# 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:** 214
**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 16, 2011, 8:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/4261 "2011-03-16T20:20:11Z")
Famous actors who began in TV commercials : 1. Jim Varney - Ernest P. Worrell 2. Dustin Hoffman 3. Matt LeBlanc 4. [Jason Alexander](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UTSdUOC8Kac) 5. [Keanu Reeves](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vOu_MoPmo-s) ---
**Author:** ![Sampiro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2acd7d/32.png) [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2011, 8:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/4262 "2011-03-16T20:42:14Z")
Famous actors who began in TV commercials : 1. Jim Varney - Ernest P. Worrell 2. Dustin Hoffman 3. Matt LeBlanc 4. Jason Alexander 5. Keanu Reaves 6. Seth Green (as a little boy) ---
**Author:** ![Sternvogel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bc79bd/32.png) [@Sternvogel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sternvogel)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2011, 11:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/4263 "2011-03-16T23:05:20Z")
Famous actors who began in TV commercials : 1. Jim Varney - Ernest P. Worrell 2. Dustin Hoffman 3. Matt LeBlanc 4. Jason Alexander 5. Keanu Reaves 6. Seth Green (as a little boy) 7. [John Travolta](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ANri2oLWjms) ---
**Author:** ![Sampiro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2acd7d/32.png) [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2011, 12:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/4264 "2011-03-17T00:53:31Z")
Famous actors who began in TV commercials : 1. Jim Varney - Ernest P. Worrell 2. Dustin Hoffman 3. Matt LeBlanc 4. Jason Alexander 5. Keanu Reaves 6. Seth Green 7. John Travolta 8. Dan Cortese 9. Leonardo DiCaprio ([at :23 secs](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=juSfFqEpwrs)) ---
**Author:** ![Flip\_Pancake](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/f1d935/32.png) [@Flip\_Pancake](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Flip_Pancake)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2011, 3:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/4265 "2011-03-17T03:51:25Z")
1. Jim Varney - Ernest P. Worrell 2. Dustin Hoffman 3. Matt LeBlanc 4. Jason Alexander 5. Keanu Reaves 6. Seth Green 7. John Travolta 8. Dan Cortese 9. Leonardo DiCaprio 10. Jodie Foster ---
**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 17, 2011, 3:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/4266 "2011-03-17T03:56:36Z")
Famous actors who began in TV commercials : 1. Jim Varney - Ernest P. Worrell 2. Dustin Hoffman 3. Matt LeBlanc 4. Jason Alexander 5. Keanu Reaves 6. Seth Green 7. John Travolta 8. Dan Cortese 9. Leonardo DiCaprio 10. Jodie Foster 11. Courtney Cox [![]( " - YouTube") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DjFIqLMOk68) The first person to say “period” (as in menstrual) on TV! ---
**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 17, 2011, 4:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/4267 "2011-03-17T04:06:15Z")
Famous actors who began in TV commercials : 1. Jim Varney - Ernest P. Worrell 2. Dustin Hoffman 3. Matt LeBlanc 4. Jason Alexander 5. Keanu Reaves 6. Seth Green 7. John Travolta 8. Dan Cortese 9. Leonardo DiCaprio 10. Jodie Foster 11. Courtney Cox 12. [Lindsay Lohan](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OP6kKc-0FSY) ---
**Author:** ![Sampiro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2acd7d/32.png) [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2011, 4:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/4268 "2011-03-17T04:41:03Z")
Famous actors who began in TV commercials : 1. Jim Varney - Ernest P. Worrell 2. Dustin Hoffman 3. Matt LeBlanc 4. Jason Alexander 5. Keanu Reaves 6. Seth Green 7. John Travolta 8. Dan Cortese 9. Leonardo DiCaprio 10. Jodie Foster 11. Courtney Cox 12. Lindsay Lohan 13. [Sarah Michelle Gellar](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gXJEdV6U1Tk) New category: People who were super famous in the 1980s but aren’t now 14. [Fawn Hall](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fawn_Hall) ---
**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 17, 2011, 4:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/4269 "2011-03-17T04:46:07Z")
People who were super famous in the 1980s but aren’t now 1. [Fawn Hall](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fawn_Hall) 2. Donna Rice (of Gary Hart fame) ---
**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 17, 2011, 4:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/4270 "2011-03-17T04:47:59Z")
People who were super famous in the 1980s but aren’t now 1. [Fawn Hall](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fawn_Hall) 2. [Shaun Cassidy](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shaun_Cassidy) ---
