# 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:** 52
**Author:** ![RivkahChaya](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rivkahchaya/32/8919_2.png) [@RivkahChaya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RivkahChaya)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2026, 1:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-celebrity-death-pool/1025318/1022 "2026-03-28T13:05:48Z")
> [@N9IWP](#): > > Props for using “Octopodes”, the etymologically consistent and fun to say plural! 💯 👍 ---
**Author:** ![RivkahChaya](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rivkahchaya/32/8919_2.png) [@RivkahChaya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RivkahChaya)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2026, 1:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-celebrity-death-pool/1025318/1023 "2026-03-28T13:12:27Z")
> [@Maus\_Magill](#): > > Though “died in a bizarre pickleball accident” sounds like something that would have happened to a Spinal Tap drummer. Or a relative of Basil Fawlty. ---
**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 28, 2026, 6:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-celebrity-death-pool/1025318/1024 "2026-03-28T18:15:40Z")
> [@RivkahChaya](#): > > Of course he needs an alter ego. If it’s the _Mere Christianity_ guy, wouldn’t he need an **altar** ego? ---
**Author:** ![smithsb](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/smithsb/32/12107_2.png) [@smithsb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/smithsb)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2026, 6:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-celebrity-death-pool/1025318/1025 "2026-03-28T18:19:05Z")
“Died a natural pickleball death”. “Well, at least he’ll have an open casket instead of that last bizarre death chasing the ball right into a running wood chipper.” ---
**Author:** ![Stephe96](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bbe5ce/32.png) [@Stephe96](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stephe96)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2026, 6:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-celebrity-death-pool/1025318/1026 "2026-03-29T18:28:14Z")
> **[Mary Beth Hurt, Who Starred in ‘The World According to Garp,’ Dies at 79](https://variety.com/2026/film/news/mary-beth-hurt-dead-world-according-to-garp-1236702265/)** > > Mary Beth Hurt, who starred in films including 'The World According to Garp' and was married to director Paul Schrader, has died. ---
**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 29, 2026, 7:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-celebrity-death-pool/1025318/1027 "2026-03-29T19:20:44Z")
That sucks. She was a great actress. Fuck Alzheimer’s. ---
**Author:** ![smithsb](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/smithsb/32/12107_2.png) [@smithsb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/smithsb)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2026, 8:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-celebrity-death-pool/1025318/1028 "2026-03-29T20:24:05Z")
> **[Barry Caldwell Dies: 'Animaniacs' Animator Was 68](https://deadline.com/2026/03/barry-caldwell-dies-68-1236768403/)** > > Barry Caldwell, the animator and director known for 'Animaniacs' (1993-'98) and 'Osmosis Jones' (2001), has died. He was 68. ---
**Author:** ![smithsb](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/smithsb/32/12107_2.png) [@smithsb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/smithsb)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2026, 8:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-celebrity-death-pool/1025318/1029 "2026-03-29T20:39:57Z")
The official accounts for rock band the pillows shared on March 27 that drummer Shinichiro Sato passed away from esophageal cancer on March 23. Sato had been undergoing treatment for his cancer and was 61 years old at the time of his passing. His family held a private funeral. Perhaps if you’re into Anime, but pretty obscure to me. ---
**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:** [March 29, 2026, 11:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-celebrity-death-pool/1025318/1030 "2026-03-29T23:02:35Z")
Any football fans remember when the Tampa Bay Bucs won their first Super Bowl? It was against the Raiders, and they beat them bad. One disadvantage for the Raiders was that their All-Pro starting center, Barrett Robbins, didn’t play. He had mental health struggles, and had done AWOL from the team before the game. Apparently he was in Tijuana partying as if he’d already won. Anyway, Robbins died the other day. He was only 52. > **[Barret Robbins, who disappeared before Super Bowl, dies at 52, Raiders confirm](https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nfl/raiders/2026/03/27/barret-robbins-death-raiders-super-bowl/89347975007/)** > > Barret Robbins, the Raiders center whose mental health struggles led to him missing Super Bowl 37, has died at 52, according to the team. ---
**Author:** ![smithsb](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/smithsb/32/12107_2.png) [@smithsb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/smithsb)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2026, 2:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-celebrity-death-pool/1025318/1031 "2026-03-31T02:34:31Z")
# “Blue Bloods” actor **Alex Duong** dies at 42 after cancer battle multiple sources, one for the cancer searchers? ---
**Author:** ![Registered\_at\_Last](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/bc79bd/32.png) [@Registered\_at\_Last](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Registered_at_Last)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2026, 6:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-celebrity-death-pool/1025318/1032 "2026-03-31T18:56:39Z")
No points for me here (although I did get some in the themed list), not sure if anyone else had him. [Stephen Lewis, Canadian politician, diplomat and journalist, dead at 88](https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/stephen-lewis-obituary-9.7148606). Just 2 days after his son was elected leader of the federal New Democratic Party. Sounds like he was hanging on to see if the torch was passed to the third generation or not. (His father, David Lewis, was a founding member of the NDP.) ---
