# 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:** 86
**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:** [August 18, 2026, 7:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-celebrity-death-pool/1025318/1702 "2026-08-18T19:22:42Z")
Well, Shit! That sucks, but Frank had some pretty bad issues. So long, Buddy. ---
**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:** [August 18, 2026, 9:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-celebrity-death-pool/1025318/1703 "2026-08-18T21:35:20Z")
ZZ Top now Beardless? ---
**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:** [August 18, 2026, 9:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-celebrity-death-pool/1025318/1704 "2026-08-18T21:56:16Z")
That’s 2/3 members who’ve died. Dusty Hill died in 2021. Billy Gibbons, the lead guitarist and singer, is the only one left out of their classic lineup. ---
**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:** [August 18, 2026, 9:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-celebrity-death-pool/1025318/1705 "2026-08-18T21:59:19Z")
The band has a good apprenticeship program. Dusty’s guitar tech took over as the bass player. While Frank was dealing with his health issues his drum tech took over and presumably will continue to be the drummer. Promote from within. ---
**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:** [August 18, 2026, 10:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-celebrity-death-pool/1025318/1706 "2026-08-18T22:29:17Z")
Playing The Six Pack in remembrance. I wonder who inherits Top Dog? (Frank’s dog. Used to come out on stage) ---
**Author:** ![nearwildheaven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/90db22/32.png) [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2026, 10:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-celebrity-death-pool/1025318/1707 "2026-08-18T22:49:57Z")
My own favorite ZZ Top story: They were extras in “Sharknado 2”, in a subway crowd scene. ---
**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:** [August 19, 2026, 1:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-celebrity-death-pool/1025318/1708 "2026-08-19T01:44:10Z")
They seemed to like being extras. They wrote a song for Back to the Future 3, and were in town near where they were shooting for a completely unrelated reason, but stopped by the set and convinced Zemeckis to let them join the band at the town fair as a cameo. ---
**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:** [August 19, 2026, 1:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-celebrity-death-pool/1025318/1709 "2026-08-19T01:45:35Z")
> **[Zale Parry, Pioneering Scuba Diver and ‘Sea Hunt’ Actress, Dies at 93](https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/zale-parry-dead-scuba-diver-sea-hunt-1236655098/)** > > A record-setting plunge got her on ‘You Bet Your Life’ with Groucho Marx, followed by work in ‘Boy on a Dolphin,’ ‘Underwater Warrior’ and ‘Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea.’ ---
**Author:** ![IvyOfPoison](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ivyofpoison/32/20489_2.png) [@IvyOfPoison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/IvyOfPoison)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2026, 6:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-celebrity-death-pool/1025318/1710 "2026-08-19T06:04:48Z")
Ironically, Frank Beard was the member of ZZ Top who didn’t have a beard. ---
**Author:** ![DesertDog](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/desertdog/32/11503_2.png) [@DesertDog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DesertDog)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2026, 6:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-celebrity-death-pool/1025318/1711 "2026-08-19T06:53:34Z")
He grew a very short goatee circa 2014 but nothing like the other two had. I wondered from time to time whether it was an ironic choice or not. Earle Bailey, the afternoon deejay on SiriusXM’s Classic Vinyl announced Beard’s death, gave a short eulogy, then spun up “Legs.” ---
**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:** [August 19, 2026, 8:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-celebrity-death-pool/1025318/1712 "2026-08-19T08:21:51Z")
I guess he is not widely known outside Spain, despite winning numerous international awards, but he deserves a mention nonetheless: Juan Tamariz, magician _extraordinaire_ and a good person, died yesterday aged 83. > **[Juan Tamariz dies at 83, the magician who turned card magic into a popular...](https://www.democrata.es/en/current-events/juan-tamariz-dies-at-83-the-magician-who-turned-card-magic-into-a-popular-phenomenon/)** > > His daughter Ana Tamariz has confirmed the death of the illusionist in Madrid. World champion of card magic, the artist marked several generations with his appearances on television and his work as a master of magicians. Another sad departure. ---
