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FAMOUS NAMES WEEK

Do you share a name with the likes of Tom Hanks? Britney Spears? Michael Jordan? Julia Roberts? Richard Simmons? Meredith Vieira? Some other famous celeb? Millionaire is looking for contestants who share their name with a famous person for Famous Names Week.

millionairetv.com to sign up.

Wonder if they will find enough people to qualify.

Too bad AJ has already been on.

Based on the apparent knowledge of history, or lack thereof, amongst a seemingly significant portion of the population, as suggested by the "famous" names offered as examples, I am not sure Andrew Jackson would even qualify anymore as "famous"...

takinover wrote:Wonder if they will find enough people to qualify.

I don't think that it would be that hard to find people with names like Michael Jordan, Michael Jackson, John Kennedy, or Don Johnson. Those are all common first and last names.

NellyLunatic1980 wrote:

takinover wrote:Wonder if they will find enough people to qualify.

I don't think that it would be that hard to find people with names like Michael Jordan, Michael Jackson, John Kennedy, or Don Johnson. Those are all common first and last names.

Yeah, but if that's the only criterion for being in the Hot Seat, I foresee a lot of thousandaires coming out of this "special week".

earendel wrote:Yeah, but if that's the only criterion for being in the Hot Seat, I foresee a lot of thousandaires coming out of this "special week".

Or a herd of llamas.

This is the kind of stinking crap TPTB have come up with to make the game more exciting?

MarleysGh0st wrote:This is the kind of stinking crap TPTB have come up with to make the game more exciting?

Same idea behind the major publicity for the foibles and failings of famous people. You get to laugh at them and think how much better you are than they are.

How will they cast, I wonder? Will they cast for opposites? Will we see someone named Michael Jordan who's shaped more like Danny DeVito? A Moms Mabley look-alike named Vanessa Williams? Someone genuinely funny named Jack Black?

Crap. It's looking more and more like they're no longer doing the noon auditions. They'd freakin' better come to Boston this year. On any day except June 16th and 17th.

BTW, it's also too bad that snaxx has already been on the show. Celebrity name, doncha know?

goongas wrote: Do you share a name with the likes of Tom Hanks? Britney Spears? Michael Jordan? Julia Roberts? Richard Simmons? Meredith Vieira? Some other famous celeb?

Only pop culture celebrity names will be considered?

What if you're named George Washington?

Albert Einstein?

Agnes Gonxha Bojaxhiu?

MarleysGh0st wrote:
Only pop culture celebrity names will be considered?

What if you're named George Washington?

Albert Einstein?

Dude...nobody's heard of these people!!

Agnes Gonxha Bojaxhiu?

I think she was on "I Love the 80s" - she was that punk rocker, right? Go ahead - put this one in the pool...

goongas wrote:FAMOUS NAMES WEEK

Do you share a name with the likes of Tom Hanks? Britney Spears? Michael Jordan? Julia Roberts? Richard Simmons? Meredith Vieira? Some other famous celeb? Millionaire is looking for contestants who share their name with a famous person for Famous Names Week.

millionairetv.com to sign up.

Sprots can correct me, but I believe that the University of Colorado women's basketball team started both a Britney Spears and a Whitney Houston this year, with one of them actually singing the national anthem before a game.

What if I change my Middle Name to "The Wad"? (as in money, get your minds out of the gutter)!

There was a panel show in the 1950's for which people with famous names were all the contestants:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Name%27s_the_Same

I'm just picturing Meredith trying to channel Robert Q. Lewis.

earendel wrote:

NellyLunatic1980 wrote:

takinover wrote:Wonder if they will find enough people to qualify.

I don't think that it would be that hard to find people with names like Michael Jordan, Michael Jackson, John Kennedy, or Don Johnson. Those are all common first and last names.

Yeah, but if that's the only criterion for being in the Hot Seat, I foresee a lot of thousandaires coming out of this "special week".

Like that will be significantly different from "regular" weeks?

Cool! I should have Jeff audition. He shares his name with a famous Medical Toxicologist.

PlacentiaSoccerMom wrote:Cool! I should have Jeff audition. He shares his name with a famous Medical Toxicologist.

What a coincidence! I quoted that famous medical toxicologist to the policemen who met my snake. Here's the best part. Although they may not have recognized his name, they already were familiar with his work.

silvercamaro wrote:

PlacentiaSoccerMom wrote:Cool! I should have Jeff audition. He shares his name with a famous Medical Toxicologist.

What a coincidence! I quoted that famous medical toxicologist to the policemen who met my snake. Here's the best part. Although they may not have recognized his name, they already were familiar with his work.

That's so cool!

What if you're named George Washington?

Query: Do you know any caucasians with the last name Washington?

ne1410s wrote:

What if you're named George Washington?

Query: Do you know any caucasians with the last name Washington?

Ned Washington, Oscar-winning songwriter

Appa23 wrote:

goongas wrote:FAMOUS NAMES WEEK

Do you share a name with the likes of Tom Hanks? Britney Spears? Michael Jordan? Julia Roberts? Richard Simmons? Meredith Vieira? Some other famous celeb? Millionaire is looking for contestants who share their name with a famous person for Famous Names Week.

millionairetv.com to sign up.

Sprots can correct me, but I believe that the University of Colorado women's basketball team started both a Britney Spears and a Whitney Houston this year, with one of them actually singing the national anthem before a game.

Maybe they'll find Britney's one day hubby........Jason Alexander.

Appa23 wrote: Sprots can correct me, but I believe that the University of Colorado women's basketball team started both a Britney Spears and a Whitney Houston this year, with one of them actually singing the national anthem before a game.

Though spelled differently.

http://www.thedenverchannel.com/sports/ ... etail.html