# 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:** 62
**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:** [May 16, 2026, 3:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-celebrity-death-pool/1025318/1222 "2026-05-16T15:23:20Z")
And there was a time when I was glad he walked the Earth. JohnT, University of Georgia, class of '85. ---
**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 16, 2026, 7:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-celebrity-death-pool/1025318/1223 "2026-05-16T19:53:49Z")
The author of what’s widely considered the first underground comic book, “The Adventures of Jesus”, has not been resurrected. > **[R.I.P. underground comics pioneer Frank Stack, 1937-2026 - The Comics Journal](https://www.tcj.com/r-i-p-underground-comics-pioneer-frank-stack-1937-2026/)** > > Underground comics pioneer Frank Stack, dead at 88. As Foolbert Sturgeoun he created what was perhaps the very first underground comic book. ---
**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:** [May 17, 2026, 1:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-celebrity-death-pool/1025318/1224 "2026-05-17T01:48:18Z")
I hear ya, bro. Kent Clark, University of Missouri class of '74. ---
**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:** [May 17, 2026, 2:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-celebrity-death-pool/1025318/1225 "2026-05-17T14:03:05Z")
Bodybuilding legend Albert Beckles has flexed his last muscles, dying at 95 years old. A contemporary of Arnold Schwarzenegger in the 1970s (he’s actually about 17 years older) he competed for decades, and won a bodybuilding contest at age 60, in 1991! > **[Albert Beckles](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albert_Beckles)** > > Albert Beckles (14 July 1930 – 16 May 2026) was a Barbadian-born British IFBB pro bodybuilder and Mr. Universe. He was a three-time New York City ‘Night of Champions’ winner. Beckles was celebrated for being competitive at the top level in his fifties. He was the oldest professional male bodybuilder to win the overall of an International Federation of Bodybuilding and Fitness Professional League (IFBB Pro League) contest at the age of 60. > Beckles was born on 14 July 1930 in Barbados,\[a\] but i... I like the fact that he shows that guys who lift serous weights all their lives (and likely used steroids in the pursuit) can also live a long time. ---
**Author:** ![Stephe96](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bbe5ce/32.png) [@Stephe96](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stephe96)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2026, 5:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-celebrity-death-pool/1025318/1226 "2026-05-17T17:12:28Z")
> **[Dennis Locorriere, frontman of rock group Dr. Hook, dead at 76 after battle...](https://pagesix.com/2026/05/17/celebrity-news/dennis-locorriere-dead-at-76/)** > > The musician’s management said in a statement that he died “after a long and courageous battle with kidney disease.” ---
**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 17, 2026, 10:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-celebrity-death-pool/1025318/1227 "2026-05-17T22:45:02Z")
And he never saw his picture on the cover of the Rolling Stone. (Though, there was a caricature of the band on the cover in 1973.) ---
**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 17, 2026, 11:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-celebrity-death-pool/1025318/1228 "2026-05-17T23:30:20Z")
Okay, for us whippersnappers, please elaborate. I know he’s not the guy with the eyepatch. Listening to _Cover of the Rolling Stone_, is Dennis the guy who sang the verse about Cocaine Katie, or is he the guy with the really deep voice who says, “that sounds like us?” ---
**Author:** ![Jegpeg](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f475e1/32.png) [@Jegpeg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jegpeg)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2026, 12:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-celebrity-death-pool/1025318/1229 "2026-05-18T00:11:00Z")
I’d need to check bu I am sure I have had Scott Hastings on my list in the past. > **[Scott Hastings: Scotland rugby great dies at 61](https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/articles/ce8p60nj9e9o)** > > One of Scotland's best and most loved rugby union players, Scott Hastings, has died at 61. ---
**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, 2026, 12:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-celebrity-death-pool/1025318/1230 "2026-05-18T00:49:26Z")
Looks like the [worst serial killer](https://www.fox13seattle.com/news/wa-gary-ridgway-dying) of our time may be close to giving **Loach** 23 unique points. ---
**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:** [May 18, 2026, 2:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-celebrity-death-pool/1025318/1231 "2026-05-18T02:18:40Z")
He is up there, but Carlos The Jackal is still alive. ---
**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:** [May 18, 2026, 9:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-celebrity-death-pool/1025318/1232 "2026-05-18T09:33:41Z")
> [@Gyrate](#): > > Not dead yet, but opera singer Dame Felicity Lott has announced she has terminal cancer. That was distressingly quick. She passed away on May 15. > **[Dame Felicity Lott obituary](https://www.theguardian.com/music/2026/may/17/dame-felicity-lott-obituary)** > > Popular British soprano with a captivating stage presence hailed for her Mozart and Strauss roles ---
