# Celebrity Death Pool 2017 **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Tags:** death-pool\ **Created:** [December 1, 2016, 7:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2017/773517 "2016-12-01T07:00:03Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 45
**Author:** ![phungi](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/phungi/32/395_2.png) [@phungi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/phungi)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2017, 1:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2017/773517/881 "2017-03-03T13:16:44Z")
Near miss for Clams, a list we can all hope rises to the top of the rankings: [Al-Qaeda confirms death of senior leader in Syria](http://www.cnbc.com/2017/03/02/al-qaeda-confirms-death-of-senior-leader-in-syria-statement.html) _Al-Qaeda confirmed on Thursday that a U.S.-led coalition drone strike had killed senior leader Abu al-Khayr al-Masri_ > [@Clams](#): > > My first ever death pool entry. With gratitude to my mentor, Phungi. This is a list where you can actually root for the people to die. Drone strikes baby, drone strikes. > > 1. Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi - ISIS leader. DOB 7/28/71 > 2. Abu Musab al-Barnawi - head of ISIS/West Africa/Nigeria Division aka Boko Haram. DOB 1994 > 3. Turki al-Binali - ISIS chief religious advisor and recruiter. DOB 9/3/84 > 4. Abu Luqman- chief interrogator and emir (military commander) for ISIS (Raqqah region). DOB 1973 > ​5. ​Sirajuddin Haqqani​ - Deputy leader of Taliban/Haqqani insurgency in Afghanistan.​ ​ DOB 5/14/89 > 5. Hafiz Mohammad Saeed - co-founder of Lashkar-e-Taiba and the chief or amir of Jama’at-ud-Da’wah (Pakistani Terrorist Affiliate). DOB 6/5/50 > 6. Oussama Atar - ISIS member and mastermind of 2015-2016 Paris and Brussels attacks. DOB 1984 > 7. Ayman al-Zawahiri - leader of Al Qaeda. 6/19/51 > 8. Qasim al-Raymi - leader of Al Queda in the Arabian Peninsula (Yemen). DOB 6/5/78 > 9. Yahya Abu el Hammam - senior leader of Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM)—North Africa. DOB 9/5/78 > 10. Asim Umar - leader of Al-Qaeda in the Indian Subcontinent (AQIS)—South Asia. DOB 1975 > 11. Ahmad Umar - leader of Al Qaeda/Al-Shabaab—East Africa (Somalia). DOB 1972 > 12. Abu Mohammad al-Julani - leader of Al Qaeda/Jabhat Fateh al-Sham (JFS)—Syria. DOB 1977 > Alternate: Ezedin Abdel Aziz Khalil - senior al-Qaeda facilitator and financier based in Iran. DOB 1982 ---
**Author:** ![boffking](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/858c86/32.png) [@boffking](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/boffking)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2017, 6:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2017/773517/882 "2017-03-03T18:58:30Z")
Radio announcer Fred Fisk dead at 96. > **[Longtime Washington radio announcer Fred Fiske dead at 96](https://www.pressherald.com/2017/03/02/radio-announcer-fiske-dead-at-96/)** > > He had the longest-running radio career in Washington history. One of his most memorable coups was securing an interview with Elvis Presley on the day the rock-and-roll legend was inducted into the Army in 1958. ---
**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:** [March 3, 2017, 8:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2017/773517/883 "2017-03-03T20:13:01Z")
Oh magic **deathshroom** , you need to amend your listing: two people selected **Emperor Akihito** and one person selected **Akihito** , which I believe is the same guy. ---
**Author:** ![phungi](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/phungi/32/395_2.png) [@phungi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/phungi)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2017, 9:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2017/773517/884 "2017-03-03T21:03:55Z")
> [@eschereal](#): > > Oh magic **deathshroom** , you need to amend your listing: two people selected **Emperor Akihito** and one person selected **Akihito** , which I believe is the same guy. all flowers bloom at different times… ---
**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:** [March 3, 2017, 11:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2017/773517/885 "2017-03-03T23:53:26Z")
> [@boffking](#): > > Radio announcer Fred Fisk dead at 96. > [Longtime Washington radio announcer Fred Fiske dead at 96](http://www.pressherald.com/2017/03/02/radio-announcer-fiske-dead-at-96/) Talk about “dead air…” ---
**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:** [March 4, 2017, 12:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2017/773517/886 "2017-03-04T00:09:20Z")
> [@phungi](#): > > all flowers bloom at different times… Three of us are banking on chrysanthemums. ---
