# Five famous folks are coming for dinner, but there is a catch **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [October 31, 2024, 3:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-famous-folks-are-coming-for-dinner-but-there-is-a-catch/1009503 "2024-10-31T15:47:27Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mean_mr.mustard/32/3865_2.png) [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2024, 3:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-famous-folks-are-coming-for-dinner-but-there-is-a-catch/1009503/1 "2024-10-31T15:47:27Z")
You are hosting a dinner party. You may invite five celebrity guests, living or dead. Each guest must have been born in the year of your own birth. State your year along with your five choices; a brief explanation of why you chose them is optional. You may not select friends or family members (unless they are famous). It’s nice that your Uncle Chester is a skilled raconteur, but he is not eligible (although I would like to hear the details on why you and he are the same age). Oh yeah, you have to do the cooking. What are you having? mmm ---
**Author:** ![Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mean_mr.mustard/32/3865_2.png) [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2024, 3:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-famous-folks-are-coming-for-dinner-but-there-is-a-catch/1009503/2 "2024-10-31T15:48:48Z")
1958 - Michael Jackson, singer - Prince, musician - Mark Cuban, entrepreneur - Neil deGrasse Tyson, astrophysicist - Drew Carey, game show host On the menu: Ribeye steak from the grill with caramelized onions and sautéed mushrooms; twice-baked potato with butter, cheddar cheese, sour cream, and fresh chives; grilled fresh asparagus with parmesan cheese and bacon bits. Dessert: Fresh berry trifle. ---
**Author:** ![Si\_Amigo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/si_amigo/32/2877_2.png) [@Si\_Amigo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Si_Amigo)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2024, 3:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-famous-folks-are-coming-for-dinner-but-there-is-a-catch/1009503/3 "2024-10-31T15:55:18Z")
1961 - Barack Obama - Diana Spencer - Jame Gandofini - Woody Harelson - Meg Ryan Because they are all so fucking cool, thats why! We will serve the [deli turkey sandwich](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PdJm3DVg3EM) that Meg was having in When Harry Met Sally. Who could ask for more. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Whack-a-Mole](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/whack-a-mole/32/141_2.png) [@Whack-a-Mole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whack-a-Mole)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2024, 4:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-famous-folks-are-coming-for-dinner-but-there-is-a-catch/1009503/4 "2024-10-31T16:05:35Z")
1967 - Denis Villeneuve - Kurt Cobain - Anderson Cooper - Harry Connick Jr. - Laura Dern Julia Child’s Boeuf Bourguignon. ---
**Author:** ![Cervaise](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cervaise/32/16693_2.png) [@Cervaise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cervaise)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2024, 4:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-famous-folks-are-coming-for-dinner-but-there-is-a-catch/1009503/5 "2024-10-31T16:15:19Z")
1969 Tucker Carlson Sean Combs Brett Ratner Marilyn Manson Bobby Brown I’m serving a stew of death cap mushrooms and fugu. ---
**Author:** ![Pork\_Rind](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pork_rind/32/111_2.png) [@Pork\_Rind](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pork_Rind)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2024, 4:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-famous-folks-are-coming-for-dinner-but-there-is-a-catch/1009503/6 "2024-10-31T16:33:53Z")
Was going to contribute but can’t and won’t try to top that. Bravo. ---
**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:** [October 31, 2024, 4:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-famous-folks-are-coming-for-dinner-but-there-is-a-catch/1009503/7 "2024-10-31T16:38:02Z")
1953 Cyndi Lauper Danny Elfman Chaka Khan Pat Benatar Rick Moranis and we’re gonna sing! I’m doing the cooking? It’s DiGiorno’s. ---
**Author:** ![blondebear](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/blondebear/32/1022_2.png) [@blondebear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blondebear)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2024, 4:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-famous-folks-are-coming-for-dinner-but-there-is-a-catch/1009503/8 "2024-10-31T16:44:36Z")
1954 Matt Groening David Lee Roth Catherine O’Hara James Cameron Christie Brinkley Pot luck ---
**Author:** ![Alessan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alessan/32/465_2.png) [@Alessan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alessan)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2024, 4:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-famous-folks-are-coming-for-dinner-but-there-is-a-catch/1009503/9 "2024-10-31T16:50:19Z")
1974 - Seth Green - actor, writer, nerd. - Elizabeth Banks - actor, director, long-time crush. - David Mitchell - comedian, actor, snob. - Edgar Wright - director, writer, nerd. - Bear Grylls - survivalist, adventurer, professional tough guy. Hopefully, the conversation will be positively scintillating. I will be making Sloppy Joes and French Fries, which David Mitchell will strongly disapprove of, to the amusement of all. I will also be inviting Alex Jones and Marjorie _Taylor Greene_, but I will give them the wrong address, directing them out to the wilderness where they will be eaten by wolves. ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2024, 4:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-famous-folks-are-coming-for-dinner-but-there-is-a-catch/1009503/10 "2024-10-31T16:52:40Z")
