# Game: someone famous is plotting your immediate demise

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-someone-famous-is-plotting-your-immediate-demise/468754>\
**Category:** The Game Room\
**Created:** [October 20, 2008, 4:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-someone-famous-is-plotting-your-immediate-demise/468754 "2008-10-20T16:33:07Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 20\
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**Author:** ![TwistofFate](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/cdc98d/32.png) [@TwistofFate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TwistofFate)\
**Post date:** [October 31, 2008, 12:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-someone-famous-is-plotting-your-immediate-demise/468754/81 "2008-10-31T12:19:17Z")

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He’s not been in a direct comic adaptation, but one movie in particular certainly has had to have had the comic book treatment at some time.

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**Author:** ![TwistofFate](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/cdc98d/32.png) [@TwistofFate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TwistofFate)\
**Post date:** [October 31, 2008, 12:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-someone-famous-is-plotting-your-immediate-demise/468754/82 "2008-10-31T12:20:28Z")

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And on further investigation, he was nominated for a Golden Globe, but never won one.

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**Author:** ![Justin\_Credible](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/a8b319/32.png) [@Justin\_Credible](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Justin_Credible)\
**Post date:** [October 31, 2008, 1:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-someone-famous-is-plotting-your-immediate-demise/468754/83 "2008-10-31T13:35:29Z")

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In what year was he nominated for a Golden Globe?

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**Author:** ![TwistofFate](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/cdc98d/32.png) [@TwistofFate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TwistofFate)\
**Post date:** [October 31, 2008, 3:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-someone-famous-is-plotting-your-immediate-demise/468754/84 "2008-10-31T15:06:20Z")

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> [@Justin\_Credible](#):
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> In what year was he nominated for a Golden Globe?

Not telling.

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**Author:** ![Justin\_Credible](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/a8b319/32.png) [@Justin\_Credible](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Justin_Credible)\
**Post date:** [October 31, 2008, 3:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-someone-famous-is-plotting-your-immediate-demise/468754/85 "2008-10-31T15:12:36Z")

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> [@TwistofFate](#):
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> Not telling.

Oh, okay. So, they have to be yes or no questions?

Okay, has it been since 2005 that he was nominated for a GG award?

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**Author:** ![TwistofFate](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/cdc98d/32.png) [@TwistofFate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TwistofFate)\
**Post date:** [October 31, 2008, 3:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-someone-famous-is-plotting-your-immediate-demise/468754/86 "2008-10-31T15:21:31Z")

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Still not telling.

got my formatting wrong and realised I never answered this one  
Has he played guitar in a movie?  
Yes.

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**Author:** ![TwistofFate](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/cdc98d/32.png) [@TwistofFate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TwistofFate)\
**Post date:** [October 31, 2008, 3:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-someone-famous-is-plotting-your-immediate-demise/468754/87 "2008-10-31T15:22:44Z")

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duplicate post

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**Author:** ![Zebra](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/c0e974/32.png) [@Zebra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zebra)\
**Post date:** [October 31, 2008, 3:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-someone-famous-is-plotting-your-immediate-demise/468754/88 "2008-10-31T15:25:58Z")

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Has he appeared in a film set in ancient Rome?

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**Author:** ![TwistofFate](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/cdc98d/32.png) [@TwistofFate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TwistofFate)\
**Post date:** [October 31, 2008, 3:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-someone-famous-is-plotting-your-immediate-demise/468754/89 "2008-10-31T15:30:03Z")

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no.

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**Author:** ![Justin\_Credible](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/a8b319/32.png) [@Justin\_Credible](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Justin_Credible)\
**Post date:** [October 31, 2008, 5:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-someone-famous-is-plotting-your-immediate-demise/468754/90 "2008-10-31T17:30:22Z")

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Does he have any sisters in the movie biz?

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**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\
**Post date:** [October 31, 2008, 6:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-someone-famous-is-plotting-your-immediate-demise/468754/91 "2008-10-31T18:07:31Z")

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Would most people describe him as tall?

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**Author:** ![Wargamer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/df705f/32.png) [@Wargamer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wargamer)\
**Post date:** [October 31, 2008, 10:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-someone-famous-is-plotting-your-immediate-demise/468754/92 "2008-10-31T22:22:46Z")

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Has he ever duked it out with Bob Barker on screen?

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**Author:** ![Windwalker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/5e9695/32.png) [@Windwalker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Windwalker)\
**Post date:** [November 1, 2008, 5:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-someone-famous-is-plotting-your-immediate-demise/468754/93 "2008-11-01T05:02:03Z")

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Is this actor known for being in stupid movies?

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**Author:** ![Justin\_Credible](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/a8b319/32.png) [@Justin\_Credible](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Justin_Credible)\
**Post date:** [November 3, 2008, 12:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-someone-famous-is-plotting-your-immediate-demise/468754/94 "2008-11-03T00:34:18Z")

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Looks like the unnamed celebrity killed our host.

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**Author:** ![TwistofFate](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/cdc98d/32.png) [@TwistofFate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TwistofFate)\
**Post date:** [November 3, 2008, 10:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-someone-famous-is-plotting-your-immediate-demise/468754/95 "2008-11-03T10:57:22Z")

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Does he have any sisters in the movie biz?  
no  
Would most people describe him as tall?  
no  
Has he ever duked it out with Bob Barker on screen?  
no  
Is this actor known for being in stupid movies?  
He has been in some stupid movies

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**Author:** ![Rico](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rico/32/3582_2.png) [@Rico](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rico)\
**Post date:** [November 3, 2008, 9:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-someone-famous-is-plotting-your-immediate-demise/468754/96 "2008-11-03T21:48:00Z")

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Is his last name the same as his hair color?

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**Author:** ![Wargamer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/df705f/32.png) [@Wargamer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wargamer)\
**Post date:** [November 3, 2008, 9:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-someone-famous-is-plotting-your-immediate-demise/468754/97 "2008-11-03T21:55:37Z")

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Did he appear on a TV sketch comedy show before he became a movie star?

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**Author:** ![Justin\_Credible](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/a8b319/32.png) [@Justin\_Credible](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Justin_Credible)\
**Post date:** [November 4, 2008, 12:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-someone-famous-is-plotting-your-immediate-demise/468754/98 "2008-11-04T00:55:05Z")

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Is he in a band?

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**Author:** ![TwistofFate](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/cdc98d/32.png) [@TwistofFate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TwistofFate)\
**Post date:** [November 4, 2008, 12:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-someone-famous-is-plotting-your-immediate-demise/468754/99 "2008-11-04T12:04:29Z")

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> [@Rico](#):
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> Is his last name the same as his hair color?

Not telling.

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 Did he appear on a TV sketch comedy show before he became a movie star? 

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Yes

Is he in a band?  
Yes

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**Author:** ![Hostile\_Dialect](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/e495f1/32.png) [@Hostile\_Dialect](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hostile_Dialect)\
**Post date:** [November 4, 2008, 6:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-someone-famous-is-plotting-your-immediate-demise/468754/100 "2008-11-04T18:46:47Z")

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Is it Jack Black?

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