Celebrity picks for Derby Dead Pool 2018: O

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Obama, Barack Born 4 August 1961  (Honolulu, Hawaii, USA) President of the USA from 2009 to 2017. Aardvark's Bupa Listing Mr & Mrs Drummerboy

Obama, Sarah Onyango Born in Kenya  (exact date unknown) President Barack Obama's 'grandmother' although that's not strictly true as she his paternal grandfather's third wife. Born 1922. The Old Ones are the Pests

Obayashi, Nobuhiko Born 9 January 1938  (Onomichi, Japan) Cult Japanese filmmaker. Very kino. Bobby Zarin's Mack the Knifed The Whipping Posts

O'Brien, Carl "Cubby" Born 14 July 1946  (Burbank, California, USA) Played a Mousketeer on the 1950s US TV show 'The Mickey Mouse Club'. Moldy Oldies

O'Brien, Edna Born 15 December 1930  (Tuamgraney, County Clare, Rep of Ireland) Irish novellist. Cashier Number 88 Please

O'Brien, Margaret Born 15 January 1937  (San Diego, California, USA) Former child actress. See Ya, Wouldn't Wanna Be Ya

O'Brien, Richard Born 25 March 1942  (Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England) The man behind 1975's 'The Rocky Horror Picture Show', and presenter of 'The Crystal Maze'. His real name is the rather plainer Richard Smith. Said to have based the Dr. Frank-N-Furter character on Alice Cooper. Insert Name Here

O'Callaghan, Richard Born 7 March 1940  (London, England) Actor son of the late Patricia Hayes. Watership Sunk

O'Connor, Brian Born in Carrolls, Washington, USA  (exact date unknown) Bass player with the rock band Eagles of Death Metal. Still More Life

O'Connor, Des Born 12 January 1932  (Stepney, London, England) Former Northampton Town footballer, turned singer, now a veteran television presenter & chat show host. Deadies 5 Dying For Some More Points Finbarr Returns from the Dead His & Hearse It's A Grim World (After All) Lived So Let's Die Permanent Kip 2018 Sorry God, I Thought You Were Kenny Rogers

O'Connor, Sinead Born 8 December 1966  (Dublin, Ireland) Singer, whose hits include 'Nothing Compares 2 U' and 'Troy' have been overshadowed by her controversial remarks & behaviour over the years. #1 Hits Kardashian's Fire Department CJN Zombie Dance Party Heads in a Bag You're Dead Now, So Shut Up! Hippoposthumous Life Flies By So Fast Maybe Next Year(s) Noz4news Owt to Stop Me Coffin She's a Goner Sing Your Last Song For Me  Snort the Ashes

O'Connor, Tom Born 31 October 1939  (Bootle, Merseyside, England) Game show host and comedian - notably 'Crosswits'. Also a frequent guest on 'Countdown'. Deader than a dead thing Don't Eat The Figs You Could Have Waited, I've Just Put the Kettle On! You Dirty Rotten Swine, You Deaded Them!

Oddie, Bill Born 7 July 1941  (Rochdale, Lancashire, England) Goodie, birdwatcher and TV presenter whose mental health problems have surfaced in recent years. Angela of Death BBC Heaven Permanent Kip 2018 See Ya, Wouldn't Wanna Be Ya

Odjick, Gino Born 7 September 1970  (Maniwaki, Quebec, Canada) Former NHL left winger for the Vancouver Canucks, New York Islanders, Philadelphia Flyers and Montreal Canadiens. Compost Corner Jackie Treehorn I'm Fed Up With This World The Anfield Iron

Odom, Lamar Born 6 November 1979  (New York City, New York, USA) Basketball player who has somehow got himself tagged onto the Kardashian clan. Fat kids always win at seesaw Say Hi To Uncle George Shame Thatcher Can't Die Twice UTC

O'Donnell, Chris Born 26 June 1970  (Winnetka, Illinois, USA) Quintessentially 90s actor, star of Scent of a Woman and Batman Forever. Interesting fact: Chris O'Donnell, no mental handicap Same Bat Time, Same Bat Channel

O'Donnell, Rosie Born 21 March 1962  (Bayside, Queens, New York, USA) Outspoken US talk show host, comedienne & actress. Darling Did You Forget to Take a Breath?

