# 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:** 196
**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:** [March 2, 2011, 7:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/3901 "2011-03-02T19:36:44Z")
Comic actors or actresses who have also done serious roles 1. Robin Williams 2. Jim Carrey ---
**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:** [March 2, 2011, 7:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/3902 "2011-03-02T19:38:58Z")
Comic actors or actresses who have also done serious roles 1. Robin Williams 2. Jim Carrey 3. John C. Reilly ---
**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:** [March 2, 2011, 7:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/3903 "2011-03-02T19:40:56Z")
Comic actors or actresses who have also done serious roles 1. Robin Williams 2. Jim Carrey 3. John C. Reilly 4. Will Ferrell ---
**Author:** ![Tom\_Scud](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/f08c70/32.png) [@Tom\_Scud](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tom_Scud)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2011, 7:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/3904 "2011-03-02T19:50:11Z")
never mind ---
**Author:** ![The\_Other\_Jeffrey\_Lebowski](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/the_other_jeffrey_lebowski/32/215_2.png) [@The\_Other\_Jeffrey\_Lebowski](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Other_Jeffrey_Lebowski)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2011, 11:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/3905 "2011-03-02T23:14:20Z")
Comic actors or actresses who have also done serious roles 1. Robin Williams 2. Jim Carrey 3. John C. Reilly 4. Will Ferrell 5. Don Rickles (Casino) ---
**Author:** ![Tom\_Scud](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/f08c70/32.png) [@Tom\_Scud](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tom_Scud)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2011, 11:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/3906 "2011-03-02T23:18:03Z")
Comic actors or actresses who have also done serious roles 1. Robin Williams 2. Jim Carrey 3. John C. Reilly 4. Will Ferrell 5. Don Rickles (Casino) 6. Jack Black (minor role in Dead Man Walking) ---
**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:** [March 2, 2011, 11:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/3907 "2011-03-02T23:29:02Z")
Comic actors or actresses who have also done serious roles 1. Robin Williams 2. Jim Carrey 3. John C. Reilly 4. Will Ferrell 5. Don Rickles (Casino) 6. Jack Black (minor role in Dead Man Walking) 7. Ben Stiller ---
**Author:** ![Sternvogel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bc79bd/32.png) [@Sternvogel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sternvogel)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2011, 12:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/3908 "2011-03-03T00:05:38Z")
Comic actors or actresses who have also done serious roles 1. Robin Williams 2. Jim Carrey 3. John C. Reilly 4. Will Ferrell 5. Don Rickles (Casino) 6. Jack Black (minor role in Dead Man Walking) 7. Ben Stiller 8. Steve Martin ---
**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:** [March 3, 2011, 12:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/3909 "2011-03-03T00:45:56Z")
Comic actors or actresses who have also done serious roles 1. Robin Williams 2. Jim Carrey 3. John C. Reilly 4. Will Ferrell 5. Don Rickles (Casino) 6. Jack Black (minor role in Dead Man Walking) 7. Ben Stiller 8. Steve Martin 9. Janeane Garofalo Because the category did mention actresses as well ---
**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:** [March 3, 2011, 2:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/3910 "2011-03-03T02:11:17Z")
Comic actors or actresses who have also done serious roles 1. Robin Williams 2. Jim Carrey 3. John C. Reilly 4. Will Ferrell 5. Don Rickles (Casino) 6. Jack Black (minor role in Dead Man Walking) 7. Ben Stiller 8. Steve Martin 9. Janeane Garofalo 10. Rodney Dangerfield In _Natural Born Killers_. ---
**Author:** ![Sampiro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2acd7d/32.png) [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2011, 2:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/3911 "2011-03-03T02:20:06Z")
Comic actors or actresses who have also done serious roles 1. Robin Williams 2. Jim Carrey 3. John C. Reilly 4. Will Ferrell 5. Don Rickles (Casino) 6. Jack Black (minor role in Dead Man Walking) 7. Ben Stiller 8. Steve Martin 9. Janeane Garofalo 10. Rodney Dangerfield 11. John Cleese (in the Branagh/Coppola _Frankenstein_ among others) ---
