# Bakers Dozen **URL:** \ **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:** 1541
**Author:** ![OneCentStamp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/13edae/32.png) [@OneCentStamp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OneCentStamp)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2014, 12:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/30804 "2014-11-05T12:30:52Z")
Celebrities who had serious brushes with the law BEFORE becoming famous 1. Bernard Hopkins, arguably the greatest boxer of all time, learned his trade while doing 5 years for armed robbery 2. Tim Allen, served 2 1/2 years for cocaine trafficking; avoided a life sentence by turning state’s evidence. 3. Mark Wahlberg - drugs and assault 4. Tony Sirico, aka “Paulie Walnuts” from The Sopranos - convicted of several crimes, including two trips to prison for 12+ months. It was while imprisoned when he met a troupe of ex-convicts who convinced him to give acting a try. 5. Ron Leflore - an ex-convict and baseball star. He’s the only man to lead both leagues in stolen bases, 6. Huddie “Lead Belly” Ledbetter, Delta blues legend, was actually in prison for attempted murder when he was discovered by the Lomaxes. ---
**Author:** ![JohnT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnt/32/15048_2.png) [@JohnT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnT)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2014, 1:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/30805 "2014-11-05T13:09:56Z")
nm, the op wanted “Serious” brushes with the law… ---
**Author:** ![Thin\_Ice](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/aeb1de/32.png) [@Thin\_Ice](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thin_Ice)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2014, 2:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/30806 "2014-11-05T14:03:34Z")
Celebrities who had serious brushes with the law BEFORE becoming famous 1. Bernard Hopkins, arguably the greatest boxer of all time, learned his trade while doing 5 years for armed robbery 2. Tim Allen, served 2 1/2 years for cocaine trafficking; avoided a life sentence by turning state’s evidence. 3. Mark Wahlberg - drugs and assault 4. Tony Sirico, aka “Paulie Walnuts” from The Sopranos - convicted of several crimes, including two trips to prison for 12+ months. It was while imprisoned when he met a troupe of ex-convicts who convinced him to give acting a try. 5. Ron Leflore - an ex-convict and baseball star. He’s the only man to lead both leagues in stolen bases, 6. Huddie “Lead Belly” Ledbetter, Delta blues legend, was actually in prison for attempted murder when he was discovered by the Lomaxes. 7. Charles S. Dutton - actor who served seven years, then three more for manslaughter and possession of a deadly weapon. ---
**Author:** ![jtur88](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e9c0ed/32.png) [@jtur88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jtur88)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2014, 2:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/30807 "2014-11-05T14:33:02Z")
Celebrities who had serious brushes with the law BEFORE becoming famous 1. Bernard Hopkins, arguably the greatest boxer of all time, learned his trade while doing 5 years for armed robbery 2. Tim Allen, served 2 1/2 years for cocaine trafficking; avoided a life sentence by turning state’s evidence. 3. Mark Wahlberg - drugs and assault 4. Tony Sirico, aka “Paulie Walnuts” from The Sopranos - convicted of several crimes, including two trips to prison for 12+ months. It was while imprisoned when he met a troupe of ex-convicts who convinced him to give acting a try. 5. Ron Leflore - an ex-convict and baseball star. He’s the only man to lead both leagues in stolen bases, 6. Huddie “Lead Belly” Ledbetter, Delta blues legend, was actually in prison for attempted murder when he was discovered by the Lomaxes. 7. Charles S. Dutton - actor who served seven years, then three more for manslaughter and possession of a deadly weapon. 8. Robert Mitchum served time on a Georgia chain gang when he was 14. ---
