Celebrities C-D Trivia

1. Robbie Coltrane was born in Rutherglen, a town across the Clyde River from Glasgow on 30 March 1950. What was his birth name?

From Quiz Farewell, Robbie Coltrane

Answer: Anthony Robert McMillan

Robbie Coltrane's parents were Jean Howie, a music teacher and Ian Baxter, a general practitioner and forensic police surgeon (interesting, given the role Mr Coltrane played later in his career as Fitz in "Cracker"). He had an older sister, Annie and a younger sister Jane. He had a private education, played Rugby in the first XV, headed his school's debating society and pursued theatre options throughout his school life. He studied after he finished school. When he moved into acting in his early 20s, he adopted the named Robbie Coltrane as a tribute to his favourite musician, saxophonist John (William) Coltrane. This question was written by Phoenix Rising's 1nn1, an unabashed Robbie Coltrane fan.

From Quiz John Cleese: Something Completely Different

Answer: Weston-super-Mare

His parents were Reginald Cleese and Muriel Cross. The family name was Cheese but Reginald changed it when he enlisted in the army. Weston-super-Mare is a town on the Bristol channel about 18 miles from the city of Bristol.

From Quiz Kyle Chandler

Answer: Homefront

"Homefront" was set in 1945-1947 in the fictional town of River Run, Ohio. It first aired in September of 1991 and featured Kyle Chandler as a young baseball player named Jeff Metcalf. The two-season show ended in 1993.

From Quiz Remembering Andy Devine

Answer: Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok

Riding his horse named Joker, Devine played Jingles P. Jones, backing up Guy Madison as Wild Bill Hickok (1951-1958). Burl Ives was offered the role but turned it down. The program was broadcast both on network TV and network radio in the U.S. It was also popular in Australia.

From Quiz Timothée Chalamet

Answer: Professional Soccer Player

Growing up Timothée Chalamet spent time living with family in France. During the summers, he said he coached at soccer camp, children from 6 to 10 years old. Tim himself was only 13 so he must have been commanding even at that age. Mr. Chalamet not only played soccer, he said his dream was to become a professional soccer player.

From Quiz The Tragic Tale of Dustin Diamond

Answer: Samuel "Screech" Powers

Screech was the quintessential nerd. Though he had the academic intelligence to build a functioning robot, he would often say or do deeply stupid things just for the sake of plot advancement. He would wear garish outfits and would often be the butt of other character's jokes.

From Quiz To Infinity and Beyond

Answer: April 4th 1965

Robert John Downey Jr was born in Manhattan, New York on the 4th April 1965. His father, Robert Downey Sr, was a film-maker and actor and his mother, Elsie Ann, was an actress. He spent most of his childhood in the Greenwich Village area of New York where he experienced a Bohemian lifestyle. He has an older sister, Allyson.

From Quiz Ken Dodd - Comedian and Singer

Answer: Knotty Ash

Knotty Ash is a pleasant, leafy suburb of Liverpool, although the black pudding plantations and jam butty mines are all figments of Ken's imagination. The other answers are all suburbs of Liverpool.

From Quiz Bernie's Quiz on the Life of Roger Delgado

Answer: London, England

Roger Caesar Marius Bernard de Delgado Torres Castillo Roberto was born in the East End of London in 1918 to a Belgian mother and a Spanish father. Roger Delgado used to say that his place of birth made him a true Cockney.

From Quiz Don't Mention The War!

Answer: Marwood

John Marwood Cleese was born in the Somerset seaside town of Weston-super-Mare on the 27th of October 1939. During his period at Cambridge University, Cleese was a member of the Cambridge Footlights, a group that staged entertainment for the staff and students at the university and which has provided the impetus for the careers of many of Britain's most popular entertainment figures. It was whilst at Cambridge that Cleese met his future 'Monty Python' writing partner, Graham Chapman. Fortunately for John, his grandfather had been embarrassed about the family's original surname which he changed prior to joining the British Army. Had he not done so, the young John would have been even less fond of being known as John Marwood Cheese!

