Miss pIggy

Been around longer than Piggy, but she's kissing ken.

Must be Barbie then !!

Doh! That'll teach me to try and be clever :)

Axle's up.

I would like to pass this one across to someone else if i may, as i am now in work and do not have access to photoshop, would be better, rather than have people wait. :)

Ok, who wants to jump in?

all right, i'll post one... this one'll be a quickie, i guess...

female

Michael Jackson ?

Ok, maybe he is not a female, but easily confused !!

Julia Louis-Dreyfus?

no to both... many hints: younger than Julia, not brunette most of time, not actress...

what do you want more? it's obvious now! :lol: ;)

Perhaps Madonna ?

nope... will it be too big hint if i say she's not even a singer?

Hmmm... a young, non-brunette, non-acting, non-singing celebrity...Paris Hilton?

Your mother?

:lmao: :lmao:

Janet

Doug - ewww... no...
Janet - not really, but she has a daugther, initials L. G. ... and she's a model... what do you want more? ;)

still noone? :eek:

all right, down to 6 pixels... c'mon, when you say model...

The only model I can come up with is Heidi Klum.

I'm even worse, the only model I can think of is Naomi Campbell, and I'm pretty sure its not her.

Cindy Crawford?

@gary's "Naomi Campbell" :lol: wide shot, really... ;)

all right, i guess this is too difficult, it's Kate Moss in Chanel Coco Mademoiselle ad... she looks a whole lot different in it than "usually"...

take a turn, someone! (i guess MaryLynn was kinda close)...

That was a tough one! Thanks for the challenge, and your generosity in saying I was close.

Here's a new one--male.

George Washington?

Thomas Jefferson?

Princess Grace?

No, not George, Tom or Princess Grace. :)

Samuel Adams ?

Abraham Lincoln?

No, not my distant cousin Samuel Adams nor Abraham Lincoln either.

European, and not a statesman.

Ok with all these hero's and statesmen's names, I'm going to go the total opposite direction and take a wild stab at Justin Timberlake. What have I got to lose anyway? :lmao:

Janet

Marquis de Lafayette?

Vin Diesel?

TPaul, same age as Lafayette but wrong country. Janet, musician is a good guess. Mike, thinking of movies is not bad either but he wasn't an actor.

Hmmm, timeline, musician, some relationship to movies --

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart?

And I'm guessing Mozart or Beethoven. But now that I see CJ's post, I think she hit it right.

Janet

You got it, CJ. Good pick up on the clues!

MaryLynn -- good clues -- I'd never have guessed him from the photo. :)


Okay -- this round will deal with a more modern man -- 20th Century, to be exact.

Jimmy Stewart - Cary Grant?

Jimmy Stewart - Cary Grant?


Rats! I was afraid that I needed to add another level of pixelation! :depressed

:D Jimmy Stewart is correct! (Brig. General James Stewart)

Your turn, T Paul!

Okay....here goes

Bert or Ernie?

Is it human?

LOL....yes human, not cartoon or puppet

A bit less pixelated now....

Graham Chapman?

Toby Keith?

Paul Simon?

Not Graham Chapman, Toby Keith or Paul Simon.

Hint:
This gent is not a singer or an American. He was born in the 60s.

Antonio Banderas?

Not Antonio....

Perhaps now....

Perhaps Colin Farrell

Nope...try again

This guy would be great help in the wilderness....

Daniel Boon ?

The Crocodile Hunter? Steve Irwin. Either him or Crocodile Dundee, and I think you said he's a real person rather than a character.

Ray Mears.

Crikey, CJ got it...it's the Crocodile Hunter Steve Irwin!

Crikey, that Croc Hunter is a cutie! I sure couldn't tell by the image that he had the croc with him...



Here's the next round's image -- I expect to have to give hints, but then I've been wrong about that before ;)

Paul Newman?

Not Paul Newman.

Carlton Heston (F7?)

Burt Reynolds or John Cleese

Not Carlton Heston (F7?)
Not Burt Reynolds
Not John Cleese, but is British -- and younger.

Is it Jude Law?

Not Jude Law.

Not an actor.

Paul McCartney

not Paul McCartney

not a musician/singer

think SPORTS - not American

David Beckham?

David Beckham?


Good going, T Paul! Your turn!

David Beckham it is!

Would have never gotten it without hints....


