# 2026 Celebrity Death Pool

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**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")\
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**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 12, 2026, 11:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-celebrity-death-pool/1025318/1366 "2026-06-12T23:06:06Z")

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Speaking of people you already thought were dead…

> **[Gene Shalit, ‘TODAY’ show movie critic, dies at 100](https://www.nbcnews.com/pop-culture/pop-culture-news/gene-shalit-today-show-movie-critic-dies-100-rcna103405?link_source=ta_bluesky_link&taid=6a2c8ce06b7e310001c2f2e0&utm_campaign=trueanthem&utm_medium=social&utm_source=bluesky)**
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> He stood out from the TV pack with his bowties, bushy moustache and movie reviews studded with cheeky turns of phrase.

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