Author Biography: vairagya

Ciao! Among many Italian-Americans who have made it big in show biz, some have kept their original Italian surnames, while others have "clouded" (I mean obscured) their Italian ancestry by adopting different "stage" names. Let's match some up!

Such impeccable taste -- to be born on the same day of the same month as myself! (...even if not everyone on this list has left a positive mark on history.) I'll give some identity-related items; please do the rest.

Disclaimer: I have nothing against Equus africanus asinus, i.e. donkeys. I like donkeys. I admire donkeys. So if you catch wind of a rumor that certain opera characters bear a resemblance to derogatory donkey stereotypes -- you didn't hear it from me.

Who hasn't experienced heartbreak? Let's have a stroll through some wonderful, yet ache-infused, songs whose lyrics (here called "the voice") try to convey what the aftermath of love-gone-wrong can be like. It varies!

In Italian, the word "mai" (sounds like "my" in English) means "never" (or sometimes "ever", depending on context). Can you match the Italian "never" proverb or expression with its conventional English equivalent, or otherwise a near-literal translation?