# 2025 SDMB Celebrity Death Pool **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Tags:** death-pool\ **Created:** [December 1, 2024, 5:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2025-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/1011010 "2024-12-01T05:01:04Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 102
**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:** [December 12, 2025, 2:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2025-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/1011010/2021 "2025-12-12T14:04:52Z")
No offense to the late Ms Davis, but for those of you trying to remember who she was in _The Marvelous Mrs Maisel_ > [@](#): > > She played a cop in Amazon Prime’s hit series _The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel_ in one episode in 2023 Acting is still acting, so rest in peace nonetheless. On another note, and following on from the death of Sophie Kinsella: > **[Author Joanna Trollope dies aged 82](https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cq6008er5zgo)** > > The writer was famous for her stories about romance and intrigue in rural middle England. ---
**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:** [December 12, 2025, 6:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2025-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/1011010/2022 "2025-12-12T18:16:35Z")
Sophia Kinsella [dead at 55](https://www.nbcnews.com/news/obituaries/sophie-kinsella-shopaholic-novels-dies-rcna248361). Points for myself and others… ---
**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:** [December 12, 2025, 8:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2025-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/1011010/2023 "2025-12-12T20:04:06Z")
Plastic surgery enthusiast Mary Magdalene (real name Denise Jarvis) has [died at 33](https://www.tmz.com/2025/12/12/mary-magdalene-denise-dead/) after a fall from a ninth-story high rise. She famously had _ELEVEN POUND (each)_ breast implants. One of them exploded at one point, and she was left with a “uniboob.” ---
**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 12, 2025, 8:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2025-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/1011010/2024 "2025-12-12T20:13:10Z")
> [@Czarcasm](#): > > Wrier John Varley has died, age 78. Loved his books. Damn. Titan/Wizard/Demon was one of my favorite trilogies. ---
**Author:** ![GuanoLad](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guanolad/32/42_2.png) [@GuanoLad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GuanoLad)\ **Post date:** [December 12, 2025, 9:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2025-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/1011010/2025 "2025-12-12T21:15:06Z")
UK comedian **Stanley Baxter** managed to make it to 99. > **[Actor and comedian Stanley Baxter dies aged 99](https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2025/dec/12/actor-and-comedian-stanley-baxter-dies-aged-99)** > > Baxter enjoyed a decades-spanning career on radio, TV and film, and was famous for impersonating famous people including Queen Elizabeth II ---
**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 12, 2025, 9:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2025-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/1011010/2026 "2025-12-12T21:32:22Z")
> [@Superdude](#): > > Plastic surgery enthusiast Mary Magdalene (real name Denise Jarvis) has [died at 33](https://www.tmz.com/2025/12/12/mary-magdalene-denise-dead/) after a fall from a ninth-story high rise. > > She famously had _ELEVEN POUND (each)_ breast implants. One of them exploded at one point, and she was left with a “uniboob.” Thanks for keeping us abreast of this situation. mmm ---
**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:** [December 12, 2025, 9:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2025-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/1011010/2027 "2025-12-12T21:41:22Z")
YE GODS! I’m surprised the boob exploding didn’t kill her. ---
**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:** [December 12, 2025, 9:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2025-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/1011010/2028 "2025-12-12T21:42:23Z")
> [@Catamount](#): > > YE GODS! I’m surprised the boob exploding didn’t kill her. I’m surprised the airbags didn’t save her. ---
**Author:** ![dirtball](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dirtball/32/18772_2.png) [@dirtball](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dirtball)\ **Post date:** [December 12, 2025, 10:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2025-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/1011010/2029 "2025-12-12T22:13:21Z")
> [@Superdude](#): > > She famously had _ELEVEN POUND (each)_ breast implants. One of them exploded at one point, and she was left with a “uniboob.” It just busted? ---
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [December 12, 2025, 11:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2025-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/1011010/2030 "2025-12-12T23:58:02Z")
Already counted and noted. ---
**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:** [December 13, 2025, 12:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2025-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/1011010/2031 "2025-12-13T12:08:43Z")
Zed is dead… > **[Peter Greene, actor known for 'Pulp Fiction' and 'The Mask,' dead at 60](https://www.nbcnews.com/news/obituaries/peter-greene-actor-known-pulp-fiction-mask-dead-60-rcna248976?utm_source=firefox-newtab-en-us)** > > As a character actor, Greene also had roles in “The Usual Suspects” and “Training Day,” among others. > Peter Greene, the actor known for playing villains and criminals, including in his role as Zed in “Pulp Fiction,” died at his New York City home Friday, his manager confirmed. He was 60. > > Greene was found dead inside his Lower East Side apartment, manager Gregg Edwards said. He did not disclose a cause of death. ---
**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:** [December 13, 2025, 2:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2025-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/1011010/2032 "2025-12-13T14:38:58Z")
> [@GIGObuster](#): > > Zed is dead… I ran in here to post that. ---
**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:** [December 13, 2025, 10:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2025-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/1011010/2033 "2025-12-13T22:13:26Z")
Dick Van Dyke has failed to die and has now run out of points. ---
**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:** [December 14, 2025, 1:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2025-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/1011010/2034 "2025-12-14T01:23:41Z")
He is available for the Life Pool, though. ---
**Author:** ![Kent\_Clark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kent_clark/32/105_2.png) [@Kent\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kent_Clark)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2025, 2:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2025-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/1011010/2035 "2025-12-14T02:22:33Z")
> [@eschereal](#): > > Dick Van Dyke has failed to die and has now run out of points. I think Dick Van Dyke’s birthday should be commemorated in all future Death Pools as “Frustration Day” - to honor all contestants who kept posting the same celebrity years after year, only to have them never die. ---
**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:** [December 14, 2025, 2:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2025-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/1011010/2036 "2025-12-14T02:35:14Z")
I’ve played Richard O’Sullivan 17 times since 2007. Sooner or later, one of us has to go. ---
**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:** [December 14, 2025, 2:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2025-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/1011010/2037 "2025-12-14T02:56:14Z")
> [@Cazzle](#): > > I’ve played Richard O’Sullivan 17 times since 2007. Sooner or later, one of us has to go At this point, you have to keep going. I mean, you know the moment you let it go, he’ll die. You are saving his life!!! ---
**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:** [December 14, 2025, 6:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2025-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/1011010/2038 "2025-12-14T18:14:35Z")
Goddam eternalists. I hope I never become famous, lest people keep making me live forever. ---
**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:** [December 14, 2025, 8:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2025-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/1011010/2039 "2025-12-14T20:45:33Z")
> [@Kent\_Clark](#): > > I think Dick Van Dyke’s birthday should be commemorated in all future Death Pools as “Frustration Day” - to honor all contestants who kept posting the same celebrity years after year, only to have them never die. Fair enough, I do not disagree. It is late enough in the year to be well met. But as others have said, really old people are well-practiced in the art of not dying and seem to have become really adept at it. ---
**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:** [December 15, 2025, 3:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2025-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/1011010/2040 "2025-12-15T03:02:48Z")
Rescue personnel have responded to 2 deaths at the home of Rob Reiner. The names of the decedents have not been released, but their ages match that of Rob and his wife. > **[Two People Found Dead at Rob Reiner’s House in Los Angeles](https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/general-news/two-people-found-dead-rob-reiner-house-brentwood-1236450396/)** > > A spokesperson for the Los Angeles Fire Department confirmed to The Hollywood Reporter that firefighters responded at 3:38 p.m. to a call for medical aid at the home. The bodies have not been publicly identified. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2025-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/1011010.md?page=101) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2025-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/1011010.md?page=103)