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1. It's fitting that my name is on a Top Ten list, since that was one of my trademarks as an American late-night television host. However, a few years after finishing college in the Midwest I moved to California and regularly slept in my 1973 Chevy pickup truck before landing a job as a comedy writer. Who am I?
2. Whatever you think, I'm really not John Chapman - even though there may be similarities. For a short while I attended Reed College in Oregon and slept in dorm room beds made available by friends and acquaintances whenever I could - or I slept out on the street. I never finished college, but created digital products you probably use every day. Who am I?
3. When my parents marriage turned violent, I convinced my mother to move with me and her other children to a homeless shelter in Toronto. At age 16 I often had to sleep in a vacant house or buses. After singing in bars with small bands my career took off, and "Man, I Feel Like a Woman Now". Who am I?
4. I promise I won't reveal the incorrect winner this time, although I became famous for doing just that. I was impoverished after a costly divorce and spent three years homeless when I wasn't working on comedy gigs. Now it's hard to miss me between my game show (once emceed by Richard Dawson), a daily talk show, and my books. Who am I?
5. The Grinch really stole Christmas from me. When growing up in Canada, my father lost his job and our family lived out of a van. I quit school at age 15 to work as a janitor to help my family survive. I have gone on to be famous for my zany comedy where I've been a riddler and a pet detective among other things. Who am I?
6. My childhood does not classify as a Nirvana. My parents divorced when I was young. I was passed around to extended family members during my childhood and eventually ended up sleeping under a bridge before making it as a musician. Who am I?
7. I became a little tramp at age 14 in London after my mother had a mental breakdown. My brother and I survived on whatever food we could find. After such a miserable childhood, it must be surprising that I became an iconic comic actor. Who am I?
8. I spent time growing up living in our car or at the YMCA when my father was going back to school. Later I shared a psychiatric practice with him in Wichita Falls, Texas. Along the way I impressed Oprah Winfrey, working with her for several years before starting my own show. Who am I, America's pop psychologist?
9. I'm the true underdog of this bunch. Before running up steps in Philadelphia chasing a seemingly quixotic dream, I was living in a bus terminal in New York City and escaped only by acting in an adult movie for two days. Who am I?
10. I was fired from my job because I refused the advances of my employer. I couldn't pay rent on my apartment and was forced to live in my car for a month. I almost died when I became sick and had no health insurance. But my upbringing in Alaska toughened me and my career as a folk/pop sing took off. Who am I?
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