**Author:** ![jtur88](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e9c0ed/32.png) [@jtur88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jtur88)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2014, 3:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/30808 "2014-11-05T15:01:30Z")
Celebrities who had serious brushes with the law BEFORE becoming famous 1. Bernard Hopkins, arguably the greatest boxer of all time, learned his trade while doing 5 years for armed robbery 2. Tim Allen, served 2 1/2 years for cocaine trafficking; avoided a life sentence by turning state’s evidence. 3. Mark Wahlberg - drugs and assault 4. Tony Sirico, aka “Paulie Walnuts” from The Sopranos - convicted of several crimes, including two trips to prison for 12+ months. It was while imprisoned when he met a troupe of ex-convicts who convinced him to give acting a try. 5. Ron Leflore - an ex-convict and baseball star. He’s the only man to lead both leagues in stolen bases, 6. Huddie “Lead Belly” Ledbetter, Delta blues legend, was actually in prison for attempted murder when he was discovered by the Lomaxes. 7. Charles S. Dutton - actor who served seven years, then three more for manslaughter and possession of a deadly weapon. 8. Robert Mitchum served time on a Georgia chain gang when he was 14. 9. Frank Sinatra, 1938, arrested twice in New Jersey, charges dropped, for seduction and adultery. ---
**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:** [November 5, 2014, 3:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/30809 "2014-11-05T15:03:57Z")
Celebrities who had serious brushes with the law BEFORE becoming famous 1. Bernard Hopkins, arguably the greatest boxer of all time, learned his trade while doing 5 years for armed robbery 2. Tim Allen, served 2 1/2 years for cocaine trafficking; avoided a life sentence by turning state’s evidence. 3. Mark Wahlberg - drugs and assault 4. Tony Sirico, aka “Paulie Walnuts” from The Sopranos - convicted of several crimes, including two trips to prison for 12+ months. It was while imprisoned when he met a troupe of ex-convicts who convinced him to give acting a try. 5. Ron Leflore - an ex-convict and baseball star. He’s the only man to lead both leagues in stolen bases, 6. Huddie “Lead Belly” Ledbetter, Delta blues legend, was actually in prison for attempted murder when he was discovered by the Lomaxes. 7. Charles S. Dutton - actor who served seven years, then three more for manslaughter and possession of a deadly weapon. 8. Robert Mitchum served time on a Georgia chain gang when he was 14. 9. Frank Sinatra, 1938, arrested twice in New Jersey, charges dropped, for seduction and adultery. 10. Billie Holiday: her mom was a prostitute and she was jailed as a prostitute herself at the age of 14. ---
**Author:** ![Sampiro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2acd7d/32.png) [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2014, 3:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/30810 "2014-11-05T15:26:23Z")
Celebrities who had serious brushes with the law BEFORE becoming famous 1. Bernard Hopkins, arguably the greatest boxer of all time, learned his trade while doing 5 years for armed robbery 2. Tim Allen, served 2 1/2 years for cocaine trafficking; avoided a life sentence by turning state’s evidence. 3. Mark Wahlberg - drugs and assault 4. Tony Sirico, aka “Paulie Walnuts” from The Sopranos - convicted of several crimes, including two trips to prison for 12+ months. It was while imprisoned when he met a troupe of ex-convicts who convinced him to give acting a try. 5. Ron Leflore - an ex-convict and baseball star. He’s the only man to lead both leagues in stolen bases, 6. Huddie “Lead Belly” Ledbetter, Delta blues legend, was actually in prison for attempted murder when he was discovered by the Lomaxes. 7. Charles S. Dutton - actor who served seven years, then three more for manslaughter and possession of a deadly weapon. 8. Robert Mitchum served time on a Georgia chain gang when he was 14. 9. Frank Sinatra, 1938, arrested twice in New Jersey, charges dropped, for seduction and adultery. 10. Billie Holiday: her mom was a prostitute and she was jailed as a prostitute herself at the age of 14. 11. Malcolm X: a pimp, drug dealer, numbers runner, and other types of criminal who converted to the NoI while doing a prison sentence for burglary. ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2014, 3:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/30811 "2014-11-05T15:49:52Z")
Celebrities who had serious brushes with the law BEFORE becoming famous 1. Bernard Hopkins, arguably the greatest boxer of all time, learned his trade while doing 5 years for armed robbery 2. Tim Allen, served 2 1/2 years for cocaine trafficking; avoided a life sentence by turning state’s evidence. 3. Mark Wahlberg - drugs and assault 4. Tony Sirico, aka “Paulie Walnuts” from The Sopranos - convicted of several crimes, including two trips to prison for 12+ months. It was while imprisoned when he met a troupe of ex-convicts who convinced him to give acting a try. 5. Ron Leflore - an ex-convict and baseball star. He’s the only man to lead both leagues in stolen bases, 6. Huddie “Lead Belly” Ledbetter, Delta blues legend, was actually in prison for attempted murder when he was discovered by the Lomaxes. 7. Charles S. Dutton - actor who served seven years, then three more for manslaughter and possession of a deadly weapon. 8. Robert Mitchum served time on a Georgia chain gang when he was 14. 9. Frank Sinatra, 1938, arrested twice in New Jersey, charges dropped, for seduction and adultery. 10. Billie Holiday: her mom was a prostitute and she was jailed as a prostitute herself at the age of 14. 11. Malcolm X: a pimp, drug dealer, numbers runner, and other types of criminal who converted to the NoI while doing a prison sentence for burglary. 12. Adolf Hitler, convicted of high treason in 1924; served just over a year in prison ---
