Celebrity Death Pool 2017

Hanging on to a second straight top 20 in 2016. Good luck to all in 2017.

[del]Fidel Castro - Death Pool Original - August 13, 1926[/del] Sorry, force of habit
Carol Burnett - Comedienne Extraordinaire - April 26, 1933
Abdelaziz Bouteflika - President of Algeria - March 2, 1937
Clive James - Author who’s still not dead yet - October 7, 1939
Omar al-Bashir - President of Sudan - January 1, 1944
Carl Palmer - Drummer/Sole Survivor Emerson, Lake & Palmer - March 20, 1950
Chris Mortensen - ESPN reporter - November 7, 1951
Randy Travis - Singer - May 4. 1959
Andy Taylor - Guitarist (Duran Duran) - February 16, 1961
Boy George - Singer (Culture Club) - June 14, 1961
Leif Garrett - Singer - November 8, 1961
Gord Downie, Singer (The Tragically Hip) - February 6, 1964
Shannen Doherty - Actress - April 12, 1971
Lamar Odom - Former NBA Player/Drug Tester - November 6, 1979
Carol Burnett
Abdelaziz Bouteflika
Clive James
Omar al-Bashir
Carl Palmer
Chris Mortensen
Randy Travis
Andy Taylor
Boy George
Leif Garrett
Gord Downie
Shannen Doherty
Lamar Odom

Alternate
Michael Schumaker

I’m in. This list may or may not be final:

Joost van der Westhuizen (b. 2/20/71)
Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi (b. 7/28/71)
Johnathan Szeles (b. 9/9/58)
Bryan Murray (b. 12/5/42)
Fernando Ricksen (dutch soccer star) (b. 7/27/76)
Ray Blacklock (Australian rugby star) 4/16/55
Danny Delport (South African/Rhodesian rugby star) age 63
John “TotalBiscuit” Bain (b. 7/8/84)
Jeff Lowe (b. 9/13/50)
Gord Downie (b. 2/6/64)
Shannen Doherty (b. 4/12/71)
Michael Schumacher (b. 1/3/69)
Ben Suisala (age 25)

Alternates:
Turki al-Binali (b. 9/3/84)
Valerie Harper (b. 8/22/39)
Clean list:

Joost van der Westhuizen
Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi
Johnathan Szeles
Bryan Murray
Fernando Ricksen
Ray Blacklock
Danny Delport
John Bain
Jeff Lowe
Gord Downie
Shannen Doherty
Michael Schumacher
Ben Suisala

Alternates:
Turki al-Binali
Valerie Harper

Down to 23 on my list. I guess it’s time to edit.

John Stossel
Gregg Allman
Shelley Duvall
Terry Jones
Donald Trump
Jimmy Snuka
Valerie Harper
Rev. Billy Graham
Glenn Campbell
Shannen Doherty
William “Refrigerator” Perry
Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI
Pat Robertson

Alt:
Val Kilmer
Michael Schumacher
Tim Curry

Ben Suisala has been “questioned” as being a celeb only on the basis of his illness

I had an ok list from last year so I have to fill some holes, so to speak. I took a few off because they seem to be immortal.

  1. Gord Downie -Tragically Sick Canadian
  2. Stefan Karl Steffanson -kids show bad guy I was forced to watch
  3. Chris Mortensen - sports broadcaster
  4. Leon White -Big Van Vader wrestler
  5. Mel Sottlemeyer Sr -I have to jump on the bandwagon
  6. Holly Rowe -ESPN reporter
  7. Jimmy Snuka -wrestler, murderer
  8. Clive James -author, broadcaster
  9. The Amazing Jonathan -I’ve kept alive for a couple of years now
  10. Norm Clarke -gossip columnist
  11. Vivian Campbell -Del Leopard
  12. Malcolm Young -either AC or DC I forget
  13. Bart Starr - NFL hall of fame

In case of a last minute blood bath:
Gary Dourdan
Jim Kelly
Tommy Chong

Gord Downie
Stefan Karl Steffanson
Chris Mortensen
Leon White
Mel Sottlemeyer Sr
Holly Rowe
Jimmy Snuka
Clive James
The Amazing Jonathan
Norm Clarke
Vivian Campbell
Malcolm Young
Bart Starr

FWIW, I was the poster who first posted Lauren Hill and was disappointed that she was disallowed. In fairness I think Ben Suisala should be DQed for the same reason.

