# Musicians, Movie and Tv Celebrities with Coronavirus. Discussion **URL:** \ **Category:** The Quarantine Zone\ **Tags:** covid-quarantine\ **Created:** [March 12, 2020, 2:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/musicians-movie-and-tv-celebrities-with-coronavirus-discussion/849312 "2020-03-12T02:34:11Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Dewey\_Finn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dewey_finn/32/4222_2.png) [@Dewey\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dewey_Finn)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2020, 3:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/musicians-movie-and-tv-celebrities-with-coronavirus-discussion/849312/21 "2020-03-13T15:40:57Z")
So not just musicians, movies and TV celebrities? ---
**Author:** ![aceplace57](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aceplace57/32/3500_2.png) [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2020, 4:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/musicians-movie-and-tv-celebrities-with-coronavirus-discussion/849312/22 "2020-03-13T16:06:30Z")
Sophie Trudeau is sort of a celebrity. 😉 The Canadian prime minister’s wife gets a lot of press. You’re correct, she’s not an actress or musician. I really shouldn’t have mentioned her, but she’s probably the highest profile Coronavirus case right now. ---
**Author:** ![KneadToKnow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kneadtoknow/32/3999_2.png) [@KneadToKnow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KneadToKnow)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2020, 4:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/musicians-movie-and-tv-celebrities-with-coronavirus-discussion/849312/23 "2020-03-13T16:10:33Z")
> [@Dewey\_Finn](#): > > So not just musicians, movies and TV celebrities? Now, c’mon. Look at the picture in that linked article. It’s obvious those two are about to star in a reboot of _Remington Steele_. ---
**Author:** ![ThelmaLou](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thelmalou/32/390_2.png) [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2020, 6:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/musicians-movie-and-tv-celebrities-with-coronavirus-discussion/849312/24 "2020-03-13T18:32:42Z")
> [@Dewey\_Finn](#): > > So not just musicians, movies and TV celebrities? Okay, how about “public figures”? :rolleyes: IOW, people you’ve heard of who aren’t part of your immediate circle of family, friends, coworkers. Does that help?? ---
**Author:** ![aceplace57](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aceplace57/32/3500_2.png) [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2020, 6:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/musicians-movie-and-tv-celebrities-with-coronavirus-discussion/849312/25 "2020-03-13T18:46:15Z")
Public figures, works for me. I didn’t think of that term when I created the thread. ---
**Author:** ![ThelmaLou](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thelmalou/32/390_2.png) [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2020, 7:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/musicians-movie-and-tv-celebrities-with-coronavirus-discussion/849312/26 "2020-03-13T19:46:51Z")
> [@aceplace57](#): > > Public figures, works for me. > > I didn’t think of that term when I created the thread. Well, some of us figured that out on our own. 😉 We knew what you meant. ---
**Author:** ![Equipoise](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/equipoise/32/151_2.png) [@Equipoise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Equipoise)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2020, 8:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/musicians-movie-and-tv-celebrities-with-coronavirus-discussion/849312/27 "2020-03-14T20:03:03Z")
> [@aceplace57](#): > > Tom & Rita are 63 and in good health. They’re still at an increased risk beyond their age. Tom has diabetes and Rita is a cancer survivor. ---
**Author:** ![DigitalC](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ebca7d/32.png) [@DigitalC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DigitalC)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2020, 10:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/musicians-movie-and-tv-celebrities-with-coronavirus-discussion/849312/28 "2020-03-14T22:49:12Z")
> [@cochrane](#): > > Not exactly a famous name, but Utah Jazz center Rudy Gobert has tested positive for the coronavirus. This is big, as the NBA has suspended the rest of their regular season. > > [Coronavirus: Infected Jazz star Rudy Gobert provides health update, wishes he took 'this thing more seriously' - CBSSports.com](https://www.cbssports.com/nba/news/rudy-gobert-reportedly-tests-positive-for-coronavirus-thunder-and-jazz-players-quarantined/) Donovan Mitchell, who is kind of their star player also got it. They were locker neighbors. ---
**Author:** ![aceplace57](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aceplace57/32/3500_2.png) [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2020, 1:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/musicians-movie-and-tv-celebrities-with-coronavirus-discussion/849312/29 "2020-03-16T13:17:17Z")
Olga Kurylenko revealed Sunday on Instagram that she has tested positive for coronavirus. She is best known for her starring performances in Bond flick Quantum of Solace. She’s still performing and has movies due for release. [Olga Kurylenko - IMDb](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1385871/) Her symptoms are mild. She’s self isolating at home. > **[Actress Olga Kurylenko Tests Positive for Coronavirus](https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/general-news/olga-kurylenko-tests-positive-coronavirus-1284787/)** > > Ukraine-born actress and model Olga Kurylenko revealed Sunday on Instagram that she has tested positive for coronavirus. ---
**Author:** ![aceplace57](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aceplace57/32/3500_2.png) [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2020, 1:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/musicians-movie-and-tv-celebrities-with-coronavirus-discussion/849312/30 "2020-03-16T13:18:34Z")
Olga Kurylenko revealed Sunday on Instagram that she has tested positive for coronavirus. She is best known for her starring performance with Daniel Craig in Bond film Quantum of Solace. She’s still performing and has movies due for release. [Olga Kurylenko - IMDb](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1385871/) Her symptoms are mild. She’s self isolating at home. > **[Actress Olga Kurylenko Tests Positive for Coronavirus](https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/general-news/olga-kurylenko-tests-positive-coronavirus-1284787/)** > > Ukraine-born actress and model Olga Kurylenko revealed Sunday on Instagram that she has tested positive for coronavirus. ---
