# The Celebrity Death Pool 2012 **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Tags:** death-pool\ **Created:** [December 1, 2011, 6:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2012/604679 "2011-12-01T06:00:38Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 44
**Author:** ![Tribey72](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/9d8465/32.png) [@Tribey72](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tribey72)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2012, 10:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2012/604679/861 "2012-01-30T10:39:46Z")
> [@Fear\_Itself](#): > > 1. Brian O’Connor, Eagles of Death Metal bassist > 2. Dennis “Fergie” Frederiksen, 60, singer for Toto > 3. Suanoi Sor Tanapinyo, 20, undeafeated youth flyweight boxing champion > 4. John Kaplan, 52, a Pulitzer Prize-winning photographer > 5. Gary Carter, 57, Hall of Fame catcher with the NY Mets > 6. Kurtis Haiu, 27, New Zealand rugby star > 7. Darrel Akerfelds, 59, San Diego Padres bullpen coach > 8. Robert Benmosche, 67, AIG CEO > 9. Geir H. Haarde, 60, former Prime Minister of Iceland > 10. Robin Gibb, 62, co-founder of the BeeGees > 11. Ethan Zohn, 38, Survivor winner > 12. Jon Lord, 70, one of the founders of Deep Purple > 13. Bill Merritt, bassist for Mood Jga Jga > > Alternates: > > 1. Robin Gibb > 2. Abdelbaset Ali Mohmed Al Megrahi, Lockerbie bomber > > Brian O’Connor > Dennis Frederiksen > Suanoi Sor Tanapinyo > John Kaplan > Gary Carter > Kurtis Haiu > Darrel Akerfelds > Robert Benmosche > Geir H. Haarde > Robin Gibb > Ethan Zohn > Jon Lord > Bill Merritt > > Alternates: > > Terry Pratchett > Abdelbaset Ali Mohmed Al Megrahi Just found this site and game researching my own entry for a game we have Down Under - heavily catagorised, age restricted catagories, bonus points for unique picks…blah blah blah…anyway… Looking for a hattrick of Death Comp wins after saluting in 2010 and 2011 and to enter Brian O’Connor of the Eagles of Death Metal onto my list, i need his date or at the very least, his year of birth… You reckon the internet would give up that valuable piece of information, but no! Would anyone be able to help me out here?? And yes, I have checked his wiki page 🙂 Our entry closes January 31st 11.59pm, so I have 26 hours…if anyone could help, it would be greatly appreciated. And I look forward to entering here next year. ---
**Author:** ![TexCat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/texcat/32/9041_2.png) [@TexCat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TexCat)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2012, 4:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2012/604679/862 "2012-01-30T16:07:19Z")
[“Brian is 44…”](http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/2010/sep/16/us-musicians-healthcare-insurance-vic-chestnutt) ---
**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:** [January 30, 2012, 4:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2012/604679/863 "2012-01-30T16:22:36Z")
> [@TexCat](#): > > [“Brian is 44…”](http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/2010/sep/16/us-musicians-healthcare-insurance-vic-chestnutt) as of 16 September 2010… this would make him somewhere in the 45-46 range… ---
**Author:** ![Duckster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/duckster/32/1244_2.png) [@Duckster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Duckster)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2012, 4:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2012/604679/864 "2012-01-31T04:35:05Z")
> [@](#): > > Brooklyn-born actor **Nick Santino** committed suicide Wednesday, [The New York Post](http://us.lrd.yahoo.com/SIG=13lif1ati/EXP=1329193913/**http%3A//www.nypost.com/p/news/local/manhattan/doggone_shame_1a9XYW8u9ZLlqwRJTa6jrN%23ixzz1klH8U8b2) reports.**The soap opera star was wracked with grief after his beloved pit bull Rocco was euthanized Tuesday – the same day Santino turned 47.** > > “Today I betrayed my best friend and put down my best friend,” Santino wrote in a suicide note, according to close friend Stuart Sarnoff. “Rocco trusted me and I failed him. He didn’t deserve this.” (Bolding mine.) [http://tv.yahoo.com/news/soap-opera-actor-nick-santino-commits-suicide-47-175149356.html](http://tv.yahoo.com/news/soap-opera-actor-nick-santino-commits-suicide-47-175149356.html) It’s a sure bet no one had him, nor his pit bull. ---
**Author:** ![Cicero](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cicero/32/3594_2.png) [@Cicero](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cicero)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2012, 5:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2012/604679/865 "2012-01-31T05:12:26Z")
> [@Duckster](#): > > (Bolding mine.) > > [http://tv.yahoo.com/news/soap-opera-actor-nick-santino-commits-suicide-47-175149356.html](http://tv.yahoo.com/news/soap-opera-actor-nick-santino-commits-suicide-47-175149356.html) > > It’s a sure bet no one had him, nor his pit bull. How old were they in dog years? ---
**Author:** ![smithsb](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/smithsb/32/12107_2.png) [@smithsb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/smithsb)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2012, 2:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2012/604679/866 "2012-01-31T14:39:52Z")
> [@etv78](#): > > Looking at the lists, my observations: > > Me, & a SHIITES # of us, are rooting for: > Justice Ginsburg > Maggie Thatcher > Abe Vigoda > The Dicks (Clark & Cheney) > > My Unique picks > Chuck Bednarik > Sun Young Moon (?) > > ALMOST unique picks (1 other Doper) > Jacques Chirac > Harper Lee > John Paul Stevens (2) I also have Sun “Myung” Moon; perhaps others do as well. Unless, of course, there is another celebrity named Sun Young Moon:dubious: ---
**Author:** ![etv78](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/d78d45/32.png) [@etv78](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/etv78)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2012, 5:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2012/604679/867 "2012-01-31T17:28:56Z")
> [@smithsb](#): > > I also have Sun “Myung” Moon; perhaps others do as well. Unless, of course, there is another celebrity named Sun Young Moon:dubious: Sun Myung Moon is who I meant. (If we’re talking about the head of the Unification Church) ---
**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:** [February 1, 2012, 3:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2012/604679/868 "2012-02-01T03:20:20Z")
Oh, [hell.](http://bransontrilakesnews.com/news_free/article_cbe031da-4c63-11e1-a978-001871e3ce6c.html) ---
