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31. Where did Rik Mayall first meet his great friend and fellow comic Ade Edmondson?

From Quiz Rik Mayall

Answer: University of Manchester

Rik was born in 1958 in Essex but his family moved to Droitwich Spa in Worcestershire when he was still young. He went to school in Worcester but he didn't meet up with Ade Edmondson until he went to the University of Manchester in 1976. The two became firm friends and discovered they both had a love for the more surreal elements of comedy. Thy started performing in university bars and clubs and quickly established a reputation for being one of the more bizarre acts.

From Quiz My Heather O'Rourke Tribute

Answer: December

Little Heather O'Rourke was born on December 27th, 1975 to Kathleen O'Rourke. She was born in San Diego, CA at 12:28 AM, where she lived for most of her life. She was born a fraternal twin, her twin brother dying in the womb.

From Quiz So Long Bernie Mac

Answer: October 5th, 1957

Bernard Jeffrey McCullough was born on October 5th, 1957 in Chicago, Illinois. He died in the city he was born in on August 9th, 2008 at the young age of 50. He was predeceased by his mother and two brothers. He left a wife Rhonda McCullough and a daughter, Je'Niece Childress.

From Quiz Tyler Perry

Answer: Emmitt R Perry Jr

Tyler Perry was born Emmitt R. Perry Jr. on September 13, 1969 in New Orleans. His parents were Emmitt Sr. and Maxine Perry.

From Quiz Simon Pegg - The Man and His Work

Answer: Gloucester

Simon was born, Simon John Beckingham on the 14th February 1970 in Gloucester. His mother, Gillian Rosemary, was a civil servant and his father, John Henry Beckingham, sold keyboards and was a jazz musician.

From Quiz Bewitching Elizabeth Montgomery

Answer: Victoria

Elizabeth was Robert Montgomery and Elizabeth Bryan Allen's second child. Her elder sister, Martha Bryan Montgomery, died before Elizabeth was born. Martha was born on 13th October 1930, and passed away in 1931 from spinal meningitis, at the age of 14 months. On 6th January 1936, Elizabeth's younger brother Robert Montgomery Jr. was born. Robert Jr was commonly known as Skip. Elizabeth was educated at The Spence School which is a private all-girls school in New York City.

From Quiz All About Hayden Panettiere

Answer: August 21, 1989

She was born in Palisades, New York. Her parents are named Lesley and Skip. Her younger brother's name is Jansen. Her middle name is Leslie.

From Quiz Michelle Phillips

Answer: John Phillips

She married John December 31, 1962 in Long Beach, CA. When they met she was a 17-year-old model, and he was already married. They divorced in 1970.

From Quiz Think You Know John O'Hurley?

Answer: J. Peterman

The character was inspired by a real person, John Peterman an entrepreneur who owned the J. Peterman Company. O'Hurley even became part owner of the real J. Peterman Company with the real J. Peterman. His character first premiered on May 18th, 1995 in the episode "The Understudy".

From Quiz The Next Great Movie Star: James McAvoy

Answer: Scottish

He was born in Glasgow, Scotland. Glasgow is Scotland's largest city, but is not the capital - Edinburgh is. In "Becoming Jane" (2007) James McAvoy played an Irish character and in "Starter for Ten" (2006) he played a British character.

From Quiz All About Sara Paxton

Answer: April 25, 1988

Sara was born in Woodland Hills, California. Her mom is a dentist. Her mom is Mexican. Her dad is a businessman. She is an only child.

From Quiz Oh,...Sandra That is!

Answer: July 20, 1971

Sandra Oh was born in Nepean, Ontario. Her father is Joon-Soo Oh, a businessman. Her mother is Young-Nam Oh, a biochemist. She has a brother, Ray and a sister, Grace. Oh is Korean.

From Quiz I Am Divine

Answer: Harris Glen Milstead

Divine was born an only child and was treated as though he was royalty. Everything he wanted he got and his parents paid for it all.

From Quiz All About Mitchel Musso!

Answer: Tate

This is definitely an interesting middle name. Mitchel was born on July 9th, 1991.