Okay figure out this one....

Lucielle Ball?

Correct: Lucille Ball, The first lady of comedy

Figure this one would be easy...harder if I used the B&W photo

Lucky guess actually:

Female Actress

Debbie Reynolds?

Mary Martin? Jean Harlow?

Lucille Ball again?

Sandra Dee

Sorry, none of those...She is best know for her work in the horror genre

She looks blonde or gray-haired, actress best known for horror genre -- that could be JANET LEIGH ? (although I think of her for other roles as much as "Psycho"), or MIA FARROW ? (although her hair was darker, last I knew).

you're right about the grey hair...still living (and still in movies) born in 1926.

Knowing next to nothing about the movies either of these actresses were in, I'm going to guess either Julie London or Honor Blackman.

Janet

After a long career on broadway, movies, and television, she became an icon in the horror genre after receiving star billing in a 1980 slasher movie.

Betsy Palmer

Tippi Hedron?

Bingo T-Paul...

Betsy Palmer played Jason Vorhees' mother in the Friday the 13th movies. She has since been dubbed the "Hollywood Scream Queen".

Never would have figured Betsy Palmer out. Did a google search with your hints to finally find the person.

Okay try this one....

Nicole Kidman?

Nope...male

No more guesses....I'll post a less pixelated version later tonight.

Nicholas Cage?

You are getting warmer...he is a just a tad younger...born in the 70s

Hint: Athlete/Actor

A wild stab in the dark, Carl Lewis

Nope...try again

Hint: His father is a famous wrestler

Hugh Jackman?

The Rock? (aka Duane Johnson, son of Rocky Johnson, thank you imdb.com)

You got it Doug...

"The Rock"
a.k.a. "The People's Eyebrow", "The People's Champion"

A third generation wrestling champion, Dwayne Douglas Johnson was born in Hayward, California on May 2nd 1972 to WWF Superstar Rocky Johnson and wife Ata.

I couldn't have gotten it from the image.

Here's the next one:

Nicole Kidman?

Helen Hunt ?

Gwyneth Paltrow?

Wow, I shoulda made it much harder :)

Your turn, T.

Perhaps easy, perhaps hard....guess this one

A Tartan Rug. C'mon, at least make it look like something.

Animal, from the Muppets?

Tweety Bird or Big Bird?

Pretty good guesses....keep trying

Elmo is blue isn't he? Or is that Grover? I can't keep track of all these newfangled muppets.

Chicken Little?

Doug got it....it's Elmo and he's red

From muppet to moppet

Kevin Corcoran? (former moppet)

Roddy McDowell? (former moppet)

Haley Joel Osment (recent moppet)

I don't know current moppets :(

Definitely not a current moppet.

Ricky Shroeder (or however you spell his last name)

Moppets all, but they all grew up to be a lot nicer than this guy.

Danny Bonaduce

T gets it again! :)

Your turn

Knew it as soon as I saw the image and the red hair....

Okay how about this one...

Hint: Singer

Diana Ross?

No not Diana Ross..try again

Surely not Whitney Houston.

Surely not....try again ;)

Gloria Gaynor.

Nope keep trying....

This lady is pretty foxxy as she models too

Beyonce (Knowles) -- don't know if she models, but she certainly looked foxy last night.

You got it CJ!

Beyoncé Knowles...a.k.a. Foxxy Cleopatra from Austin Powers in Goldmember

Beyonce looked great and sounded great at the Oscars last night!


Okay -- who'll be first to take a guess at this next person? (yes, person ).

John Wayne?

:lol: No, not John Wayne. I put up a less pixelated image first, but then it looked too easy. Squint at the picture, and you may see "more".

It's a lady. A living lady.

Okay -- let's give you a better peek.

Queen Latifah?

Queen Latifah?

No, but she was a singer/actress.

More? As in Mary Tyler?

No, not Mary Tyler Moore.

Movie actress, some TV after retiring from movies.

Okay, I'll add another bit of info -- she did musical comedy and dramatic movies.

She sang, she danced, she made you laugh, she made you cry

She played opposite some of our best, and best looking leading men, as well as one of the most beautiful leading women; she married an actor who also did both musical comedy and very dramatic roles...

she is .....??

Is anybody out there? (echo) (echo) (echo) :wavey:

Shirley Jones?

Getting warmer! Shirley is younger.

