TELL ME WHO THIS IS Game
 

Okay, easy game-
I will give a famous name and you must tell who it is. Must be at least a 5 word description. Can't be general, must be a specific, legit answer. Then you give another new famous name for the next poster to tell who it is. Have fun with it!

First one: FRANCIS FORD COPPOLA

FFC was born in 1939 in Detroit of all places, he is of Italian heritage as his name implies. This director brought to the screens cult classic epics such as Godfather and Apocalypse now and is considered in very high regard as a director of film.
Brilliant Director behind Apocalype Now. In recent times he has been criticised for lacking the vision he once had, this is highly subjective. Oh and one last thing, he alongside George Lucas produced Kagemusha for Akira Kurosawa.

Which leads me to...

AKIRA KUROSAWA

Late, great Japanese director. His most famous film, the Seven Samurai (or Senchin no Samurai) is considered one of the greatest of all time. Other great films of his include Ikiru.

next:

DARYL PALUMBO

formed together with Justin Beck on his parents' basements the band Glassjaw.

NEXT:
your mother
for real: Eddy Merckx

Eddy Merckxx was a championship cyclist who was born June 17th, 1945, nicknamed 'the Cannibal ' he won the Tour de france 5 times and he retired in 1977. check out more here.[url]
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next: Joe Quesada

One of the best comic book artists who has created such characters as Daredevil, Ash, Batman, and Iron Man. He is now Chief Editor at Marvel Comics, replacing the beloved Stan Lee.

Next: Bob Herbold

Robert J. (Bob) Herbold, recently retired executive vice president and chief operating officer of Microsoft Corporation, is currently working part time for Microsoft as Executive Vice President assisting in the government, industry, and customer areas.


Next: Lindy Chamberlain

Dennis Hoff is the owner of a legal Brothel called the Moonlight Bunny Ranch Bordello in Carson City Nevada. His Bunnies, unlike Hugh Hefner's, have sex.


Next name:

Richard Kelly

maybe thats true...who can say?
but she was finally found innocent and released from prison.

Richard Kelly: Wrote and Directed KWSNs all time favourite movie... Donnie Darko.


next... Mark 'Chopper' Reid

Mark Reid= a well-known criminal in Australia who has written autobiographies of his experiences.

Next: Salvador Dali

Salvador Dali is considered as the greatest artist of the surrealist art movement and one of the greatest masters of art of the twentieth century.
He was born in 1904 and died in 1989.
Dali was famous for his paintings of melting clocks and burning giraffes.


Next:

Earl Derr Biggers

Earl Derr Biggers was an author who lived from 1884-1933. His most famous works would have to be the Charlie Chan books.

Next:

Hans Van Dan Elzen

Hans Van Dan Elzen is a world-class Yo-Yo master.

Next:

Julio Venegas

An artist & good friend of The Mars Volta, a band. Julio had woken up from a coma from shooting up rat poision, but then later commited suicide.

Next: Lenedra J. Carroll

The author of the book "The Architecture of All Abundance." Also not an overly bad looking woman.

Mikhail Khodorkovsky

You mean that guy who used to run the Russian Oil monopoly Yukos? The same guy who ran afoul of the Russian Parliament and had his assets frozen?

...never heard of him.

Okay: Chris Gore

Chris Gore: Film Critic extraordinaire
Also known as this guy: http://www.criticdoctor.com/intervie...isgoreclip.JPG

Next: Buck Strickland

....I want to complain about his employee - Hank Hill!

HA HA HA HA HA! :lol:

You asked for it, you got it: Miyamoto Musashi

Famed wandering swordsman in Japan who suposedly brought two sword fighting to the stage. Also rumored to have killed over 5 men with a wooden sword.

Calling all history buffs: Cyrus the Great

Jodie Seetin was one of the sisters on Full House... the middle child I believe.

Michael McGowan

Played Stephanie Tanner on the ABC sitcom Full House.


Someone hard? Let's try.....Hector Hugh Munro

Okay, Mike McGowan....acclaimed photographer - whose work is probably best known by his skydiving photos (I used to live in AZ, so yep, I heard of him)...but he's also known for tattoo photos.

