Jimmy Carter
Loretta Lynn
Prince Phillip
Queen Elisabeth II
Quincy Jones
Bob Dole
Gordon Lightfoot
Buzz Aldrin
John Andretti
Elvis Costello
Tim Conway
Bob Barker
Dan Rather
Alternates:
Jimmy Swaggart
Michael Douglas
Dick Cheney
Quincy Jones is the comedian, NOT the producer, real name Quami Wallen
John Andretti is the former NASCAR & INDY race car driver, nephew to Mario Andretti
Pretty much the same as last year, except for the two I had to replace because they were kind enough to give me points:
Pope Benedict XVI
Terry Bradshaw
Ashleigh Brilliant
Don Cannon
Murray Langston
Tom Lehrer
Agafia Lykov
Peter Mahovlich
Bill Mazeroski
Thomas J. Murphy, Jr.
Joe Negri
Joanne Byrd Rogers
Art Rooney II
Alternates:
Iris Apfel
Bobby Vinton
Anita Bryant
Annotated list:
Pope Benedict XVI
Terry Bradshaw (former Pittsburgh Steeler)
Ashleigh Brilliant (author & cartoonist)
Don Cannon (former news anchor at WTAE & KDKA)
Murray Langston (a/k/a “The Unknown Comic”)
Tom Lehrer (composer & singer & mathematician)
Agafia Lykov (Siberian hermit)
Peter Mahovlich (former Pittsburgh Penguin)
Bill Mazeroski (1960s Pittsburgh Pirate player)
Thomas J. Murphy, Jr. (former Mayor, City of Pittsburgh)
Joe Negri (guitarist, host of Adventure Time)
Joanne Byrd Rogers (widow of Fred Rogers a/k/a Mr. Rogers)
Art Rooney II (President, Pittsburgh Steelers)
Alternates:
Bobby Vinton (singer)
Iris Apfel (fashion icon)
Anita Bryant
I don’t want to hear about it. I have it on good authority (that I just made up) that Deadpools have caused almost as many divorces as the phrase “while you’re up”.
Heck, I’ll play. No particular theme, just folks whose time seems ripe.
Prince Philip
Henry Kissinger
Shane MacGowan
Michael Schumacher
Arnold Schwarzenegger
Michail Gorbatchov
Hulk Hogan
Mark Hamill
Ruth Ginsburg
Benedict XVI
Little Richard
Iggy Pop
Donald Trump
All right, you famous people, time’s up!
Joe Perry (Aerosmith)
Steven Sweet (Warrant)
Clint Eastwood
Barry Manilow
Louie Anderson
Donald Trump
George Zimmerman
Ruth Bader Ginsburg
Richard Simmons
Carol Burnett
Mel Brooks
Leah Remini
John Astin
Alternate: Justin Bieber
Clean list:
Joe Perry
Steven Sweet
Clint Eastwood
Barry Manilow
Louie Anderson
Donald Trump
George Zimmerman
Ruth Bader Ginsburg
Richard Simmons
Carol Burnett
Mel Brooks
Leah Remini
John Astin
Jimmy Carter 10/1/24 former President
Regis Philbin 8/25/31 former talk show host
Mary Berry 3/24/35 British food writer and television presenter
Tommy Chong 5/24/38 dope smoker
Valerie Harper 8/22/39 actress
Clive James 10/7/39 Australian Essayist, poet, broadcaster
Randy Meisner 3/8/46 musician, played with Eagles
Ronnie Wood 6/1/47 was member of Rolling Stones/Faces/Jeff Beck Group
Olivia Newton-John 9/26/48 actress/singer
Linda Nolan 2/23/59 member of the girl group The Nolans
Leah Bracknell 7/12/64 actress
Abby Lee Miller 9/21/66 dance instructor
Paul John Gascoigne 5/27/67 former soccer player
Alternates:
Ralph Nader 2/27/34 attorney, noted involvement in consumer protection, environmentalism & government reform causes
Alan Alda 1/28/36 actor
Warner Wolf 11/11/37 sports anchor
Jimmy Carter
Regis Philbin
Mary Berry
Tommy Chong
Valerie Harper
Clive James
Randy Meisner
Ronnie Wood
Olivia Newton-John
Linda Nolan
Leah Bracknell
Abby Lee Miller
Paul John Gascoigne
George Alegiah
Bill Turnbull
Mark Radcliffe
Irrfan Khan
Shaun Greatbatch
Nick Boles
Paul Gascoigne
Leo Scullion
Sonali Bendre
Kim Woo Bin
Elyana Emrizal
Reynaldo Gianecchini
Ruth Bader Ginsberg
Farouk Al-Fishawy
Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi
Kim Jong Un
Ali Carter
Jimmy Carter 19
Prince Philip 13
Bill Cosby 11
Valerie Harper 11
Donald Trump 10
Betty White 9
Mel Brooks 8
Olivia Newton John 8
Ruth Bader Ginsburg 8
Henry Kissinger 7
Bob Dole 6
Queen Elizabeth II 6
Tommy Chong 6
Boogie2988’s birth certificate says his name is Steven Jason Williams. He’s (in?)famous enough to have a Wiki page.