**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:** [March 4, 2017, 9:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2017/773517/887 "2017-03-04T21:44:18Z")
90s singer/musician Tommy Page has died of an apparent suicide. He was 46. > **[Tommy Page, ‘I’ll Be Your Everything’ Singer & Music Executive, Dies at 46](https://www.yahoo.com/news/tommy-page-ll-everything-singer-music-executive-dies-210947918.html)** > > Tommy Page, the pop star-turned-music executive known for the song “I’ll Be Your Everything,” has died. He was 46. Page was found dead on Friday, according to Billboard, which reports that although the cause of death was unclear, several friends... ---
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2017, 7:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2017/773517/888 "2017-03-05T19:46:16Z")
I was watching a movie on TCM this afternoon, while visiting my mother. Only saw about the last half. It was a Hitchcock movie from 1942, “Sabatouer” I didn’t really recognize any of the actors until the film was over and Ben Mankawiez(sp) came on and was giving some other details about the film. The guy who fell from the Statue of Liberty, near the end, was Norman Lloyd!! He was only 28 when he made that movie, and he’s still around, at 102. I best remember him as Dr. Auchlander from “St. Elsewhere” Several years ago I had him on my DeathPool list, when I did a theme of celebs who were at least 95. Nobody has him now, after all, he’s negative points, but dang, that guy has really hung in there. ---
**Author:** ![carnivorousplant](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnivorousplant/32/3563_2.png) [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Post date:** [March 6, 2017, 12:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2017/773517/889 "2017-03-06T00:17:17Z")
> [@Baker](#): > > he’s still around, at 102. I best remember him as Dr. Auchlander from “St. Elsewhere” Several years ago I had him on my DeathPool list, when I did a theme of celebs who were at least 95. > > Nobody has him now, after all, he’s negative points, but dang, that guy has really hung in there. Physician, heal thyself. ---
**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:** [March 6, 2017, 12:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2017/773517/890 "2017-03-06T00:29:51Z")
> [@Baker](#): > > I was watching a movie on TCM this afternoon, while visiting my mother. Only saw about the last half. It was a Hitchcock movie from 1942, “Sabatouer” I didn’t really recognize any of the actors until the film was over and Ben Mankawiez(sp) came on and was giving some other details about the film. The guy who fell from the Statue of Liberty, near the end, was Norman Lloyd!! He was only 28 when he made that movie, and he’s still around, at 102. I best remember him as Dr. Auchlander from “St. Elsewhere” Several years ago I had him on my DeathPool list, when I did a theme of celebs who were at least 95. > > Nobody has him now, after all, he’s negative points, but dang, that guy has really hung in there. We saw his most recent appearance in a silly flick called _Trainwreck_. At just one point, he was still acting (and, according to imdb, still driving). ---
**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:** [March 6, 2017, 1:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2017/773517/891 "2017-03-06T13:02:59Z")
Noted underground comix cartoonist [Jay Lynch](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jay_Lynch), dead at age 72. ---
**Author:** ![phungi](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/phungi/32/395_2.png) [@phungi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/phungi)\ **Post date:** [March 6, 2017, 4:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2017/773517/892 "2017-03-06T16:31:41Z")
> [@carnivorousplant](#): > > Physician, heal thyself. If you look at my list, you can edit this to say “Stage 4 Cancer Patient, Heal Thyself”… [Geoff Fox](http://wtnh.com/2017/02/27/geoff-fox-the-interview/) > [@](#): > > Geoff was diagnosed with Pancreatic Cancer last July, and has undergone extensive surgery to beat it. To date, he is cancer free, but undergoing treatment to keep cancer at bay. [Shannen Doherty](http://www.mirror.co.uk/3am/celebrity-news/shannen-doherty-pictured-hair-fully-9971112) > [@](#): > > Her hair has now fully grown back and a just a few days ago she said on Instagram of her battle: “Now that I’m done with chemo and radiation, the waiting game is here. Waiting for test. Waiting to see if I’m clear or not. [Brian Kennedy](http://www.independent.ie/entertainment/music/music-news/brian-kennedy-a-life-saver-to-fans-after-cancer-diagnosis-35458706.html) > [@](#): > > And speaking of his own battle with cancer, he added: “I’m in great health and doing as well as can be expected. I’m not out of the woods yet, by any means. It’s a slow process.” [Joe Simpson](http://www.bravotv.com/the-daily-dish/joe-simpson-cancer-battle-update) > [@](#): > > [http://www.bravotv.com/the-daily-dish/joe-simpson-cancer-battle-update](http://www.bravotv.com/the-daily-dish/joe-simpson-cancer-battle-update) [Sir Colin Meads](http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/87442105/Water-credited-with-beating-back-Sir-Colin-Meads-cancer-developed-by-Taranaki-farmer-from-footrot-remedy) > [@](#): > > Rugby legend Sir Colin Meads says magic water is helping him stay alive against medical predictions. ---
