Celebrities Born on Holidays Trivia Quiz

Answer: Ray Romano (actor)

Ray was born on December 21, 1957. He had a popular TV show in the U.S. ("Everybody Loves Raymond") that ran from 1996-2005 and won several Emmy Awards.

All the others were born on January 1st.
Langella, who usually appeared as the heavy in movies, was born in 1938.

Cugat, born in 1900, was a popular band leader during the big band era, featuring Latin rhythms and styles in his music. He was married 5 times, the last to Spanish entertainer Charo.

Graziano was a middleweight boxing champion in the late 1940s. A movie of his life "Somebody Up There Like Me" starred Paul Newman. After retiring from sports, he became a TV personality, a restaurant entrepreneur and also tried his hand at painting. He passed away in 1990.

Answer: Lloyd Bridges (actor)

Lloyd Bridges, famous for his role as Mike Nelson, an adventure seeking scuba diver in the late 1950's TV show "Sea Hunt", was born on January 15, 1913. He was also the father of actors Beau and Jeff Bridges.

Dave Matthews is a talented guitarist, vocalist and songwriter. He formed his own band which was active between 1990 and 2003. He celebrates his birthday on January 9th.

Simmons, born in August, played bass guitar for the heavy metal rock band Kiss. He also appeared in movies and TV shows ("Family Jewels").

Patrick Ewing is a Hall of Fame basketball player. He played most of his career with the New York Knicks and briefly with the Seattle SuperSonics and Orlando Magic. He has retired and is now assistant coach for the Orlando Magic and has an August birthday.

Answer: Drew Barrymore (actress)

Drew was actually born on February 22, George Washington's birthday. She made her film debut in Speilberg's Sci-Fi movie "E.T."

All the other share Lincoln's birthday.
Garagiola, born in 1926, was a noted catcher for the St. Louis Cardinals baseball team. After retiring from baseball, he became a sports commentator, game show host and author.

Greene was best known as a TV actor in stern, authoritative roles like Ben Cartwright on "Bonanza" and Commander Adama on "Battlestar Galactica". He was born in in 1915.

Christina, born in 1980, as cast Wednesday Addams in "The Addams Family Values" after which she appeared in many more movies like "Sleepy Hollow", "Monster" and "Speed Racer" as well as in several TV programs.

Answer: Jack Benny (comic and actor)

Benny started as a vaudeville comic, where he developed his "dead-pan" delivery style. He had a very popular radio show for years and then moved it to television. He also made several mediocre movies. A running gag with Benny was that he was always 39 years old, well into the 1960s even though he was born in 1894.

Groucho, who celebrated his birthday in October, was the sarcastic member of the Marx Brothers and made a series of movies with his talented brothers. He also hosted a game show in the 1950s, "You Bet Your Life."

Randy Quaid, who also observes an October birthday, is a stage, screen and theater actor. He had a troubled career and several brushes with the law. He has been banned from the stage by the Actor's Equity Association for allegedly treating other actors badly.

Reagan, born on February 6th, was an actor who starred in several good, and a few mediocre, movies. He was best known for portraying George Gipp in the movie "Knute Rockne, All American" and the farcical "Bedtime for Bonzo", where he had to act with a chimp. After his acting career faded he became involved in politics and was elected first as Governor of California (1967 - 75), then as the 40th President of the U.S (1981-89).

Answer: Patrick Duffy (actor)

Duffy made his debut on March 17, 1949. He is best known for playing Bobby Ewing in the popular 80's TV drama "Dallas". When "Dallas" ended its run in 1991, Duffy began another popular television role, as Frank Lambert on the sit-com "Step by Step". He continues to be active, primarily on TV.

Rourke was born in September and had a promising career in boxing, but was forced to abandon that line due to injuries. Since then, he has starred in many movies usually playing troubled tough guys. He has won may awards for his acting.

Bing Crosby, born in May 1903, was a crowd-pleasing crooner and actor in the 1940s and continued to entertain well into the 1970s. He introduced some of America's most popular easy-listening music. He suffered a heart attack after playing a round of golf and died in 1977.

Clooney, also born in May, is a popular actor who has won Golden Globe awards and an Academy Award (for "Syriana") and voted by "People Magazine" as the sexiest man alive in 2006. He is the nephew of actress/singer Rosemary Clooney.

Answer: Burl Ives (actor and singer)

Ives was a noted singer of folk music and an Academy Award winning actor (for "The Big Country"). He provided a powerful performance with Paul Newman in "Cat on a Hot Tin Roof". Baby Boomers may best know for him as the voice of Sam the Snowman in the Christmas cartoon "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer".

David observes his birthday in November and is well known for portraying Ross Geller in the popular TV sit-com "Friends". Since that show ended in 2004, he has had roles in several movies. He is also a social activist and is the director of the Rape Treatment Center in Santa Monica, CA.