Shauna Hoare
Tara Palmer Tomkinson
John Bain
Joost van der Westhuizen
Ruth Bader Ginsburg
Kim Jong-Un
Shaun Greatbatch
Jamie MacDonald
Paul Gascoigne
Ronnie Campbell
Nick Boles
Angelo Bissessarsingh
Ben Suisala

Brian Binley
John Szeles The Amazing Jonathan
Ali Carter

I’ve left Ben Suisala in in the expectation that he will be disallowed and replaced by Brian Binley. I’m not sure that he should be as he was of note before his illness but I’ll leave the decision as to sufficient note to others.

After 16 years of following the Death Pool, I finally registered with the SDMB to post a list. It’s a bit last-minute, but I decided to go with a themed list of cast members of the Mary Tyler Moore Show and its spinoffs. Below are my picks with actor/actress name, character name and date of birth.

From the original:

Mary Tyler Moore (Mary Richards) - December 29, 1936
Valerie Harper (Rhoda Morgenstern) - August 22, 1939
Cloris Leachman (Phyllis Lindstrom) - April 30, 1926
Ed Asner (Lou Grant) November 15, 1929
Gavin MacLeod (Murray Slaughter) February 28, 1931
Georgia Engel (Georgette Franklin Baxter) July 28, 1948
Betty White (Sue Ann Nivens) January 17, 1922
Joyce Bulifant (Marie Slaughter, Murray’s wife) December 16, 1937
John Amos (Gordy the weather man) December 27, 1939

From the spinoffs:

Rhoda-
Ray Buktenica (Benny Goodwin, sometime boyfriend of Brenda) August 6, 1943

Phyllis-
Carmine Caridi (Dan Velenti, Phyllis’ boss) January 23, 1934
Garn Stephens (Harriett Hastings, Phyllis’ co-worker & friend) April 10, 1936

Lou Grant-
Robert Walden (Joe Rossi, reporter) September 25, 1943

Alternates:
Lisa Gerritsen (Bess Lindstrom, Phyllis’ daughter, appeared both on Phyllis and the MTM Show) December 21, 1957
Jack Bannon (Art Donovan, assistant city editor on Lou Grant) June 14, 1940
Julie Kavner (Rhoda’s sister Brenda on Rhoda, now better known as Marge Simpson) September 7, 1950

Clean List:

Mary Tyler Moore
Valerie Harper
Cloris Leachman
Ed Asner
Gavin MacLeod
Georgia Engel
Betty White
Joyce Bulifant
John Amos
Ray Buktenica
Carmine Caridi
Garn Stephens
Robert Walden

Alternates:
Lisa Gerritsen
Jack Bannon
Julie Kavner

Here we go again! Convinced my husband to join the fun this year too.

Shannen Doherty
Gregg Allman
Gord Downie
Robert Yates
Val Kilmer
Debbie Rowe
Jimmy Snuka
Johnny Manziel
Paul Gascoigne
John Hurt
Kanye West
Joost van der Westhuizen
Malcolm Young

Alternates:
Tim Curry
Brian Wilson
Jonathan Rhys Meyers

Big Van Vader(Leon White)
Shannen Doherty
Trace Adkins
Kanye West
Val Kilmer
Toni Braxton
O J Simpson
Greg Allman
Rob Kardashian
Lindsay Lohan
Glen Campbell
Lamar Odom
Johnny Manziel

Alternates

Bobby Brown
Charlie Sheen
Justin Bieber

Let’s do this!

I wanted to select Australian cartoonist Larry Pickering but I can’t find a more exact birthdate for him than 1942; I dropped him altogether because of that. When he dies this year I’ll act like I totally had him even though I didn’t.