**Author:** ![Hatchie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hatchie/32/3983_2.png) [@Hatchie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hatchie)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2026, 4:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-celebrity-death-pool/1025318/1033 "2026-04-01T16:36:25Z")
Chuck Colson was my catty-corner neighbor; and I knew Wendell his son. So RTFirefly, you must be from Weston, MA. ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2026, 8:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-celebrity-death-pool/1025318/1034 "2026-04-01T20:19:59Z")
Nope, the school was Hollin Hills Elementary School, a couple miles south of Alexandria, VA. He wasn’t there long, a year or less. ---
**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:** [April 1, 2026, 8:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-celebrity-death-pool/1025318/1035 "2026-04-01T20:25:47Z")
Jonathan dies at age 194. May only have been 193. > **[Jonathan (tortoise)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jonathan_(tortoise))** > > Jonathan (hatched c. 1832 – April 1 2026) was a Seychelles giant tortoise (Aldabrachelys gigantea hololissa), a subspecies of the Aldabra giant tortoise (Aldabrachelys gigantea). His age was estimated to be 193 as of 2026, making him the oldest known living land animal. Jonathan resided on the island of Saint Helena, a British Overseas Territory in the South Atlantic Ocean. > Jonathan, hatched c. 1832, was brought to Saint Helena from the Seychelles (then under the British Crown colony of Mauri... ---
**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 1, 2026, 8:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-celebrity-death-pool/1025318/1036 "2026-04-01T20:34:31Z")
He doesn’t look a day over 130. ETA: Former University of Wisconsin Tight End Jack Pugh [has died at 24](https://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/48369922/former-wisconsin-te-jack-pugh-dies-24-cause-death-not-given). No cause of death was given, but he stepped away from football a few years ago, citing mental health concerns. ---
**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:** [April 1, 2026, 10:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-celebrity-death-pool/1025318/1037 "2026-04-01T22:50:35Z")
He is not dead!!! Jonathan still lives. I think. An Easter miracle? > **[Jonathan (tortoise)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jonathan_(tortoise))** > > Jonathan (hatched c. 1832) is a Seychelles giant tortoise (Aldabrachelys gigantea hololissa), a subspecies of the Aldabra giant tortoise (Aldabrachelys gigantea). His age is estimated to be 193 as of 2026, making him the oldest known living land animal. Jonathan now resides on the island of Saint Helena, a British Overseas Territory in the South Atlantic Ocean. > Jonathan, hatched c. 1832, was brought to Saint Helena from the Seychelles (then under the British Crown colony of Mauritius) in the I... ---
**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 2, 2026, 12:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-celebrity-death-pool/1025318/1038 "2026-04-02T00:48:36Z")
Is he related to the one who bears the Earth on her 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:** [April 2, 2026, 2:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-celebrity-death-pool/1025318/1039 "2026-04-02T02:22:20Z")
It’s turtles all the way down. ---
**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 4, 2026, 12:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-celebrity-death-pool/1025318/1040 "2026-04-04T00:38:25Z")
The last of the “trimates” has died: > **[Who was Biruté Galdikas? We explore the life of the primatologist – and...](https://www.discoverwildlife.com/people/who-was-birute-galdikas)** > > Primatologist and conservationist Biruté Galdikas changed the way we see orangutans – we take a look at her legacy ---
**Author:** ![Alessan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alessan/32/465_2.png) [@Alessan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alessan)\ **Post date:** [April 4, 2026, 9:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-celebrity-death-pool/1025318/1041 "2026-04-04T09:08:13Z")
Well-known Israeli songwriter, poet, author and screenwriter **Tzruya “Suki” Lahav** passed away at 74. To people outside of Israel, she’s know for briefly being a member of Bruce Springsteen’s E-Street Band in 1974-1975, playing violin in “Jungleland” and providing background vocals for other songs > **[Tzruya ‘Suki’ Lahav, writer, poet and briefly Springsteen’s violinist, dies...](https://www.timesofisrael.com/tzruya-suki-lahav-writer-poet-and-briefly-springsteens-violinist-dies-at-74/)** > > In her early 20s, before her long career as a Hebrew lyricist and author, Lahav played with the E Street Band: 'I went from kibbutz harvest music to rocking with Bruce' [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-celebrity-death-pool/1025318.md?page=51) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-celebrity-death-pool/1025318.md?page=53)