He may have been so, but he is a film producer, not a television one.
According to Wikipedia, 10 people have won an Oscar, an Emmy, a Grammy, and a Tony (in competitive categories).
RA1: One of them is Rita Moreno, who has two Emmys. Name the two show(s) for which she won, and the character(s) she played.
RA2: Name any of the other 9, along with a TV show for which they won an Emmy.
W2: I think Batman: He played Egghead. ABC, wasn’t it?
Reposting mine (with results):
W1–Deacon Jones (played himself) is correct. Neither of the others played for NY teams.
W2–Batman and ABC are correct. The other show has been previously mentioned in this thread.
W4–Whoopi Goldberg is correct. The other one is also female.
W3–Hint: one is currently on CBS; the other is currently on NBC.
Louise Fletcher (won an oscar for “One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest”, played a recurring villain on DS9.)
Since no one has correctly answered mine, I’ll give the answers:
M1: This successful television producer, responsible for one of television’s currently running top sitcoms, had a rather interesting start in the business. Who is he, and what is his unusual early claim to fame?
Chuck Lorre, creator/executive producer of Two and a Half Men (as well as Grace Under Fire and The Big Bang Theory, as he sometimes points out on his ever-changing production company logo, wrote the now-famous theme song to Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (and also voiced all four turtles in the pilot).
M2: This other prolific producer who is responsible for the highest rated sitcom on television with children also had his start in the business, though in a more conventional way. Who is he, and where did he get his start? For a bonus, name at least one other show he is responsible for or had a hand in. For another bonus, name his famous wife.
Prolific childrens’ TV producer/creator Dan Schneider played Dennis on Head of the Class. The husband of “Hungry Girl” Lisa Lillien, he was either producer, creator, or both on the following kids shows: All That, Kenan and Kel, The Amanda Show, Zoey 101, Drake and Josh, iCarly.
M3: It only happened once before in 1961, and it happened again this year, much to the debate and criticism of many. What?
An animated series was nominated for Oustanding Comedy at the Emmys: The Flinstones in 1961 and Family Guy in 2009.
M4: This bit of TV trivia was actually the impetus for a lawsuit. What was it, and why did it go to court? For a bonus, give the supposed answer and/or the real one.
Columbo’s first name. Author Fred Worth used it as a “copyright trap” in a book of trivia that Trivial Pursuit took many of its questions from- including the Columbo one. Worth sued but was unsuccesful, as the court determined facts can not be copyrighted. The answer Worth gave was Philip- according to Columbo’s own signature in an early Columbo TV-movie, his real first name is Frank.
Rene Auberjonois played Odo. I can’t think of what he would have won an Oscar for though. “Benson: The Movie”?
He did movies, too. He was Father Mulcahy in the original MASH*, for example.
W4 is correct; Louise Fletcher played Kai Winn on DS9.
The rest:
W1–Deacon Jones (played himself) is correct. Neither of the others played for NY teams.
Alex Karras played Jarrin’ Jake Metcalf in the episode where Felix fell in love with Jake’s wife; Garo Yepremian had a cameo as a kicker named “Zeeno” who Felix and Oscar tried to fix up with Myrna.
W2–Batman and ABC are correct. The other show has been previously mentioned in this thread.
Price played “Count Sforza”, a vampire-like character who moved to Ft. Courage.
W3–Hint: one is currently on CBS; the other is currently on NBC.
David Caruso played the leader of the “Shamrocks” street gang in Hill Street Blues and is now Lt. Caine on CSI:Miami; Christopher Meloni (Elliott Stabler on SVU) played lowlife Jimmy Leary for several episodes on NYPD Blue.