# 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:** 2746
**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:** [September 24, 2017, 5:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/54907 "2017-09-24T17:25:39Z")
People who excel in more than one area of expertise 1. Dwayne Johnson (The Rock) - Professional Wrestling and Acting 2 Captain Beefheart (Don Van Vliet) - music and painting 2. Alice Cooper (Vincent Furnier) - Rock music and golf. 3. Bono (musician, businessman, philanthropist and social activist) ---
**Author:** ![Iggy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/iggy/32/3364_2.png) [@Iggy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Iggy)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2017, 5:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/54908 "2017-09-24T17:40:28Z")
People who excel in more than one area of expertise 1. Dwayne Johnson (The Rock) - Professional Wrestling and Acting 2 Captain Beefheart (Don Van Vliet) - music and painting 2. Alice Cooper (Vincent Furnier) - Rock music and golf. 3. Bono (musician, businessman, philanthropist and social activist) 4. Geena Davis - acting and archery ---
**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:** [September 24, 2017, 5:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/54909 "2017-09-24T17:53:37Z")
People who excel in more than one area of expertise 1. Dwayne Johnson (The Rock) - Professional Wrestling and Acting 2. Captain Beefheart (Don Van Vliet) - music and painting 3. Alice Cooper (Vincent Furnier) - Rock music and golf. 4. Bono (musician, businessman, philanthropist and social activist) 5. Geena Davis - acting and archery 6. Kinky Friedman - country music and mystery novels ---
**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:** [September 24, 2017, 6:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/54910 "2017-09-24T18:11:02Z")
People who excel in more than one area of expertise 1. Dwayne Johnson (The Rock) - Professional Wrestling and Acting 2. Captain Beefheart (Don Van Vliet) - music and painting 3. Alice Cooper (Vincent Furnier) - Rock music and golf. 4. Bono (musician, businessman, philanthropist and social activist) 5. Geena Davis - acting and archery 6. Kinky Friedman - country music and mystery novels 7. Charo - comedic actress and flamenco guitarist ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2017, 6:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/54911 "2017-09-24T18:20:18Z")
People who excel in more than one area of expertise 1. Dwayne Johnson (The Rock) - Professional Wrestling and Acting 2. Captain Beefheart (Don Van Vliet) - music and painting 3. Alice Cooper (Vincent Furnier) - Rock music and golf. 4. Bono (musician, businessman, philanthropist and social activist) 5. Geena Davis - acting and archery 6. Kinky Friedman - country music and mystery novels 7. Charo - comedic actress and flamenco guitarist 8. Roger Bannister - brain surgery and running ---
**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:** [September 24, 2017, 7:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/54912 "2017-09-24T19:34:46Z")
People who excel in more than one area of expertise 1. Dwayne Johnson (The Rock) - Professional Wrestling and Acting 2. Captain Beefheart (Don Van Vliet) - music and painting 3. Alice Cooper (Vincent Furnier) - Rock music and golf. 4. Bono (musician, businessman, philanthropist and social activist) 5. Geena Davis - acting and archery 6. Kinky Friedman - country music and mystery novels 7. Charo - comedic actress and flamenco guitarist 8. Roger Bannister - brain surgery and running 9. Hedy Lamarr - actress and inventor ---
**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:** [September 24, 2017, 8:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/54913 "2017-09-24T20:42:12Z")
People who excel in more than one area of expertise 1. Dwayne Johnson (The Rock) - Professional Wrestling and Acting 2. Captain Beefheart (Don Van Vliet) - music and painting 3. Alice Cooper (Vincent Furnier) - Rock music and golf. 4. Bono (musician, businessman, philanthropist and social activist) 5. Geena Davis - acting and archery 6. Kinky Friedman - country music and mystery novels 7. Charo - comedic actress and flamenco guitarist 8. Roger Bannister - brain surgery and running 9. Hedy Lamarr - actress and inventor 10. Jimmy Stewart - actor, architect, air force pilot ---
**Author:** ![SCAdian](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/scadian/32/3292_2.png) [@SCAdian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SCAdian)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2017, 9:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/54914 "2017-09-24T21:53:41Z")
People who excel in more than one area of expertise 1. Dwayne Johnson (The Rock) - Professional Wrestling and Acting 2. Captain Beefheart (Don Van Vliet) - music and painting 3. Alice Cooper (Vincent Furnier) - Rock music and golf. 4. Bono (musician, businessman, philanthropist and social activist) 5. Geena Davis - acting and archery 6. Kinky Friedman - country music and mystery novels 7. Charo - comedic actress and flamenco guitarist 8. Roger Bannister - brain surgery and running 9. Hedy Lamarr - actress and inventor 10. Jimmy Stewart - actor, architect, air force pilot 11. Jesse Ventura - professional wrestler, actor, politician ---
