Thanks to ... ZEWOUND who started this insanity, and ==================================== Stephen T. Descano, Rick Streeter, louv, Mohamel, Dave, art vandelay, single-white-male, jburdo, Jeremy Kelley, steve12g, Heith Davenport, ensphere, Alexande59, rdowns and LABEb who all added info for the list. ==================================== Here is the list as it now stands - it needs a little tweaking and some more references. Any help would be appreciated - when complete I will post it on my site.
PS - wasn't J. Edgar Hoover mentioned for his cross-dressing or something?
Names of Famous People Mentioned ================================
Actors/Entertainment ==================== Abbott & Costello Al Pacino [The Soup Nazi] Anthony Quinn [The Junk Mail] Bruce Lee (poster) [The Foundation] Burt Lancaster [The Finale] Charles Grodin Clint Eastwood [The Strike] Curly - [The Heart Attack] Curly Joe- not as good as Curly Dabney Coleman [The English Patient] David Duke (The Limo) Demi Moore Dustin Hoffman [The Calzone] Elle MacPhearson George Peppard [The Couch] Jack Nicholson [The Hamptons] Jayne Mansfield [The Implant] Jerry Lewis [The Strongbox] John Houseman John Ritter [The Pilot] Johnny Carson Marsha Mason [The Letter] Mary Hart [The Good Samaritan] Maureen Stapleton [The Stake Out] Merv Griffin [The Merv Griffin Show] Meryl Streep [The Mango?] Peter Jennings Rebecca De Mornay [The Bookstore] Richard Chamberlain [The Yada Yada] Richard Dawson [The Kiss] Russ Meyer [The Pilot]] Ted Danson [The Pitch] [The Finale]
Musicians ========= Carreras [The Maestro] Domingo [The Maestro] Leonard Bernstein [The Maestro] Mozart [The Maestro] Pavarotti [The Maestro] Yo Yo Ma [The Ticket?]
Writers ======== John Cheever [The Cheever Letters] Neil Simon [The Letter] Pericles [The Abstinence] Salman Rushdie [The Implant] Tolstoy [Marine Biologist] Truman Capote [The Couch] Yeats [The Deal]
Murderers(others perhaps could be listed here) ========= David Berkowitz [The Diplomats Club] [The Strike] Jack Ruby Joel Rifkin [The Masseuse] OJ (Simpson)(see also sports)(see also actors)[The Masseuse]
Political ========= David Dinkins [The Non Fat Yogurt] Boutros Boutros Ghali Breshnev [The Contest?] DeGaulle [The Contest?] Fidel Castro Gandhi [The Old Man] Golda Meir Henry VIII [The Gum] Lyndon B. Johnson [The Hamptons] Neville Chamberlain [The Yada Yada] Richard M. Nixon [The Calzone] Susan B. Anthony Zapata [The Foundation]
Despots ======= Caligula Hitler [The Voice] Mussolini [The Phone Message] Saddam Hussein [The Dinner Party] Stalin [The Tape]
Sports ======= Babe Ruth (The Millenium?) Brodeur [The Face Painter] Evander Hollyfield George Steinbrenner [The Opposite*] Joe Dimaggio [The Note] Joe Pepitone [The Rye] [The Visa] Lou Gherig [The Millenium] Mark Messier [The Face Painter] Mickey Mantle [The Visa] [The Seven] Minnesota Fats [The Doll] Moose Skowron [The Visa] Patrick Ewing Reggie Miller Sugar Ray Leonard [The Diplomats Club] Wilt Chamberlain [The Yada Yada]
Explorers ================ Colombus [The Library] De Soto Magellan Ponce de Leon
Science/Medical =============== Clara Barton Dr. Atkins [The Summer of George] Florence Nightingale Pasteur Sigmund (Freud) Dr. Zhivago [The Baby Shower]
Clothes Designers ================== Armani [The Soup] Calvin Klein [The Pick] Gauthier [The Pie] J. Peterman [The Understudy*] J. Crew Joseph Aboud [The Wig Master] Nicole Miller [The Wig Master]
Religion ======== Rev. Yung Sun Moon ??? [The Understudy] Joseph [The Wig Master] Moses [The Pick]
Other ====== Schindler [The Raincoats] Spartacus [The Gum] John F. Kennedy Jnr. [The Contest] Maria Schriver [The Baby Shower]
Famous Fictional Characters mentioned or referred to ==================================================== Aquaman Batman Clark Kent Elastic Man Elmer Fudd [The Bubble Boy] Godzilla [The Calzone] Lois Lane Plastic Man Rubber man (was there a rubber man?) Spiderman Superman The Green Lantern Arnie Becker Biff Loman Bizarro [The Bizarro Jerry] Bugs Bunny Dr. Zauis [The Reverse Peephole] Edward Scissorshands [The Barber] Fast Eddie Felsen [The Maestro] Fred Metrz Gadsby [The Friars Club] Godfather [The Bris] Hazel Indiana Jones [The Parking Space] Iron Man Jessie Whales [The Strike] Khan Lassie [The Stongbox] Marlboro Man [The Abstinence] Maude Moby Dick [The Scofflaw] Mrs. Robinson [The Hamptons] Murphy Brown [The Trip II] Popeye Doyle [The Good Samaritan] Santa Claus [The Race] Stanley Kowalski [The Fusilli Jerry] STELLA!!!! [The Pen] Terminator [The Visa] Thelma and Louise [The Dealership] Tweety Bird Two Face Woody Woodpecker [The Mom and Pop Store] Zorba The Greek [The Good Samaritan] Ziggy [The Cartoon]
Celebrities who actually appeared as themselves ================================================ <http://www.geocities.com/TelevisionCity/Studio/1955/celebs2.html>
Al Roker [The Cigar Store Indian] Alex Trebek (voice) [The Abstinence] Bernie Williams [The Abstinence] Bryant Gumble [The Puffy Shirt] Bette Midler [The Understudy] Buck Showalter [The Chaperone] Candice Bergen (playing Murphy Brown)[The Keys] Corbin Bernsen [The Trip (1)] Danny Tartabull [The Chaperone][The Pledge Drive] David Letterman [The Abstinence] Derek Jeter [The Abstinence] Fred Savage [The Trip (1)] George Wendt [The Trip(1)] Geraldo Rivera [The Finale] Jane Wells [The Finale] Jay Leno [The Showerhead] Jim Fowler [The Merv Griffin Show] Jodi Baskerville [The Limo] Jon Voight [The Mom and Pop Store] Keith Hernandez [The New Friend] Keith Morrison [The Trip (1 or 2)] Lawrence Taylor (TV shot at Giants game) [The Masseuse] Mario Joyner [The Engagement] Marisa Tomei[The Cadillac] Mel Torme [The Jimmy] Pat Cooper[The Friar's Club] Paul O'Neill[The Wink] Raquel Welch [The Summer of George] Regis Philbin and Kathy Lee Griffin . [The Opposite] Roger McDowell [The Boyfriend] Rudolph W. Guiliani [The Non-Fat Yogurt]