**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:** [November 5, 2014, 3:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/30812 "2014-11-05T15:51:07Z")
Celebrities who had serious brushes with the law BEFORE becoming famous 1. Bernard Hopkins, arguably the greatest boxer of all time, learned his trade while doing 5 years for armed robbery 2. Tim Allen, served 2 1/2 years for cocaine trafficking; avoided a life sentence by turning state’s evidence. 3. Mark Wahlberg - drugs and assault 4. Tony Sirico, aka “Paulie Walnuts” from The Sopranos - convicted of several crimes, including two trips to prison for 12+ months. It was while imprisoned when he met a troupe of ex-convicts who convinced him to give acting a try. 5. Ron Leflore - an ex-convict and baseball star. He’s the only man to lead both leagues in stolen bases, 6. Huddie “Lead Belly” Ledbetter, Delta blues legend, was actually in prison for attempted murder when he was discovered by the Lomaxes. 7. Charles S. Dutton - actor who served seven years, then three more for manslaughter and possession of a deadly weapon. 8. Robert Mitchum served time on a Georgia chain gang when he was 14. 9. Frank Sinatra, 1938, arrested twice in New Jersey, charges dropped, for seduction and adultery. 10. Billie Holiday: her mom was a prostitute and she was jailed as a prostitute herself at the age of 14. 11. Malcolm X: a pimp, drug dealer, numbers runner, and other types of criminal who converted to the NoI while doing a prison sentence for burglary. 12. Adolf Hitler, convicted of high treason in 1924; served just over a year in prison 13. Curtis Jackson aka 50 Cents - drug dealing I’ll pass ---
**Author:** ![Leaffan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/leaffan/32/299_2.png) [@Leaffan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaffan)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2014, 3:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/30813 "2014-11-05T15:53:36Z")
Occupations of sitcom dads/fathers. 1. Al Bundy (Married . . . with Children) - Shoe salesman. ---
**Author:** ![Sampiro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2acd7d/32.png) [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2014, 4:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/30814 "2014-11-05T16:01:02Z")
Occupations of sitcom dads/fathers. 1. Al Bundy (Married . . . with Children) - Shoe salesman. 2. Archie Bunker (All In The Family) - Loading dock foreman, part time cab driver, later bar owner. Trivia: His foreman pay in the early episodes was $5.50 per hour. ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2014, 4:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/30815 "2014-11-05T16:02:28Z")
Occupations of sitcom dads/fathers. 1. Al Bundy (Married . . . with Children) - Shoe salesman. 2. Archie Bunker (All In The Family) - Loading dock foreman, part time cab driver, later bar owner. 3. Cliff Huxtable,\*\*\* The Cosby Show\*\*\*: OB/GYN ---
**Author:** ![Sampiro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2acd7d/32.png) [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2014, 4:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/30816 "2014-11-05T16:11:36Z")
Occupations of sitcom dads/fathers. 1. Al Bundy (Married . . . with Children) - Shoe salesman. 2. Archie Bunker (All In The Family) - Loading dock foreman, part time cab driver, later bar owner. 3. Cliff Huxtable,\*\*\* The Cosby Show\*\*\*: OB/GYN 4. Dan Conner (Roseanne), construction worker, later an unsuccessful bike shop owner and then city mechanic ---
**Author:** ![Thin\_Ice](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/aeb1de/32.png) [@Thin\_Ice](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thin_Ice)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2014, 4:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/30817 "2014-11-05T16:15:17Z")
Occupations of sitcom dads/fathers. 1. Al Bundy (Married . . . with Children) - Shoe salesman. 2. Archie Bunker (All In The Family) - Loading dock foreman, part time cab driver, later bar owner. 3. Cliff Huxtable, The Cosby Show: OB/GYN 4. Dan Conner (Roseanne), construction worker, later an unsuccessful bike shop owner and then city mechanic 1. Mike Brady (The Brady Bunch) - Architect ---
