01T02:38:55Z")
> [@zadscmc](#): > > Mickey Lolich Did the Mick go to the Mets sometime AFTER winning the '68 Championship? ---
**Author:** ![SpoilerVirgin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/4491bb/32.png) [@SpoilerVirgin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SpoilerVirgin)\ **Post date:** [January 1, 2024, 4:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2024-themed-celebrity-death-pool/994110/54 "2024-01-01T04:29:58Z")
> [@Cazzle](#): > > My 2024 theme is: **Herman’s Dead** Excellent theme! I loved that show. I’ll be sticking with my 2023 theme (mainly because I literally forgot that I had entered the themed pool last year). Still keeping alive my cohort **born in 1963** : Kristian Alfonso Richard Appel Jennifer Beals Rocky Carroll Phoebe Cates Debra Christofferson James Denton Stefan Fatsis Rupert Graves John Benjamin Hickey Marc Jacobs Greg Kinnear Andrea McArdle Alternates: Lauren Holly Alex Kingston Conan O’Brien ---
**Author:** ![GIGObuster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gigobuster/32/421_2.png) [@GIGObuster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GIGObuster)\ **Post date:** [January 1, 2024, 4:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2024-themed-celebrity-death-pool/994110/55 "2024-01-01T04:42:07Z")
Russian evildoers and enablers: Vladimir Putin Mikhail Fridman Vladimir Gusinsky Mikhail Khodorkovsky Vladimir Potanin Alexander Smolensky Pyotr Aven Vitaly Malkin General Sergei Surovikin Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu Dmitry Medvedev Oleg Salyukov Pavel Popov ---
**Author:** ![Registered\_at\_Last](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/bc79bd/32.png) [@Registered\_at\_Last](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Registered_at_Last)\ **Post date:** [January 1, 2024, 5:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2024-themed-celebrity-death-pool/994110/56 "2024-01-01T05:04:33Z")
Same theme as usual. Just a few updates this year. **The Canadians** Paul Henderson Tommy Chong Michael J Fox Joni Mitchell Brian Brett Stephen Lewis Robert Munsch Rocket Norton Bob Jones Celine Dion Jeanne Becker Anne Cools Dave Stanley Daoust Alts: Catherine Wreford Rick Chiarelli Buffy Sainte Marie ---
**Author:** ![zadscmc](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/a183cd/32.png) [@zadscmc](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zadscmc)\ **Post date:** [January 1, 2024, 8:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2024-themed-celebrity-death-pool/994110/57 "2024-01-01T20:54:35Z")
1976 - 191.2 IP 8-13 3.22 ERA. > **[Ultimate Mets Database - Mickey Lolich](https://ultimatemets.com/profile.php?PlayerCode=0246)** > > Mickey Lolich of the New York Mets. Statistics, fan memories, biographical information, and more. ---
**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:** [January 2, 2024, 3:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2024-themed-celebrity-death-pool/994110/58 "2024-01-02T03:34:01Z")
> [@Kitten\_Mitten](#): > > I did a good job keeping my favs alive last year with the exception of David Crosby so I’m going with the same group and subbing in Dionne Warwick. > > Theme: fav singers/musicians > Stevie Wonder > James Taylor > Joni Mitchell > Julie Andrews > Dionne Warwick > Stephen Stills > Graham Nash > Pete Townshend > Roger Daltrey > Sting > Les McCann > Carlos Santana > Dave Mason > > Alternate: > Robert Plant I did check on December 30 before I posted the above list but apparently the passing of Les McCann on December 29 had not made it to the interwebs at that point. So, would you please remove Les McCann and insert Robert Plant in his place. TIA. ---
**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:** [January 3, 2024, 2:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2024-themed-celebrity-death-pool/994110/59 "2024-01-03T02:18:41Z")
I’m on the board. Watch out now. Saleh al-Arouri, age 57 drone strike in Beirut, Lebanon. > **[Hamas deputy leader Saleh al-Arouri killed in Beirut blast](https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-67866346)** > > Saleh al-Arouri is the most senior Hamas figure killed since the Israel-Hamas war began in October. ---
**Author:** ![phungi](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/phungi/32/395_2.png) [@phungi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/phungi)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2024, 3:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2024-themed-celebrity-death-pool/994110/60 "2024-01-03T15:29:11Z")
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