**Author:** ![Dewey\_Finn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dewey_finn/32/4222_2.png) [@Dewey\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dewey_Finn)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2020, 1:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/musicians-movie-and-tv-celebrities-with-coronavirus-discussion/849312/31 "2020-03-16T13:41:07Z")
As you might guess, there is a [Wikipedia list](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_people_with_coronavirus_disease_2019) of people with the disease. ---
**Author:** ![Santos\_L\_Halper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/santos_l_halper/32/1_2.png) [@Santos\_L\_Halper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Santos_L_Halper)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2020, 8:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/musicians-movie-and-tv-celebrities-with-coronavirus-discussion/849312/32 "2020-03-16T20:21:41Z")
Yahoo news is reporting that [Idris Elba has tested positive.](https://www.yahoo.com/huffpost/idris-elba-coronavirus-positive-185628092.html) ---
**Author:** ![Santos\_L\_Halper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/santos_l_halper/32/1_2.png) [@Santos\_L\_Halper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Santos_L_Halper)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2020, 11:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/musicians-movie-and-tv-celebrities-with-coronavirus-discussion/849312/33 "2020-03-16T23:01:44Z")
[Kristofer Hivju](https://www.instagram.com/p/B9zvkEHBRjf/?utm_source=ig_embed) (Tormund on Game of Thrones) has posted to his Instagram that he’s tested positive. ---
**Author:** ![BlankSlate](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/blankslate/32/80_2.png) [@BlankSlate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BlankSlate)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2020, 12:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/musicians-movie-and-tv-celebrities-with-coronavirus-discussion/849312/34 "2020-03-17T00:30:05Z")
Jeez, this is like watching _The Leftovers._ ---
**Author:** ![ftg](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ftg/32/2801_2.png) [@ftg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ftg)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2020, 12:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/musicians-movie-and-tv-celebrities-with-coronavirus-discussion/849312/35 "2020-03-17T12:43:27Z")
> [@Santos\_L\_Halper](#): > > Yahoo news is reporting that [Idris Elba has tested positive.](https://www.yahoo.com/huffpost/idris-elba-coronavirus-positive-185628092.html) He must have forgot to [put on the coat](https://youtu.be/-CVrUFSFHag). I blame Alice. ---
**Author:** ![KneadToKnow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kneadtoknow/32/3999_2.png) [@KneadToKnow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KneadToKnow)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2020, 2:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/musicians-movie-and-tv-celebrities-with-coronavirus-discussion/849312/36 "2020-03-17T14:27:49Z")
Simple rule: \*Always \*blame Alice. ---
**Author:** ![Loach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/loach/32/350_2.png) [@Loach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loach)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2020, 2:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/musicians-movie-and-tv-celebrities-with-coronavirus-discussion/849312/37 "2020-03-17T14:28:16Z")
> [@Santos\_L\_Halper](#): > > [Kristofer Hivju](https://www.instagram.com/p/B9zvkEHBRjf/?utm_source=ig_embed) (Tormund on Game of Thrones) has posted to his Instagram that he’s tested positive. Thus shutting down season 2 of The Witcher since he has a story arc. ---
**Author:** ![Darren\_Garrison](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/darren_garrison/32/92_2.png) [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2020, 2:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/musicians-movie-and-tv-celebrities-with-coronavirus-discussion/849312/38 "2020-03-17T14:35:27Z")
[Ayatollah Hashem Bathaei-Golpaygani](https://www.newsweek.com/iranian-senior-cleric-dies-coronavirus-president-infections-peak-passed-1492498?amp=1) was probably reasonably famous in Iran. ---
**Author:** ![aceplace57](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aceplace57/32/3500_2.png) [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2020, 2:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/musicians-movie-and-tv-celebrities-with-coronavirus-discussion/849312/39 "2020-03-17T14:52:14Z")
Some encouraging news… Tom Hanks and Rita have left the hospital and isolating at home. Apparently the virus hits some people harder than others. It’s not necessarily a near death experience. But, no one knows how sick they’ll get. > **[Tom Hanks leaves hospital after coronavirus diagnosis in Australia](https://www.theguardian.com/film/2020/mar/17/tom-hanks-rita-wilson-coronavirus-australia-hospital-self-isolation)** > > The actor and his wife Rita Wilson now in self-isolation and ‘feeling a lot better’, says their son ---
**Author:** ![aceplace57](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aceplace57/32/3500_2.png) [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2020, 3:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/musicians-movie-and-tv-celebrities-with-coronavirus-discussion/849312/40 "2020-03-17T15:14:21Z")
Rachel Matthews is in the Coronavirus club. > **[Rachel Matthews - IMDb](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm7847287/)** > > Rachel Matthews. Actress: Happy Death Day. Rachel Matthews is known for Happy Death Day (2017), Happy Death Day 2U (2019) and Do Revenge (2022). Recently appeared in Frozen 2. > **['Frozen 2' actress Rachel Matthews tests positive for coronavirus, shares...](https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/frozen-2-rachel-matthews-positive-coronavirus)** > > "Frozen 2" actress Rachel Matthews has tested positive for coronavirus. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/musicians-movie-and-tv-celebrities-with-coronavirus-discussion/849312.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/musicians-movie-and-tv-celebrities-with-coronavirus-discussion/849312.md?page=3)