From Quiz The Life of Keith David

Answer: The Thing

"The Thing" was about a group of men working an expedition in the Arctic. They find something that seems somewhat normal at first. As time goes by, they find out they unearthed an alien who can change his shape. This creates much paranoia among the camp members as no one knows who the alien is.

From Quiz Kirk Douglas: The Actor

Answer: Issur Danielovitch

Although born in New York his parents were immigrants from Russia and the family spoke Yiddish at home. They adopted the name of Demsky from a relative and Kirk grew up as Issur Demsky. He legally changed his name to Kirk Douglas before entering the Navy during WWII. Alphonso d'Abruzzo was the birth name of Alan Alda. Archibald Alexander Leach was the birth name of Cary Grant and Leroy Harold Schere Jr. was the birth name of Rock Hudson.

From Quiz First Lady of the 30s: Irene Dunne

Answer: Kentucky

Irene Dunne was born in Louisville, Kentucky, where her father was a riverboat inspector. She often rode the riverboats as far south as Mississippi, and as a result, when called upon, could produce a flawless Southern accent, which she did for the film "Show Boat", among others. She also lived for a while in Madison, Indiana, on the Kentucky border, just across the river from Louisville.

From Quiz On the Path: Marion Cotillard

Answer: Paris

She was born on September 30, 1975 to Jean-Claude Cotillard and Niseema Theillaud, both of whom were actors. Her brothers are Quentin and Guillaume. She was raised in Orléans. As a young girl, Marion used to act in plays alongside her father.

From Quiz John Cazale

Answer: Massachusetts

John Holland Cazale was born in August 12, 1935, in Revere, Massachusetts, to an Irish-American mother and Italian-American father.

From Quiz Tim Curry

Answer: One

Tim Curry had one older sister Judy Curry, a pianist. She passed away from a brain tumor in 2001.

From Quiz Larry David

Answer: Seinfeld

Hit series "Seinfeld" was about the day to day lives of a group of four friends living in New York City. It starred Jerry Seinfeld.

From Quiz The Chameleon Director

Answer: Philosophy

Cuarón was born Alfonso Cuarón Orozco in Mexico City in 1961. After school, he tried to enter the CCC (Centro de Capacitación Cinematográfica), but couldn't study there at the time because he was too young. By the early 1980s, however, he was studying philosophy at the UNAM (National Autonomous University of Mexico), while also attending the CUEC (Centro Universitario de Estudios Cinematográficos) to satisfy his passion about cinema. During that period Cuarón met and befriended several people, including director Carlos Marcovich and cinematographer Emmanuel Lubezki, with whom he would collaborate several times in the future. In his personal life, Alfonso married actress and writer Mariana Elizondo in 1980, and their son Jonás was born a year later. The couple stayed married until 1993. After their divorce, both Alfonso and Mariana remarried and had other children.

From Quiz The Charming Benedict Cumberbatch

Answer: Wanda Ventham

His father acted under the name of Timothy Carlton and Benedict, whose full name is Benedict Timothy Carlton Cumberbatch, considered using the last name of Carlton for his own career before deciding to use his real name. His mother appeared in the television series 'UFO', which ran on British television from 1970 until 1973 and also played the role of Cassandra's mother in 'Only Fools and Horses'. Wanda played the female lead in 'The Lotus Eaters', another 1970's television series, in which Timothy Carlton also appeared. The couple were featured together in the third series of 'Sherlock', playing Sherlock's parents opposite their real life son.

From Quiz Emilie De Ravin

Answer: The Demon Curupira

The 1999-2002 television show "Beastmaster", was Emilie's first starring role. Emilie played the Demon Curupira and appeared in 8 episodes. The lead role of Dar was played by Daniel Goddard and the role of Tao by Jackson Raine. The Curupira character is known for being green, with backwards feet and protecting the forests. Emilie was born on December 27. 1981 in Mount Eliza, Victoria, Australia.

From Quiz Dolores del Rio

Answer: Mexico

Born in Durango, Mexico, she made her first appearance in films when she was 20 years old. She appeared in over 50 films beginning in 1925 thru 1978 as well as many short films. She appeared in television episodes and specials from 1957 to 1970.