**Author:** ![Thumper668](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thumper668/32/20803_2.png) [@Thumper668](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thumper668)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2026, 12:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-celebrity-death-pool/1025318/1713 "2026-08-19T12:23:58Z")
> [@Pardel-Lux](#): > > I guess he is not widely known outside Spain Very well known in the magic community. ---
**Author:** ![notfrommensa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/f14d63/32.png) [@notfrommensa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/notfrommensa)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2026, 8:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-celebrity-death-pool/1025318/1714 "2026-08-19T20:58:23Z")
I had OJ Brigance on my list. I will take the 44 pts ---
**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:** [August 19, 2026, 9:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-celebrity-death-pool/1025318/1715 "2026-08-19T21:42:43Z")
Glad to hear that. Deservedly so, IMO. I have watched today some of his appearances abroad. Despite relying so much on his speech based humour he was great even when not in front of a Spanish speaking audience. He really had something. ---
**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:** [August 21, 2026, 1:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-celebrity-death-pool/1025318/1716 "2026-08-21T01:31:48Z")
Nancy Kissinger. 92. > **[Nancy Kissinger](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nancy_Kissinger)** > > Nancy Sharon Kissinger (née Maginnes; April 13, 1934 – August 20, 2026) was an American philanthropist and Rockefeller political aide, and the wife of U.S. secretary of state Henry Kissinger, who served in that role 1973-1977. The couple married on March 30, 1974, in Arlington, Virginia. Nancy Maginnes was born in Manhattan and raised in White Plains, New York. She attended The Masters School in Dobbs Ferry, New York. Her parents were Agnes (born McKinley) and Albert Bristol Maginnes, a wealthy l... ---
**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:** [August 21, 2026, 5:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-celebrity-death-pool/1025318/1717 "2026-08-21T05:05:33Z")
> **[Mark Rydell, Oscar-Nominated Director of ‘On Golden Pond,’ Dies at 97](https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/mark-rydell-dead-golden-pond-cinderella-liberty-the-rose-1236673846/)** > > The onetime soap star on 'As the World Turns' also helmed 'Cinderella Liberty,' 'The Rose' and John Wayne's 'The Cowboys.' ---
**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:** [August 21, 2026, 5:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-celebrity-death-pool/1025318/1718 "2026-08-21T05:16:31Z")
I am shocked to hear… …that Mark Rydell had been alive earlier this month. ---
**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:** [August 22, 2026, 9:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-celebrity-death-pool/1025318/1719 "2026-08-22T09:41:42Z")
Nancy Kassebaum, 94. > **[Nancy Kassebaum](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nancy_Kassebaum)** > > Nancy Josephine Kassebaum Baker (née Landon; July 29, 1932 – August 21, 2026) was an American politician from Kansas who served as a member of the United States Senate from 1978 to 1997. She was the daughter of Alf Landon, who was Governor of Kansas from 1933 to 1937 and the 1936 Republican nominee for president, and the widow of former U.S. Senate Majority Leader and diplomat Howard Baker. With her victory in the 1978 U.S. Senate election in Kansas, Kassebaum entered the national spotlight as ... ---
**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:** [August 22, 2026, 12:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-celebrity-death-pool/1025318/1720 "2026-08-22T12:39:06Z")
Michael Wright: zero heartbeats. > **[Actor Michael Wright of ‘The Five Heartbeats’ dies, Wife leads tributes](https://www.newsweek.com/actor-michael-wright-five-heartbeats-dead-cause-of-death-wife-tributes-12355706)** > > Wright's wife confirmed his death in a post to Instagram on Friday, writing: "Michael, your work will live forever," ---
**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:** [August 22, 2026, 6:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-celebrity-death-pool/1025318/1721 "2026-08-22T18:35:16Z")
> [@Biotop](#): > > Nancy Kassebaum, 94. The daughter of Alf Landon, she was the first woman Senator elected from Kansas. She was also a true moderate. She led an unsuccessful effort to curb the deficit during the Reagan years, and she was instrumental in passing a law that enabled workers to get health insurance regardless of pre-existing conditions. She endorsed Democratic governor Laura Kelly in 2018 and 2022, was critical of Trump, and endorsed Harris for president in 2024. Kansas has not had a decent Senator since she retired in 1996. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-celebrity-death-pool/1025318.md?page=85) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-celebrity-death-pool/1025318.md?page=87)