FunTrivia Celebrities Mix: Vol 8 Quiz

Answer: Dwayne Douglas Johnson

Dwayne Douglas Johnson was born on May 2, 1972. Dwayne was a wrestler and football player who switched his sports career to acting. Since he appeared in the acting scene, he has been very successful. Dwayne Johnson was first noticed for his raving performance in the film "The Mummy Returns" in 2001. Some of his best action films include,"Fast Five"(2011), Fast and Furious 6" (2013), "Moana" (2016), "Rampage"(2018), and the "Jumanji" film series (2017, 2019).


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Answer: Charlie Sheen

"Two and a Half Men" was first broadcast in 2003, starring Charlie Sheen, as Charlie Harper, a heavy drinking womaniser. In 2011 the production was described by the New York Times as "the biggest hit comedy of the decade". Charlie Sheen, whose private life has been a catalogue of excess and domestic misdemeanours, was asked to leave the programme, indeed he was banned from entering the show's production lot in 2011.

At that time he was the highest paid television actor in the states. Ashton Kutcher has since taken over as the new lead.

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Answer: Johnny Carson

Johnny Carson was born on October 23, 1925 in Iowa. During his thirty year career on television, he received six Emmy Awards and the 1985 Peabody Award. He also received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Johnny Carson passed away on January 23, 2005, from complications of emphysema.

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Answer: Jodie Foster

Jodie Foster was born Alicia Christian Foster on 19 Novmber 1962 in Los Angeles. Her elder siblings gave her the nickname "Jodie". At the tender age of 3 she appeared in television commercials for Coppertone suntan lotion. Her first TV appearance was on 'Mayberry, R.F.D.' in 1968.

In the 1970s she appeared in many Disney films, starting with 'Napoleon and Samantha' (1972), during the filming of which she was attacked by a lion and carried briefly in its mouth. Following her appearance in 'Contact' (1997), an asteroid, 17744 Jodiefoster, was named after her.

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Answer: Dolly Parton's

Dollywood, in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee, is owned by Dolly Parton. Her Stampede was originally called Dixie Stampede but was changed to Dolly Parton's Stampede. They are located in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee, Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, and Branson, Missouri. Along with the show, one gets a four-course meal.

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Answer: Sean Connery

Sean Connery was chosen in 1989 at age 59. Harrison Ford was 56 when he won the honor in 1998. Nick Nolte was chosen in 1992 at age 51. Richard Gere was 44 years old when he was selected in 1993.

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Answer: Ireland

Known for her beauty, Maureen O'Hara was born in Ireland in 1920. She is probably best known for co-starring with John Wayne in five movies. In 2004, she published her autobiography "'Tis Herself".

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Answer: George Burns and Gracie Allen

George and Gracie were married on January 7th and stayed so until Gracie's death on August 27th, 1964; a total of 38 years plus a bit. Lucille and Desi tied the knot in 1940 and stayed together for 20 years before calling it quits in 1960. Tom and Nicole married in 1990 and separated in 2001, staying together for 11 years. Frank and Mia's marriage was just two years long (1966-68).

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Answer: Presbyterian Minister

Fred Rogers (1928-2003) graduated with a MDiv from Pittsburgh Theological Seminary and was ordained in 1963. He worked on "Misterogers" a Canadian children's show, for five years, where he developed many of the characters, props, and ideas that he carried back to Pittsburgh; there he produced "Mister Rogers' Neighborhood" for nearly 900 episodes in 31 years.

He married Joanne Byrd in 1953 and had two children of his own.

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Answer: Jeremy Piven

Jeremy Piven started his career appearing in a few John Cusack films such as "One Crazy Summer" (1986), "Say Anything..." (1989) and "The Grifters" (1990) and then, later, "Runaway Jury" (2003). In 1995 he was cast in the third season of "Ellen" as Spence Kovak, the cousin of Ellen Morgan (Ellen DeGeneres).

In 2004 he portrayed Ari Gold in the series "Entourage", a role for which he won a Golden Globe Award in 2007 and three Primetime Emmy Awards 2006-2008. In 2013 he was cast to play the lead role of Harry Selfridge in the series "Mr Selfridge", which was based on the life of Harry Selfridge during the development of the London department store, Selfridge & Co, set in the period of 1908 to 1928.

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