**Author:** ![jtur88](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e9c0ed/32.png) [@jtur88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jtur88)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2014, 4:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/30818 "2014-11-05T16:25:18Z")
Occupations of sitcom dads/fathers. 1. Al Bundy (Married . . . with Children) - Shoe salesman. 2. Archie Bunker (All In The Family) - Loading dock foreman, part time cab driver, later bar owner. 3. Cliff Huxtable, The Cosby Show: OB/GYN 4. Dan Conner (Roseanne), construction worker, later an unsuccessful bike shop owner and then city mechanic 1. Mike Brady (The Brady Bunch) - Architect 2. Homer Simpson, safety inspector at nuclear power plant. ---
**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:** [November 5, 2014, 4:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/30819 "2014-11-05T16:25:37Z")
Occupations of sitcom dads/fathers. 1. Al Bundy (Married . . . with Children) - Shoe salesman. 2. Archie Bunker (All In The Family) - Loading dock foreman, part time cab driver, later bar owner. 3. Cliff Huxtable, The Cosby Show: OB/GYN 4. Dan Conner (Roseanne), construction worker, later an unsuccessful bike shop owner and then city mechanic 1. Mike Brady (The Brady Bunch) - Architect 2. Homer Simpson, safety inspector at nuclear power plant. 3. Hank Hill (King of the Hill) - Propane and Propane Accessories Salesman ---
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Occupations of sitcom dads/fathers. 1. Al Bundy (Married . . . with Children) - Shoe salesman. 2. Archie Bunker (All In The Family) - Loading dock foreman, part time cab driver, later bar owner. 3. Cliff Huxtable, The Cosby Show: OB/GYN 4. Dan Conner (Roseanne), construction worker, later an unsuccessful bike shop owner and then city mechanic 5. Mike Brady (The Brady Bunch) - Architect 6. Homer Simpson, safety inspector at nuclear power plant. 7. Hank Hill (King of the Hill) - Propane and Propane Accessories Salesman 8. Ricky Ricardo (I Love Lucy) - Bandleader ---
**Author:** ![jtur88](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e9c0ed/32.png) [@jtur88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jtur88)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2014, 4:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/30821 "2014-11-05T16:42:45Z")
Occupations of sitcom dads/fathers. 1. Al Bundy (Married . . . with Children) - Shoe salesman. 2. Archie Bunker (All In The Family) - Loading dock foreman, part time cab driver, later bar owner. 3. Cliff Huxtable, The Cosby Show: OB/GYN 4. Dan Conner (Roseanne), construction worker, later an unsuccessful bike shop owner and then city mechanic 5. Mike Brady (The Brady Bunch) - Architect 6. Homer Simpson, safety inspector at nuclear power plant. 7. Hank Hill (King of the Hill) - Propane and Propane Accessories Salesman 8. Ricky Ricardo (I Love Lucy) - Bandleader 9. Henry Mitchell )Dennis the Menace) – Aerospace engineer ---
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Occupations of sitcom dads/fathers. 1. Al Bundy (Married . . . with Children) - Shoe salesman. 2. Archie Bunker (All In The Family) - Loading dock foreman, part time cab driver, later bar owner. 3. Cliff Huxtable, The Cosby Show: OB/GYN 4. Dan Conner (Roseanne), construction worker, later an unsuccessful bike shop owner and then city mechanic 5. Mike Brady (The Brady Bunch) - Architect 6. Homer Simpson, safety inspector at nuclear power plant. 7. Hank Hill (King of the Hill) - Propane and Propane Accessories Salesman 8. Ricky Ricardo (I Love Lucy) - Bandleader 9. Randy Marsh (South Park) – Geologist (not to be confused with MLB umpire of same name.) 10. Fred Sanford (Sanford and Son) - Junk Dealer ---
**Author:** ![Sampiro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2acd7d/32.png) [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2014, 4:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/30823 "2014-11-05T16:48:51Z")
Occupations of sitcom dads/fathers. 1. Al Bundy (Married . . . with Children) - Shoe salesman. 2. Archie Bunker (All In The Family) - Loading dock foreman, part time cab driver, later a bar owner 3. Cliff Huxtable, The Cosby Show: OB/GYN 4. Dan Conner (Roseanne), construction worker, later an unsuccessful bike shop owner and then city mechanic 5. Mike Brady (The Brady Bunch) - Architect 6. Homer Simpson, safety inspector at nuclear power plant. 7. Hank Hill (King of the Hill) - Propane and Propane Accessories Salesman 8. Ricky Ricardo (I Love Lucy) - Bandleader 9. Henry Mitchell )Dennis the Menace) – Aerospace engineer 10. Randy Marsh (South Park) – Geologist (not to be confused with MLB umpire of same name.) 11. Fred Sanford (Sanford and Son) - Junk Dealer 12. Howard Cunningham (Happy Days)–Hardware store owner [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173.md?page=1540) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173.md?page=1542)