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91. This petite singer and actress made full use of her natural endowment with good-natured humor and wit. Which Tennessee lady, who never had to worry that Jolene could take her man, famously carries a bit much bosom?

From Quiz That's a Bit Much...

Answer: Dolly Parton

Dolly Rebecca Parton (1946) owns one giant voice and a famously generous bosom. She plays a full range of instruments, and is a prolific songwriter, singer, author, record producer, actress and philanthropist. She created theme park Dollywood in Tennessee, as well as Imagination Library, Dixie Stampede and Pirates Voyage. She grew up "dirt poor" with 11 siblings, appearing at the Grand Ole Opry at age thirteen, where Johnny Cash encouraged her career. She was married to lifelong partner Carl Dean in 1966, and promoted in business by singer Porter Wagoner, with whom she sang many best-selling duets (1967-1975). Dolly's "I Will Always Love You" is about her break with Wagoner. Dolly is known for her self-effacing wit, and once entered and lost a Dolly lookalike contest. She's godmother to singer Miley Cyrus.

From Quiz When I Least Expected It...

Answer: Mariah Carey and Nick Cannon

Mariah Carey is a megastar as a singer and has received Billboard's Artist of the Decade Award as well as the World Music Award for Best-Selling Female Artist of the Millennium. She has also acted in films. She met Nick Cannon when he was 28 and she was 39. Cannon has had an extensive career as a rapper and TV show host, including hosting "America's Got Talent". The couple married on April 30, 2008 and welcomed fraternal twins, Monroe and Morrocan, into their family on April 30, 2011.

From Quiz I Think Not, Therefore I Am Not

Answer: Zooey Deschanel

Starting in a number of modest roles, Zooey Deschanel eventually hit it big in "Elf" (2003) and her roles took a boost from there. Usually wide-eyed and bubbly, Deschanel became a poster child for a wave of hipster culture in the early 2010s. She has since appeared in "Yes Man" (2008), "(500) Days of Summer" (2009), and the FOX TV show "New Girl". She's also one part of the musical duo She & Him. Their song "Why Do You Let Me Stay Here?" was perhaps the most popular early single. Her sister, Emily Deschanel, starred on FOX TV's "Bones". By now you probably realize by my talking in the third-person that I am not Zooey Deschanel. I am not a new girl. Never hurts to dream.

From Quiz I Believe

Answer: Lisa Marie Presley

The only daughter of Elvis Presley, Lisa Marie is a singer/songwriter in her own right. She has been married several times. In 1988 she married Danny Keough, by whom she had two children. Following her 1994 divorce from him she married Michael Jackson. They were divorced in 1996. In 2002 she married Nicholas Cage, but he filed for divorce only 108 days after the wedding. In 2006 she married her guitarist and music producer, Michael Lockwood. She has been involved in many humanitarian projects, and in 2002 received an award from the Word Literacy Crusade. In 2007 she started the Presley Charitable Foundation dedicated to improving the lives of people through real solutions.

From Quiz Do You 'C' Celebrities?

Answer: Jamie Lee Curtis

Jamie has been in movies like "Freaky Friday" (2003). "Is There Really A Human Race?" was released in 2006. She collaborated with illustrator Laura Cornell to write and publish her books.

From Quiz We Like You

Answer: Charlie Chaplin

Born in 1889 Chaplin rose to fame and fortune from very poor roots. At one stage he and his brother were temporarily placed in a workhouse when his mother was in hospital. He rose to become the most famous film performer of his era. His most memorable on screen character was The Little Tramp. The plaque was placed on his childhood home by The Dead Comics Society.

From Quiz Cryptic Celebrities #1

Answer: Robin Williams

Williams played Teddy Roosevelt in both "Night at the Museum" movies (2006 and 2009). In 1987 he starred in "Good Morning, Vietnam". A long time fan of games, especially video and roll playing games, he went as far as naming one of his children Zelda, after a character in the "Legend of Zelda" video game series.

From Quiz I've Just Seen a Face

Answer: Joe Cocker on the cover of "One Night of Sin"

An Englishman from Sheffield, Joe Cocker has become the prime example of a rough, gritty and smoky blues and rock voice. Constantly active in professional music ever since 1961 and landing his first recording in 1964, he has released over 20 albums since his 1969 "With a Little Help From my Friends" debut. In spite of many successful single releases, he only had one number one hit each in the UK (1968's "With a Little Help From my Friends") and the US (1982's "Up Where We Belong", together with Jennifer Warnes).

From Quiz Home Is Where The Heart Is

Answer: Johnny Weissmuller

Johnny Weissmuller, an Olympic gold medal winner, was approched by MGM to play the part of Tarzan in 1932; he went on to make 11 more Tarzan movies. His next staring role was "Jungle Jim", based on the comic strip character, Jim Bradly. He made thirteen of the "Jungle Jim" movies before he retired. Born 23rd of June 1904, he sadly died of liver cancer on the January 20th, 1984, aged 79.

From Quiz Lights, Camera, Action!