**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:** [March 6, 2017, 8:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2017/773517/893 "2017-03-06T20:08:35Z")
[Robert Osborne](http://www.cnn.com/2017/03/06/entertainment/robert-osbourne/index.html?adkey=bn), host of _Turner Classic Movies_ for 23 years, has died at 84. ---
**Author:** ![phungi](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/phungi/32/395_2.png) [@phungi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/phungi)\ **Post date:** [March 6, 2017, 8:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2017/773517/894 "2017-03-06T20:13:32Z")
No takers for Jay Lynch or Robert Osborne… ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Pig](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c57346/32.png) [@Little\_Pig](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Pig)\ **Post date:** [March 6, 2017, 10:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2017/773517/895 "2017-03-06T22:10:25Z")
> [@Superdude](#): > > [Robert Osborne](http://www.cnn.com/2017/03/06/entertainment/robert-osbourne/index.html?adkey=bn), host of _Turner Classic Movies_ for 23 years, has died at 84. Shit! Well that just ruined my entire f-u-c-k-i-n-g day. ---
**Author:** ![Quartz](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/quartz/32/267_2.png) [@Quartz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quartz)\ **Post date:** [March 6, 2017, 11:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2017/773517/896 "2017-03-06T23:43:42Z")
[Martin McGuinness](https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2017/mar/06/martin-mcguinness-sinn-fein-seriously-ill-hospital-reports), 66, is seriously ill. ---
**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:** [March 7, 2017, 6:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2017/773517/897 "2017-03-07T06:23:08Z")
[Thomas Starzl](https://www.nytimes.com/2017/03/05/science/dr-thomas-e-starzl-pioneering-liver-surgeon-dies-at-90.html), first surgeon to attempt a liver transplant, and a few years later perform the first fully successful liver transplant, dead at 90. ---
**Author:** ![Rick\_Kitchen](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rick_kitchen/32/522_2.png) [@Rick\_Kitchen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rick_Kitchen)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2017, 6:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2017/773517/898 "2017-03-07T06:38:38Z")
Former pop star and record exec Tommy Page has died at age 46, reportedly via suicide. > **[Veteran music executive and former pop star Tommy Page dies](https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/veteran-music-executive-and-former-pop-star-tommy-page-dies)** > > Tommy Page, a former pop star whose song "I'll Be Your Everything" went to No. 1 in 1990 and who later became a record company executive, publisher of Billboard magazine, a vice president at Pandora and an executive at The Village Voice, has died. ---
**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:** [March 7, 2017, 1:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2017/773517/899 "2017-03-07T13:47:41Z")
> [@Rick\_Kitchen](#): > > Former pop star and record exec Tommy Page has died at age 46, reportedly via suicide. > > [Veteran music executive and former pop star Tommy Page dies | Fox News](http://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/2017/03/05/veteran-music-executive-and-former-pop-star-tommy-page-dies.html) Psst! Post #887 ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Pig](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c57346/32.png) [@Little\_Pig](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Pig)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2017, 2:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2017/773517/900 "2017-03-07T14:38:59Z")
Judge Thomas "[The Prick"](https://www.nytimes.com/2017/03/06/nyregion/thomas-platt-judge-who-fined-striking-air-traffic-controllers-dies.html) Platt bites the dust leaving 9 points on the board. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2017/773517.md?page=44) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2017/773517.md?page=46)