**Author:** ![Duckster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/duckster/32/1244_2.png) [@Duckster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Duckster)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2012, 2:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2012/604679/869 "2012-02-01T14:43:41Z")
> [@](#): > > “Soul Train” creator Don Cornelius was found dead at his Sherman Oaks on home Wednesday morning. Law enforcement sources said police arrived at Cornelius’ home around 4 a.m. He apparently died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound, according to sources, who spoke on the condition of anonymity because the case was ongoing. [Archive blogs](http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/lanow/2012/02/soul-train-creator-don-cornelius-dead-in-apparent-suicide.html) Cornelius was 75. ---
**Author:** ![It\_s\_Not\_Rocket\_Surgery](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/it_s_not_rocket_surgery/32/312_2.png) [@It\_s\_Not\_Rocket\_Surgery](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/It_s_Not_Rocket_Surgery)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2012, 2:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2012/604679/870 "2012-02-01T14:55:50Z")
> [@Duckster](#): > > [Archive blogs](http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/lanow/2012/02/soul-train-creator-don-cornelius-dead-in-apparent-suicide.html) > > Cornelius was 75. God rest his SOOOUUUUUL. ---
**Author:** ![Dung\_Beetle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dung_beetle/32/7945_2.png) [@Dung\_Beetle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dung_Beetle)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2012, 3:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2012/604679/871 "2012-02-01T15:05:33Z")
Now that’s the _second_ thing that’s made me laugh today. If I’m not careful, you people are going to destroy my bad mood. ---
**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:** [February 1, 2012, 6:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2012/604679/872 "2012-02-01T18:25:31Z")
Leslie Carter, sister of Nick and Aaron Carter, [dead at age 25](http://www.accesshollywood.com/nick-and-aaron-carters-sister-leslie-dead-at-25_article_59881) ---
**Author:** ![Fear\_Itself](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fear_itself/32/19637_2.png) [@Fear\_Itself](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fear_Itself)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2012, 6:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2012/604679/873 "2012-02-01T18:36:48Z")
> [@phungi](#): > > Leslie Carter, sister of Nick and Aaron Carter, [dead at age 25](http://www.accesshollywood.com/nick-and-aaron-carters-sister-leslie-dead-at-25_article_59881) What a sad waste of [del]75 points[/del] a young life. ---
**Author:** ![Clothahump](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/51bf81/32.png) [@Clothahump](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Clothahump)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2012, 8:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2012/604679/874 "2012-02-01T20:03:48Z")
> [@Duckster](#): > > [Archive blogs](http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/lanow/2012/02/soul-train-creator-don-cornelius-dead-in-apparent-suicide.html) > > Cornelius was 75. He took the bullet train out. ---
**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:** [February 2, 2012, 12:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2012/604679/875 "2012-02-02T00:55:05Z")
> [@Fear\_Itself](#): > > What a sad waste of [del]75 points[/del] a young life. Seriously, that’s a lotta [del]points missed[/del] grieving for the family… ---
**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:** [February 2, 2012, 1:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2012/604679/876 "2012-02-02T01:54:17Z")
> [@phungi](#): > > Leslie Carter, sister of Nick and Aaron Carter, [dead at age 25](http://www.accesshollywood.com/nick-and-aaron-carters-sister-leslie-dead-at-25_article_59881) So sad to see a pointless death so young. > [@Clothahump](#): > > He took the bullet train out. Well played. ---
**Author:** ![Boyo\_Jim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/87869e/32.png) [@Boyo\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boyo_Jim)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2012, 2:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2012/604679/877 "2012-02-02T02:08:30Z")
> [@SpazCat](#): > > So sad to see a pointless death so young… Obviously you don’t understand the Death Pool. For one thing, the youthful dead are worth MORE points. Don’t be a Death Downer! Up With Death! ---
**Author:** ![zoog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/7ea924/32.png) [@zoog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zoog)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2012, 3:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2012/604679/878 "2012-02-02T03:57:05Z")
According to her [Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/dominique.mainon?sk=wall) and [Wiki](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dominique_Mainon) pages, author Dominique Mainon has lost her battle with cancer. By all accounts she was a class act, and she faced the end with dignity and grace. And scored 59 exclusive points for yours truly. I am so going to hell… ---
**Author:** ![Boyo\_Jim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/87869e/32.png) [@Boyo\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boyo_Jim)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2012, 3:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2012/604679/879 "2012-02-02T03:58:36Z")
Did she update her status to ‘dead’? ---
**Author:** ![Uncle\_Goat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/8e8cbc/32.png) [@Uncle\_Goat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Uncle_Goat)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2012, 4:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2012/604679/880 "2012-02-02T04:57:16Z")
[I really can’t pronounce her name, but she’s dead](http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/chicagotribune/obituary.aspx?n=wislawa-szymborska&pid=155732090) of lung cancer at age 88. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2012/604679.md?page=43) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2012/604679.md?page=45)