Answer: Parthenon

Standing 7ft 1in tall, O'Neal was an American professional basketball player, who later branched into the entertainment business. He has released four rap albums and has appeared in numerous films and starred in two reality shows based around his life. O'Neal also has a high degree of involvement in law enforcement and such is his dedication to working in areas protecting children from predators, he has been awarded an honorary US Deputy Marshal title and is a Miami Beach Reserve Officer. He has a business buying the mortgages of those who have fallen into foreclosure and selling them back to them at far more affordable rates, and has trained with MMA for ten years in boxing, jiu-jitsu, Muay Thai and wrestling. This all round American also has a BA degree from Louisiana State University and a MBA from the University of Phoenix - neither award obviously majoring in ancient Greek history.

From Quiz Teen Idols of the 1990s

Answer: Jason Priestley

Jason Priestly played Brandon Walsh on "Beverly Hills, 90210". Priestly eventually became an executive producer of the show. "Beverly Hills, 90210" aired from 1990 - 2000.

From Quiz Celebrity Challenge

Answer: John Wayne

John Wayne was born Marion Morrison (1907-1979) in Winterset, Iowa, USA. He is an Academy and Golden Globe Award winning film actor. He was well know for his many western and combat movies, his husky voice and well-known walk. He was been married three times and fathered seven children. A smoker of many packets of cigarettes a day, it was not surprising that he had cancer and died of a related disease. Some of his movies include "The Shootist" (1976) and "True Grit" (1969).

From Quiz Popular Celebrities

Answer: Marcia Cross

Marcia Cross plays Bree Van Der Kamp in the hit TV show "Desperate Housewives" (2004). In 2007, Marcia gave birth to two adorable twins, Eden and Savannah.

From Quiz Double Letter Name Celebrities 11

Answer: Erik Estrada

Erik portrayed Officer Frank 'Ponch' Poncherello on the TV series. His credits include "Walker Texas Ranger" (1993), "CHIPS '99" (1998) and "According to Jim" (2001). He also appeared on the 2001 soap opera "The Bold and the Beautiful" (1987). He was born on March 16, 1949.

From Quiz Double Letter Name Celebrities 10

Answer: Fannie Farmer

Farmer was the first to use standard measurements instead of "this and that" recipes. The original cookbook was titled "The Boston Cooking School Cookbook" and renamed "The Fanny Farmer Cookbook". The 1918 edition was the last completely authorized by Farmer. Farmer was born in 1857 and died in 1915. The other names are celebrity chefs.

From Quiz Double Letter Name Celebrities 9

Answer: Tony Thompson

Thompson was born in New York in 1954. With the group Chic, number one R&B hits "Le Freak" and "Good Times" were successful. In addition, he played behind artists as diverse as Madonna (on "Like a Virgin"), Mick Jagger (on the solo album "She's the Boss"), Debbie Harry, Sister Sledge, Diana Ross, Rod Stewart, Jody Watley, Duran Duran and Robert Palmer. He died of renal cancer on November 12, 2003; he was only 48.

From Quiz Double Letter Name Celebrities 8

Answer: Brian Boitano

In 1988, Brian won the Gold Medal in Figure Skating at the Olympic games. He also had a 1988 TV special titled "Brian Boitano: Canvas of Ice". Since winning the Gold Medal, he has participated in many ice skating competitions including the initial "Ice Wars" and follow-up competitions. He appeared in the 2005 movie "Ice Princess". Brian was born on October 22, 1963 in Sunnyvale, CA. He began skating at the age of eight and was inspired by previous performers such as Peggy Fleming. Leaver was Brian's coach and the other names have been skaters in competition.

From Quiz Pick the Celebrity 13

Answer: Lydia Hearst-Shaw

Lydia was born on September 19, 1984. Lydia and her sister appeared in archive footage on the 2004 "Trust Fund Babies: The E! True Hollywood Story". William Randolph Hearst was her grandfather. He was a media king of the time, owning the Hearst Newspaper empire. Her father was Shaw and her mother was Patricia Hearst, who was kidnapped in February 1974. She had a sister Gillian Hearst-Shaw.

From Quiz Double Letter Name Celebrities 7

Answer: Carlton Cuse

Cuse created the series, wrote scripts and was executive producer of the TV show "Nash Bridges". "Nash Bridges" ended its six year run in 2001. Cuse created the 1998 TV series "Martial Law" and "Back Slash" and wrote various episodes of the 2004 TV series "Lost".

From Quiz Pick the Celebrity 12

Answer: Julia Nickson-Soul

Susan was a research chemist. She developed a blood project that would allow the body to heal itself using her DNA. She also was the mother of Davey, a child with a special gift, destined for greatness. Julia has made guest appearances on TV series "The Division", "JAG", "Nash Bridges", "Babylon 5" and "Seaquest DSV". She appeared in the movie "Ethan Mao" (2004) and "Rambo: First Blood II" (1985). She was married to actor David Soul, who portrayed Ken Hutchinson in the original 1975 TV series "Starsky and Hutch". She was born in Singapore on January 1, 1958.

From Quiz Double Letter Name Celebrities 6

Answer: Stephen Stills

Stills was part of the successful music group Crosby, Stills and Nash. "Just a Song Before I Go" was released in 1977 and went to number seven on the charts. Stills played guitar and was a singer-songwriter. He was born in Dallas, TX on January 3, 1945.