This lady first became a star in the '40s.

:tired: :wavey:

There's someone I'm wanting to guess, but I can't remember her name or any specific movie she was in (but she was more known as a dancer, anyway).

There's someone I'm wanting to guess, but I can't remember her name or any specific movie she was in (but she was more known as a dancer, anyway).


Nope, not __________ . :D

Besides her musical/comedy roles, she played in dramatic "biographical" movies as well as re-creating a famous novel of the Civil War era.

Vivien Leigh or Olivia DeHavilland?

Vivien Leigh or Olivia DeHavilland?

No, sorry. She's "All-American", girl-next-door, singer/dancer who married an American singer/dancer later known for his more dramatic roles. She has a distinctive voice, and was often paired with an actor with "All-American" boy-next-door good looks. She taught us that the best things in life are free...

Here's a better look...

June Allyson? (I love that she was also in a movie named Pixelated)

June Allyson? (I love that she was also in a movie named Pixelated)

Eureka!! Yes, she is June Allyson, star of stage, screen, radio, television AND "Pixilated", a movie short from 1937. (Don't know for sure, but "Pixilated" probably referred to the term used in Gary Cooper's "Mr. Deeds Goes to Town" (1936) in which "pixilated" meant "a little bit crazy". She starred several times with Van Johnson (my idea of a boy-next-door), and starred also with Jimmy Stewart, William Holden, Alan Ladd, David Niven, Robert Walker, Mickey Rooney, Peter Lawford, AND her husband -- Dick Powell.

Doug -- You WIN, and it is now YOUR TURN!

I just saw this one in a movie last night, fresh in my mind:

Keira Knightley

Good guess, but no. She has a movie coming out later this year that already has good buzz.

Natalie Portman? (F7)

Too easy (the puzzle, not Natalie).

Try this one.

Female actress.

Rita Hayworth?

This actress was a star when Rita Hayworth was just getting started.

Jean Harlow? Mae West?

right time frame, but wrong gals

Ginger Rogers?

Is it Fay Wray?

MaryLynn got it, you're up.

Here you go-male

George Clooney?

No, older than George.

Ronald Reagan.

Kevin McCarthy?

Not Ronald Reagan but same era, only with a much longer career.

Micky Rooney.

Priest, pirate, emporer, thief, buffoon, captain, detective, knight

Blast it all anyhoo. I recognize the face and can't for the life of me remember the name. One of my weaknesses in life...not remembering names. I'm so baaaaddd. Can't wait to go DUH!!!

Janet

Walter Pigeon?

From the clues, but not the photo, I would guess Burt Lancaster?

Sorry, not Walter Pigeon or Burt Lancaster. This might take one of Agatha's detectives to figure it out.

... This might take one of Agatha's detectives to figure it out.

Ohhhh! P. U.!

Yes? C.J., are you trying to say something?

Peter Ustinof ?

Yes, it is Sir Peter Ustinov, who played a priest in his first movie in 1942!

Go for it, Gary.

Whew! just a lucky guess, when was he a pirate.

Anyway, here's mine. He's an actor.

In 1968 Peter Ustinov played the ghost of Capt. Edward "Blackbeard" Teach in the comedy, "Blackbeard's Ghost". Thanks imdb for that information!

Is your actor Paul Newman?

Now you mention it, I think I remember him in that role.

Sorry, no it's not Paul Newman. Same sort of era though.

Robert Redford?

He looks somewhat like Peter Lawford to me, although he's from the era previous to Paul Newman.

Sorry both of you, its not Robert or Peter. Think this side of the Pond.

Richard Burton?

No, not Richard either. He's from a little further west.

Lawrence Olivier?

No not Olivier. He once took a trip to Aqaba. Tee Hee.

Then it must be one of my favorites -- Peter O'Toole!

BTW -- Peter Lawford was from YOUR side of the pond also. :)

It is indeed Peter O'Toole, in his most famous role as Lawrence of Arabia. I suppose the Tee Hee was a bit of a giveaway.

I know Peter Lawford was British, but he only really made it in the states, pretty much like Bob Hope or Stan Laurel.

Your turn CJ.

Yes, Gary -- you gave it away, but I'll be glad to take it (just like I was very happy to take your Peter Lawford, your Bob Hope, and your Stan Laurel ;)).

Female celebrity.

Joan Crawford.