Back to Hector Hugh Munro

Scottish-born writer whose stories satirize the Edwardian social scene, often in a macabre and cruel fashion. Munro's columns and short stories were published under the pen name 'Saki'. Saki's stories were full of witty epithets - such as "The cook was a good cook, as cooks go; and as cooks go she went." - and included coded references to homosexuality. After the outbreak of World War I, although officially over age, Munro volunteered in the army as an ordinary soldier. A snipers bullet killed him on November 14, 1916 in France, near Beaumont-Hamel. Munro was sheltering in a shell crater and his last words, according to several sources, were: "Put that damned cigarette out!" After his death his sister Ethel destroyed most of his papers and wrote her own account of their childhood.


I.M. Pei

Ieoh Ming Pei was born in Canton, China in 1917. He left China when he was eighteen to study architecture at MIT and Harvard. Between 1942 and 1945, he worked as a concrete designer for Stone and Webster, and in 1946 he began work in the office of Hugh Asher Stubbins, in Boston.

Pei worked as an instructor and then as an assistant professor at Harvard before he joined Webb & Knapp Inc. in New York in 1948. Pei worked as the head of the architectural division of Webb and Knapp, Inc. until 1960, when he resigned and founded his own architectural office, I. M. Pei & Partners, New York, which in 1979 became Pei, Cobb, Free & Partners.

Due to his reliance on abstract form and materials such as stone, concrete, glass, and steel, Pei has been considered a disciple of Walter Gropius. However, Pei shows little concern with theory. He does not believe that architecture must find forms to express the times or that it should remain isolated from commercial forces.

Pei generally designs sophisticated glass clad buildings loosely related to the high-tech movement. However, many of his designs result from original design concepts. He frequently works on a large scale and is renowned for his sharp, geometric designs.

Who is ...

*bump*

is a pitcher for the Minnesota organization... this died mighty quick.

Anyone know who President G.W. Bush is?

George W. Bush is the 43rd President of the United States.

For a few more months at least.



Who is Mark Latham when he's at home?

Mark Latham is the leader of the Labor Party in Australia. At home, he's the house bitch.

Tough one for you.....who is Quincy Hoang?

Quincy Hoang is a defensive DUI attorney in California.

NEXT: Riley Smith

Riley Smith is an actor who previously modeled. He was on the short lived "Freak and Geeks" television show, and has been in a number of movies, including "Bring it On" and "Not Another Teen Movie". He is in the soon to be released "New York Minute" with the Olsen twins.


Next: Robert Burns

Robert Burns was a Scottish Poet who lived from 1759 - 1796, and was very prolific, writing hundreds of works.


next: Anno Hideaki

A Gainax animator, creator of the anime Evangelion.

next:

Conor Oberst (easy, but you better have a good entry for this one because there's a lot to say).

*BUMP*

come on, this one is easy!

1)Lead singer of Bright Eyes. Sings emoish music, but should not be dissed for this fact.
2) quite amusing comedian


Quote: "i had five brothers that died that way. my mother drowned one every year for five consecutive years. they were all named padraic" - Conor Oberst

Next: Art Fry think "Office Space"

Retired Corporate Scientist. 3M. Saint Paul, MN. Art Fry didn’t invent the special adhesive that didn’t stick very well, and he didn’t invent the paper. But he did find a way to put them together so they wouldn’t come apart.


Harry Carabina

he is the former anouncer for the cubs also known as Harry Caray

NEXT: Samuel Langhorne Clemens

Samuel Langhorne Clemens
Known Name: Mark Twain- early 20th century author of such books as Huckleberry Finn, which was actually banned in some cities because it was considered offensive to Negroes. Twain was quite philisophical, as well.

NEXT: Edward E. Carlson

Edward E. Carlson was born in Tacoma, Washington and raised in Seattle where his mother moved after her marriage broke up. Carlson worked at odd jobs to help his mother. In 1928, he enrolled at the University of Washington and began his first job in the hotel industry as a pageboy in Seattle’s Benjamin Franklin Hotel. He left college before graduating, and continued to advance in the hospitality industry. By 1936, he was manager of a small hotel in Mount Vernon, Washington and later became manager of Seattle’s Rainier Club, a prestigious private club in the U.S. Navy. He advanced to the rank of lieutenant commander in the Supply Corps. In 1946, he became assistant to the president of Western Hotels, and by 1969 he was chairman of the board. In 1970, Carlson became a director of Western International and UAL, Inc., the parent company of United Airlines. In 1975, he became chairman of the board and CEO of UAL, Inc. and United Airlines.
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Next: Bobby Sheehan

Bobby Sheehan:

Late Bassist for Blues Traveller who died of a drug overdose 8/20/99 at age 31.