Ofarim, Abi  Born 5 October 1937  (Safed, Israel) Died 4 May 2018  (Munich, Germany) Age at death: 80  (read death notice) The male half of Esther & Abi Ofarim, the Israeli duo who had a worldwide hit with "Cinderella Rockefella" in 1968. #1 Hits

O'Farrell, Frank Born 9 October 1927  (Cork, Republic of Ireland) Footballer with West Ham, Preston & Ireland, who later became a manager, most notably of Manchester United. Kicking Buckets Instead of Balls

O'Grady, Oliver Born 5 June 1945  (Limerick, Rep of Ireland) Irish-born US priest, jailed in 1993 for sexual abuse of children and was deported back to his home country in 2001. The Babysitters Club

O'Grady, Paul Born 14 June 1955  (Birkenhead, Merseyside, England) Comedian and actor better known as his cross-dressing alter ego Lily Savage. He suffered a heart attack in 2002 but went on to recover and appear as the Child Catcher in the stage musical of Chitty Chitty Bang Bang. Life Flies By So Fast Mourning Glory The Honey Trap

O'Keefe, Kenneth Born 21 July 1969  (California, USA) Former marine who set fire to his passport in 2001 in protest at US military intervention in the Middle East. Arthur's Theme: Oh My God I Killed Kenny

O'Kelley, Gena Date and place of birth unknown Wife of tidy-beard action star Chuck Norris, who claims she was deliberately poisoned during an MRI scan. Born 1963. The Walking Dead

Oldenburg, Claes Born 28 January 1929  (Stockholm, Sweden) Swedish sculptor whose works tended to be large versions of everyday objects. Ikea Nokia Lego

Oldman, Gary Born 21 March 1958  (London, England) Acclaimed British film actor, best known for his recurring role as James Gordon in the recent Batman trilogy. Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, DIE

Oliver, Ian Date and place of birth unknown Former Chief Constable of Grampian Police, who stood down in 1998 following tabloid revelations about his private life. IT'S A COP-OUT 2018

Olmert, Ehud Born 30 September 1945  (Binyamina, Israel) Former PM of Israel & mayor of Jerusalem. The Politicorpses

Olmi, Ermanno  Born 24 July 1931  (Bergamo, Italy) Died 5 May 2018  (Asiago, Italy) Age at death: 86  (read death notice) Renowned film director, cinematographer and script writer. Obscura Camera

Olsen, Ashley Born 13 June 1986  (Sherman Oaks, California, USA) Child actor, who became famous with her twin Mary-Kate; both have hit the headlines in recent years for looking disturbingly thin. The Anfield Iron

Olsen, Mary-Kate Born 13 June 1986  (Sherman Oaks, California, USA) One of American TV's popular Olsen twins (the other being Ashley), who have been on the box since they were still in nappies. Perch, What Perch?

Olson, Nancy Born 14 July 1928  (Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA) Actress, in many films in the 1940s & 1950s but has had a very low profile in recent years. Kentucky Fried Genocide Pearly Gates

O'Meara, Mark Born 13 January 1957  (Goldsboro, North Carolina, USA) Hall of Fame golfer, won both the Masters and Open in 1998. Marks and Spencers

Omura, Satoshi Born 12 July 1935  (Nirasaki, Japan) Japanese biochemist, won the 2015 Nobel Prize for Medicine. Nobel(e)y Dying

O'Neal, Alexander Born 15 November 1953  (Natchez, Mississippi, USA) Soul and R&B singer who enjoyed a number of hits from the mid-80s onwards. Unpersons

O'Neal, Tatum Born 5 November 1963  (Los Angeles, California, USA) Actress who is the youngest to win a competitive Oscar, for 'Paper Moon' in 1973. Dead and Dusted

O'Neill, Margaret Deirdre Date and place of birth unknown Mother of Peter Kay. Dead Loss  Fat kids always win at seesaw This Mortal Coil

O'Neill, Onora Born 23 August 1941  (UK) British philosopher who won the 2017 Berggruen Prize for her work in ethical and political philosophy. Destination Eschaton

Ono, Jiro Born 27 October 1925  (Tenryu, Shizuoka, Japan) Japanese sushi chef. Mary Tsoni Memorial Deathsquad

Ono, Yoko Born 18 February 1933  (Tokyo, Japan) Widow of John Lennon and complete wibble hatstand nutter. Was married 3 times before she met Lennon, including twice in the space of 7 months to the same man, with an annulment in between. 12 Lords A-Leaving, 8 Ladies Dying Aardvark's Bupa Listing Clog Poppers Find Me A Hole To Bury My Stiff Dai Yab'stards Death To All But Metal And Dame Vera Lynn Drop Dead Celebration Everyone Falls Asleep Gooseberry Crumble Great Gig in the Sky Zombie Dance Party I Couldn't Eat Another Bite It's A Grim World (After All) Lastorders Noz4news Peace, Drugs, and Death Perch, What Perch? Rock and Roll will Never Die . . . except for . . . Snort the Ashes Sovereign-Reaper The Grim Reaper There Goes Another One! :)