Not Joan Crawford, but approximately same era...

Deborah Kerr?

Judy Garland?

June Allison?

No, not Deborah Kerr, nor Judy Garland, nor June Allyson -- they came later, after Joan Crawford -- who came after this lady.

She was an actress, very successful, and very popular for many years. She played a part in a movie event that "changed popular culture" according to legends of the time.

Janet, you don't think that I would be "sneaky" enough to use June Allyson twice in a row, do you!?! :devil: :lol: :evil:

Jane Russell?

Actually, yes I did CJ. hehehehe

Myrna Loy?

Loretta Young?

Not Myrna Loy (about the same age, though) or Loretta Young, and not Jane Russell (who didn't start her movie career until the 1940's).

She played both comedy and dramatic parts, co-starred with the biggies - Gable, Fonda, Cooper, Chevalier, Boyer, Colman, Milland,... She starred in a famous WWII movie.

Claudette Colbert?

Claudette Colbert?

Janet -- that is exactly CORRECT! The lovely and talented actress Claudette Colbert it is!

Janet -- your turn :pleased:

Talk about guessing...amazing.

Here is the next one. Hint: Performer

If he's anything to do with Country & Western, I'm afraid I've not a hope of guessing.

Chuck Norris ?

THE PERFORMER
CHUCK NORRIS
LIVE
CAESARS PALACE
LAS VEGAS, NEVADA

????????? Couldn't resist.

But, really, I was thinking along that line too. Or, Crocodile Dundee, Paul Hogan.

T

Not a martial artist at least as far as I know. Besides I don't think Norris has black hair. :lol: And not Paul Hogan. He's blond too.

Keep trying. I don't want to make this so hard that people quit guessing.

Janet

Neal Diamond?

Randy Travis?

Mr. Chamberlain you are spot on. Your turn. How did you do that so quickly?

Lucky guesses are wonderful things. Here is the next one. I'm sure everyone knows who he is, but you may not remember him this young.

No guesses? In his most famous roll as a young boy many of his lines began, "That's what I said..." I thought this would be a short one.

Purely a guess--Michael J. Fox?

Younger than Fox, he has been in several major movies in the last few years.

Leonardo DiCaprio?

Not DiCaprio. This 34yo actor started in his first movie at the young age of 13 (14 when released).

Is it Matt Damon?

Damon is a little too "main stream." This actor was less known until he starred in a very big movie project a couple of years a go. I might say that his character caused a small problem for the director too, but it was the writing not the acting.

Your clues are great but they're not ringing any bells. :confused: I guess I don't know enough modern actors.

Ewan Mc Gregor ?

Less British, this actor was born in California and it took a lot of work with a dialog coach to be able to speak with a british accent for some of his recent movies.

Macauley Culkin. Hope I've spelt that right.

Nope, maybe he is too pixelated.

Can see him fine now, just no idea who he is. Guess I'm not going to do so good on this one.

He was a major part of the largest cinematic undertaking of all time.

Which one, that does'nt thin it down much. Hollywood claims they're all the greatest cinema undertaking of all time, until the next one comes along.

Knowing the film won't help me though, I can see him fine, just not too up to date on modern films, or stars.

The greatest is debatable, but I said largest.

Is it Sean Astin?

yes, it is sean astin at the age of 14 in the movie "Goonies"

That was a tough one with very good clues! Here's a male performer.

No wonder I did'nt get Sean Astin, never heard of him, or "Goonies" either. Is that the "largest cinematic undertaking of all time", or is it another that I probably haven't heard of either.

Groucho Marx.

No wonder I did'nt get Sean Astin, never heard of him, or "Goonies" either. Is that the "largest cinematic undertaking of all time", or is it another that I probably haven't heard of either.

I never would have guessed Sean Astin either, Gary, although I'd heard of him (as in being the son of Patty Duke/John Astin). I'm guessing that the "largest cinematic undertaking of all time" is "Lord of the Rings" rather than "Goonies", but I had to look up Astin's movie history to know that he played Frodo's loyal companion, Sam (one of my favorite characters from the trilogy -- I named my first car after him :) ). I haven't made it through the DVD version of "The Rings" yet, but I can pick up any of the volumes and go to any page, and start enjoying the adventure again... I can't think of any other stories that work like that.

