# 2026 Celebrity Life Pool **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Created:** [December 20, 2025, 1:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-celebrity-life-pool/1025879 "2025-12-20T01:21:44Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 3
**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:** [April 5, 2026, 4:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-celebrity-life-pool/1025879/41 "2026-04-05T16:54:20Z")
Shatner looks great. I think he can make 100. He was riding horses recently and damaged his shoulder, but got it repaired. He has, I hope, more years in him. He can be kind of a jerk or pompous at times, but the truth is, he’s also has a good reputation as well. He has worked on so many projects, I wouldn’t be surprised if he equals Christopher Lee or Donald Pleasence in terms of credits. ---
**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 13, 2026, 11:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-celebrity-life-pool/1025879/42 "2026-06-13T11:43:41Z")
Gene Shalit has left my list, 20 points went up in smoke, as reported in the **[Celebrity Death Pool](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-celebrity-death-pool/1025318/1366)**. ---
**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 13, 2026, 1:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-celebrity-life-pool/1025879/43 "2026-06-13T13:07:02Z")
Song Ping is dead at 108. ---
**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:** [July 10, 2026, 4:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-celebrity-life-pool/1025879/44 "2026-07-10T04:35:25Z")
> [@Cazzle](#): > > Derryn Hinch 2 September 1944 What I lost in the Life Pool, I gained in the Death Pool. Derryn Hinch died today, aged 82. > **[Derryn Hinch, 'human headline' and media figure, dies aged 82](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-07-10/derryn-hinch-obituary-media-broadcaster-former-politician/105893604)** > > Hinch was known for his distinctive broadcast style, his time in the Senate, and his law-breaking crusades to expose sex offenders that earned him several stints in jail. ---
**Author:** ![nearwildheaven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/90db22/32.png) [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2026, 1:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-celebrity-life-pool/1025879/45 "2026-07-31T01:38:36Z")
Dr. Art Ulene, aged 90, has broken the record for oldest person to climb Kilimanjaro. I hadn’t heard about him in a long time. > **[973 reactions · 48 shares | Dr. Art Ulene Becomes the Oldest Person to Climb...](https://www.facebook.com/mountkilimanjaroguide/videos/984935831266158/)** > > Dr. Art Ulene Becomes the Oldest Person to Climb Mount Kilimanjaro at Age 90 > > At the age of 90, retired American doctor Dr. Art Ulene achieved an incredible milestone by reaching the summit of Mount... ---
**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:** [August 29, 2026, 4:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-celebrity-life-pool/1025879/46 "2026-08-29T04:38:14Z")
Scratch Ratko Mladik from my roster. ---
**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:** [September 28, 2026, 5:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-celebrity-life-pool/1025879/47 "2026-09-28T05:07:43Z")
Mighty Sparrow bows out of my posse. ---
**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:** [September 28, 2026, 2:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-celebrity-life-pool/1025879/48 "2026-09-28T14:47:35Z")
> [@Hatchie](#): > > Mighty Sparrow bows out of my posse Did you mark it on the spreadsheet? ---
**Author:** ![Dancer\_Flight](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dancer_flight/32/7601_2.png) [@Dancer\_Flight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dancer_Flight)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2026, 3:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-celebrity-life-pool/1025879/49 "2026-09-28T15:40:13Z")
I updated it, I have a separate copy that updates recent deaths in near real-time based on wikidata. -DF ---
**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:** [September 28, 2026, 4:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-celebrity-life-pool/1025879/50 "2026-09-28T16:51:46Z")
> [@nearwildheaven](#): > > Dr. Art Ulene, aged 90, has broken the record for oldest person to climb Kilimanjaro. I hadn’t heard about him in a long time. Well, it took him a while to reach the summit. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-celebrity-life-pool/1025879.md?page=2)