Ontkean, Michael Born 24 January 1946  (Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada) Canadian actor, Sheriff Harry S. Truman in David Lynch's 'Twin Peaks'. The Devil Is a Complex Network of Pipes

O'Quinn, Terry Born 15 July 1952  (Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan, USA) Slaphead actor who played Locke in "Lost". All these moments will be lost

Ormsby, Brendan Born 1 October 1960  (Birmingham, UK) Former Aston Villa and Leeds United defender. Waiting for Ugo

Ortega, Amancio Born 28 March 1936  (Leon, Spain) Europe's richest man following the death of Ingvar Kamprad. Began selling bathrobes, progressing on to forming the Zara clothing chain. Has only ever given three interviews. Departures Board

Osato, Sono Born 29 August 1919  (Omaha, Nebraska, USA) Japanese-American ballet dancer. Obituarynotice

Osborne, Bobby Born 7 December 1931  (Leslie County, Kentucky, USA) Bluegrass singer and mandolin player. All The Good Country Singers Are Already Dead

Osbourne, Jack Born 8 November 1985  (London, England) Like sister Kelly, came to fame through 'The Osbournes'. Has since lost a lot of weight and, again like his sister, has gone into TV presenting. Alsdeadliest

Osbourne, Ozzy Born 3 December 1948  (Aston, Birmingham, England) Mumbling reality TV star and former lead singer of Black Sabbath. The heavy drinker and heavy metaller was nearly killed in a quad-biking crash in December 2003. Considering the fate of Rik Mayall, maybe the clock's ticking... Angela of Death Black Penguins of Doom Different Gravy Heaven Can't Wait Lastorders Maybe Next Year(s)  Neither There Nor Thereabouts Rock and Roll will Never Die . . . except for . . . Satan's Hootenanny Super Squirrels The Caulkhead Coffin Kickers The Good, The Bad and Cliff Richard Tom Petty Memorial Death Squad  Train Wreck Central

Osmond, Alan Born 22 June 1949  (Ogden, Utah, USA) The oldest of the Osmond singing siblings. From Here to Eternity Larry King Dead, Only On CNN

Osmond, Marie Born 13 October 1959  (Ogden, Utah, USA) Country & pop singer, part of the Osmond singing dynasty. Sid And Marty Coffin

Ostapenko, Jelena Born 8 June 1997  (Riga, Latvia) Tennis player, winner of the 2017 French Open and widely seen as a possible future world number one. 2 old 2 date James Woods

O'Sullivan, Richard Born 7 May 1944  (Chiswick, London, England) 1970s sitcom actor (Father Dear Father, Man About the House, Robin's Nest). Only in his early 60s, but now in fragile health and a permanent resident of an old folks' home, due to three decades of heavy boozing and drug-taking. Breathless in Seattle Comedy Cremations Deader than a dead thing Die Now....Die Now....Show Us You've Pegged Dr Shipman's Waiting Room Dying For Some More Points His & Hearse  Mourning Glory Mike Oxard's Showbiz 20 Stiffer Steaks Trojan Hearse  The Rotting Corpses of the Undead

Oswald Porter, Marina Born 17 July 1941  (Severodvinsk, Russia) Widow of alleged John F. Kennedy assassin Lee Harvey Oswald. Not at all Well

Ouanounou, Shalom Date and place of birth unknown Orthodox Jewish Canadian at the centre of a Terri Schiavo-esque controversy after he fell braindead during an asthma attack. Died March 2018 but no obit. The Love Boat

Overton, Peter Date and place of birth unknown Non-league footballer, ex of Maidstone and Welling United, and not the Australian TV newsreader as originally stated here. Died December 2018 but no obit. Here's Who You Could Have Won

Overton, Richard Arvin  Born 11 May 1906  (Bastrop County, Texas, USA) Died 27 December 2018  (Austin, Texas, USA) Age at death: 112  (read death notice) Currently the 3rd oldest surviving WWII veteran. JoeRam The Old Ones are the Pests

Owen, Tom Born 8 July 1949  (Brighton, Sussex, England) Actor son of the late 'Last of the Summer Wine' actor Bill Owen. Played his fictional son in the long-running sitcom. Last of The Summer Winos

Oz, Frank Born 25 May 1944  (Hereford, Herefordshire, England) English-born American puppeteer, actor and film director. Unmistakable voice of Fozzie Bear and Miss Piggy from 'The Muppet Show' and of Yoda in 'Star Wars'. I Hear Voices

Ozawa, Seiji Born 1 September 1935  (Shenyang, China) Chinese-born Japanese principal conductor of the Vienna State Opera. Nicked but not Dead

Smith (camera operator), David Date and place of birth unknown Camerman who worked on "Watership Down", among other movies. Watership Sunk

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