Quiz: This Week in Celebrity History: Aug 6 – 12
August 6 is M. Night Shyamalan’s birthday. Which of his movies premiered on his birthday in 1999?
The Sixth Sense premiered August 6, 1999. The movie was number 1 at the box office it's opening weekend making $26,681,262. Talk about a happy birthday!
Unforgiven turns 25 on August 7. Clint Eastwood and Frances Fisher had a baby exactly one year after the film was released. Which Eastwood kid was it?
Francesca Eastwood! She is 1 of 7 children – 5 girls and 2 boys. She is the only child from their relationship and Fisher's only kid.
LL Cool J and his wife Simone are celebrating their anniversary on August 7. What year did they get married?
Can you believe they've been married since 1995?!? Not many celebrities can boast a marriage that long. Congratulations!
Randy Travis was arrested this week in 2012 for DWI. What about this arrest was especially shocking?
Randy Travis was completely naked when he was arrested for DWI in 2012. You read that right, naked! It wasn't his first DWI, but it was his most famous. He made headlines across the nation for his peculiar state of undress at the time of the incident.
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Hollywood veteran, Dustin Hoffman is celebrating his birthday on August 8. How old was he when he made his film debut in 1967?
Dustin Hoffman was 30 years old when he hit the big screen for the first time. His first role was in the movie The Tiger Makes Out, but it was his role in The Graduate later that year that thrust him into stardom.
Sharon Tate lost her life to the Manson family on Aug 9, 1969. Before she was a movie star, which classic TV show was she on?
Sharon Tate never got the chance to build up her list of movie credits. Many say, that had she had the chance, she would've been a mega star. Just like any star, she started at the bottom taking any role she could get, like "Telephone Operator" on Mister Ed and "Therapist" on The Man From U.N.C.L.E.
Fashion designer Betsey Johnson is celebrating her birthday on Aug 10! Known for keeping her designs affordable, she once asked… “if you can fly to _______ or buy my dress, why would you buy my dress?”
The philosophy of the design collective Johnson was a part of in the 60's was to keep things affordable by making sure nothing cost more than a ticket to Puerto Rico, which was $99 at the time. She's kept that spirit alive with her modern designs, figuring if people had the option to buy a dress or vacation in Puerto Rico, people would and should always pick Puerto Rico.
On Aug 10, 1965, Elvis released his twenty-third album! What was the name of the album?
23 albums might seem like a lot, but that's not even half of what Elvis released while he was alive, let alone after his death. We'll admit, we lost track trying to count how many he's actually released.
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Chris Hemsworth’s birthday is Aug 11, this day also has a special connection to a Hulk. What is it?
Chris Hemsworth shares a birthday with Hulk Hogan! Cheesy celeb trivia? Awesome celeb coincidence? Either way, it's a fun fact you can toss at all your Marvel friends.
Cleopatra took her life on Aug 12 30 BCE. Which of these classic actresses played her in a movie?
Cleopatra was played by all three woman, along with many more. In fact, she's one of the most played characters in all of film.
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