# Celebrity Death Pool 2020 **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Tags:** death-pool\ **Created:** [December 1, 2019, 7:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2020/844229 "2019-12-01T07:28:06Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 43
**Author:** ![mikecurtis](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mikecurtis/32/3284_2.png) [@mikecurtis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mikecurtis)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2020, 4:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2020/844229/846 "2020-07-11T16:47:14Z")
That’s why I don’t death pool anymore. My list was always such a safe haven that old or sick celebs would actually ask me to be on the list… 🙃 ---
**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:** [July 12, 2020, 3:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2020/844229/847 "2020-07-12T03:52:25Z")
> [@mikecurtis](#): > > old or sick celebs would actually ask me to be on the list Well, there is your mistake: you should have gotten your vig from them. ---
**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 13, 2020, 4:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2020/844229/848 "2020-07-13T04:05:01Z")
Elvis Presley’s grandson, Benjamin Keough, dead at 27. > **[Lisa Marie Presley’s son Benjamin Keough dead at 27](https://www.news.com.au/entertainment/celebrity-life/celebrity-kids/lisa-marie-presleys-son-benjamin-keough-dead-at-27-by-apparent-suicide/news-story/36063b442698ba91de93a310047f077d)** > > Lisa Marie Presley’s son Benjamin Keough has died aged 27 of an apparent suicide. ---
**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 13, 2020, 5:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2020/844229/849 "2020-07-13T05:32:21Z")
Kelly Preston, 57 > **[Kelly Preston Dies of Breast Cancer at 57: 'She Was a Bright, Beautiful and...](https://people.com/movies/kelly-preston-dies-of-breast-cancer-at-57/)** > > Kelly Preston died on July 12 following a two-year battle with breast cancer ---
**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:** [July 13, 2020, 5:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2020/844229/850 "2020-07-13T05:39:24Z")
[Judy Dyble, 71](https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-53382561), founding member of Fairport Convention (a band I only know of because half their members were in Jethro Tull at one time or another). ---
**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:** [July 13, 2020, 5:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2020/844229/851 "2020-07-13T05:39:57Z")
I didn’t even know she was sick. Always thought she was gorgeous. ---
**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 13, 2020, 7:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2020/844229/852 "2020-07-13T07:15:23Z")
What a day Zindzi Mandela, Nelson Mandela’s daughter, has died at 59. [https://www.google.com/amp/s/abcnews.go.com/amp/International/wireStory/zindzi-mandela-daughter-nelson-winnie-dies-59-71746873](https://www.google.com/amp/s/abcnews.go.com/amp/International/wireStory/zindzi-mandela-daughter-nelson-winnie-dies-59-71746873) ---
**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:** [July 13, 2020, 1:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2020/844229/853 "2020-07-13T13:39:27Z")
Nicole Thea, YouTube star, has [died](https://www.msn.com/en-us/entertainment/entertainment-celebrity/nicole-thea-pregnant-youtube-star-dead-at-24/ar-BB16Emoh?ocid=msedgdhp) at 24. No cause of death for the pregnant Thea has been revealed. ---
**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:** [July 13, 2020, 5:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2020/844229/854 "2020-07-13T17:08:42Z")
> [@Superdude](#): > > I didn’t even know she was sick. Always thought she was gorgeous. I’m trying to think of what I’ve seen her in. Did she have one role she is known for above all others? John Travolta might be nuts for Scientology, but he does not deserve to lose his son and his wife at early ages. I feel for the guy. ---
**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:** [July 13, 2020, 8:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2020/844229/855 "2020-07-13T20:13:38Z")
She was Tom Cruise’s girlfriend in _Jerry Maguire_ before he ended up with Renee Zellweger. ---
**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:** [July 13, 2020, 10:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2020/844229/856 "2020-07-13T22:54:12Z")
> [@Mahaloth](#): > > I’m trying to think of what I’ve seen her in. Did she have one role she is known for above all others? She was in a lot of lightweight movies in the eighties and early nineties; The Experts, 52 Pick-Up, Love at Stake, Mischief, Only You, Run, Secret Admirer, Space Camp, Spellbinder, Twins. ---
**Author:** ![needscoffee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/needscoffee/32/1076_2.png) [@needscoffee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/needscoffee)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2020, 11:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2020/844229/857 "2020-07-13T23:04:19Z")
> [@Mahaloth](#): > > I’m trying to think of what I’ve seen her in. Did she have one role she is known for above all others? She was good in For Love of the Game, with Kevin Costner. > [@](#): > > John Travolta might be nuts for Scientology, but he does not deserve to lose his son and his wife at early ages. I feel for the guy. It was reported at the time of his son’s death that Travolta’s Scientology beliefs led to his forgoing medication for his son’s seizure disorder. If that’s true, I would not feel a bit sorry for him. I hope that Kelly Preston’s cancer was properly treated according to best medical practices. (Hope this wasn’t a thread hijack) ---
**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 13, 2020, 11:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2020/844229/858 "2020-07-13T23:13:46Z")
It’s not a highly regarded movie, but I liked Nothing To Lose back in the day. ---
**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:** [July 13, 2020, 11:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2020/844229/859 "2020-07-13T23:33:39Z")
> [@needscoffee](#): > > It was reported at the time of his son’s death that Travolta’s Scientology beliefs led to his forgoing medication for his son’s seizure disorder. If that’s true, I would not feel a bit sorry for him. I hope that Kelly Preston’s cancer was properly treated according to best medical practices. I mentioned this part to my wife. We both don’t…think Scientology stops people from getting cancer treatments. ---
**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 14, 2020, 4:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2020/844229/860 "2020-07-14T04:29:44Z")
Grant Imahara of Mythbusters, 49 > **[Grant Imahara, ‘Mythbusters’ Host, Dies at 49](https://variety.com/2020/tv/news/grant-imahara-mythbusters-dead-dies-1234705834/)** > > Grant Imahara, an electrical engineer and former host on the Discovery Channel show “Mythbusters” has died at 49, a spokesperson for Discovery has confirmed to Variety. “We are he… ---
**Author:** ![Happy\_Lendervedder](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/happy_lendervedder/32/8488_2.png) [@Happy\_Lendervedder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Lendervedder)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2020, 4:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2020/844229/861 "2020-07-14T04:34:19Z")
Oh man, that’s a kick in the gut. I loved him on Mythbusters. ---
**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:** [July 14, 2020, 6:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2020/844229/862 "2020-07-14T06:06:43Z")
Naya Rivera is [confirmed](https://variety.com/2020/tv/news/naya-rivera-dead-dies-drowns-glee-1234705189/) dead at 33 ---
**Author:** ![Catamount](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/catamount/32/2840_2.png) [@Catamount](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Catamount)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2020, 11:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2020/844229/863 "2020-07-14T11:05:24Z")
Dammit. He was my favorite Mythbuster. ☹ ---
**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:** [July 14, 2020, 10:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2020/844229/864 "2020-07-14T22:47:47Z")
> [@Cazzle](#): > > Grant Imahara of Mythbusters, 49 > [Grant Imahara, 'Mythbusters' Host, Dies at 49](https://variety.com/2020/tv/news/grant-imahara-mythbusters-dead-dies-1234705834/) It says that no cause of death has been given – so, was he standing to close to the stuff when they did the thing? ---
**Author:** ![Snowboarder\_Bo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snowboarder_bo/32/229_2.png) [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2020, 10:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2020/844229/865 "2020-07-14T22:49:31Z")
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