2024 [THEMED] Celebrity Death Pool

The Game Room
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“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
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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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!

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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

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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.

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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

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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

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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

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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

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Did the Mick go to the Mets sometime AFTER winning the '68 Championship?

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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

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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

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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

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1976 - 191.2 IP 8-13 3.22 ERA.

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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.

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I’m on the board. Watch out now.

Saleh al-Arouri, age 57 drone strike in Beirut, Lebanon.

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working on the scorekeeper, will post soon