Stern was interested in a career in radio from a young age and first worked at WTBU, the Boston University station. He moved around at various stations before starting a 20 year run on New York's WXRK. His programs often contained controversial material and he is one of the most highly fined radio personalities for what the FCC deems "indecent content".
In 2004, he signed on with Sirius radio and had a three year stint as a judge on "America's Got Talent".
2. One of the Three Stooges
Answer: Jerome Howard
Better known by his stage name, "Curly" Howard, Jerome Horwitz worked as part of the comedy team The Three Stooges and was the brother of Stooges Moe and Shemp Howard. When Shemp left the act in the mid-1930s, Curly stepped in and became one of its most recognizable members.
He is famous for his "Nyuck, nyuck, nyuck" laugh, the exclamation "Soiteny!" (for certainly), and the shoulder pivot while lying on the floor. Curly stayed with the Stooges until suffering a stroke in 1946. He lingered in ill health until passing early in 1952.
3. Football player
Answer: Howie Long
"Howie" Long was an alumnus of Villanova where he played for the Wildcats. In his professional career, he was a defensive end for 13 seasons for the Oakland Raiders and was part of the winning team in Super Bowl XVIII. He received many other awards, trophies and accolades in his professional career.
After retiring in 1993, he dabbled in acting (e.g. "Firestorm", "Broken Arrow") and did commercials and guest spots on TV. He also worked as a sports analyst and commentator for FOX Sports.
4. British-Hungarian actor
Answer: Leslie Howard
Leslie Howard Steiner was born to a British mother and Hungarian father, both having ties to the Jewish faith which likely contributed to Howard's avid stance against the Nazis during WW2. He later changed his last name from Steiner to Stainer, then dropped it all together.
After serving in the British Army during WW1, he began acting on the London stage, then moved to the U.S. and into the movies in the late 1920s. Some of his best-liked films are "Of Human Bondage" (1934), "The Scarlet Pimpernel (1935), "The Petrified Forest" (1936) and "Gone with the Wind" (1939).
He was the father of Ronald Howard (not to be confused with American child actor and director Ron Howard), who was also an actor. Leslie died at age 50 during WW2 when a plane on which he was a passenger was shot down by the Luftwaffe.
This incident still remains the subject of controversy and speculation.
5. Movie director in the 1940s
Answer: Howard Hawks
Hawks was a movie director, screenwriter and producer. With almost 50 films in a variety of genres to his credit, he was only nominated once for an Academy Award for the movie "Sergeant York" (1941) but lost to John Ford. He was subsequently awarded an honorary Oscar in 1974.
Some of his other well known movies are "His Girl Friday" (1940), "The Big Sleep" (1946) and "Rio Bravo" (1959). Hawks had many relatives and in-laws in show business such as Carole Lombard, Mary Astor, Norma Shearer and Clark Gable.
He passed away at age 81 on the day after Christmas due to complications from a fall.
6. Canadian comedian
Answer: Howie Mandel
Howie is a comic, actor and TV host. Born in Toronto, he performed stand-up comedy in a club in Toronto while also working as a carpet salesman. He eventually moved to the U.S. where he received attention on the TV medical drama "St. Elsewhere" playing Dr. Wayne Fiscus.
In 1998, he hosted an eponymous talk show that only lasted one season. He was frequent guest in "The Tonight Show" and also made some commercials. In 2003 he was tapped to be the host of the popular game show "Deal or No Deal". He also has mysophobia (fear of dirt and germs), so does not shake hands with anyone.
7. British royalty
Answer: Catherine Howard
Catherine was once Queen of England for 16 months (1540-41) being the fifth wife of Henry VIII. She was the niece of the Duke of Norfolk who brought her to Henry's court and soon became the object of the king's attention. As soon as Henry divorced Anne of Cleaves, he married Catherine, but rumor and innuendo soon spread in regards to her infidelity with Thomas Culpepper, another of Henry's courtiers. Both she and Culpepper were tried, found guilty and beheaded.
8. American child actor
Answer: Ronnie Howard
A native Oklahoman, Ron began his acing career in movies ("The Journey", "The Music Man", "The Courtship of Eddie's Father") and on television as a guest star on many shows. He was a regular on the long-running sit-com, "The Andy Griffith Show" playing Opie, Sheriff Taylor's son, and "Happy Days" where he portrayed a clean cut adolescent.
When he gave up acting he became a director. His first full-length theatrical movie was "Grand Theft Auto" (1977) at age 23. The movie "A Beautiful Mind" (2002) was his first Academy Award winning film.
More of his popular movies include "Cocoon" (1985), "Apollo 13" (1995), and "The Da Vinci Code" (2006).
9. British actor
Answer: Trevor Howard
Trevor pursued an acting career at his mother's urging and started in the stage at the West End Theater in Shakespearean roles. His first two efforts in the film industry were mediocre, but his role as Dr. Harvey in David Lean's "Brief Encounter" catapulted him to stardom.
He was a avid cricket fan and had a clause in his contracts that allowed him to be absent from work when a test match was being played. Some of his best known movies are "The Third Man" (1949), "The Cockleshell Heroes" (1955) and "Mutiny on the Bounty" (1962 version).
In total he racked up almost 120 acting roles in movies and television.
10. Eccentric business tycoon
Answer: Howard Hughes
Hughes wore many hats. Besides being most known for his wealth, he also was an inventor, entrepreneur, aviator, filmmaker, engineer, and philanthropist. In 1932 he formed an eponymous aircraft company which built his famous H-4 Hercules (a.k.a. "Spruce Goose") made entirely out of wood.
He also dabbled in movie-making, acting as a producer on the movies "Scarface", "Hell's Angels" and "The Outlaw". According to alleged reports, Hughes had an obsessive disorder and would even eat peas according to their size and had a morbid fear of germs.
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