From Quiz Pick the Celebrity 10

Answer: Kaj-Erik Eriksen

He portrayed JJ in an episode in which John's son had grown up and in the future appeared with an older John Smith. He had a recurring role as Danny Farrel on the 2004 TV series "The 4400". Eriksen was born February 15, 1979 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.

From Quiz Double Letter Name Celebrities 4

Answer: Courtney Chase

On "Blossom", Courtney was Carol's daughter and she got to be the flower girl when Nick and Carol married. Some may remember her as Gene's daughter, Lynn in the 1995 movie "Nick of Time" that starred Johnny Depp. Manchester appeared as Blossom's mother in "Blossom". Courtney was born in New York on March 24, 1988.

From Quiz Double Letter Name Celebrities 3

Answer: Tina Turner

She was born November 26, 1939 in Nutbush, Tennessee. Ike, who later was her husband, changed her name to Tina Turner. Tina's music career took off after her appearance on "American Bandstand" in 1960. She is called "The Queen of Rock 'n Roll." She also appeared in the 1979 movie "Mad Max: Beyond the Thunderdome." Her hits included "Private Dancer" (1984) and "What's Love Got to Do With It" (1989.) "What's Love Got to Do with It" was made into a 1993 movie, based on her autobiography best selling book "I, Tina," which was released in 1986. The film starred Angela Bassett as Tina Turner. Tina and Ike were inducted into the Rock 'n Roll Hall of Fame in 1991. In 2002, she ranked #6 in VH1's 100 Sexiest Artists.

From Quiz Pick the Celebrity 5

Answer: Phillip Seymour Hoffman

Philip portrayed Dustin Davis brilliantly! I enjoyed watching the wild and crazy character in this movie because Phillip really went all out on this role to make this character dimensional and added humor to the movie too. Eric also appeared as Eric and John appeared as the paramedic in "Twister." Philip also was in "Patch Adams" (1998) with Robin Williams and "Along Came Polly" (2004) with Ben Stiller. In addition, he starred in the spellbinding 2005 movie "Capote". Philip was born on July 23, 1967 in Fairport, New York.

From Quiz Pick the Celebrity 4

Answer: Thomas Ian Nicholas

Thomas Ian Nicholas was Kevin Myers in "American Pie" (1999,) "American Pie 2" (2001) and "American Wedding" (2003.) It is often referred to as "The American Pie Trilogy." Kevin seemed to be the most level headed of the his guy friends. Thomas was in "Rookie of the Year" (1993,) "A Kid in King Arthur's Court" (1995,)and "Stealing Sinatra" (2003.) He also guest starred on TV series "Grey's Anatomy" (2005,) "The Medium" (2005) and "Party of Five" (2000.) Thomas was born July 10, 1980 in Las Vegas, NV. Eddie was also in the "American Pie/Wedding" movies as Paul Finch.

From Quiz Pick the Celebrity 3

Answer: Olivia Newton-John

This was her first number one hit in the United States. In 1974, she also won Grammy Awards for Female Pop Vocal Performance and Record of the Year. In 1977, she released this song again. Olivia's music remained consistent and has been added to various movies over the years. Her song "I Honestly Love You" was in the 2001 movie of "The Wedding Planner". She was in the hit movie "Grease" as Sandy with co-star John Travolta. Olivia was born September 26, 1948 in Cambridge, England. Her German grandfather, Max Born was a Nobel Prize winner in Physics.

From Quiz Pick the Celebrity 6

Answer: Rachael Leigh Cook

In "She's All That" she portrayed Laney Boggs, who was chosen by Dean for Zach to change from a wallflower to a prom queen candidate as a bet. Rachael was also in the TV series "Dawson's Creek". She also appeared in the 2005 TV mini series by Steven Spielberg "Into the West". Jodi co-starred as Taylor Vaughan in this movie; she was rather stuck-up and a brat. Rachael was born October 4, 1979 in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

From Quiz Pick the Celebrity 8

Answer: Christopher Daniel Barnes

Christopher portrayed Greg in his own way and did a good job. He also repised his role in 1996, "The Very Brady Sequel" movie. He was on the 1996 TV series "Malcolm and Eddie" and the 2004 movie "Shut Up and Kiss Me." Chris was born in Portland, ME on November 7, 1972.

From Quiz Pick the Celebrity 7

Answer: David James Elliott

Elliott portrayed Lt./Lt. Commander Harmon Rabb Jr. on the successful TV series "JAG". He was a Navy fighter pilot until he suffered night blindness. He became a JAG (Judge Advocate General) lawyer and worked with a sensational team of lawyers over the years including two co-workers: Lt. Meg Austin and Lt. Col. Sarah "Mac" Mackenzie. David's real name was David Smith and he was born September 21, 1960 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. He made a special guest appearance on the TV series "Yes Dear" (2000) with other "JAG" co-stars. He has also appeared TV movie "Code 11-14" (2003), "The Shrink Is In (2001), "Dodson's Journey" (2001) (TV) and the TV movie "The Man Who Lost Himself (2005).

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