What’s the difference, really, between someone who becomes famous via You Tube, and someone who becomes famous because they can sing, or cook, or act, or give advice on any number of things, real or made-up?
I’ll narrow the Osbourne death watch to Jack. Unfortunately, I really think that between the 7 of them (if you don’t know, Ozzy has two kids by his first wife), Jack will die first.
Tony Bennett
Jimmy Carter
Valerie Harper
Lou Gramm
Eddie Van Halen
Cher
Henry Kissinger
Steven Jason Williams (AKA YouTuber Boogie2988)
Keith Richards
Alex Lifeson
Jack Osbourne
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
Emeril Lagasse
My younger brother was born at approximately 1:22am on January first. Mom went in labor on NYE. My father was kicked out of the delivery room because he kept trying to get Mom to give birth before the ball dropped in Times Square. He wanted that tax deduction.
For the rest of my father’s life - even long after he and Mom divorced - he’d ask my brother on his birthday “why couldn’t you have been born two hours earlier?”
One year, my brother replied “how come you didn’t have sex with Mom two hours earlier?”
Without missing a beat, he replied “I wasn’t drunk enough yet”
Superdude, yes, I was “daddy’s little tax deduction” But he still would have been happy if I’d been born later. For a first baby I came fast, my folks had sat down to supper when Mom realized she needed to go to the nospital. And I was born at 10:16 PM, so labor was barely five hours. My due date had been Christmas Day.
Jimmy Carter 19
Prince Philip 13
Bill Cosby 11
Valerie Harper 11
Donald Trump 10
Betty White 9
Mel Brooks 8
Ruth Bader Ginsburg 8
Henry Kissinger 7
Olivia Newton John 7
Bob Dole 6
Queen Elizabeth II 6
Tommy Chong 6
I was going to do a “Theme” list this year but my first two celebs were just too compelling. I think Nassar will be killed in prison and Weinstein will take his own life rather than go to prison. I went down the road of tracing some of the 1960’s TV stars from my favorite shows so you will see a few of them. I also owe it to some of my remaining picks from previous years just out of respect. I believe this may be the last trip around the sun for Bob Newhart but it will bring me great pain to see him go.
Larry Nassar Gymnast Sex abuse
Harvey Weinstein
Tina Louise - Ginger
Dawn Wells - Mary Anne
Dwayne Hickman – Dobie Gillis
Pat Priest – Marilyn Munster 2
Max Baer Jr. - Jethro (Jethrine)
Olivia Newton John
Henry Kissinger
Barbara Walters
Bill Cosby
Bob Newhart - Dr. Robert Hartley, Professor Proton
Jimmy Carter
Alternates
14. Barbara Eden - Jeannie
15. Julie Newmar – TV Catwoman 1966
clean list
Larry Nassar
Harvey Weinstein
Tina Louise
Dawn Wells
Dwayne Hickman
Pat Priest
Max Baer Jr.
Olivia Newton John
Henry Kissinger
Barbara Walters
Bill Cosby
Bob Newhart
Jimmy Carter
I missed out last year because I procrastinated and then forgot. Here we go!
Paula Deen
Tim Conway
Bill Cosby
Donald Trump
Willie Nelson
Artie Lange
Ethan Cutkosky
Shia LaBeouf
Stormy Daniels
Vince Vaughn
Jenna Morasca
Heather Locklear
Matt Lauer
Anna Akana - born 18 August 1989 - YouTuber
Fatima Ali - born 9 April 1989 - Top Chef contestant
Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi - born 1971 - ISIL leader
Alison Bracknell (aka Leah Bracknell) - born 12 July 1964 - actress
Bill Cosby - born 12 July 1937 - rapist and comedian
Steve Gleason - born 19 March 1977 - former football player
Kang Kek Iew (aka Comrade Duch) - born 17 November 1942 - war criminal
José Rómulo Sosa Ortiz (aka José José) - born 17 February 1948 - singer
Olivia Newton John - born 26 September 1948 - singer
Linda Nolan - born 23 February 1959 - singer and actress
Fernando Ricksen - born 27 July 1976 - soccer player
John Szeles (aka The Amazing Johnathan) - born September 9, 1958 - magician
Ken Watanabe - born 21 October 1959 - actor
Alternates:
Ruth Bader-Ginsberg - born 15 March 1933 - Supreme Court Justice
Kim Woo-Bin - born 16 July 1989 - actor
James Randi - born 7 August 1928 - magician, author
Clean list:
Anna Akana
Fatima Ali
Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi
Alison Bracknell
Bill Cosby
Steve Gleason
Kang Kek Iew
José Rómulo Sosa Ortiz
Olivia Newton John
Linda Nolan
Fernando Ricksen
John Szeles
Ken Watanabe