# 2026 Celebrity Death Pool **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Tags:** death-pool\ **Created:** [December 2, 2025, 4:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-celebrity-death-pool/1025318 "2025-12-02T04:28:23Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 47
**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 15, 2026, 9:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-celebrity-death-pool/1025318/922 "2026-03-15T21:07:27Z")
I have vague memories from before I was 3. I remember the layout of the foster-care receiving home my parents ran for a few months, one of those split-level ranch styles. The basement was the living unit for my family. The main floor was where the rooms for the kids in the system. (I think there were 8 rooms total in two separate wings with a living room, dining room, and kitchen in the middle. I do have a fairly vivid memory from when I was a toddler of getting on a step stool and grabbing one of those orange-handled ice cream scoops with the thumb press lever to release the scoop and hitting my sister on the back of the head with it, drawing a bit of blood because she was relentlessly picking on me. (It was her 7th birthday, I was 5 months out from 3 at the time.) It’s genuinely one of the only explicit memories I have from before I was 4. ---
**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:** [March 15, 2026, 9:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-celebrity-death-pool/1025318/923 "2026-03-15T21:48:34Z")
I would say that Preschool, Kindergarten, and 1st grade made up the time when my memories were being formed on a regular basis. While I have a few memories before Preschool, they are sparse and unclear…and kind of unsure. I remember being 5 and going to “Sparks”, a little kid thing at church. I remember my Uncle visiting form England in 1983 when I was 4 1/2. But school brought about regular, consistent memories. ---
**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:** [March 15, 2026, 11:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-celebrity-death-pool/1025318/924 "2026-03-15T23:08:11Z")
When I opened the page and saw 17 responses in this thread I thought someone major had died. Alas, no. And I’m still not on the board yet. ---
**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:** [March 15, 2026, 11:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-celebrity-death-pool/1025318/925 "2026-03-15T23:56:02Z")
> [@Reeses\_Monkey](#): > > saw 17 responses in this thread I thought someone major had died. Yep, we wandered just a bit off-topic. Those 17 responses might be the catalyst for a new thread, however. ---
**Author:** ![Newtosite](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/newtosite/32/8623_2.png) [@Newtosite](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Newtosite)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2026, 11:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-celebrity-death-pool/1025318/926 "2026-03-15T23:59:53Z")
So can I. Even the substitutes we had in elementary school. I’m 74. ---
**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:** [March 16, 2026, 12:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-celebrity-death-pool/1025318/927 "2026-03-16T12:13:39Z")
> [@Railer13](#): > > > [@Reeses\_Monkey](#): > > > > saw 17 responses in this thread I thought someone major had died. > > Yep, we wandered just a bit off-topic. Those 17 responses might be the catalyst for a new thread, however. Just hanging out waiting for someone to die. Nothing weird here. ---
**Author:** ![JohnT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnt/32/15048_2.png) [@JohnT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnT)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2026, 6:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-celebrity-death-pool/1025318/928 "2026-03-16T18:10:29Z")
Paul Ehrlich died on March 13th (I didn’t find it earlier in this thread). As some WAG onTwitter noted, he is survived by 8,300,678,394 people (134% increase from 1968), who have a daily worldwide average calorie intake of 2,800 kcal (a 22% increase). Cite: > **[Paul R. Ehrlich](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_R._Ehrlich)** > > This is an accepted version of this page > > Paul Ralph Ehrlich (May 29, 1932 – March 13, 2026) was an American biologist, author, and environmentalist known for his predictions and warnings about the consequences of population growth, including famine and resource depletion. Ehrlich was the Bing Professor of Population Studies of the Department of Biology of Stanford University. Ehrlich became well known for the controversial 1968 book The Population Bomb, which he co-authored with his wife Anne... ---
**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:** [March 16, 2026, 6:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-celebrity-death-pool/1025318/929 "2026-03-16T18:11:27Z")
Prolific “that guy” actor Matt Clark has died. > **[Matt Clark, Character Actor in a Barnful of Movie Westerns, Dies at 89](https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/matt-clark-dead-westerns-judge-roy-bean-josey-wales-1236533301/)** > > He appeared in ‘The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean,’ ‘Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid,’ ‘The Outlaw Josey Wales,’ ‘Hearts of the West’ and so many other films in the genre. ---
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2026, 3:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-celebrity-death-pool/1025318/930 "2026-03-17T03:22:59Z")
Kindergarten Mrs Danes First grade Miss Grother Second grade Mrs Schrag then Miss Aley when we moved third grad Mrs Huffman, then she went on maternity leave and it was Mrs Evans Fourth grade Mrs Volkland Fifth grade Mrs Gray Sixth grade Mr Bradbury I liked all my teachers but he was my favorite ---
**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:** [March 17, 2026, 10:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-celebrity-death-pool/1025318/931 "2026-03-17T10:13:33Z")
Kiki Shepard, apparent heart attack > **[Kiki Shepard Dies at 74, Leaving Behind a Lasting ‘Apollo’ Legacy](https://freedomforallamericans.org/kiki-shepard-dies-at-74/)** > > Kiki Shepard, longtime Showtime at the Apollo co-host and beloved TV presence, has died at 74 after a reported heart attack. ---