**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:** [March 3, 2011, 3:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/3912 "2011-03-03T03:21:38Z")
Comic actors or actresses who have also done serious roles 1. Robin Williams 2. Jim Carrey 3. John C. Reilly 4. Will Ferrell 5. Don Rickles (Casino) 6. Jack Black (minor role in Dead Man Walking) 7. Ben Stiller 8. Steve Martin 9. Janeane Garofalo 10. Rodney Dangerfield 11. John Cleese (in the Branagh/Coppola _Frankenstein_ among others) 12. Denis Leary ---
**Author:** ![Sampiro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2acd7d/32.png) [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2011, 3:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/3913 "2011-03-03T03:36:04Z")
Comic actors or actresses who have also done serious roles 1. Robin Williams 2. Jim Carrey 3. John C. Reilly 4. Will Ferrell 5. Don Rickles (Casino) 6. Jack Black (minor role in Dead Man Walking) 7. Ben Stiller 8. Steve Martin 9. Janeane Garofalo 10. Rodney Dangerfield 11. John Cleese (in the Branagh/Coppola _Frankenstein_ among others) 12. Denis Leary 13. Carol Burnett (_Friendly Fire_ and others) New Category Famous People Living or Dead Who Were Under 5 Feet Tall 1. General Tom Thumb (aka Charles S. Stratton) ---
**Author:** ![Sternvogel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bc79bd/32.png) [@Sternvogel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sternvogel)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2011, 3:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/3914 "2011-03-03T03:41:47Z")
Famous People Living or Dead Who Were Under 5 Feet Tall 1. General Tom Thumb (aka Charles S. Stratton) 2. Billy Barty ---
**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:** [March 3, 2011, 4:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/3915 "2011-03-03T04:26:24Z")
Famous People Living or Dead Who Were Under 5 Feet Tall 1. General Tom Thumb (aka Charles S. Stratton) 2. Billy Barty 3. Jada Pinkett Smith Reported as being 4’ 11". Husband Will Smith is 6’ 2". ---
**Author:** ![tumbleddown](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/e9bcb4/32.png) [@tumbleddown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tumbleddown)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2011, 5:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/3916 "2011-03-03T05:30:23Z")
1. General Tom Thumb (aka Charles S. Stratton) 2. Billy Barty 3. Jada Pinkett Smith 4. Linda Hunt ---
**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:** [March 3, 2011, 6:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/3917 "2011-03-03T06:28:58Z")
Famous People Living or Dead Who Were Under 5 Feet Tall 1. General Tom Thumb (aka Charles S. Stratton) 2. Billy Barty 3. Jada Pinkett Smith 4. Linda Hunt 5. William “Willie” Wallace Lincoln Died in 1862 at age 11. ---
**Author:** ![Tom\_Scud](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/f08c70/32.png) [@Tom\_Scud](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tom_Scud)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2011, 6:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/3918 "2011-03-03T06:34:59Z")
Famous People Living or Dead Who Were Under 5 Feet Tall 1. General Tom Thumb (aka Charles S. Stratton) 2. Billy Barty 3. Jada Pinkett Smith 4. Linda Hunt 5. William “Willie” Wallace Lincoln 6. Eddie Gaedel ---
**Author:** ![Sampiro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2acd7d/32.png) [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2011, 6:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/3919 "2011-03-03T06:40:19Z")
Famous People Living or Dead Who Were Under 5 Feet Tall 1. General Tom Thumb (aka Charles S. Stratton) 2. Billy Barty 3. Jada Pinkett Smith 4. Linda Hunt 5. William “Willie” Wallace Lincoln 6. Eddie Gaedel 7. [Willie Shoemaker](http://blog.cleveland.com/andone/2008/02/wiltchamberlain_schoemaker.jpg) For the benefit of younger Dopers, he was a famous jockey. ---
**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:** [March 3, 2011, 6:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/3920 "2011-03-03T06:54:00Z")
Famous People Living or Dead Who Were Under 5 Feet Tall 1. General Tom Thumb (aka Charles S. Stratton) 2. Billy Barty 3. Jada Pinkett Smith 4. Linda Hunt 5. William “Willie” Wallace Lincoln 6. Eddie Gaedel 7. Willie Shoemaker 8. Kristin Chenoweth [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173.md?page=195) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173.md?page=197)