# 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:** 70
**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:** [June 15, 2026, 1:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-celebrity-death-pool/1025318/1382 "2026-06-15T13:39:08Z")
Alf’s mother, Anne Schedeen, is dead at 77: > **[Anne Schedeen cause of death: How did ALF actress die at 77? What her family...](https://www.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/hollywood/anne-schedeen-cause-of-death-how-did-alf-actress-die-at-77-what-her-family-said-101781507971259.html)** > > Anne Schedeen, who starred as matriarch Kate Tanner on NBC’s ALF (1986-’90), has died at the age of 77. | Hollywood ---
**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:** [June 15, 2026, 2:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-celebrity-death-pool/1025318/1383 "2026-06-15T14:40:27Z")
Roy Hattersley, significant UK Labour politician, dead at 93. > **[Roy Hattersley, former Labour deputy leader, dies aged 93](https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cvgq1egykr9o)** > > Paying tribute, Sir Keir Starmer said Lord Hattersley "was a giant of the Labour movement". ---
**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:** [June 15, 2026, 6:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-celebrity-death-pool/1025318/1384 "2026-06-15T18:55:35Z")
> [@Superdude](#): > > Bonnie Tyler, who had three huge hits with _Total Eclipse of the Heart, Holding Out for a Hero,_ and _It’s A Heartache,_ is currently in a medically-induced coma after [undergoing emergency intestinal surgery in Portugal.](https://ew.com/bonnie-tyler-hospitalized-emergency-intestinal-surgery-11968484) Update: Bonnie Tyler has [come out of her coma a month later](https://ew.com/bonnie-tyler-wakes-from-coma-month-after-surgery-11998214), though reports say she’s still “very unwell.” ---
**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:** [June 15, 2026, 8:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-celebrity-death-pool/1025318/1385 "2026-06-15T20:30:34Z")
I’d never heard of this guy, but honestly, his death comes as no surprise. > **[Extreme athlete known for performance with Madonna dies in Base jumping...](https://apple.news/APuUgSDQWRL2p-GRv6qLhdg)** > > Andy Lewis, also known for slacklining and tricklining, and an unidentified man were killed in accident in Utah canyon ---
**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:** [June 15, 2026, 8:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-celebrity-death-pool/1025318/1386 "2026-06-15T20:38:51Z")
> [@Pardel-Lux](#): > > Alf’s mother, Anne Schedeen, is dead at 77 Per the family (My bold) > [@](#): > > It is with the heaviest of hearts that we share Annie has passed peacefully. She leaves behind an extraordinary legacy of creative energy, whip smart humor, delight in her family, adoration for little dogs, **burning hatred for Trump** , passion for second-hand thrifting, and love for a good story. We are bereft without her. We loved her so so much, as did all who met her. > **['Alf' actress Anne Schedeen dies at 77, family says she left behind 'burning...](https://apple.news/Asl81pWcqQXqv9nm-mlAPhA)** > > "We are bereft without her. We loved her so so much, as did all who met her," the family's announcement read. ---
**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:** [June 16, 2026, 12:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-celebrity-death-pool/1025318/1387 "2026-06-16T00:28:32Z")
She wasn’t Alf’s mom. She was Lyn and Brian’s mom on the show ALF. Alf himself (real name Gordon Shumway) was a freeloader living in their garage. ---
**Author:** ![Cazzle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cazzle/32/75_2.png) [@Cazzle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cazzle)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2026, 12:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-celebrity-death-pool/1025318/1388 "2026-06-16T00:43:39Z")
Huh. Somehow, I misremembered his name as ‘Gordon Sumner’. I was convinced the ALF character had been named after Sting for reasons unknown. RIP ALF’s landlady. ---
**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:** [June 16, 2026, 12:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-celebrity-death-pool/1025318/1389 "2026-06-16T00:56:12Z")
I got excited there for a minute. I looked it up and I have Andy Bell. ---
**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:** [June 16, 2026, 2:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-celebrity-death-pool/1025318/1390 "2026-06-16T02:24:22Z")
> [@GuanoLad](#): > > She wasn’t Alf’s mom. She was Lyn and Brian’s mom on the show ALF. Alf himself (real name Gordon Shumway) was a freeloader living in their garage. Yeah, I saw this earlier. They meant Alf’s(the show’s) mom. ---
**Author:** ![John\_DiFool](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_difool/32/19543_2.png) [@John\_DiFool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_DiFool)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2026, 2:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-celebrity-death-pool/1025318/1391 "2026-06-16T02:26:10Z")
> [@Cazzle](#): > > Somehow, I misremembered his name as ‘Gordon Sumner’. Sting’s birth name. ---
**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:** [June 16, 2026, 1:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-celebrity-death-pool/1025318/1392 "2026-06-16T13:03:58Z")
> [@John\_DiFool](#): > > Sting’s birth name Yes, he said as such. I would love to see a Sting-Alf duet, though. ---