From Quiz The Life of a Timid Observer: Bill Maher

Answer: Roman Catholic

Maher would incorporate this 'mixed' marriage into his early stand up routines. Maher was born in New York City in 1956 and was raised in New Jersey.

From Quiz Gerald McRaney: An Unforgettable Actor

Answer: Collins, Mississippi

He was born August 19, 1947 to Clyde and Edna McRaney who are now both deceased. He has two other siblings, Buddy and Ann.

From Quiz The Talented Marlee Matlin

Answer: August 24, 1965

Marlee Beth Matlin was born in Morton Grove, Illinois.

From Quiz Queenie was a Blonde: Julia Murney

Answer: Where Do I Go?

The "Hair" benefit concert was held on September 20th, 2004. Other performers involved were Raul Esparza, Adam Pascal and Shoshana Bean.

From Quiz Jared Padalecki

Answer: Gilmore Girls

Jared played Dean Forester on "Gilmore Girls". He was Rory's boyfriend for seasons 1-3 and part of seasons 4 and 5. On "Gilmore Girls" Jared was respectful to the people he meets and he was very helpful. He left "Gilmore Girls" because Rory and he broke up and he got married.

From Quiz Do You Know Rachel McAdams?

Answer: Mean Girls

This role won Rachel an MTV award for Breakthrough Female (2005). In 'Mean Girls' (2004), Lindsay Lohan was the new girl in town, and on a mission to sabotage the popular girls, she became one herself. Rachel played the head 'plastic', Regina George, as the popular girls were called.

From Quiz Are You a Patinkin Professional?

Answer: Che

"Evita" is a rock opera with music by Andrew Lloyd Webber and lyrics by Tim Rice. It is a biography of the Argentinian First Lady, Eva Peron, who died of cancer in 1952. The character of Che was based on Che Guevara, and he was the show's narrator and dissenting voice. He sang "Oh What a Circus" and a duet with Eva, "Waltz for Eva and Che", among other songs.

From Quiz Life and Career of Peter O'Toole

Answer: journalist

He started as a newspaper copy boy, and progressed to become a reporter before he discovered his love of the theatre. His father was a bookie, and O'Toole spent two years in the Royal Navy, without ever considering it as a prospective career.

From Quiz Beyond "Rent" - Adam Pascal

Answer: Radames

Adam played Radames, captain of the guard, in the musical "Aida", which also starred Sherie Rene Scott as Amneris and Heather Headley as Aida. "Aida" opened on March 3rd, 2000 and closed on September 5th, 2004.

From Quiz Jesse Metcalfe

Answer: Carmel Valley Village, California

Jesse was born in Carmel Valley Village, California, and spent his teenage years growing up in Waterford, Connecticut. He graduated high school from a private school called The Williams School, in New London, Connecticut.

From Quiz Dina Meyer

Answer: Beverly Hills 90210

Meyer appeared on the series during its fourth season. Meyer's character was a doctoral student who ended up having a romance with Brandon.

From Quiz Brian McFarlane: His Hockey Days

Answer: New Liskeard

Brian was born on August 10, 1931. For the first five years of his life he lived in Haileybury, but he was actually born five miles away, in New Liskeard.

From Quiz That's So Raven!

Answer: Raven-Symone Christina Pearman

Raven was born to Christopher B. Pearman and Lydia Gaulden. Raven doesn't actually use the name Pearman. She just goes as Raven or Raven-Symone.

From Quiz Sharon Osbourne - Heavy Metal Mom!

Answer: Don Arden

Sharon Rachel Arden was born on 10th October 1952, the daughter of Don and Hope Arden. Hope Arden was a dancer, whilst father Don managed and promoted rock groups, amongst them Gene Vincent, The Small Faces and the UK outfit Black Sabbath, which featured one Ozzy Osbourne on lead vocals in their prime years. Sharon also had a brother, David Arden.

From Quiz Australia's Own: Bert Newton

Answer: 1938

Bert Newton was born on the 23rd July 1938 in North Fitzroy, Victoria. His parents? names are Glayds and Joseph and he is one of six children.

From Quiz Greg Proops aka 'Specky Spice'

Answer: Everett

He was born Gregory Everett Proops. He has given himself many different nicknames such as Proopness Monster, Proopdog, and Proopkiwi.

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