1960 I’m not a good cook and an even worse conversationalist. I _would_ invite Jean-Claude Van Damme just to see how long he hangs around before he splits. ---
**Author:** ![DCnDC](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dcndc/32/2842_2.png) [@DCnDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCnDC)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2024, 4:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-famous-folks-are-coming-for-dinner-but-there-is-a-catch/1009503/11 "2024-10-31T16:58:54Z")
1977 - Sarah Michelle Gellar - Rob McElhenney (both actually born on the same date, April 14) – - David Chang - Fiona Apple and to guarantee the evening is not boring: - Kanye West We’re having whatever David Chang tells me how to make. ---
**Author:** ![Procrustus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/procrustus/32/2994_2.png) [@Procrustus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Procrustus)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2024, 5:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-famous-folks-are-coming-for-dinner-but-there-is-a-catch/1009503/12 "2024-10-31T17:04:27Z")
> [@Si\_Amigo](#): > > 1961 > > - Barack Obama > - Diana Spencer > - Jame Gandofini > - Woody Harelson > - Meg Ryan Good list. I’d substitute Ricky Gervais for Jame Gandofini. And put Julia Louis Dreyfus for Princess DI. ---
**Author:** ![Yodalicious](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/yodalicious/32/8195_2.png) [@Yodalicious](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yodalicious)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2024, 5:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-famous-folks-are-coming-for-dinner-but-there-is-a-catch/1009503/13 "2024-10-31T17:39:12Z")
1971 Ewan McGregor Martin Freeman Paul Bettany Nathan Fillion Alan Tudyk I don’t know about dinner, maybe Chick-fil-A, or just order pizza. I want to talk nerdy shit, and watch Star Wars. ---
**Author:** ![smithsb](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/smithsb/32/12107_2.png) [@smithsb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/smithsb)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2024, 6:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-famous-folks-are-coming-for-dinner-but-there-is-a-catch/1009503/14 "2024-10-31T18:23:33Z")
1949 - MUSIC! Bruce Springsteen Lindsey Buckingham Lionel Ritchie Billy Joel Annie Leibovitz to document it all. ---
**Author:** ![Saint\_Cad](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/saint_cad/32/18907_2.png) [@Saint\_Cad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saint_Cad)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2024, 6:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-famous-folks-are-coming-for-dinner-but-there-is-a-catch/1009503/15 "2024-10-31T18:24:48Z")
1971 Snoop Dogg - I think he is very smart, especially in business. I’d be fascinated to hear how his mind works. Nathan Fillion - The entertainment of the party & official photobomber. Sasha Baron Cohen - I’ve heard interviews and he tells great stories. Ewan McGregor - If I don’t invite him, Mrs Cad would never forgive me. 5th - TBD ---
**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2024, 6:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-famous-folks-are-coming-for-dinner-but-there-is-a-catch/1009503/16 "2024-10-31T18:34:53Z")
**1957** Steve Buscemi Dan Castellaneta Stephen Fry Dawn French Denis Leary ---
**Author:** ![Jophiel](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jophiel/32/66_2.png) [@Jophiel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jophiel)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2024, 6:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-famous-folks-are-coming-for-dinner-but-there-is-a-catch/1009503/17 "2024-10-31T18:38:40Z")
1973 Neil Patrick Harris Adam Scott Jim Parsons Neve Campbell Kristen Wiig No political/scientific/philosophical heavyweights but sounds like a fun dinner. ---
**Author:** ![Cheesesteak](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cheesesteak/32/3694_2.png) [@Cheesesteak](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cheesesteak)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2024, 6:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-famous-folks-are-coming-for-dinner-but-there-is-a-catch/1009503/18 "2024-10-31T18:39:11Z")
1971 Nathan Fillion - Firefly and Castle Alan Tudyk - Firefly and Resident Alien Wynona Ryder - Hollywood crush who is no longer having legal/prescription drug problems Christina Applegate - Hollywood crush who seems like a very genuine person. Snoop Dogg - Seems like a cool dude to have over for dinner. I thought of inviting Mark Wahlberg and asking him to bring some Wahlburgers, but I suppose it will now be up to me to make something. Thankfully, since I skipped inviting Elon Musk, I don’t have to learn how to make what @Cervaise is making. ---
**Author:** ![Eric1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/3bc359/32.png) [@Eric1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eric1)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2024, 6:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-famous-folks-are-coming-for-dinner-but-there-is-a-catch/1009503/19 "2024-10-31T18:53:32Z")
1976 Reese Witherspoon Fred Savage Alicia Silverstone I can’t think of anyone else famous from that year. I went to school with people who are accomplished scientists but aren’t famous ---
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2024, 7:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-famous-folks-are-coming-for-dinner-but-there-is-a-catch/1009503/20 "2024-10-31T19:24:29Z")
1955 Bill Nye Yo-Yo Ma Rowan Atkinson Eddie Van Halen Bill Gates or Steve Jobs I’m serving BBQ! [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-famous-folks-are-coming-for-dinner-but-there-is-a-catch/1009503.md?page=2)