# 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:** 50
**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:** [May 16, 2025, 9:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2025-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/1011010/981 "2025-05-16T09:30:15Z")
There you are: > **[Population Pyramids of the World from 1950 to 2100](https://www.populationpyramid.net/united-states-of-america/)** > > United States of America - 2024 0.4% of US women and 0.2% of US men are currently 90 or older. For the purposes of this game you may find that the dying really starts at around 65. ---
**Author:** ![Gatopescado](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gatopescado/32/5711_2.png) [@Gatopescado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gatopescado)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2025, 10:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2025-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/1011010/982 "2025-05-17T22:03:18Z")
> [@Pardel-Lux](#): > > …you may find that the dying really starts at around 65. I just had a 7 year roof installed. I guess I’m good. ---
**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:** [May 18, 2025, 3:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2025-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/1011010/983 "2025-05-18T03:16:16Z")
> **[Ed Smylie, Who Saved the Apollo 13 Crew With Duct Tape, Dies at 95](https://gvwire.com/2025/05/17/ed-smylie-who-saved-the-apollo-13-crew-with-duct-tape-dies-at-95/)** > > Robert 'Ed' Smylie created an improvised life-saving device using duct tape that allowed Apollo 13 astronauts to return safely to Earth. ---
**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:** [May 18, 2025, 4:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2025-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/1011010/984 "2025-05-18T04:15:41Z")
Truly, sincerely, an unsung hero. I never knew who came up with that idea. ---
**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:** [May 18, 2025, 5:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2025-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/1011010/985 "2025-05-18T05:56:54Z")
Dammit, now I cannot get the Foreigner tune out of my head        _He was a Duct Tape Hero_ … ---
**Author:** ![Sternvogel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bc79bd/32.png) [@Sternvogel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sternvogel)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2025, 2:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2025-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/1011010/986 "2025-05-19T02:27:59Z")
[Rich Rollins](https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2025/05/rich-rollins-passes-away.html), a third baseman who spend most of his Major League Baseball career with the Minnesota Twins, has passed away at the age of 87. ---
**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:** [May 19, 2025, 3:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2025-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/1011010/987 "2025-05-19T03:32:49Z")
> **[Former Cowboys, Patriots, Oilers LB Steve Kiner dies at 77](https://www.nbcsports.com/nfl/profootballtalk/rumor-mill/news/former-cowboys-patriots-oilers-lb-steve-kiner-dies-at-77)** > > Former NFL linebacker Steve Kiner died Thursday, the National Football Foundation announced. ---
**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:** [May 19, 2025, 5:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2025-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/1011010/988 "2025-05-19T17:05:15Z")
Werenoi, French rapper, dead after a heart attack, it seems. He was 31: > **[Chart-topping French rapper Werenoi dies aged 31](https://www.theguardian.com/music/2025/may/19/chart-topping-french-rapper-werenoi-dies-aged-31)** > > French media report that award-winning artist suffered heart attack and died in hospital early on Saturday morning A heart attack at the age of 31! That is much too early. ---
**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:** [May 19, 2025, 7:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2025-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/1011010/989 "2025-05-19T19:33:32Z")
My dad died from 3 heart attacks in 4 days at the age of 50, and I thought _that_ was too young. ---
**Author:** ![Happy\_Lendervedder](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/happy_lendervedder/32/8488_2.png) [@Happy\_Lendervedder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Lendervedder)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2025, 10:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2025-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/1011010/990 "2025-05-19T22:30:12Z")
Anyone have Scott Adams? He’s likely gonna be shuffling off by this summer. [https://thehill.com/homenews/5307779-dilbert-creator-scott-adams-reveals-same-cancer-diagnosis-as-biden-says-he-has-months-to-live/](https://thehill.com/homenews/5307779-dilbert-creator-scott-adams-reveals-same-cancer-diagnosis-as-biden-says-he-has-months-to-live/) ---
**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:** [May 20, 2025, 3:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2025-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/1011010/991 "2025-05-20T03:14:59Z")
> **[Greg Cannom, Oscar-Winning Makeup Artist on ‘Bram Stoker’s Dracula’ and ‘Mrs....](https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/greg-cannom-dead-makeup-artist-mrs-doubtfire-1236212983/)** > > Gifted at creating vampires and making actors age onscreen, he also won for ‘The Curious Case of Benjamin Button’ and ‘Vice.’ ---