Richard O’Sullivan - born 5 July 1944 - English actor
Lee Radziwell - born 3 March 1933 - American socialite
Albert Finney - born 5 September 1936 - English actor
John Laws - born 8 August 1935 - Australian broadcaster
Clive James - born 10 July 1939 - Australian author
Alan Jones - born 13 April 1941 - Australian broadcaster
Sean Connery - born 25 August 1930 - Scottish actor
Valerie Harper - born 22 August 1939 - American actor
The Amazing Johnathon - born 9 September 1958 - American stand up comedian and magician
Ben Cousins - born 30 June 1978 - Australian footballer
Priscilla Presley - born 24 May 1945 - American actor
Gord Downie - born 6 February 1964 - Canadian musician
Shannen Doherty - born 12 April 1971 - American actor

Alts:
Malcolm Young - born 6 January 1953 - Australian musician
Rolf Harris - born 30 March 1930 - Australian entertainer

Clean list
Richard O’Sullivan
Lee Radziwell
Albert Finney
John Laws
Clive James
Alan Jones
Sean Connery
Valerie Harper
The Amazing Johnathon
Ben Cousins
Priscilla Presley
Gord Downie
Shannen Doherty

Alts
Malcolm Young
Rolf Harris

Gord Downie
Wes Scantlin
Greg Kihn
Joe Kapp
Jo Anne Worley
Rod Carew
Alain Robert
Stephen Michael Gleason
Val Kilmer
Robin Roberts
Michael Schumacher
Randy Travis
Slim Dunlap

alt
Steven Patrick Morrissey

Loach;

Please add

Ross Perot

to the top of my list.

2017 List

[del]William Christopher[/del] (damn it)
Kerry Goode
Amazing Johnathan
Jinmy Snuka
Leah Bracknell
Chris Mortensen
Ben Suisala
Tim Shaw
Michael Soles
Steve Gleason
Mel Stottlemyer Sr
Joost van der Westhuizen
Pete Frates
Willie Mays

Alternates

Stephen Hawking (if Ben Suisala is disqualified as bona fide pick)
Valerie Harper
John Hurt
Put together at last moment

From the Bullpen:

“Smilin’” Stan Lee 12/28/1922
“Joltin’” Joe Sinnott 10/16/1926
“Sturdy” Steve Ditko 11/2/1927
“Mirthful” Marie Severin 8/21/1929
“Jazzy” John Romita Sr. 1/24/1930
“Laughin’” Larry Lieber 10/26/1931
“Our Pal” Sal Buscema 1/26/1936
“Jaunty” Jim Steranko 11/5/1938
“Active” Alex Nino 5/1/1940
“Rascally” Roy Thomas 11/22/1940
“Nefarious” Neal Adams 6/15/1941
“Groovy” Gary Friedrich 8/21/1943
“Lanky” Frank Miller 1/27/1957

Alternate:

“Dandy” Denny O’Neil 5/3/1939

Clean list:

Stan Lee
Joe Sinnott
Steve Ditko
Marie Severin
John Romita Sr.
Larry Lieber
Sal Buscema
Jim Steranko
Alex Nino
Roy Thomas
Neal Adams
Gary Friedrich
Frank Miller

Alt:

Dennis O’Neil

Excelsior!

Yes. I wasn’t sure if you got the edited list,

I am leaving Baker but I took out Kirk Douglas because he has already turned 100.
NEW, FINAL LIST:

Sumner Redstone
Charlie Sheen
Karl Rove
Dick Cheney
Jimmy Carter
Hal Holbrook
Ginger Baker
George H.W. Bush
Frances Sternhagen
Shelley Duvall
Paul Dooley
Val Kilmer
Martin Scorsese

Lamar Odom
Ted Cruz
Burt Renyolds
George H.W. Bush
Clint Eastwood
Paula Deen
Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi
Josh Duggar
Hugh Heffner
Bill Cosby
Donald Trump
Dick Cheney
Joseph Ratzinger

alts
David Hasselhoff
Kim Jong-un

Yes. Labeouf.