# Bakers Dozen

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173>\
**Category:** Thread Games\
**Created:** [August 4, 2010, 5:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173 "2010-08-04T17:56:40Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 20\
**Page:** 1414

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![buddha\_david](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ee7513/32.png) [@buddha\_david](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/buddha_david)\
**Post date:** [August 11, 2014, 11:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/28264 "2014-08-11T23:03:14Z")

</div>

Famous child actors/actresses who were much less famous as adults.

1. Haley Joel Osment
2. Henry Thomas
3. Jerry Mathers
4. Tatum O’Neal
5. Fred Savage
6. Jaleel White
7. Jackie Coogan
8. Alison Arngrim
9. Corey Feldman

---

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\
**Post date:** [August 11, 2014, 11:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/28265 "2014-08-11T23:21:03Z")

</div>

Famous child actors/actresses who were much less famous as adults.

1. Haley Joel Osment
2. Henry Thomas
3. Jerry Mathers
4. Tatum O’Neal
5. Fred Savage
6. Jaleel White
7. Jackie Coogan
8. Alison Arngrim
9. Corey Feldman
10. Macaulay Culkin

Although his brother Kieran is probably more famous as an adult actor than he was as a child actor.

---

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\
**Post date:** [August 11, 2014, 11:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/28266 "2014-08-11T23:23:53Z")

</div>

Famous child actors/actresses who were much less famous as adults.

1. Haley Joel Osment
2. Henry Thomas
3. Jerry Mathers
4. Tatum O’Neal
5. Fred Savage
6. Jaleel White
7. Jackie Coogan
8. Alison Arngrim
9. Corey Feldman
10. Macaulay Culkin
11. Carl “Alfalfa” Switzer

---

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![Nonsuch](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/nonsuch/32/2922_2.png) [@Nonsuch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nonsuch)\
**Post date:** [August 11, 2014, 11:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/28267 "2014-08-11T23:43:55Z")

</div>

Famous child actors/actresses who were much less famous as adults.

1. Haley Joel Osment
2. Henry Thomas
3. Jerry Mathers
4. Tatum O’Neal
5. Fred Savage
6. Jaleel White
7. Jackie Coogan
8. Alison Arngrim
9. Corey Feldman
10. Macaulay Culkin
11. Carl “Alfalfa” Switzer
12. Linda Blair

---

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![Sampiro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2acd7d/32.png) [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\
**Post date:** [August 12, 2014, 4:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/28268 "2014-08-12T04:21:30Z")

</div>

Famous child actors/actresses who were much less famous as adults.

1. Haley Joel Osment
2. Henry Thomas
3. Jerry Mathers
4. Tatum O’Neal
5. Fred Savage
6. Jaleel White
7. Jackie Coogan
8. Alison Arngrim
9. Corey Feldman
10. Macaulay Culkin
11. Carl “Alfalfa” Switzer
12. Linda Blair
13. Johnny Whitaker

Your favorite Robin Williams performances

1. The Fisher King

---

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![Infovore](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/infovore/32/420_2.png) [@Infovore](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Infovore)\
**Post date:** [August 12, 2014, 4:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/28269 "2014-08-12T04:25:18Z")

</div>

Your favorite Robin Williams performances

1. The Fisher King
2. The Birdcage

---

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![Sampiro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2acd7d/32.png) [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\
**Post date:** [August 12, 2014, 4:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/28270 "2014-08-12T04:32:40Z")

</div>

Your favorite Robin Williams performances

1. The Fisher King
2. The Birdcage
3. Dead Again

---

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![Nonsuch](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/nonsuch/32/2922_2.png) [@Nonsuch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nonsuch)\
**Post date:** [August 12, 2014, 4:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/28271 "2014-08-12T04:40:07Z")

</div>

Your favorite Robin Williams performances

1. The Fisher King
2. The Birdcage
3. Dead Again
4. “Barney” (episode of Louie)

---

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\
**Post date:** [August 12, 2014, 4:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/28272 "2014-08-12T04:50:43Z")

</div>

Your favorite Robin Williams performances

1. The Fisher King
2. The Birdcage
3. Dead Again
4. “Barney” (episode of Louie)
5. Moscow on the Hudson

---

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![buddha\_david](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ee7513/32.png) [@buddha\_david](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/buddha_david)\
**Post date:** [August 12, 2014, 6:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/28273 "2014-08-12T06:09:58Z")

</div>

Your favorite Robin Williams performances

1. The Fisher King
2. The Birdcage
3. Dead Again
4. “Barney” (episode of Louie)
5. Moscow on the Hudson
6. Dr. Malcolm Sayer in _Awakenings_

---

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![Bullitt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bullitt/32/5725_2.png) [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\
**Post date:** [August 12, 2014, 6:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/28274 "2014-08-12T06:14:20Z")