**Author:** ![Sampiro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2acd7d/32.png) [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2011, 4:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/4271 "2011-03-17T04:52:17Z")
People who were super famous in the 1980s but aren’t now 1. Fawn Hall 2. Donna Rice 3. Shaun Cassidy 4. [Morton Downey, Jr.](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Morton_Downey,_Jr.) ---
**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 17, 2011, 7:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/4272 "2011-03-17T07:06:29Z")
People who were super famous in the 1980s but aren’t now 1. Fawn Hall 2. Donna Rice 3. Shaun Cassidy 4. Morton Downey, Jr. 5. Burt Reynolds ---
**Author:** ![ComeToTheDarkSideWeHaveCookies](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e9bcb4/32.png) [@ComeToTheDarkSideWeHaveCookies](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ComeToTheDarkSideWeHaveCookies)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2011, 8:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/4273 "2011-03-17T08:22:39Z")
People who were super famous in the 1980s but aren’t now 1. Fawn Hall 2. Donna Rice 3. Shaun Cassidy 4. Morton Downey, Jr. 5. Burt Reynolds 6. Don Johnson ---
**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:** [March 17, 2011, 1:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/4274 "2011-03-17T13:48:51Z")
People who were super famous in the 1980s but aren’t now 1. Fawn Hall 2. Donna Rice 3. Shaun Cassidy 4. Morton Downey, Jr. 5. Burt Reynolds 6. Don Johnson 7, Kirk Cameron ---
**Author:** ![Ponch8](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ponch8/32/9883_2.png) [@Ponch8](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ponch8)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2011, 1:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/4275 "2011-03-17T13:59:49Z")
People who were super famous in the 1980s but aren’t now 1. Fawn Hall 2. Donna Rice 3. Shaun Cassidy 4. Morton Downey, Jr. 5. Burt Reynolds 6. Don Johnson 7, Kirk Cameron 7. Fabrice Morvan (half of Milli Vanilli) ---
**Author:** ![notfrommensa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/f14d63/32.png) [@notfrommensa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/notfrommensa)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2011, 2:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/4276 "2011-03-17T14:11:06Z")
People who were super famous in the 1980s but aren’t now 1. Fawn Hall 2. Donna Rice 3. Shaun Cassidy 4. Morton Downey, Jr. 5. Burt Reynolds 6. Don Johnson 7, Kirk Cameron 7. Fabrice Morvan (half of Milli Vanilli) 8. Dale Murphy (2 time MLB MVP of the Atlanta Braves) ---
**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 17, 2011, 2:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/4277 "2011-03-17T14:42:39Z")
People who were super famous in the 1980s but aren’t now 1. Fawn Hall 2. Donna Rice 3. Shaun Cassidy 4. Morton Downey, Jr. 5. Burt Reynolds 6. Don Johnson 7, Kirk Cameron 7. Fabrice Morvan (half of Milli Vanilli) 8. Dale Murphy (2 time MLB MVP of the Atlanta Braves) 9. Annie Lennox ---
**Author:** ![Sparky812](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/eb9ed0/32.png) [@Sparky812](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sparky812)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2011, 3:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/4278 "2011-03-17T15:25:27Z")
People who were super famous in the 1980s but aren’t now 1. Fawn Hall 2. Donna Rice 3. Morton Downey, Jr. 4. Burt Reynolds 5. Don Johnson 6, Kirk Cameron 6. Fabrice Morvan (half of Milli Vanilli) 7. Dale Murphy (2 time MLB MVP of the Atlanta Braves) 8. Annie Lennox 9. Boy George removed Shawn Cassidy since he was super famous in the 70s but all but forgotten by the 80s. ---
**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:** [March 17, 2011, 3:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/4279 "2011-03-17T15:29:07Z")
People who were super famous in the 1980s but aren’t now 1. Fawn Hall 2. Donna Rice 3. Morton Downey, Jr. 4. Burt Reynolds 5. Don Johnson 6, Kirk Cameron 6. Fabrice Morvan (half of Milli Vanilli) 7. Dale Murphy (2 time MLB MVP of the Atlanta Braves) 8. Annie Lennox 9. Boy George 10. Michael Crawford ---
**Author:** ![Eutychus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/a3d4f5/32.png) [@Eutychus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eutychus)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2011, 5:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/4280 "2011-03-17T17:13:18Z")
People who were super famous in the 1980s but aren’t now 1. Fawn Hall 2. Donna Rice 3. Morton Downey, Jr. 4. Burt Reynolds 5. Don Johnson 6, Kirk Cameron 6. Fabrice Morvan (half of Milli Vanilli) 7. Dale Murphy (2 time MLB MVP of the Atlanta Braves) 8. Annie Lennox 9. Boy George 10. Michael Crawford 11. Rosie Ruiz [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173.md?page=213) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173.md?page=215)