**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:** [June 16, 2026, 4:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-celebrity-death-pool/1025318/1393 "2026-06-16T16:49:21Z")
[Corey Feldman has been hospitalized](https://ew.com/corey-feldman-reportedly-hospitalized-after-medical-emergency-on-flight-to-los-angeles-11998990) after suffering a medical emergency on a flight from Chicago to Las Angeles. Initial speculation was pancreatitis or gallstones. Gallstones have since been ruled out. ---
**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:** [June 17, 2026, 5:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-celebrity-death-pool/1025318/1394 "2026-06-17T17:32:12Z")
Comedian Tom Dreesen’s children have apparently posted on Facebook that he has died. No confirmation of this from any news media that I could find. > **[Comedian Tom Dreesen](https://www.facebook.com/ComedianTomDreesen/posts/pfbid0J5tKY2iJW2fZcwiT469CSS1QQcKgvJendpWquswS2XTnyW57qFUUbC7vrhKh2eFMl?rdid=7djCIYgosS5KEaRq&share_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fshare%2Fp%2F1DpArD9Qgb%2F)** > > My sister and I regret to inform you that our father passed away at 5:50 this morning. He wanted you all to know how much joy you brought him through the years. He said to tell you that he loved... ---
**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:** [June 17, 2026, 6:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-celebrity-death-pool/1025318/1395 "2026-06-17T18:23:05Z")
People and WGN have now reported this as well. [https://people.com/tom-dreesen-dead-stand-up-comedian-and-charactor-actor-86-12000936](https://people.com/tom-dreesen-dead-stand-up-comedian-and-charactor-actor-86-12000936) ---
**Author:** ![billiefan2000](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e8c25b/32.png) [@billiefan2000](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/billiefan2000)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2026, 6:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-celebrity-death-pool/1025318/1396 "2026-06-17T18:23:07Z")
> **[Daveigh Chase, 'The Ring' and 'Lilo and Stitch' star, dies at 35](https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/movies/2026/06/17/daveigh-chase-dead-the-ring-lilo-and-stitch-movies/90592282007/)** > > Daveigh Chase, the young actress best known for "The Ring" and "Lilo & Stitch," has died at 35. This was one of my alternates 😢 ---
**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:** [June 17, 2026, 6:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-celebrity-death-pool/1025318/1397 "2026-06-17T18:39:12Z")
She also voiced the main character for the English dub of Spirited Away, one of Hayao Miyazaki’s biggest films. ---
**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:** [June 17, 2026, 6:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-celebrity-death-pool/1025318/1398 "2026-06-17T18:43:07Z")
And was Jake Gyllenhaal’s youngest sister in _Donnie Darko_. ---
**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:** [June 17, 2026, 6:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-celebrity-death-pool/1025318/1399 "2026-06-17T18:51:18Z")
He’s no longer feeling stronger every day. > **[Walter Parazaider Dead: Founding Member Of Rock Band Chicago Was 81](https://deadline.com/2026/06/walter-parazaider-dead-1236958234/)** > > Walter Parazaider, a founding member of the jazz-rock band Chicago, died from Alzheimers disease June 17, while in hospice care. He was 81. ---
**Author:** ![commasense](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/commasense/32/3017_2.png) [@commasense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/commasense)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2026, 4:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-celebrity-death-pool/1025318/1400 "2026-06-18T04:22:34Z")
Dreesen was often on David Letterman, and I always thought the only reason was that Dave felt he owed an old friend a favor, because IMHO Dreesen was never very funny or entertaining. He usually told some mildly amusing story about Frank Sinatra, as if to show off that they had been pals. He may have been a wonderful guy, and even a good comedian, but you wouldn’t know it if (like me) all you saw were his Letterman appearances. ---
**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:** [June 18, 2026, 12:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-celebrity-death-pool/1025318/1401 "2026-06-18T12:07:41Z")
> [@commasense](#): > > Dreesen was often on David Letterman, and I always thought the only reason was that Dave felt he owed an old friend a favor, because IMHO Dreesen was never very funny or entertaining. He usually told some mildly amusing story about Frank Sinatra, as if to show off that they had been pals. > > He may have been a wonderful guy, and even a good comedian, but you wouldn’t know it if (like me) all you saw were his Letterman appearances. He was definitely from a different era of comedy although he was on the young side of that era. He was in the transition from the Joey Bishop/Shecky Green era to more modern comedy. I think Letterman liked Dreesen for that and because Johnny liked him and had him on a lot. I didn’t find him very funny either on the couch or doing his act. Of note is the fact that he was part of one of the first interracial comedy duos with Tim Reid as his partner. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-celebrity-death-pool/1025318.md?page=69) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-celebrity-death-pool/1025318.md?page=71)