Celebrity Death Pool!

[Diabolical]

Greg Hildebrandt, 85.
On Halloween.

He and his brother will live forever just from their classic Star Wars poster, Luke with his lightsaber in the air and Leia next to him.
Their Marvel Masterworks trading card set was amazing also.

[jjreason]

Quincy Jones, father of Norah, gone at 91. No mention of cause in the article I read. Heckuva run.

[Tom Foolery]

I was gonna defer to Chux on that one when I read it.

His impact on pop culture is…staggering. Not just music, but film, television, magazines. Everything. When you read a list of his accolades, it’s a patchwork of your life growing up.
I mean, I have Fly Me to the Moon on my playlist. That was him, too?

Legend. Rest in Power, Mr. Jones.

[anarky]

Yeah, you look at his accomplishment, and your jaw hits the floor. It's insane.

[anarky]

Holy shit, sorry for the double post, but I just learned something yesterday, and it may be common knowledge, but I have to share anyway just in case.

That really cool Austin Powers theme music? That was written and recorded by Quincy Jones... in 1962.

[Tom Foolery]

I did know that. I didn’t know he created the theme to Sanford & Son, among so so soooo many of his other accomplishments.

It’s kinda annoying the headlines are reducing him to “the guy that produced Thriller”. Like, I get they’re trying to have a touchstone for readers, but that is a drop in the bucket to what he did.

It’s like calling George Lucas, who redefined theater experience with ThX, redefined special effects with ILM, championed Digital and CGI work with Pixar, and created a cultural phenomenon with SW was referred to as the “guy who created Yoda.”

[Tom Foolery]

Tony Todd, gravelly voiced actor, mostly famous as The Candyman. 69.

He was Kurn on Star Trek way before he was Candyman. I also remember him from The Crow, and The Rock.

[Ran]

Chuck Woolery, 83

[anarky]

Jim Abrahams, 80.

And the capital of Nebraska is Lincoln!

[Ran]

RIP Rickey Henderson, 65.

One of my favorite players.

[Tom Foolery]

Burt the crocodile from the Crocodile Dundee movie. He was 90.

Nobody gets a point.

[Ran]

RIP Greg Gumbel. 78.

[jjreason]

The much more subdued & professional Gumbel. Shocking to me that he was the first black announcer to call a major championship game, but apparently that's true. Pure class.

[anarky]

Olivia Hussey, 73, breast cancer.

First titties you saw in school, and you didn't realize until years later it was technically child porn.

[Tom Foolery]

Olivia Hussey, 73, breast cancer.

First titties you saw in school, and you didn't realize until years later it was technically child porn.

But we were also children, so it’s fine. She had some nice 70s titties. You know what I’m talking about.