# 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:** 14
**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:** [January 4, 2025, 4:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2025-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/1011010/261 "2025-01-04T16:54:29Z")
> [@Cazzle](#): > > Jeff Baena, indie filmmaker, 47 years old. > [Indie Filmmaker Jeff Baena Has Passed Away At 47](https://deadline.com/2025/01/jeff-baena-dead-47-independent-filmmaker-1236246487/) Aubrey Plaza’s husband. ---
**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:** [January 4, 2025, 5:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2025-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/1011010/262 "2025-01-04T17:01:02Z")
The report I saw was that he committed suicide. She’s known for playing weird people; the part of me that’s going to hell was thinking “this is so consistent with her typical style”\* \*(My actual thought was “this is _so_ like her”, but I was worried that wouldn’t scan right in print) ---
**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:** [January 4, 2025, 5:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2025-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/1011010/263 "2025-01-04T17:26:30Z")
> [@Moriarty](#): > > The report I saw was that he committed suicide. It’s true. His movie Horse Girl was actually quite good, not seen his rest. Sad for everyone. Poor Aubrey Plaza. 😪 ---
**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:** [January 4, 2025, 11:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2025-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/1011010/264 "2025-01-04T23:18:33Z")
> [@Moriarty](#): > > The report I saw was that he committed suicide. That’s what TMZ is saying. They are usually accurate. ---
**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:** [January 6, 2025, 1:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2025-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/1011010/265 "2025-01-06T13:41:36Z")
Eleven years too young to be eligible here: > **[Motorcycle racing talent Sid Veijer, seven, dies after minibike crash](https://racingnews365.com/motorcycle-racing-talent-sid-veijer-seven-dies-after-minibike-crash)** > > Very sad news from the motor racing world as seven-year-old motorcycle racing talent Sid Veijer has passed away as a result of a crash on a minibike. Not much left to say: never drive faster than your guardian angel can fly. ---
**Author:** ![Wheelz](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wheelz/32/5718_2.png) [@Wheelz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wheelz)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2025, 5:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2025-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/1011010/266 "2025-01-06T17:16:57Z")
I feel some kind of way about parents who let a 7-year-old race motorcycles. Are kids this young common in the sport? The article mentioned a Dutch “Junior A Class,” but google wasn’t helpful finding details. ---
**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:** [January 6, 2025, 8:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2025-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/1011010/267 "2025-01-06T20:01:50Z")
> **[Avant-Garde Theatremaker, Off-Off-Broadway Stalwart Richard Foreman Dies at 87](https://playbill.com/article/avant-garde-theatremaker-off-off-broadway-stalwart-richard-foreman-dies-at-87)** > > The seven-time Obie winner was the founder of the Ontological-Hysteric Theater. > **[German Soccer Club Announces 'Unexpected' Death of 22-Year-Old Midfielder...](https://people.com/german-soccer-club-announces-unexpected-death-of-luca-meixner-22-8769620)** > > Luca Meixner, a 22-year-old midfielder for Germany's SSV Reutlingen, has died 'unexpectedly,' his club announced in a statement. ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2025, 10:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2025-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/1011010/268 "2025-01-06T22:57:18Z")
> [@Wheelz](#): > > I feel some kind of way about parents who let a 7-year-old race motorcycles. And the organization that allowed 7 year old kids to race motorcycles. Charge 'em all with negligent homicide, and throw them in prison along with the parents of this kid and any others who were racing under this organization’s auspices. The parents should face child abuse charges as well. ---
**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:** [January 7, 2025, 12:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2025-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/1011010/269 "2025-01-07T12:52:06Z")
French Politician [Jean-Marie Le Pen](https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/world/french-far-right-politician-jean-marie-le-pen-dies-aged-96/ar-AA1x6Bv4) (father of Marine Le Pen), 4 points gone to waste. ---
**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\ **Post date:** [January 7, 2025, 5:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2025-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/1011010/270 "2025-01-07T17:32:13Z")
> **[Peter Yarrow, one-third of folk-music trio Peter, Paul and Mary, dies at 86](https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/peter-yarrow-one-third-folk-171954512.html)** > > Peter Yarrow, one-third of folk-music trio Peter, Paul and Mary, dies at 86. Peter Yarrow died at age 86. One sad day it happened: Peter Yarrow came no 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 7, 2025, 6:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2025-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/1011010/271 "2025-01-07T18:05:55Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > Peter Yarrow died at age 86 There’s the kickoff award. Culling\_The\_Herd strikes first with 14 points. ---
**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:** [January 7, 2025, 7:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2025-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/1011010/272 "2025-01-07T19:15:01Z")
Dammit! I have Paul Stookey (also of Peter, Paul, and Mary) on my list. The Grim Reaper needs to adjust his aim. ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [January 7, 2025, 8:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2025-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/1011010/273 "2025-01-07T20:42:13Z")
> [@Kitten\_Mitten](#): > > There’s the kickoff award. Culling\_The\_Herd strikes first with 14 points. An appropriate nym for a Death Pooler, especially the one who’s grabbed the early lead! ETA: Still tied for second! 😁 ---
**Author:** ![Captain\_Lance\_Murdoch](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/47e85d/32.png) [@Captain\_Lance\_Murdoch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Captain_Lance_Murdoch)\ **Post date:** [January 7, 2025, 9:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2025-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/1011010/274 "2025-01-07T21:24:21Z")
I saw Peter Yarrow deliver a commencement address once. I had no idea he was a sex offender. Ewww. ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2025, 2:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2025-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/1011010/275 "2025-01-08T02:15:12Z")
The Vivienne, aka James Lee Williams, has died at the age of 32. ---
**Author:** ![WolfpackJeep](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wolfpackjeep/32/2921_2.png) [@WolfpackJeep](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WolfpackJeep)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2025, 3:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2025-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/1011010/276 "2025-01-08T03:07:15Z")
I don’t think anyone had him, but self-help author and sweat lodge enthusiast James Arthur Ray has departed at 33 points. > **[Self-help author James Arthur Ray, whose seminar led to tragedy and death,...](https://apnews.com/article/james-arthur-ray-dead-sweat-lodge-419682fe4d38a08f16fec8dd7fdfcc2f)** > > James Arthur Ray, who saw his self-help business crash after leading a sweat lodge ceremony that left three people dead in Arizona, has died. ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2025, 5:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2025-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/1011010/277 "2025-01-08T05:03:36Z")
Brian Matusz, who formerly pitched for the Baltimore Orioles, has died at 37. ---
**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:** [January 8, 2025, 5:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2025-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/1011010/278 "2025-01-08T05:06:45Z")
That sucks. He was on the 2016 team of Cubs that won the World Series. ---
**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:** [January 8, 2025, 5:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2025-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/1011010/279 "2025-01-08T05:06:58Z")
[Britt Allcroft](https://honoraryunsubscribe.com/britt-allcroft/), best known for adapting Reverend Wilbert Awdry’s The Railway Series as the TV show Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends died last month. (No one had her for last year’s death pool so I didn’t feel like bumping that thread.) ---
**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:** [January 8, 2025, 5:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2025-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/1011010/280 "2025-01-08T05:32:21Z")
> **accidental post, hidden by Mod at user's request.** > > In **The Rookie** , Titus Makin who played Jackson West was killed off after he felt he was unable to justify playing the role of a Police Officer in the wake of the Black Lives Matter protests. His death scene was a bit lame (a double was used as he didn’t come back to shoot the scene) and though the cast put on sad faces for about 20 seconds, his character was never mentioned again. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2025-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/1011010.md?page=13) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2025-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/1011010.md?page=15)