Quiz: This Week in Celebrity History: Dec 10 – 16
Taylor Swift is turning 28 this week! Remember when she was breaking records as the youngest person to ever _________ and _________?
Taylor Swift was the youngest person to be signed to Sony Music and win Album of the Year! Swift started her career as a young teenager, breaking records, but that was 11 years ago!
50 years ago, the Beatles released Christmas Time Is Here Again!, a fan club exclusive. Do you know how many exclusive Christmas albums they released?
7! The Beatles released 7 fan club exclusive Christmas albums. They started producing the albums because they couldn't get to all the fan mail in a timely manner and wanted their fans to know they were not forgotten. A box set of all 7 albums is being released this week for the first time ever. Happy Christmas, Beatle People!.
Happy birthday Jennifer Connelly! Do you know what else she’ll be celebrating, besides her birthday?
The first night of Hanukkah! Because Hanukkah's dates float around, Connelly's birthday doesn't always land on the same day as the holiday, but it did this year. We hope it makes it extra special for her!
This week in celebrity CRIME history, Winona Ryder was caught shoplifting from a prominent store. Do you remember which one?
Saks Fifth Avenue! When Ryder was caught, she tried to say she was just researching a role, but it quickly came out that her shoplifting spree was fueled by drugs. Ryder had been in a tailspin and now credits the incident in saving her life by making her realize just how bad her situation had become.
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25 years ago, The Muppet Christmas Carol premiered starring Michael Caine as Scrooge, and Kermit as Bob Cratchit. Do you remember who played Charles Dickens?
Gonzo! Rizzo was along for the ride as his sidekick and the two took us on the journey of A Christmas Carol, bringing the typically narrated pieces of the story to life.
Originally released in 1988, watching Die Hard has become a Christmas tradition for many. Do you know what month it was released?
July! Even though the movie is set on Christmas Eve, we don't think anyone ever expected Die Hard to end up on any "favorite Christmas movie" lists. Alas, it has, and we're pretty happy about it.
Happy birthday Dick Van Dyke! Still going strong in his 90’s, he’ll be playing a “familiar” role in 2018’s Mary Poppins Returns. Do you know which one?
Mr. Dawes.....Jr. You may recall, in the original Mary Poppins, Van Dyke piled on the make up, and played Mr. Dawes, Sr., the very old bank manager. This time around, he'll be playing his own son, a very old bank manager, but with a lot less make up effects.
This week marks the 60th anniversary of a classic scandal between Jerry Lee Lewis and his “child” bride. Do you know how old his second wife was?
His second wife was 13! Some may argue that was the least scandalous part about the marriage. In addition to only be 13, she was also Lewis first cousin once removed (the daughter of his first cousin), and Lewis was still married to his first wife at the time.
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More than 50 years after he passed, Walt Disney’s legacy lives on. Do you know which character he voiced for nearly 20 years?
Mickey Mouse! Disney voiced a few other characters every once in while, but he voiced Mickey full time from 1928-1947, and came back to voice Mickey from 1955-1958 when The Mickey Mouse Club premiered.
Another famous Mickey made history this week in 1982. Do you know how?
One hit wonder Toni Basil's hit song Mickey made it to #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 this week in 1982.
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