# 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:** 24
**Author:** ![DesertDog](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/desertdog/32/11503_2.png) [@DesertDog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DesertDog)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2025, 10:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2025-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/1011010/461 "2025-02-10T22:06:39Z")
Well, they eught to be more careful. šŸ™‚ ---
**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:** [February 11, 2025, 5:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2025-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/1011010/462 "2025-02-11T05:42:40Z")
> **[Dalai Lama's elder brother, who led several rounds of talks with China, dies...](https://apnews.com/article/dalai-lama-tibet-china-gyalo-thondup-obituary-1459f99b6cf1c342919ad195fd27fa33)** > > The elder brother of the Dalai Lama and former chairman of the Tibetan government-in-exile in India, Gyalo Thondup, who led several rounds of talks with China and worked with foreign governments for the Tibetan cause, has died. ---
**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:** [February 11, 2025, 10:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2025-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/1011010/463 "2025-02-11T10:23:55Z")
Eh. Heā€™ll be back. ---
**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:** [February 11, 2025, 9:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2025-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/1011010/464 "2025-02-11T21:45:42Z")
> **[Peter ā€˜Navyā€™ Tuiasosopo, ā€˜Street Fighterā€™ and ā€˜New Girlā€™ Actor, Dies at 61](https://variety.com/2025/film/people-news/peter-navy-tuiasosopo-dead-street-fighter-1236303986/)** > > Peter Navy Tuiasosopo, an actor who appeared in "Necessary Roughness," "12 Rounds," "Street Fighter" and "New Girl," died Monday at the age of 61. ---
**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:** [February 11, 2025, 10:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2025-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/1011010/465 "2025-02-11T22:17:11Z")
Not E. Honda! That sucks. The _Street Fighter_ movie was terrible, but it wasnā€™t his fault. ---
**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:** [February 11, 2025, 11:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2025-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/1011010/466 "2025-02-11T23:46:38Z")
I donā€™t remember him from anything else but _Necessary Roughness_ is one of those movies I watched dozens of times while flipping through the channels. ---
**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:** [February 12, 2025, 12:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2025-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/1011010/467 "2025-02-12T00:18:38Z")
> [@Superdude](#): > > Not E. Honda! That sucks. The _Street Fighter_ movie was terrible, but it wasnā€™t his fault. Itā€™s kind of terrible in a glorious way, though. Raul Julia was epic in his final role. ---
**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:** [February 12, 2025, 12:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2025-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/1011010/468 "2025-02-12T00:48:28Z")
I see what you did there šŸ¤£ Got my hopes up for a second there as I have the Dalai Lama on my listā€¦ but not his brother. ---
**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:** [February 12, 2025, 12:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2025-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/1011010/469 "2025-02-12T00:59:21Z")
Oh, Raul Julia is absolutely wonderful as Bison. One of my all-time favorite acting jobs. ---
**Author:** ![Mollie\_Magill](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mollie_magill/32/20882_2.png) [@Mollie\_Magill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mollie_Magill)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2025, 2:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2025-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/1011010/470 "2025-02-12T14:58:02Z")
Raul Julia was wonderful in anything he did, even **Overdrawn at the Memory Bank**. ---
**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:** [February 13, 2025, 7:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2025-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/1011010/471 "2025-02-13T19:55:17Z")
> **[David Edward Byrd Dies: ā€˜Folliesā€™ Artist Whose Iconic Psychedelic Posters...](https://deadline.com/2025/02/david-edward-byrd-dead-1236278266/)** > > His posters for 'Follies' and 'Godspell' became famous, and he was the Fillmore East's resident artist. ---
**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:** [February 15, 2025, 4:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2025-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/1011010/472 "2025-02-15T04:08:19Z")
> **[Former Arkansas Gov. Jim Guy Tucker, who stepped down in the wake of...](https://apnews.com/article/jim-guy-tucker-dies-whitewater-arkansas-3a027772f6ea4cc3a65335c5b987ff60)** > > Former Arkansas Gov. Jim Guy Tucker, who was forced from office in the wake of the Whitewater investigation, has died. ---
**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:** [February 15, 2025, 5:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2025-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/1011010/473 "2025-02-15T17:33:30Z")
It seems like Kevyn Major Howard died. He was best known for playing Rafterman in _Full Metal Jacket._ Looks like after acting he became a professional photographer like his character and became successful by taking headshots for actors. I canā€™t find an article about it. His wiki was changed without a cite. I saw it reposted on facebook from a page of a charity he was involved with. Trying to google anything about his death is hampered by the fact he was in one of the Death Wish movies. ---
**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:** [February 15, 2025, 5:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2025-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/1011010/474 "2025-02-15T17:56:00Z")
Itā€™s showing up [on the ā€œRafterman\_officialā€ instagram page](https://www.instagram.com/p/DGFMTQMx4Ul/?igsh=NzEyYW91MG55d2U2). ---
**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:** [February 15, 2025, 10:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2025-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/1011010/475 "2025-02-15T22:29:30Z")
**[Jorge Nuno Pinto da Costa](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jorge_Nuno_Pinto_da_Costa)**, sports businessman and president of Porto Football Club from 1982 until 2024 (yes, that was 42 years!), winning the most trophies of any football club president _ever_ worldwide, including 2 Champions League titles, 2 Intercontinental Cups, 2 UEFA Cup/UEFA Europa League and 1 European Supercup, not to mention 23 Portuguese League and 15 Portuguese Cup titles, has died after the usual long battle against prostate cancer aged 87. There were also some corruption cases here and there, **[small fry](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apito_Dourado)**, mostly. ---
**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:** [February 16, 2025, 1:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2025-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/1011010/476 "2025-02-16T01:35:14Z")
Too soon to tell if Pope Francis is circling the drain, but he can see the bottom of the tub. > [@Pope Francis on "absolute rest" for bronchitis](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pope-francis-on-absolute-rest-for-bronchitis/1014368/1): > > Iā€™m not Catholic, but I do know that his health has been faltering in recent years. Thereā€™s some chatter that heā€™s actually terminally ill; weā€™ll find out eventually. ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2025, 1:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2025-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/1011010/477 "2025-02-16T01:41:42Z")
> [@](#): > > Thereā€™s some chatter that heā€™s actually terminally ill; weā€™ll find out eventually. Weā€™re all terminally ill eventually. ---
**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:** [February 16, 2025, 1:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2025-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/1011010/478 "2025-02-16T01:51:53Z")
When reached for comment, His Holiness replied with ā€œjust keep away from me with that fucking silver hammer!ā€ ---
**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:** [February 16, 2025, 2:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2025-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/1011010/479 "2025-02-16T02:02:30Z")
Do they actually bang it and yell out their birth name? ā€œJorge Bergolio, are you there???ā€ That is the tradition/rumor Iā€™d heard. ---
**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:** [February 16, 2025, 5:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2025-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/1011010/480 "2025-02-16T05:14:04Z")
> [@Kent\_Clark](#): > > Too soon to tell if Pope Francis is circling the drain, but he can see the bottom of the tub. Damn. I was _thisclose_ to putting the pontiff on my list. Had him as an alt, but that ship has sailed. One of my alts died last year, too. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2025-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/1011010.md?page=23) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2025-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/1011010.md?page=25)