**Author:** ![N9IWP](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/n9iwp/32/3154_2.png) [@N9IWP](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/N9IWP)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2026, 6:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-celebrity-death-pool/1025318/1233 "2026-05-18T18:56:27Z")
Tom Kane, who voiced Yoda in the Clone Wars TV series, is one with the Force: > **['Star Wars' and 'Powerpuff Girls' Star Tom Kane Dead at 64](https://www.tmz.com/2026/05/18/tom-kane-dead/)** > > Tom Kane, the iconic voice actor best known for his work on "Star Wars" and "Powerpuff Girls," has died. Brian ---
**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 18, 2026, 10:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-celebrity-death-pool/1025318/1234 "2026-05-18T22:44:24Z")
James Robison, the "avenging angel of the religious right” has preached his last fire and brimstone sermon. Age 82. He was one of the original men who helped form the alliance between the GOP and evangelistic Christianity. I wasn’t sad to read of his passing. > **[James Robison, televangelist known as 'avenging angel of the religious...](https://religionnews.com/2026/05/18/james-robison-televangelist-known-as-avenging-angel-of-the-religious-right-died-at-82/)** > > (RNS) — Robison made headlines for his fiery preaching, his political activism — and for giving Pope Francis a high-five. ---
**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 18, 2026, 10:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-celebrity-death-pool/1025318/1235 "2026-05-18T22:46:15Z")
Mark Fuhrman, one of the key witnesses in the OJ trial, died on May 12. He was 76. > **[Mark Fuhrman, former LAPD detective who investigated O.J. Simpson, is dead](https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/mark-fuhrman-oj-simpson-detective-rcna345787)** > > Fuhrman later shouldered some of the blame for Simpson’s acquittal in 1995. The detective was later convicted of lying on the witness stand. ---
**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, 2026, 5:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-celebrity-death-pool/1025318/1236 "2026-05-19T05:45:55Z")
> [@Superdude](#): > > Okay, for us whippersnappers, please elaborate. > > I know he’s not the guy with the eyepatch. Listening to _Cover of the Rolling Stone_, is Dennis the guy who sang the verse about Cocaine Katie, or is he the guy with the really deep voice who says, “that sounds like us?” From what I understand, the only part he sings in that song is the opening line: “Hey, sugar! Tell 'em who we are.” (On a side note, that song was released about 4 years before I was born.) ---
**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, 2026, 5:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-celebrity-death-pool/1025318/1237 "2026-05-19T05:50:42Z")
G. Robert Blakey, the architect of RICO statute, is dead at 90. [https://law.nd.edu/news-events/news/in-memoriam-g-robert-blakey-william-j-and-dorothy-k-oneill-professor-of-law-emeritus-notre-dame-law-school/](https://law.nd.edu/news-events/news/in-memoriam-g-robert-blakey-william-j-and-dorothy-k-oneill-professor-of-law-emeritus-notre-dame-law-school/) ---
**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, 2026, 6:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-celebrity-death-pool/1025318/1238 "2026-05-19T06:48:35Z")
Watching [this video](https://youtu.be/KuvfIePDbgY?si=qECA4gH7jaKZ6gxH) of them performing, it appears that he says a few things towards the beginning. I think he’s the guy that says “that sounds like us,” and “right” before the first chorus, which he also sings. And if so, I think that makes him the guy who says at the end, “I can see it now…we’d be on the front, smilin’…beautiful.” I think that’s the same guy. With some of the shots, it’s hard to tell with 100% certainty. ---
**Author:** ![Rilchiam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/2bfe46/32.png) [@Rilchiam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rilchiam)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2026, 5:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-celebrity-death-pool/1025318/1239 "2026-05-19T17:56:33Z")
> [@Superdude](#): > > I know he’s not the guy with the eyepatch. Listening to _Cover of the Rolling Stone_, is Dennis the guy who sang the verse about Cocaine Katie, or is he the guy with the really deep voice who says, “that sounds like us?” Dunno about TCoRS, but he sang lead on [“When You’re In Love With a Beautiful Woman”.](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uVXVO_vF2Io&list=RDuVXVO_vF2Io&start_radio=1) ---
**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 20, 2026, 1:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-celebrity-death-pool/1025318/1240 "2026-05-20T13:29:40Z")
Barney Frank has died. > **[Barney Frank](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barney_Frank)** > > Barnett Frank (March 31, 1940 – May 20, 2026) was an American politician. He served as a member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Massachusetts from 1981 to 2013. A Democrat, Frank served as chairman of the House Financial Services Committee from 2007 to 2011 and was a leading co-sponsor of the 2010 Dodd–Frank Act. Frank, a resident of Newton, Massachusetts, was considered the most prominent gay politician in the United States during his time in Congress. > Born and raised in Bayonne,... ---
**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:** [May 20, 2026, 1:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-celebrity-death-pool/1025318/1241 "2026-05-20T13:50:32Z")
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