**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:** [September 24, 2017, 10:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/54915 "2017-09-24T22:02:16Z")
People who excel in more than one area of expertise 1. Dwayne Johnson (The Rock) - Professional Wrestling and Acting 2. Captain Beefheart (Don Van Vliet) - music and painting 3. Alice Cooper (Vincent Furnier) - Rock music and golf. 4. Bono (musician, businessman, philanthropist and social activist) 5. Geena Davis - acting and archery 6. Kinky Friedman - country music and mystery novels 7. Charo - comedic actress and flamenco guitarist 8. Roger Bannister - brain surgery and running 9. Hedy Lamarr - actress and inventor 10. Jimmy Stewart - actor, architect, air force pilot 11. Jesse Ventura - professional wrestler, actor, politician 12. Charles Darwin - theoretical biologist and geologist Renowned in his lifetime for his works on volcanoes and earthquakes. ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2017, 10:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/54916 "2017-09-24T22:31:42Z")
People who excel in more than one area of expertise 1. Dwayne Johnson (The Rock) - Professional Wrestling and Acting 2. Captain Beefheart (Don Van Vliet) - music and painting 3. Alice Cooper (Vincent Furnier) - Rock music and golf. 4. Bono (musician, businessman, philanthropist and social activist) 5. Geena Davis - acting and archery 6. Kinky Friedman - country music and mystery novels 7. Charo - comedic actress and flamenco guitarist 8. Roger Bannister - brain surgery and running 9. Hedy Lamarr - actress and inventor 10. Jimmy Stewart - actor, architect, air force pilot 11. Jesse Ventura - professional wrestler, actor, politician 12. Charles Darwin - theoretical biologist and geologist 13. William Carlos Williams - poetry and delivering babies (he was a pediatrician and obstetrician) New: Celebs Whose Schtick Includes Silence/Muteness 14. Teller ---
**Author:** ![Iggy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/iggy/32/3364_2.png) [@Iggy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Iggy)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2017, 10:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/54917 "2017-09-24T22:34:36Z")
New: Celebs Whose Schtick Includes Silence/Muteness 1. Teller 2. Marcel Marceau ---
**Author:** ![NDP](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ndp/32/55_2.png) [@NDP](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NDP)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2017, 10:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/54918 "2017-09-24T22:49:58Z")
Celebs Whose Schtick Includes Silence/Muteness 1. Teller 2. Marcel Marceau 3. Harpo Marx ---
**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:** [September 24, 2017, 11:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/54919 "2017-09-24T23:36:53Z")
Celebs Whose Schtick Includes Silence/Muteness 1. Teller 2. Marcel Marceau 3. Harpo Marx 4. Silent Bob ---
**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:** [September 24, 2017, 11:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/54920 "2017-09-24T23:42:42Z")
Celebs Whose Schtick Includes Silence/Muteness 1. Teller 2. Marcel Marceau 3. Harpo Marx 4. Silent Bob 5. Emmett Kelly “Silent Bob” is a character. Does he count as a “Celeb”? ---
**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:** [September 25, 2017, 12:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/54921 "2017-09-25T00:17:26Z")
Celebs Whose Schtick Includes Silence/Muteness 1. Teller 2. Marcel Marceau 3. Harpo Marx 4. Kevin Smith 5. Emmett Kelly 6. Charlie Chaplin While his career began during the silent era, Chaplin made films without dialogue during the “talkies” era, unwilling to give his “little tramp” character a voice I substituted Kevin Smith (the actor) for Silent Bob (the character) ---
**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:** [September 25, 2017, 12:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/54922 "2017-09-25T00:53:40Z")
Celebs Whose Schtick Includes Silence/Muteness 1. Teller 2. Marcel Marceau 3. Harpo Marx 4. Silent Bob (played by Kevin Smith) 5. Emmett Kelly 6. Charlie Chaplin 7. Calvin Coolidge > [@](#): > > I substituted Kevin Smith (the actor) for Silent Bob (the character) And I changed it back. Smith, the actor, is not known for being silent or mute. Quite the opposite. It’s Silent Bob, the character, who rarely talks. ---
**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:** [September 25, 2017, 12:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/54923 "2017-09-25T00:54:51Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > “Silent Bob” is a character. Does he count as a “Celeb”? Most of these people are only silent when they’re in character. ---
**Author:** ![jtur88](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e9c0ed/32.png) [@jtur88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jtur88)\ **Post date:** [September 25, 2017, 3:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/54924 "2017-09-25T03:19:02Z")
Celebs Whose Schtick Includes Silence/Muteness 1. Teller 2. Marcel Marceau 3. Harpo Marx 4. Silent Bob (played by Kevin Smith) 5. Emmett Kelly 6. Charlie Chaplin 7. Calvin Coolidge 8. Kawhi Leonard ---
**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:** [September 25, 2017, 3:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/54925 "2017-09-25T03:55:47Z")
Celebs Whose Schtick Includes Silence/Muteness 1. Teller 2. Marcel Marceau 3. Harpo Marx 4. Silent Bob (played by Kevin Smith) 5. Emmett Kelly 6. Charlie Chaplin 7. Calvin Coolidge 8. Kawhi Leonard 9. The actors who played Darryl and the other brother Darryl (The Newhart Show) ---
**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:** [September 25, 2017, 5:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/54926 "2017-09-25T05:11:21Z")
Celebs Whose Schtick Includes Silence/Muteness 1. Teller 2. Marcel Marceau 3. Harpo Marx 4. Silent Bob (played by Kevin Smith) 5. Emmett Kelly 6. Charlie Chaplin 7. Calvin Coolidge 8. Kawhi Leonard 9. The actors who played Darryl and the other brother Darryl (The Newhart Show) 10. Clarabell the Clown (played by Bob Keeshan) [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173.md?page=2745) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173.md?page=2747)