**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:** [March 17, 2026, 3:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-celebrity-death-pool/1025318/932 "2026-03-17T15:09:56Z")
Japanese voice actress passes away. Apart from lots and lots of animation work, Ikeda had done the Japanese dubs for pretty much all of Audrey Hepburn’s films and assorted others (including, surprisingly, Debbie Reynolds’ role in _Singin’ In The Rain_). > **[Galaxy Express 999 Voice Actress Masako Ikeda Dies at 87](https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2026-03-13/galaxy-express-999-voice-actress-masako-ikeda-dies-at-87/.235256)** > > Ikeda voiced Maetel in Galaxy Express 999 franchise From her [Wiki page](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Masako_Ikeda): > [@](#): > > **Masako Ikeda** (池田 昌子, _Ikeda Masako_; January 1, 1939 – March 3, 2026) was a Japanese actress, [voice actress](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Voice_acting_in_Japan) and narrator from [Tokyo](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tokyo). She is most known for the roles of Reika “[Madame Butterfly](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Madame_Butterfly)” Ryuuzaki in _[Aim for the Ace!](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aim_for_the_Ace!)_, [Nodoka Saotome](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nodoka_Saotome) in _[Ranma ½](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ranma_%C2%BD)_, Maetel in _[Galaxy Express 999](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Galaxy_Express_999)_, Michiko Azuma in _[Harmagedon](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Genma_Wars)_, and for being the Japanese voice-over actress of [Audrey Hepburn](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Audrey_Hepburn). > > Ikeda died from an [intracerebral hemorrhage](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intracerebral_hemorrhage) on March 3, 2026, at the age of 87. ---
**Author:** ![Stephe96](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bbe5ce/32.png) [@Stephe96](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stephe96)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2026, 5:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-celebrity-death-pool/1025318/933 "2026-03-17T17:01:31Z")
> **[Len Deighton, best-selling British spy novelist, dies aged 97](https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/celebrity/articles/working-class-hero-len-deighton-131352380.html)** > > Len Deighton, creator of Harry Palmer, one of the world's most famous spy characters, has died aged 97. The British writer sold millions of books and was translated into 20 languages over a career spanning half a century. ---
**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:** [March 17, 2026, 10:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-celebrity-death-pool/1025318/934 "2026-03-17T22:41:38Z")
A familiar name to Chicagoans of a certain age. > **[Jorie Lueloff, long known as first female news anchor on Chicago TV, dies at 85](https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/03/16/jorie-lueloff-obituary-newscaster/)** > > She was an outspoken opponent of credit discrimination against women before Congress passed the Equal Credit Opportunity Act. ---
**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 18, 2026, 5:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-celebrity-death-pool/1025318/935 "2026-03-18T05:22:53Z")
> **[Judy Pace Dies: Groundbreaking Black Actress Who Starred In ‘Brian’s Song’...](https://deadline.com/2026/03/judy-pace-dies-83-1236754391/)** > > Judy Pace, a model and actress known for her roles in Blaxploitation films of the 1970s, has died. She was 83. ---
**Author:** ![notfrommensa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/f14d63/32.png) [@notfrommensa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/notfrommensa)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2026, 2:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-celebrity-death-pool/1025318/936 "2026-03-18T14:06:01Z")
Rex Culpepper, ex Syracuse University QB and son of NFL player Brad Culpepper died in a dirtbike accident in Georgia He was 28 yrs old. Brad and his wife Monica were once Survivor contestants. > **[Rex Culpepper, Ex-Syracuse QB and Brad's Son, Dead At 28](https://www.tmz.com/2026/03/16/rex-culpepper-dead/)** > > Rex Culpepper -- a former Syracuse quarterback and the son of NFL player Brad Culpepper -- died over the weekend. He was just 28 years old. ---
**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:** [March 18, 2026, 6:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-celebrity-death-pool/1025318/937 "2026-03-18T18:15:41Z")
Former Buffalo Bills coach Marv Levy has announced he has an aggressive form of cancer. Nobody has him on their list. (He is 100.) ---
**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:** [March 18, 2026, 6:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-celebrity-death-pool/1025318/938 "2026-03-18T18:32:44Z")
> [@Little\_Nemo](#): > > Former Buffalo Bills coach Marv Levy has announced he has an aggressive form of cancer. I have him on my Themed list, along with 12 other former NFL head coaches. ---
**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:** [March 18, 2026, 9:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-celebrity-death-pool/1025318/939 "2026-03-18T21:34:46Z")
Given the Chicago roots of this Board, I’m surprised no one mentioned long-time WGN farm director Orion Samuelson, who finally bought the fam at 91. [https://wgntv.com/news/chicago-news/chicago-broadcast-legend-orion-samuelson-dies-at/](https://wgntv.com/news/chicago-news/chicago-broadcast-legend-orion-samuelson-dies-at/) ---
**Author:** ![Stephe96](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bbe5ce/32.png) [@Stephe96](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stephe96)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2026, 11:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-celebrity-death-pool/1025318/940 "2026-03-18T23:16:57Z")
Famously played George Thomason in A Fish Called Wanda! > **[Tom Georgeson dies aged 88](https://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-15659123/amp/Tom-Georgeson-dies-aged-88-Lines-star-passes-away-family-pays-tribute.html)** > > His family said his death came as a shock, though no further details have been disclosed about the circumstances of his passing. ---
**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:** [March 18, 2026, 11:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-celebrity-death-pool/1025318/941 "2026-03-18T23:19:43Z")
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