</div>

Your favorite Robin Williams performances

1. The Fisher King
2. The Birdcage
3. Dead Again
4. “Barney” (episode of Louie)
5. Moscow on the Hudson
6. Dr. Malcolm Sayer in _Awakenings_
7. _Good Will Hunting_

---

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\
**Post date:** [August 12, 2014, 6:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/28275 "2014-08-12T06:28:21Z")

</div>

Your favorite Robin Williams performances

1. The Fisher King
2. The Birdcage
3. Dead Again
4. “Barney” (episode of Louie)
5. Moscow on the Hudson
6. Dr. Malcolm Sayer in _Awakenings_
7. _Good Will Hunting_
8. Jumanji

Williams gave a good performance in this underappreciated movie. He’s played a straight man in serious dramatic movies but this was a comedy and he did a good job playing the relatively straight man protagonist while letting other characters have the “zanier” bits.

---

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![Bullitt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bullitt/32/5725_2.png) [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\
**Post date:** [August 12, 2014, 11:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/28276 "2014-08-12T11:38:40Z")

</div>

Your favorite Robin Williams performances

1. The Fisher King
2. The Birdcage
3. Dead Again
4. “Barney” (episode of Louie)
5. Moscow on the Hudson
6. Dr. Malcolm Sayer in _Awakenings_
7. _Good Will Hunting_
8. Jumanji
9. Garp, in _The World According to Garp_

---

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![OneCentStamp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/13edae/32.png) [@OneCentStamp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OneCentStamp)\
**Post date:** [August 12, 2014, 11:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/28277 "2014-08-12T11:55:09Z")

</div>

Your favorite Robin Williams performances

1. The Fisher King
2. The Birdcage
3. Dead Again
4. “Barney” (episode of Louie)
5. Moscow on the Hudson
6. Dr. Malcolm Sayer in _Awakenings_
7. _Good Will Hunting_
8. Jumanji
9. Garp, in _The World According to Garp_
10. The genie in _Aladdin_

---

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![Bullitt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bullitt/32/5725_2.png) [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\
**Post date:** [August 12, 2014, 12:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/28278 "2014-08-12T12:24:26Z")

</div>

Your favorite Robin Williams performances

1. The Fisher King
2. The Birdcage
3. Dead Again
4. “Barney” (episode of Louie)
5. Moscow on the Hudson
6. Dr. Malcolm Sayer in _Awakenings_
7. _Good Will Hunting_
8. Jumanji
9. Garp, in _The World According to Garp_
10. The genie in _Aladdin_
11. Adrian Cronauer, _Good Morning, Vietnam_

---

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![Annie-Xmas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecc23a/32.png) [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\
**Post date:** [August 12, 2014, 1:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/28279 "2014-08-12T13:24:29Z")

</div>

Your favorite Robin Williams performances

1. The Fisher King
2. The Birdcage
3. Dead Again
4. “Barney” (episode of Louie)
5. Moscow on the Hudson
6. Dr. Malcolm Sayer in Awakenings
7. Good Will Hunting
8. Jumanji
9. Garp, in The World According to Garp
10. The genie in Aladdin
11. Adrian Cronauer, Good Morning, Vietnam
12. Mork

---

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![anyrose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/54ee81/32.png) [@anyrose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anyrose)\
**Post date:** [August 12, 2014, 1:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/28280 "2014-08-12T13:49:27Z")

</div>

Your favorite Robin Williams performances

1. The Fisher King
2. The Birdcage
3. Dead Again
4. “Barney” (episode of Louie)
5. Moscow on the Hudson
6. Dr. Malcolm Sayer in Awakenings
7. Good Will Hunting
8. Jumanji
9. Garp, in The World According to Garp
10. The genie in Aladdin
11. Adrian Cronauer, Good Morning, Vietnam
12. Mork
13. free-style improv on various talk shows  
I’ll pass

---

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![Annie-Xmas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecc23a/32.png) [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\
**Post date:** [August 12, 2014, 1:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/28281 "2014-08-12T13:52:52Z")

</div>

They came out? When the hell were they ever in? Celebrities everyone knew were gay long before they officially announced it.

1. Jim Parsons

---

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![Nonsuch](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/nonsuch/32/2922_2.png) [@Nonsuch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nonsuch)\
**Post date:** [August 12, 2014, 2:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/28282 "2014-08-12T14:20:55Z")

</div>

They came out? When the hell were they ever in? Celebrities everyone knew were gay long before they officially announced it.

1. Jim Parsons
2. George Michael

---

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\
**Post date:** [August 12, 2014, 2:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/28283 "2014-08-12T14:30:55Z")

</div>

They came out? When the hell were they ever in? Celebrities everyone knew were gay long before they officially announced it.

1. Jim Parsons
2. George Michael
3. Brian Boitano

[Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173.md?page=1413)

[Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173.md?page=1415)
