# 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\
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**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 25, 2016, 5:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/47826 "2016-11-25T05:44:44Z")

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(Actors who played) Single Dads on TV

1. Bill Bixby on “Courtship of Eddie’s Father”
2. Brian Keith on “Family Affair.”
3. Andy Griffith on “The Andy Griffith Show”
4. Fred MacMurray on “My Three Sons”  
5, Harold Perrineau on “Lost”
5. Andrew Lincoln on “The Walking Dead"
6. Bob Saget on “Full House”
7. Kiefer Sutherland on “24”
8. Fred Sanford on “Sanford and Son”
9. Joey and Michael on “My Two Dads”
10. Jon Cryer on “Two and a Half Men”
11. Avery Brooks on “Star Trek: Deep Space Nine”
12. Rocky Rockford on “The Rockford Files.”

Hey, I know it’s a stretch but there’s no reason for it not meeting the criteria.

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Celebrities who had to change their name because they might be confused with other celebrities.

1. Albert Einstein became [Albert Brooks](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albert_Brooks).

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**Post date:** [November 25, 2016, 5:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/47827 "2016-11-25T05:58:14Z")

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Celebrities who had to change their name because they might be confused with other celebrities.

1. Albert Einstein became Albert Brooks.
2. Michael John Douglas became Michael Keaton

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**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:** [November 25, 2016, 7:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/47828 "2016-11-25T07:04:01Z")

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Celebrities who had to change their name because they might be confused with other celebrities.

1. Albert Einstein became Albert Brooks.
2. Michael John Douglas became Michael Keaton
3. Michael Andrew Fox became Michael J. Fox

There was another Michael Fox when he joined the SAG. He chose Michael “J.” Fox because he didn’t like how “Michael A. Fox” sounded.

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**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 25, 2016, 7:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/47829 "2016-11-25T07:19:18Z")

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Celebrities who had to change their name because they might be confused with other celebrities.

1. Albert Einstein became Albert Brooks.
2. Michael John Douglas became Michael Keaton
3. Michael Andrew Fox became Michael J. Fox
4. Katy Hudson became Katy Perry

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**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 25, 2016, 10:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/47830 "2016-11-25T10:28:23Z")

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Celebrities who had to change their name because they might be confused with other celebrities.

1. Albert Einstein became Albert Brooks.
2. Michael John Douglas became Michael Keaton
3. Michael Andrew Fox became Michael J. Fox
4. Katy Hudson became Katy Perry
5. David Jones became David Bowie.

So he wouldn’t be confused with Davy Jones of the Monkees.

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**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\
**Post date:** [November 25, 2016, 10:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/47831 "2016-11-25T10:53:18Z")

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Celebrities who had to change their name because they might be confused with other celebrities.

1. Albert Einstein became Albert Brooks.
2. Michael John Douglas became Michael Keaton
3. Michael Andrew Fox became Michael J. Fox
4. Katy Hudson became Katy Perry
5. David Jones became David Bowie.
6. David Pierce became David Hyde Pierce.

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**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\
**Post date:** [November 25, 2016, 12:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/47832 "2016-11-25T12:29:05Z")

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Celebrities who had to change their name because they might be confused with other celebrities.

1. Albert Einstein became Albert Brooks.
2. Michael John Douglas became Michael Keaton
3. Michael Andrew Fox became Michael J. Fox
4. Katy Hudson became Katy Perry
5. David Jones became David Bowie.
6. David Pierce became David Hyde Pierce.
7. Jimmy Stewart became Stewart Granger

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**Post date:** [November 25, 2016, 8:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/47833 "2016-11-25T20:15:49Z")

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Celebrities who had to change their name because they might be confused with other celebrities.

1. Albert Einstein became Albert Brooks.
2. Michael John Douglas became Michael Keaton
3. Michael Andrew Fox became Michael J. Fox
4. Katy Hudson became Katy Perry
5. David Jones became David Bowie.
6. David Pierce became David Hyde Pierce.
7. Jimmy Stewart became Stewart Granger
8. Ray Robinson became Ray Charles

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**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 25, 2016, 8:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/47834 "2016-11-25T20:42:19Z")

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Celebrities who had to change their name because they might be confused with other celebrities.

1. Albert Einstein became Albert Brooks.
2. Michael John Douglas became Michael Keaton
3. Michael Andrew Fox became Michael J. Fox
4. Katy Hudson became Katy Perry
5. David Jones became David Bowie.
6. David Pierce became David Hyde Pierce.
7. Jimmy Stewart became Stewart Granger
8. Ray Robinson became Ray Charles
9. Diane Hall became Diane Keaton.

The SAG already registered a Diane Hall.

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**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 25, 2016, 11:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/47835 "2016-11-25T23:18:28Z")

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Celebrities who had to change their name because they might be confused with other celebrities.

