Celebrities/VIPs/Luminaries whose names phonetically join in the middle

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Stuart Townsend

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Dick Cavett

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Luke Cage would count, but he’s a fictional character.

He is, though, played by Mike Colter, who qualifies.

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Grandpa Munster himself, Al Lewis.

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Robert Towne. And, for that matter, Robert Townsend.

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Wait, does Richard Dean Anderson count?

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Jared Diamond

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Aaron Neville

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Frank Caliendo

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Howard Duff

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Chris Cillizza

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Richard Dreyfuss

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Jeff Flake

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Sure, I could be a total nurl and contend that technically there’s an “uh” sound at the end of Paula, which doesn’t quite match up with the short vowel “a” sound beginning Abdul, however, in my venerable, fusty senescence I’ve come to roll with those punches with a veritable Red Buttons-like homespun charisma.

Well, that opens up all kinds of other pretty-much-dead-on names in the same vein: Jessica Alba, Anna Akana, Christina Aguilera, you name it.

But, in hopes of throwing in a technicality-free one: Chris Sarandon?

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David Davis (appointed to SCOTUS by Lincoln)

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David Doyle (appointed to hang out with Charlie’s Angels)

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Gen. Mark Clark of WWII fame

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Pat Tillman probably deserves mention.

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British actor Roger Rees

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British actor Roger Rees

Post #66.

But his fellow CHEERS alum, and 3-time Emmy nominee, Frances Sternhagen…