Celebrity Letter Link Trivia Quiz

Ian Brennan initially wrote the script of "Glee" in 2005 as a film, but could not get any traction with it. A friend of his, however, went to the same gym as Ryan Murphy, who was given the script. He loved the idea, but it was determined that it was more suited as a television show.

The script was entirely rewritten as a television show, and was green lit by Fox less than a day later; the pilot aired in 2009. Ian Brennan also co-created other shows with Ryan Murphy, such as "The Politician", "Monster", and "Scream Queens".

Nancy Wilson was the guitarist and second vocalist for the band Heart. Their first studio album, "Dreamboat Annie", released in 1975, thrust them into popularity with their single "Magic Man". They were able to maintain popularity through the 80s with songs such as "Barracuda", but it wasn't until 1985 that they released their first number one album "Heart".

This album included four top ten singles, including "These Dreams". In 2024, the album was listed by Loudwire as the best hard rock album of 1985.

Sonny Liston, known as "The Big Bear", was a professional boxer, and undisputed champion in 1962. He knocked out Floyd Patterson to achieve the title, one he kept in 1963. He was widely regarded as an undefeatable champion, though in 1964, underdog Cassius Clay proved this wrong in the battle billed as "The Greatest Fight in History". With a controversial match in 1965, he would again be defeated by the underdog, now billed as Muhammad Ali.

Tonya Harding was a professional figure skater who famously landed a triple Axel in 1991, winning her gold in the US Figure Skating Championships. She was the second woman to do so, behind Midori Ito of Japan in 1988. Tonya Harding maintained her athletic career after figure skating retirement; she became a boxer known as "Bad Girl", and took third place on season 26 of "Dancing With the Stars".

Ingmar Bergman was a director and screenwriter of many popular films, and has been considered by many as one of the greatest of all time in his field. Most of his directed films he also wrote, and many were set and filmed in Sweden. He has won several awards, such as BAFTA for "The Magic Flute", six Golden Globes, five nominations for the Palm d'Or, and three Academy Award wins.

He was also a successful director of theater in addition to his film making accolades.

Man Ray was an American-French artist who made many contributions to the Dada and Surrealist movements. He also had several innovations, such as the photograms used (called rayographs) and a 1923 piece "Le Retour a la raison", the first cine-rayograph. Photograms are photographs made without the use of a camera; therefore, his innovative cine-rayograph was even more impressive, as it was a motion picture made without the use of a camera.

He also created the first light painting in 1935, 14 years prior to Picasso's famed light paintings.

"Georgia On My Mind" was released in 1960 by Ray Charles; though this was not the first iteration of the song. Charles' version reached number one, the first of three singles of his to do so ("Hit the Road Jack" and "I Can't Stop Loving You" finishing up the trifecta).

The song was inducted in the Grammy Hall of Fame in 1993 (the original 1930 version was inducted as well in 2014). Ray Charles was listed number six on the Rolling Stone's 2023 release of the "200 Greatest Singers of All Time".

Leslie Mann has starred in numerous successful films, including "The Cable Guy", "Funny People", "The 40-Year-Old Virgin" and "Knocked Up". The 2007 film "Knocked Up" was given rave reviews, being nominated for all sorts of awards, including a People's Choice nomination for Favorite Movie Comedy as well as Chicago Film Critic nomination for Best Supporting Actress for Leslie Mann herself.

She met Judd Apatow during her audition for "The Cable Guy", and they married in 1997. She has appeared in many Judd Apatow films since, including the prior ones mentioned; as well as my personal favorite Apatow television show, "Freaks and Geeks".

Ann-Margret was an accomplished singer and actress who was voted as one of the top actresses of 1964-65. In 1963, she starred in "Bye Bye Birdie" and was nominated for a Golden Globe for her performance. She also starred in "Viva Las Vegas" and "Tommy"; the latter having won her a Golden Globe for Best Actress in a Musical/Comedy.

As an accomplished singer, she also was nominated for a Grammy in 1962 for Best New Artist, and in 2023, at 81 years of age, released her first classic rock album.

Retta began stand-up comedy in 1996, and was successful throughout the years with cameos in several films and television shows, but it wasn't until 2009's "Parks and Recreation" that she really hit her stride. Though the first season was questionable with reviews, the show gained traction in season two. Because of her stellar performance as Donna Meagle, Retta became a main cast member of the show in season three.

She also had a starring role as Ruby in "Good Girls".