# The one artistic work celebrities will be known for after they die **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [September 4, 2012, 7:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-one-artistic-work-celebrities-will-be-known-for-after-they-die/633668 "2012-09-04T19:02:21Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Mosier](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/7ea924/32.png) [@Mosier](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mosier)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2012, 12:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-one-artistic-work-celebrities-will-be-known-for-after-they-die/633668/21 "2012-09-05T00:48:33Z")
Arnold will be remembered as the Terminator. ---
**Author:** ![Satchmo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/satchmo/32/4223_2.png) [@Satchmo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Satchmo)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2012, 12:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-one-artistic-work-celebrities-will-be-known-for-after-they-die/633668/22 "2012-09-05T00:54:32Z")
Don McLean will always be remembered for “American Pie”. Adam West will always be remembered for “Batman”. ---
**Author:** ![IvoryTowerDenizen](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ivorytowerdenizen/32/17937_2.png) [@IvoryTowerDenizen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/IvoryTowerDenizen)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2012, 1:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-one-artistic-work-celebrities-will-be-known-for-after-they-die/633668/23 "2012-09-05T01:04:41Z")
Woody Allen will always be for _Annie Hall_. Meg Ryan will be known for _When Harry Met Sally_ ---
**Author:** ![joebuck20](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/74df32/32.png) [@joebuck20](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/joebuck20)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2012, 1:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-one-artistic-work-celebrities-will-be-known-for-after-they-die/633668/24 "2012-09-05T01:52:02Z")
Jason Biggs, the pie fucking scene in American Pie. ---
**Author:** ![GuanoLad](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guanolad/32/42_2.png) [@GuanoLad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GuanoLad)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2012, 1:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-one-artistic-work-celebrities-will-be-known-for-after-they-die/633668/25 "2012-09-05T01:55:53Z")
> [@YogSosoth](#): > > Tom Hanks: He’s had so many big movies, but if I had to put one film, its probably Forrest Gump. It might not be the best critically reviewed movie, I think people have debated whether or not it deserved the Best Picture award since it came out, but it seems to be his most iconic film with some real iconic lines. Maybe Big would be another movie he’ll be mentioned with, but if I had to pick I’d go with Forrest Gump Clearly the one that Tom Hanks will be remembered for is _Radio Flyer_. Or maybe _Bosom Buddies_. Actually in all seriousness I think two others that would be in Hanks’s obituaries would be _Sleepless in Seattle_ and _Toy Story_. For George Clooney I’d pick _O Brother Where Art Thou_ or even _ER_. For Julia Roberts it’s _Pretty Woman_. Same for Richard Gere, though he’d also have _An Officer and a Gentleman_. ---
**Author:** ![Accidental\_Martyr](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ce7236/32.png) [@Accidental\_Martyr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Accidental_Martyr)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2012, 5:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-one-artistic-work-celebrities-will-be-known-for-after-they-die/633668/26 "2012-09-06T05:18:12Z")
I’m not a huge Tom Hanks fan, but I’m pretty sure _Philadelphia_ will be one of the films he’ll be most remembered for. ---
**Author:** ![Gagundathar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a183cd/32.png) [@Gagundathar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gagundathar)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2012, 5:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-one-artistic-work-celebrities-will-be-known-for-after-they-die/633668/27 "2012-09-06T05:24:01Z")
> [@Baker](#): > > I’ve got a whole list of people, and my guess is that for all of them their best known work will be the same show. Can you figure it out? > > Leonard Nimoy, William Shatner, DeForest Kelley, Nichelle Nichols, and Walter Koenig. You missed George Takei and James Doohan. But, yeah, Battlestar Gallactica was hard to forget. ---
**Author:** ![GuanoLad](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guanolad/32/42_2.png) [@GuanoLad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GuanoLad)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2012, 5:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-one-artistic-work-celebrities-will-be-known-for-after-they-die/633668/28 "2012-09-06T05:26:33Z")
Richard Benjamin will always be remembered for _Quark_. And for looking like a Thunderbirds Puppet. ---
**Author:** ![Becky2844](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/91b2a8/32.png) [@Becky2844](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Becky2844)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2012, 5:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-one-artistic-work-celebrities-will-be-known-for-after-they-die/633668/29 "2012-09-06T05:40:12Z")
Jeff Goldbloom _The Fly._ Or _Jurassic Park._ Altho they have numerous other credits, Christopher Walken/Christian Slater/Patricia Arquette: True Romance. \*He’s so cool…he’s so cool…" ---
**Author:** ![Gagundathar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a183cd/32.png) [@Gagundathar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gagundathar)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2012, 5:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-one-artistic-work-celebrities-will-be-known-for-after-they-die/633668/30 "2012-09-06T05:45:57Z")
Michelangelo: Sistine Chapel ceiling (or perhaps the statue of David) Picasso: Guernica Monet: Poppies Blooming Oh, wait, you wanted celebrities that haven’t died yet? ---
