Send in the Clowns Trivia Quiz

Answer: Forest Whitaker

Forest Whitaker, born in Texas, attended college on a football scholarship. Were it not for a back injury, he may have graced the sports pages instead of the celebrity ones. He has a black belt in the Japanese martial art kenpō and suffers from ptosis which is what causes the drooping of his left eye.

He has acted in a number of well known movies, "Fast Times at Ridgemont High"(1982), "Platoon"(1986) and "Good Morning, Vietnam" (1987). His portrayal of the Ugandan dictator, Idi Amin, earned him an Academy Award, British Academy Film Award, Golden Globe Award, National Board of Review Award and the Screen Actors Guild Award.

Answer: Randall Park

Probably better known for acting in the television shows "Veep" and "Fresh Off the Boat", Korean-American actor Park takes on the rather controversial role of the North Korean leader Kim Jong-un in "The Interview" (2014). Despite numerous threats of action against the USA from the North Korean government, the movie was still released online and in select cinemas. Coincidentally, in an interview done with Park, he claims to have used Forest Whitaker's portrayal of Idi Amin in "Last King of Scotland" as inspiration for how to approach playing the role of Kim Jong-un.

Randall Park married actress Jae Suh Park in 2008 and has even featured his daughter in a web series called "Baby Mentalist".

Answer: Morgan Freeman

Morgan Freeman has acted in over forty-five movies. He won a Best Supporting Actor Academy Award in 2004 for "Million Dollar Baby" directed by Clint Eastwood. He has been nominated for an Academy Award for five movies between 1987 and 2009, including his portrayal of South African president, Nelson Mandela in the movie "Invictus".

Freeman has achieved much in his illustrious career, but few people might be aware that he is a fairly good golfer (first American to record a par on Legend Golf & Safari Resort's Extreme 19th hole), has a private pilot's license and was instrumental in starting the Grenada Relief Fund which has subsequently become PLAN!T NOW, a disaster relief agency.

Answer: Robin Williams

Robin Williams (1951-2014), acted in many spectacular movies during his career which spanned from 1977 to 2014. He not only won multiple Golden Globe awards, Emmy Awards, an Academy Award for "Good Will Hunting", but he also won four Grammy Awards for Best Comedy Album in 1980,1987, 1990 and 2003.

Williams, together with Whoopi Goldberg and Billy Crystal, founded Comic Relief USA. His fight with alcohol has been well documented, but his diagnosis of early stage Parkinson's disease may have lead to his suicide on August 11, 2014. According to autopsy reports, it appears that Williams suffered from Lewy Body dementia, which may have been misdiagnosed as Parkinson's disease.

Answer: Albert Finney

Albert Finney is an English actor who has acted in a number of well known movies, such as "Erin Brockovich", "Big Fish" and "Skyfall". Finney has been nominated multiple times for various awards since 1961. His depiction of Winston Churchill in the movie "Gathering Storm"(2002) garnered him a Golden Globe, BAFTA, Emmy and a Broadcasting Press Guild Award.

Finney received treatment for kidney cancer in 2011 and has turned down a CBE (Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire) in 1980 as well as a knighthood in 2000. He married his third wife, Pene Dalmage in 2009.

Answer: Orson Welles

Orson Welles has been rated as the greatest film director of all time. He is responsible for one of the all time great movies, "Citizen Kane" (1941), which he co-wrote, produced, directed and starred in. Welles received many honours in his life, not least of all is having a genus of Hawaiian spider named after him (Orsonwelles) and a statue of him graces the city of Split in Croatia.

Welles' biography makes for interesting reading. His father invented a popular bicycle lamp, but lost all his money after descending into alcoholism. Welles earned a scholarship to Harvard University, but decided to travel instead. He was married three times, one of his marriages to Rita Hayworth. He had three daughters, the eldest was named Christopher.

Answer: Madonna

Madonna, the Queen of Pop, has been active in the entertainment industry since 1979. She released thirteen music albums from 1983 - 2015. Her movie credits include "Desperately Seeking Susan" (1985), "Dick Tracy" (1990), "Die Another Day" (2002) as well as "Evita" (1996) for which she was nominated for a MTV Movie Award. She won a Golden Globe Award for "Best Actress - Motion Picture Musical or Comedy".

Madonna has been married to actor Sean Penn and director Guy Ritchie. Her daughter Lourdes was born in 1996 and son Rocco in 2000. She adopted son David in 2006 and daughter Mercy in 2009, both from Malawi. Her music career started as a drummer for Breakfast Club in the 70s. She then formed Emmy as a lead guitarist/vocalist. Not only is Madonna a film director, producer and actress, but she has written a series of children's books, the first of which topped "The New York Times Best Seller" list.

Answer: Gilbert Gottfried

The Abraham Lincoln role in the movie "A Million Ways to Die in the West" was a spoof on Lincoln's Gettysburg Address. Gottfried has acted in a number of movies from 1985. He acted with Eddie Murphy in "Beverley Hills Cop II", in "Problem Child" with John Ritter and provided the voice of Iago the parrot in "Aladdin" which starred Robin Williams as the genie.

Gottfried married producer, Dara Kravitz in 2007. He has courted controversy a number of times, by making jokes related to disasters. At a Friars Club roast of Hugh Hefner, a mere three weeks after 9/11 he made jokes which did not resonate with the audience. American Family Life Assurance Company (AFLAC), fired him after he made a number of jokes on Twitter relating to the Japanese earthquake disaster.

Answer: Jon Voight

Jon Voight has had an illustrious career, achieving his first BAFTA and Golden Globe award for his role in the 1969 film "Midnight Cowboy". He was nominated for an Academy Award too for this film, together with Dustin Hoffman, but they lost out to John Wayne for "True Grit". Voight won his first Academy Award for the film "Coming Home" (1978).

Voight is the father of Academy Award winner Angelina Jolie from whom he had been estranged for a number of years until the death of his second wife Marcheline Bertrand. He is descended from Slovak immigrants paternally and German immigrants maternally. His brother Wesley (known as Chip Taylor), is responsible for writing "Wild Thing" a hit The Troggs, also recorded by Jimi Hendrix, and "Angel of the Morning" a hit song for Merrilee Rush, also recorded by Juice Newton. Voight has been very vocal about his politics, publicly criticizing President Obama. In 2016 he endorsed Donald Trump as the Republican nominee.

Answer: Meryl Streep

Meryl Streep's breakthrough role was as Robert De Niro's girlfriend in the 1978 movie "The Deer Hunter" which won five Academy Awards and saw Streep receive her first Academy Award nomination. She won her first Academy Award for the movie "Kramer vs. Kramer"(1979). Her next two were for "Sophie's Choice"(1982) and "The Iron Lady" (2011).

Meryl Streep married sculptor Don Gummer in 1978 and the couple have four children, two of whom are actresses. Streep has acted with her two actress daughters in separate movies. With daughter Grace she acted in "The House of Spirits" (1993) and with daughter Mamie, the 2015 movie "Ricki and the Flash". Streep has supported many initiatives that empower women, though she herself prefers to call herself a "humanist", instead of a "feminist".