Johnny was a quarterback for the Colts when they played in Baltimore. He set a record of throwing touchdown passes in 47 consecutive games between 1956 - 60. He was born in May 1933.

Jerry, born in August 1942, played lead guitar with the rock band Grateful Dead. He stayed with that group from 1965-95. He had a long battle with drug addiction and was found dead at Serenity Knolls rehab center, eight days after his 53rd birthday.

Answer: Geraldo Rivera (journalist, writer and TV presenter)

Rivera's was born July 4, 1943. He has worn many hats in his lifetime - attorney, TV presenter, journalist and talk show host. He was involved in a famous incident on TV, when he built up interest and tension for when workers were about to break into an underground vault, supposedly once owned by Al Capone. Viewers waited an hour only to discover nothing was in the compartment. He has been lampooned ever since because of this.

Although Cohan always promoted his birthday as July 4th (and even wrote a song about it - "Yankee Doodle Boy"), he was actually born on July 3rd. He has written many popular songs for Broadway shows in which he starred. He was awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor in 1936 for composing "Yankee Doodle Dandy" and "Over There".

Chico, born in March 1887, was the "ethnic" part of the Marx Brothers. He always played the "dumb Italian" stereotype, but showed himself to be an accomplished pianist in films. He was the first Marx Brother to die (October 11, 1961).

Kevin observes his birthday in October. He has had several outstanding films, "A Fish Called Wanda", "Sophie's Choice", "Dave", "The Ice Storm" and "Cyrano de Bergerac", to name a few. He is active for the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation.

Answer: John Candy (comic actor)

Candy, was appropriately born on October 31, 1950, when children dress in costumes and go out to solicit candy from neighbors. After starring in many farcical movies and TV shows, the portly actor's career was just hitting its stride when he died in his sleep in early March, 1994.

Serling, a Christmas Day baby, was a noted screenwriter and his teleplay, "Requiem for a Heavyweight", won a Peabody Award. He was best known for hosting the TV suspense anthology series, "The Twilight Zone", that ran from 1959 - 64. Always a heavy smoker, he died after a series of heart attacks at the age of 50.

Robert's birthday is in June and he is best known for playing Freddy Krueger in a series of horror films, all with "Elm Street" in the title, and has performed mainly in the horror/suspense movie genre.

Vincent, born in May 1911, also had a career in mainly horror/suspense movies and radio shows. Off-screen, however, he was known for his incisive wit. With his then wife Mary, he published a cookbook in 1965 (I trust none of the recipes call for eye of newt!) A long-time heavy smoker, he died of lung cancer on October 25, 1993.

Answer: Debbie Reynolds (actress and singer)

Debbie was born on April 1, 1932. She acted in many movies and was an accomplished singer and dancer. She appeared in the TV series "Will and Grace" as Grace's show business has-been mother. She was married to crooner Eddie Fisher in the 1950's and is the mother of actress Carrie Fisher.

DiCaprio celebrates a birthday on November 11 (1974). He is an only child, and was once dismissed from the set of "Romper Room" for his disruptive behavior. He won a Golden Globe award for his work in the movie "The Aviator". He is also a supporter of environmentalism.

Flockhart, born on Nov. 11, 1964, is known best for her TV roles. Her breakout show was "Ally McBeal", for which she won a Golden Gllobe award, and she also appeared as Kitty Walker in "Brothers and Sisters". She is noted for her very thin physique.


Moore, primarily a movie actress, is a Veteran's Day baby (1962). She had prominent roles in the movies "Ghost", "A Few Good Men" and "The Butcher's Wife". In 1991, she came under controversy for posing for nude photographs for the magazine "Vanity Fair", while pregnant.

Answer: Humphrey Bogart (actor)

Bogart made the scene on Christmas Day, 1899. Noted for his tough guy roles, he could also play a romantic lead, as apparent in the movie "Casablanca" and "Key Largo". Even late in his career he gave powerful performances, as in "The Caine Mutiny", portraying a psychologically troubled Naval commander. He won three Academy Awards during his career.

Britney, a pop music icon, had many hit songs and albums - "Baby One More Time" and "Oops! I Did It Again" to name just two. In 2009 she had a show on tour called "The Circus Starring Britney Spears". Her birthday is December 2nd.

Tony was born Bernard Schwatrz on June 3, 1925. He started in movies in 1949 with a role in "Criss Cross" and enjoyed a 40 year career in films, even appearing in drag in the movie "Some Like It Hot". He was married five times and is the father of Jamie Lee Curtis.

Alan, best know for his TV role as Dr. "Hawkeye" Pierce in "M*A*S*H", observes a January 28th birthday. He's won numerous entertainment awards. He is the son of actor Robert Alda, who also appeared twice with him on "M*A*S*H". Alda does extensive charity work and is a vocal proponent of women's rights.