Did Brad Pitt make his screen debut in a movie that bore your name? - He was in Thelma and Louise
Did your book on naval power impress T.R.? - Yes, Alfred Thayer Mahan
Were you, a Vermonter who moved to Pennsylvania, played by a Texan in a recent movie? - Thaddeus Stevens, played by Tommy Lee Jones in Spielberg’s Lincoln
DQs:
Best known for a single role?
Considered handsome?
IQs:
Were you a rat who got to go to the county fair and ate 'way too much there?
Were there nasty rumors that you had an incestuous affair with your father?
Did you draw Lincoln writing on a drum?
Have won at least one award, though no major ones, in my field
Not from Spain
Primarily a leading man
Still active
Known for comedy
Not known from US or UK films
By my count all outstanding DQs have been used, so…
Re DQ11: It’s not an unusual first name, but it is unusual for someone to use the full name rather than a nickname.
Wednesday afternoon, after I get home from work, should be quite enough time for the three of you to come up with your final “Are you FirstName LastName?” DQs.
Were you a rat who got to go to the county fair and ate 'way too much there? - Templeton, in Charlotte’s Web
Were there nasty rumors that you had an incestuous affair with your father? - Theodosia Burr, Aaron’s daughter
Did you draw Lincoln writing on a drum? - Thomas Nast (one of my favorites of his): http://www.fielddrums.com/uploaded_images/315a-788769.jpg
Since we’re already past 20 DQs, I’ll waive mine.
The only Italian comic actor I can think of is Marcello Mastroianni. Who’s the Life Is Beautiful guy? Lemme think…
Yes, I am indeed Terence Hill. I was born Mario Girotti, but a director thought that westerns would play better in the States if the stars had English names. I’m best known in the US for the 18 films in which I co-starred with former Olympic swimmer Carlo Pedersoli – aka Bud Spencer – but during the last twenty years I’ve mostly been playing leading roles in Italian TV shows.
Did Frodo Baggins say he was you?
Were you a hero of Arnhem and later worked for the UN?
Were you a very capable young U.S. Army general during the Civil War who later committed suicide, perhaps due to a brain tumor?
IQ1: Are you a character in the Epic of Gilgamesh who is tasked by Enki to abandon his worldly possessions and create a giant ship called “The Preserver of Life”?
IQ2: Are you the drummer for Metallica?
IQ3: Are you the voice of Dr. Venture in The Venture Brothers?