**Author:** ![Floater](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/dc4da7/32.png) [@Floater](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Floater)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2012, 6:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-one-artistic-work-celebrities-will-be-known-for-after-they-die/633668/31 "2012-09-06T06:16:49Z")
> [@That\_Don\_Guy](#): > > … pretty much anybody who has been James Bond is stuck with 007 for life … In no way true for Roger Moore. ---
**Author:** ![the\_diego](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/7bcc69/32.png) [@the\_diego](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/the_diego)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2012, 6:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-one-artistic-work-celebrities-will-be-known-for-after-they-die/633668/32 "2012-09-06T06:36:48Z")
Omar Shariff - Dr. Zhivago Robert Strauss - Stalag 17 Julie Andrews - Sound of Music Jack Wild - Oliver! Rex Harrison - My Fair Lady Richard Harris - Camelot George Chakiris - West Side Story Bob Fosse - Sweet Charity Jerome Robbins - Three Sailors Gene Kelly - Singing in the Rain Paul Scofield - A Man for all Seasons Sydney Potier - To Sir with Love John Voight - Midnight Cowboy Steve Mcqueen - Bullit Gene Hackman - The French Connection Marlon Brando - The Godfather Al Pacino - Scarface Faye Dunaway - Bonie and Clyde Robert De Niro - Taxi Driver Merryl Streep - Sophie’s Choice Jack Nicholson - One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest Paul Newman - Cool Hand Luke Madelene Khan - Blazing Saddles Jim Henson - Kermit the Frog Bill Cosby - Fat Albert Donna Summer - Thank God it’s Friday Michael Jackson - Thriller Robert Downey Jr. - " " as Sgt " " (that’s what everyone says.) M Caulkin - Home Alone Darren Macgavin - The Night Stalker ---
**Author:** ![AK84](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/85e7bf/32.png) [@AK84](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AK84)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2012, 9:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-one-artistic-work-celebrities-will-be-known-for-after-they-die/633668/33 "2012-09-06T09:09:04Z")
Meryl Streep: Sophies Choice Tom Cruise: Top Gun Patrick Stewart: Picard William Shatner: I thinks that in this case he might be remembered more as Denny Crane Harrison Ford: I think Indiana Jones is something which he is known for more than Han Solo. Natalie Portman: Continuing on the Star Wars theme; Padme Amidala. Colin Firth: Mr Darcy. ---
**Author:** ![Student\_Driver](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/3da27b/32.png) [@Student\_Driver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Student_Driver)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2012, 11:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-one-artistic-work-celebrities-will-be-known-for-after-they-die/633668/34 "2012-09-06T11:22:47Z")
Prince- Purple Rain. That might be a cheat, though, since it’ll be both the film and the album for which he’ll be remembered. Morris Day- “Jungle Love” by The Time. Director Tom Tykwer and actress Franka Potente- Run Lola Run. Sofia Coppola- despite her career after, I bet she’s remembered–and not in a good way-- primarily for her role in The Godfather III. ---
**Author:** ![Horatio\_Hellpop](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/e5b9ba/32.png) [@Horatio\_Hellpop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Horatio_Hellpop)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2012, 11:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-one-artistic-work-celebrities-will-be-known-for-after-they-die/633668/35 "2012-09-06T11:39:24Z")
Wouldn’t it be ironic if Ron Jeremy were cited for his (probably apocryphal) work on **Jesus Christ Superstar**? ---
**Author:** ![MegaBee](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f0a364/32.png) [@MegaBee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MegaBee)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2012, 12:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-one-artistic-work-celebrities-will-be-known-for-after-they-die/633668/36 "2012-09-06T12:04:31Z")
> [@GuanoLad](#): > > Richard Benjamin will always be remembered for _Quark_. And for looking like a Thunderbirds Puppet. Oh, my god, he DID look like a Thunderbirds puppet! ---
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Francis Ford Coppola - The Godfather Saga, maybe Apocalypse Now But Martin Scorsese? ---
**Author:** ![salinqmind](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/3ec8ea/32.png) [@salinqmind](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/salinqmind)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2012, 12:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-one-artistic-work-celebrities-will-be-known-for-after-they-die/633668/38 "2012-09-06T12:36:22Z")
Roseanne - well, her show, Roseanne, of course. John Goodman, also for Roseanne. Kevin Bacon - Footloose? or maybe Tremors. Hugh Laurie - hmm, that’s a tough one… Betty White - Right now it’s Hot In Cleveland, but she put in her best years on Mary Tyler Moore. ---
**Author:** ![salinqmind](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/3ec8ea/32.png) [@salinqmind](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/salinqmind)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2012, 12:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-one-artistic-work-celebrities-will-be-known-for-after-they-die/633668/39 "2012-09-06T12:52:46Z")
Anna Paquin - True Blood, or winning an Academy Award at age 11? (I would say True Blood, because she was not THE youngest Academy Award winner.) ---
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> [@Floater](#): > > In no way true for Roger Moore. This may be true in the UK, but he is known almost exclusively as Bond in North America. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-one-artistic-work-celebrities-will-be-known-for-after-they-die/633668.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-one-artistic-work-celebrities-will-be-known-for-after-they-die/633668.md?page=3)