**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2025, 7:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2025-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/1011010/992 "2025-05-20T19:44:04Z")
Norm! > **[George Wendt, Who Played Norm on ‘Cheers,’ Dies at 76](https://variety.com/2025/tv/obituaries-people-news/george-wendt-dead-cheers-1236404992/)** > > George Wendt, who earned six Emmy nominations playing Norm Peterson on the NBC series 'Cheers,' died Tuesday. He was 76. ---
**Author:** ![Happy\_Lendervedder](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/happy_lendervedder/32/8488_2.png) [@Happy\_Lendervedder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Lendervedder)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2025, 8:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2025-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/1011010/993 "2025-05-20T20:02:36Z")
He provided me with a lot of laughs over the years. “It’s a dog-eat-dog world, Sammy, and I’m wearing milk bone underwear.” When people who played a huge part in the entertainment of my youth die, my first reaction is “No way! Too young!” But then I realize many of them are in their mid- to late-70s, and my second reaction is “When did people get so old?” ---
**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:** [May 20, 2025, 8:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2025-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/1011010/994 "2025-05-20T20:04:19Z")
George Wendt was one of my backups this year. Darn. RIP Mr Peterson. ---
**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:** [May 20, 2025, 9:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2025-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/1011010/995 "2025-05-20T21:40:20Z")
He’s also the uncle of Jason Sudeikis. ---
**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:** [May 20, 2025, 11:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2025-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/1011010/996 "2025-05-20T23:07:01Z")
Former MLB player Jason Conti has died at 50. > **[Former MLB Outfielder, World Series Series Champion, Dies From Brain Injury](https://www.newsweek.com/sports/mlb/former-mlb-outfielder-world-series-champion-dies-following-severe-brain-injury-2074964)** > > In five seasons with the Arizona Diamondbacks, Tampa Bay Devil Rays, Milwaukee Brewers and Texas Rangers, the Pittsburgh native batted .238 with six home runs. ---
**Author:** ![Sternvogel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bc79bd/32.png) [@Sternvogel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sternvogel)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2025, 3:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2025-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/1011010/997 "2025-05-21T15:08:14Z")
[Jack Curtis,](https://www.newsweek.com/sports/mlb/former-cubs-braves-indians-pitcher-passes-away-2074988) who finished third in 1961 National League Rookie of the Year voting but whose Major League Baseball career ended just two years later, died last week at the age of 88. ---
**Author:** ![Railer13](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/railer13/32/9742_2.png) [@Railer13](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Railer13)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2025, 5:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2025-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/1011010/998 "2025-05-21T17:17:10Z")
Congressman Gerry Connolly has succumbed to cancer. > **[Democratic Rep. Gerry Connolly of Virginia dies after battling cancer](https://www.cnbc.com/2025/05/21/gerry-connolly-dies-cancer.html)** > > Members of Congress paused their battle over President Donald Trump's massive tax bill to hold a moment of silence in Connolly's honor. ---
**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:** [May 21, 2025, 11:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2025-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/1011010/999 "2025-05-21T23:50:29Z")
Indianapolis Colts owner Jim Irsay has died. If only I had him in my themed list… [Longtime Indianapolis Colts owner Jim Irsay dies at 65 - Yahoo Sports](https://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/breaking-news/article/longtime-indianapolis-colts-owner-jim-irsay-dies-at-65-234224401.html?fr=sycsrp_catchall) ---
**Author:** ![Biotop](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/biotop/32/321_2.png) [@Biotop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biotop)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2025, 11:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2025-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/1011010/1000 "2025-05-21T23:53:46Z")
- > [@Dr.Girlfriend](#): > > Indianapolis Colts owner Jim Irsay has died. Do know this is true…or is it just Irsay? Sorry. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2025-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/1011010.md?page=49) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2025-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/1011010.md?page=51)