# 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:** 38
**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2025, 3:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2025-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/1011010/741 "2025-03-31T03:34:18Z")
Bruce Glover, actor, died back on March 12th according to his son-Age 92. ---
**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:** [March 31, 2025, 4:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2025-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/1011010/742 "2025-03-31T04:10:34Z")
Noted above. His son is actor Crispin Glover. ---
**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:** [March 31, 2025, 4:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2025-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/1011010/743 "2025-03-31T04:31:10Z")
And, to be clear, > [@Czarcasm](#): > > according to his son-Age 92 Bruce was 92, not his son. ---
**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:** [March 31, 2025, 8:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2025-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/1011010/744 "2025-03-31T20:12:41Z")
Those who chose Tucker should have chosen his father: > **[Richard Carlson, former KABC reporter and father of Tucker Carlson, dies at 84](https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/business/story/2025-03-26/richard-carlson-former-kabc-reporter-and-father-of-tucker-carlson-dies-at-84)** > > Carlson caused a global sensation when he outed Renée Richards as having undergone gender reassignment. ---
**Author:** ![Jack\_Batty](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jack_batty/32/3201_2.png) [@Jack\_Batty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jack_Batty)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2025, 9:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2025-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/1011010/745 "2025-03-31T21:07:49Z")
Who knew his father was an asshole too. ---
**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:** [March 31, 2025, 10:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2025-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/1011010/746 "2025-03-31T22:28:05Z")
Like father, like son. The apple doesn’t fall far from the tree. Take your pick of these expressions. ---
**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:** [March 31, 2025, 10:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2025-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/1011010/747 "2025-03-31T22:44:13Z")
From the horse, not the tree. The apple does not fall far from the _horse_. ---
**Author:** ![BippityBoppityBoo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bippityboppityboo/32/5745_2.png) [@BippityBoppityBoo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BippityBoppityBoo)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2025, 2:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2025-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/1011010/748 "2025-04-01T02:43:12Z")
> [@Pardel-Lux](#): > > The apple does not fall far from the _horse_. I would go so far as to say “the apple doesn’t fall far from the horse’s **ass**. ---
**Author:** ![Dropo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ce7236/32.png) [@Dropo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dropo)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2025, 2:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2025-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/1011010/749 "2025-04-01T02:50:16Z")
> **[RIP Masahiro Shinoda (1931-2025)](https://thetinseltowntwins.wordpress.com/2025/03/27/rip-masahiro-shinoda-1931-2025/)** > > The Japanese New Wave director has passed away. ---
**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:** [April 1, 2025, 3:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2025-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/1011010/750 "2025-04-01T03:22:55Z")
Try some subtlety. You do not need the last word on there. People will figure out what you mean. ---
**Author:** ![BippityBoppityBoo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bippityboppityboo/32/5745_2.png) [@BippityBoppityBoo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BippityBoppityBoo)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2025, 4:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2025-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/1011010/751 "2025-04-01T04:49:24Z")
> [@eschereal](#): > > Try some subtlety I suppose I could give up the bolding. ---
**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:** [April 1, 2025, 9:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2025-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/1011010/752 "2025-04-01T09:26:55Z")
Give up the ass altogether. mmm ---