From Quiz Diana Dors

Answer: Albert Fluck

Although Diana's mother Mary was married to Albert Fluck, she admitted that she had an affair with their lodger, Gerald Lack, and was never certain which of them was actually Diana's father. Diana was named Diana Mary Fluck when she was born in Swindon, Wiltshire, in 1931.

From Quiz Bob Crane

Answer: Waterbury

Although Bob was born in Waterbury, he grew up in Stamford. Waterbury is often called "Brass City", because it was the leading US manufacturer of household items made from brass. In 1692, Stamford had its own mini version of the Salem witch trials. An accused woman, a victim of endless rumors, was forced to endure a strange test that involved her being thrown into deep water, to see if she would sink or float.

From Quiz Ted Cassidy: The Man Behind the Lurch

Answer: Speech

He also received a degree in Drama. He played basketball and football in high school. He attended a college in West Virginia before going to Stetson University in Florida. He played one year of basketball in college.

From Quiz Waiting for the End

Answer: Andrew Luster

Andrew Luster was the great-grandson of cosmetics giant Max Factor Sr. His mother, Elizabeth, was the adopted daughter of Max Factor's daughter Freida. While on trial for multiple rapes in January 2003, Luster jumped bail and headed to Mexico. He was tried and convicted 'in absentia' (without being present). On June 18, 2003, Dog, along with his son Leland and 'brother' Tim, captured Luster in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico. Although Dog had been a bounty hunter for a long time before the Luster case, it was this case that thrust him into the national spotlight. Dog has two autobiographies out - "You Can Run But You Can't Hide", released in 2007, and "Where Mercy Is Shown, Mercy Is Given", released in 2010. Both books chronicle his wild life and his redemption from being a degenerate ex-con into an upstanding member of society and one of the best bounty hunters alive.

From Quiz She's More than Just Flo

Answer: Stony Point, NY

Stephanie Courtney was born in Stony Point on February 8, 1970. Stony Point is located in Rockland County, near the Hudson River. It became a town in 1865. In 1779, it was the site of a Revolutionary War battle involving General "Mad" Anthony Wayne. Stephanie later moved to New York City, 35 minutes away, to pursue her comedy career.

From Quiz Joseph Cotten

Answer: Joseph Cheshire Cotten Jr.

Named for his father, who was a local postal employee, he attended public schools and later the Hickman School of Speech and Expression to study acting. He appeared in local productions and finally onto the New York stage.

From Quiz Kristin Chenoweth

Answer: Dawn

Kristi Dawn Chenoweth was born on July 24, 1968, in Broken Arrow, Oklahoma. She was adopted at birth. She sang songs in local churches when she was young and has a vocal range of four octaves.

From Quiz Robert Duvall

Answer: U.S. Army

Duvall's father achieved the rank of Rear Admiral. Duvall served in the Army 1953 to 1954, after graduating from Principi College in Illinois, where he majored in drama. While stationed in Georgia, PFC Duvall acted in an amateur production. Just a few of his military roles included "The Great Santini" (1979), for which he was nominated for an Oscar and in which he played a blood and guts pilot with conflicted family relationships; the ageing Capt. Spurgeon "Fish" Tanner in "Deep Impact" (1998); Lt. Col. Bill Kilgore in "Apocalypse Now" (1978), who loved the smell of napalm in the morning; and, Major Frank Burns in "MASH" (1969).

From Quiz Peter Davison

Answer: Farnon

"All Creatures" made Peter a household name and also his role in "Doctor Who". His character smokes, drinks, chases women and is generally lazy, but his innocent puppy-dog expression and heart of gold means that everyone loves him anyway. Peter has said that he only got the job because he looked as if he could be Robert Hardy (Siegfried Farnon)'s younger brother. Herriot was, of course, the surname of the main character, James and his wife Helen. Alderson was Helen's maiden name. Buchanan was the surname of Calum, the assistant in series 4-6.

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