Hi CJ, another fan of Lord of the Rings here. First read it when I was 12 years old, took me 36 hours non-stop to read all 3 books.

Have watched the movies, but don't rate them. I don't like the way they've re-written the story. Adding scenes that don't exist, and missing out many that do, and I don't like the way they've changed the nature of some of the characters.

Like you, I often pick up the book and just dive in, still a great read, though I've read it many, many times.

Getting back to the point of this thread, I did'nt know Sean Astin, but of course am old enough to remember John Astin (who could forget Gomez Addams).

MaryLynn, not trying to hijack the thread -- just passing time until you have a chance to sleep, fix breakfast for the family, get ready for work, etc. :) and then have time to look at Gary's guess for your pixeled performer.


...another fan of Lord of the Rings here. First read it when I was 12 years old, took me 36 hours non-stop to read all 3 books.....

(who could forget Gomez Addams).

WOW! I hate to admit it, but it took me a LOT LONGER than 36 hours to read the trilogy -- I almost didn't finish Book One, because I didn't get interested until the journey began -- then I finally "caught on" to the style and started enjoying it.

As for Gomez -- don't speak any French -- he might hear you! :!:

Tennessee Ernie Ford? David Niven? Vincent Price?

Gee, guys, you were so busy chatting away I nearly overslept. Didn't wake up until 5 AM Pacific time this morning.

I have to agree with the Lord of the Rings reviews, at least as far as the books. I haven't seen the movies.

Regarding our present piximage, no it isn't either Groucho or good ol' Ern although they are very good guesses.

This person was once named the Best New Radio Artist for a particular year.

Good morning Janet--not David or Vincent either.

Henry Fonda? (did'nt do any radio that I know of, but then I'm hardly in a position to know anything about US radio programmes).

While he was a big star on US radio and went on to television, he was known internationally in more than one genre.

Bob Hope; Jack Benny; Arthur Godfrey???

No, sorry none of those either.

Not his native tongue, he had a lot of fun with the English language.

No, sorry none of those either.

Not his native tongue, he had a lot of fun with the English language.

Well, thanks for the great hint, MaryLynn! That MUST mean Victor Borge! I loved seeing him since I was a child, and finally saw him in person not many years before his death -- a creative, wildly funny man!

CJ, that is simply twoderful. Anytwo five eleveniss?

Yes, it is Victor Borge. Who would think classical piano could be so much fun? :lol: :lol: :lol:

....Yes, it is Victor Borge. Who would think classical piano could be so much fun? :lol: :lol: :lol:

http://www.kor.dk/borge/b-mus-1.htm -- you can listen to his Phonetic Punctuation System or listen to him play (eventually) "Happy Birthday" as Tchaikovsky, Beethoven, Bach, Mozart, Irving Berlin,etc. :lol: :lmao:


The next pixel star is a female performer:

Lindsay Wagner?

Not Lindsay Wagner -- older, and not American. Known internationally.

Started acting as a child, then became known more for her singing, although she continued to star/appear in some big movies after attaining stardom in the music field. She has worked with Sir Alec Guinness, Peter Ustinov, and Fred Astaire.

Is listed in VH1's 100 Greatest Women of Rock N Roll, (but you can actually understand the lyrics when she sings) and has sold more than 70 MILLION records (worldwide). She won two Grammys (USA), had at least 15 Top 40 hits in the USA, and over 150 Top 40 hits worldwide. Is still performing concerts, including benefits for UNICEF and other charities.

Had her own TV show in her country, and was once named "Outstanding Woman television personality of the Year", but has only had a few specials (as far as I can tell) in the last 20 years.

I didn't intend to give so much info, but until I started reading her biography, I really didn't know the extent of her versatility, the length and success of her career in music and acting -- I've known about her for many years, enjoyed her singing, and admired her personally for some actions she has taken during her life, but didn't know the rest. I figure most players here won't recognize all the tips, but some will recognize her from something I said. :)

Petula Clark?

Petula Clark?

Right again! It's Petula Clark!


Your turn, Janet!

Not a performer, this man is nevertheless a legend.

Groucho Marx? Woody Allen?

So sorry Gary. Please try again.

Dick Clark?

Not Dick Clark either. You are right to think legend. Please think again. This man is deceased; but before he died, his empire was beloved by young and old alike.

Janet

Mr. Rogers? Captain Kangaroo?

Theodor Geisel?