1. Albert Einstein became Albert Brooks.
2. Michael John Douglas became Michael Keaton
3. Michael Andrew Fox became Michael J. Fox
4. Katy Hudson became Katy Perry
5. David Jones became David Bowie.
6. David Pierce became David Hyde Pierce.
7. Jimmy Stewart became Stewart Granger
8. Ray Robinson became Ray Charles
9. Diane Hall became Diane Keaton.
10. Peter Moffett became Peter Davison

There was already an actor and director named Peter Moffatt, with whom Davison later worked.

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**Author:** ![gkster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gkster/32/14107_2.png) [@gkster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gkster)\
**Post date:** [November 26, 2016, 5:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/47836 "2016-11-26T05:30:08Z")

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Celebrities who had to change their name because they might be confused with other celebrities.

1. Albert Einstein became Albert Brooks.
2. Michael John Douglas became Michael Keaton
3. Michael Andrew Fox became Michael J. Fox
4. Katy Hudson became Katy Perry
5. David Jones became David Bowie.
6. David Pierce became David Hyde Pierce.
7. Jimmy Stewart became Stewart Granger
8. Ray Robinson became Ray Charles
9. Diane Hall became Diane Keaton.
10. Peter Moffett became Peter Davison
11. Thomas Mark Harmon became Mark Harmon

To avoid confusion with his father, sports figure Tom Harmon

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**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\
**Post date:** [November 26, 2016, 12:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/47837 "2016-11-26T12:48:34Z")

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Celebrities who had to change their name because they might be confused with other celebrities.

1. Albert Einstein became Albert Brooks.
2. Michael John Douglas became Michael Keaton
3. Michael Andrew Fox became Michael J. Fox
4. Katy Hudson became Katy Perry
5. David Jones became David Bowie.
6. David Pierce became David Hyde Pierce.
7. Jimmy Stewart became Stewart Granger
8. Ray Robinson became Ray Charles
9. Diane Hall became Diane Keaton.
10. Peter Moffett became Peter Davison
11. Thomas Mark Harmon became Mark Harmon
12. Young Irish folk singer Willie Clancy became Liam Clancy

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**Post date:** [November 26, 2016, 1:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/47838 "2016-11-26T13:05:29Z")

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Celebrities who had to change their name because they might be confused with other celebrities.

1. Albert Einstein became Albert Brooks.
2. Michael John Douglas became Michael Keaton
3. Michael Andrew Fox became Michael J. Fox
4. Katy Hudson became Katy Perry
5. David Jones became David Bowie.
6. David Pierce became David Hyde Pierce.
7. Jimmy Stewart became Stewart Granger
8. Ray Robinson became Ray Charles
9. Diane Hall became Diane Keaton.
10. Peter Moffett became Peter Davison
11. Thomas Mark Harmon became Mark Harmon
12. Young Irish folk singer Willie Clancy became Liam Clancy
13. Emily Jean Stone became Emma Stone (there was already an SAG Emily Stone)

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One-Word Movie Titles A-M

1. Argo

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**Post date:** [November 26, 2016, 1:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/47839 "2016-11-26T13:18:04Z")

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One-Word Movie Titles A-M

1. Argo
2. Braveheart

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**Post date:** [November 26, 2016, 1:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/47840 "2016-11-26T13:31:26Z")

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One-Word Movie Titles A-M

1. Argo
2. Braveheart
3. Chicago

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**Author:** ![jtur88](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e9c0ed/32.png) [@jtur88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jtur88)\
**Post date:** [November 26, 2016, 2:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/47841 "2016-11-26T14:00:59Z")

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One-Word Movie Titles A-M

1. Argo
2. Braveheart
3. Chicago
4. Diabolique

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**Post date:** [November 26, 2016, 2:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/47842 "2016-11-26T14:16:47Z")

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One-Word Movie Titles A-M

1. Argo
2. Braveheart
3. Chicago
4. Diabolique
5. Earthquake

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**Post date:** [November 26, 2016, 2:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/47843 "2016-11-26T14:23:48Z")

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One-Word Movie Titles A-M

1. Argo
2. Braveheart
3. Chicago
4. Diabolique
5. Earthquake
6. Fargo

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**Post date:** [November 26, 2016, 2:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/47844 "2016-11-26T14:33:03Z")

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One-Word Movie Titles A-M

1. Argo
2. Braveheart
3. Chicago
4. Diabolique
5. Earthquake
6. Fargo
7. Giant

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**Post date:** [November 26, 2016, 2:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/47845 "2016-11-26T14:36:01Z")

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One-Word Movie Titles A-M

1. Argo
2. Braveheart
3. Chicago
4. Diabolique
5. Earthquake
6. Fargo
7. Giant
8. Hud

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