Did you appear as yourself in “Tin Cup”?
Three more DQs to astorian!
Latest:
Male
Real person
Dead
European
Not primarily known as a writer
Not from the UK
Involved in the entertainment business
Not involved in sports
Not alive at any point in the 20th Century
Not noted as a stage performer (in the usual sense)
Did not work in the film industry in any capacity
Not an actor
Oh, I still get a DQ. Huh.
Were you from France?
Jerry Maguire was a sports agent. Rod Tidwell (Cuba Gooding) was his only client.
Joe Montana led Notre Dame to the NCAA football title by beating the Longorns in the Cotton Bowl
Golf star & commentator Johnny Miller played himself in “Tin Cup”
DQ1: Were you a musician or composer?
DQ2: Were you born in the 19th century?
DQ3: Were you a singer?
Jessica Mendoza is the woman I had in mind.
Your being “not known as a stage performer in the usual sense” suggests my
DQ: Were you a puppeteer?
IQ: Is your name a synonym for a stale, time-worn joke?
Are you both the youngest elected Mayor of New York City in the 20th century and the youngest to die?
Were you a prominent advocate of closer European ties?
Did you serve as leader (either de jure or de facto) of the Labour left?
No, and I don’t know who you mean.
Elendil’s Heir also gets a DQ. governor Quinn gets two more.
Male
Real person
Dead
European
Not primarily known as a writer
Not from the UK
Involved in the entertainment business
Not involved in sports
Not alive at any point in the 20th Century
Not noted as a stage performer (in the usual sense)
Did not work in the film industry in any capacity
Not an actor
Not from France
Musician or composer
Not born in 19th century
Not a singer
Not a puppeteer
Did you bare your private parts in “Short Cuts”?
Did you seduce Sue Lyon and kill Peter Sellers?
Jean Monnet, a Frenchman credited with helping establish the European Community (now Union).
DQ: Were you a politician/statesman?
Did you invent–or at least patent–the metronome?
DQs again for astorian (2)and Biffy.
Male
Real person
Dead
European
Not primarily known as a writer
Not from the UK
Involved in the entertainment business
Not involved in sports
Not alive at any point in the 20th Century
Not noted as a stage performer (in the usual sense)
Did not work in the film industry in any capacity
Not an actor
Not from France
Musician or composer
Not born in 19th century
Not a singer
Not a puppeteer
Not a politician/statesman
Were you inspired to take up your best-known musical instrument by the movie Back to the Future?
Mine were John (Purroy) Mitchel and James Maxton.
The DQs:
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Could you, in any respect, be considered of German ethnicity?
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Is your reputation now different than it was in your own time in terms of what you do?
In the movie “Lolita,” James Mason seduced teenage Sue Lyon and killed his rival, Peter Sellers.
DQ: Were you born in the 17th century?
In 1987, was every household in America glued to the TV, watching attempts to rescue you from a well you’d fallen into?
In 1987, I was 2 years old and living in the UK, so no I’m not, but take a DQ. Elendil’s Heir gets a DQ as well.
Governor Quinn, I think your first DQ is a bit vague and I don’t want to answer it as it is in case I mislead anyone (which may be answer in itself) - please could you explain/clarify or replace it with something more specific?
Other DQ answers as per the below:
Male
Real person
Dead
European
Not primarily known as a writer
Not from the UK
Involved in the entertainment business
Not involved in sports
Not alive at any point in the 20th Century
Not noted as a stage performer (in the usual sense)
Did not work in the film industry in any capacity
Not an actor
Not from France
Musician or composer
Not born in 19th century
Not a singer
Not a puppeteer
Not a politician/statesman
Reputation not that different now from what it was when I was alive
Not born in 17th century
The metronome man is Johan Mälzel.
DQ: Are you more commonly known by a first name that does not begin with J?