**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:** [April 1, 2025, 12:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2025-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/1011010/753 "2025-04-01T12:59:10Z")
Nah - both the horse and ass produce the same material. ---
**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:** [April 2, 2025, 3:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2025-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/1011010/754 "2025-04-02T03:55:17Z")
> **[Former US Soccer Federation secretary general Hank Steinbrecher dies at age 77](https://apnews.com/article/hank-steinbrecher-dead-1de4c9e50365bf6bc746be5b510a4311)** > > Hank Steinbrecher, who helped revive the U.S. Soccer Federation during a decade in charge as its women’s team became the world’s dominant power, has died. ---
**Author:** ![Precambrianmollusc](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/precambrianmollusc/32/63_2.png) [@Precambrianmollusc](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Precambrianmollusc)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2025, 3:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2025-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/1011010/755 "2025-04-02T03:58:40Z")
Val Kilmer isn’t anyone’s wingman anymore [https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/01/movies/val-kilmer-dead.html](https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/01/movies/val-kilmer-dead.html) ---
**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2025, 4:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2025-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/1011010/756 "2025-04-02T04:07:22Z")
With a non NYTimes link: [Val Kilmer - Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Val_Kilmer) ---
**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:** [April 2, 2025, 4:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2025-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/1011010/757 "2025-04-02T04:15:06Z")
> [@Precambrianmollusc](#): > > Val Kilmer isn’t anyone’s wingman anymore > > [https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/01/movies/val-kilmer-dead.html](https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/01/movies/val-kilmer-dead.html) We also would have accepted “He’s no one’s huckleberry anymore.” ---
**Author:** ![Precambrianmollusc](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/precambrianmollusc/32/63_2.png) [@Precambrianmollusc](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Precambrianmollusc)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2025, 4:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2025-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/1011010/758 "2025-04-02T04:31:04Z")
Oh yes much better ---
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2025, 6:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2025-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/1011010/759 "2025-04-02T06:33:47Z")
The death of Val Kilmer, at 35 points, changed the rank of four players. | 1 | Kitten Mitten | 68 | 2 | 1 | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2 | GIGObuster | 59 | 2 | 0 | | 2 | Jeezums | 59 | 2 | 0 | | 4 | Bayaker | 47 | 2 | 0 | | 5 | imthjckaz | 40 | 2 | 0 | | 5 | Mahaloth | 40 | 2 | 1 | | 5 | Todesliste | 40 | 2 | 0 | | 8 | lel | 35 | 2 | 2 | | 8 | Captain Klutz | 35 | 1 | 0 | | 8 | Happy Lendervedder | 35 | 1 | 0 | | 8 | Hoopy Frood | 35 | 1 | 0 | | 8 | It’s Not Rocket Surgery | 35 | 1 | 0 | | 8 | Jegpeg | 35 | 1 | 0 | | 8 | Little Nemo | 35 | 1 | 0 | | 8 | McDeath the Mad | 35 | 1 | 0 | | 8 | Pheoinix | 35 | 1 | 0 | | 8 | phungi | 35 | 1 | 0 | | 8 | Queen Anne’s Lace | 35 | 1 | 0 | | 8 | Railer 13 | 35 | 1 | 0 | | 8 | Registered at Last | 35 | 1 | 0 | | 8 | Reindeer Flotilla | 35 | 1 | 0 | | 8 | RobotDevilDog | 35 | 1 | 0 | | 8 | RTFirefly | 35 | 1 | 0 | | 24 | vivalostwages | 22 | 1 | 1 | | 24 | zadscmc | 22 | 1 | 1 | | 26 | Tyronne | 15 | 2 | 1 | | 27 | Culling the Herd | 14 | 1 | 1 | | 28 | Baker | 12 | 1 | 1 | | 28 | Dung Beetle | 12 | 1 | 0 | | 28 | escheral | 12 | 1 | 1 | | 28 | Mrs Ducky | 12 | 1 | 0 | | 32 | commasense | 10 | 2 | 1 | | 32 | Sternvogel | 10 | 1 | 0 | | 32 | Superdude | 10 | 1 | 0 | | 35 | Shoeless | 8 | 1 | 1 | | 36 | Hatchie | 5 | 1 | 1 | | 36 | shageroo | 5 | 1 | 0 | | 36 | Stephe96 | 5 | 1 | 0 | | 36 | teelabrown | 5 | 1 | 0 | | 36 | Tristan | 5 | 1 | 0 | ---
**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:** [April 2, 2025, 10:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2025-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/1011010/760 "2025-04-02T10:56:07Z")
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