Next up: Syd Barrett

Guitarist, songwriter
Born: January 6, 1946 in Cambridge, England
School/education: Morley Memorial Junior School, Cambridge High School For Boys, Camberwell Art School

Guitarist, singer, songwriter and cofounder of Pink Floyd in 1965. contributed to the first two Pink Floyd albums and the early singles before he was replaced by David Gilmour in 1968. He was left out because of a growing insanity probably due to drug abuse and the pressure of fame. After Pink Floyd he had a short-lived solo career but is still regarded a true genius of music by many fans. Musicians like Brian Eno, David Bowie and others have several times tried to help Syd Barrett back on his feet. A Best of Syd Barrett compilation was released in April 2001.

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Next up: Carroll Spinney

That's very good (and detailed) but I was hoping someone would notice that he is the designer of the Space Needle.


Carroll Spinney- The person inside the Big Bird costume and also the voice for Oscar The Grouch. He is also an artist and an author.


NEXT: Bette Nesmith Graham (can you also find who she is related to?)

interesting...
Bette Nesmith Graham invented Liquid Paper!!
while working as a secretary in Dallas (she was originally an artist, but hey, you've got to pay the bills), Bette came up with the idea, and invented what she originally called, Mistake Out.
in 1958, she called her company Liquid Paper, and by 1980, she sold out for $48mil. nice.
she also was the mother of Monkee's band member Michael Nesmith.
apparently she was also a pioneer for American women in business at the time. she established two foundations devoted to encouraging womens involvement in business and art.

NEXT: Nick Bracegirdle

Nick Bracegirdle, writer/producer/musician, is known as the mastermind behind Chicane music (global trance and dance). His #1 hit 'Don't Give Up' released in 1999, propelled him to world wide attention. Nicks long term friend Bryan Adams, is frequently heard in his music.

Next: Bunny Livingstone

Bunny Wailer is the forgotten Wailer. Bunny Wailer and music legend are never mentioned in the same sentence. Bunny, however, is a music legend, let alone a reggae legend. Having just received the 1997 Grammy award, Bunny still has not gotten his just deserves.

Next: Isaac Brock

Lead vocalist/guitar for the Seattle band "Modest Mouse."

or

Since feelgood is from Canada maybe he meant Isaac Brock the Canadian major general who defended canadian forces in the War of 1812.


Next: Edith Head

Hollywood costume designer; she designed for, among others, Grace Kelly, Elizabeth Taylor, Alfred Hitchcock, and Bing Crosby.

She received 34 Oscar nominations, and 8 awards, making her the "most honored designer in Academy Award history.

Next up: Nelly Bly

Born May 5, 1864, to Judge Michael Cochran and Mary Jane Kennedy Cochran, part of the large Cochran family of Apollo, Pennsylvania, Elizabeth Jane Cochrane revolutionized journalism for women. She is better known by her pen name, "Nellie Bly," which she took from a Stephen Foster song Daring and innovative, she gained world fame when she beat Jules Verne's fictional character Phileas Fogg's record for traveling around the world in 80 days by more than a week, departing on November 14, 1889 and returning to New York on January 25, 1890

Next up: Adrian Lamo

Adrian Lamo is a computer hacker who used to be homeless and spent his spare time checking proxy settings on major websites for security holes. He gained quite a bit of notoriety by reporting these holes to the company and because he was homeless. Unfortunately, in 2002 he "hacked" the New York Times' computers and they pressed charges. He plead guilty in January and he will probably be sentenced to 6 to 12 months of home-confinement.

Next up: Donald E. Westlake

Donald Westlake is a novelist, screenwriter and book reviewer, Oscar-nominated for The Grifters; more about him here .
Next : René Barjavel