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Post by WoodStoner1 on Sept 10, 2022 9:27:32 GMT -5
Yep I'll be the one to say it: DUSTY SPRINGFIELD.
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Post by WoodStoner1 on Sept 10, 2022 9:28:22 GMT -5
Then you got the entertainers/TV figures no longer with us who doubled as real life superheroes. Betty White and Fred Rogers, I am looking (up) at YOU.
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Post by castletonsnob on Sept 10, 2022 9:59:58 GMT -5
Laurence Olivier
Robert Plant
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Post by Deleted on Sept 10, 2022 12:18:50 GMT -5
Probably in a more minor sense but voice actor John DiMaggio (Bender from Futurama, Jake from Adventuretime, etc.). He can do voices that others simply physically can't for long periods of time.
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Post by Mrs. Potato Dick on Sept 10, 2022 21:35:19 GMT -5
Fred Rogers Bob Ross Al Yankovic Betty White Bill Russell Tom Brady (love him or hate him, you cannot deny his place at the table)
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Post by Deleted on Sept 10, 2022 22:16:35 GMT -5
Jack Kirby
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Post by Deleted on Sept 10, 2022 22:25:38 GMT -5
Me
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Post by DiBiase is Good on Sept 10, 2022 23:53:01 GMT -5
Stevie Wonder.
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Post by J. Hova on Sept 11, 2022 0:04:30 GMT -5
George Carlin is the absolute greatest standup comedian of all time to me. One of the great regrets I have the past few years is that he died before he could have had a poke at everything in this country.
I don't think anyone has said Tiger Woods yet. For the better part of 15 years, dude was the PGA, made more in endorsements than anyone else not named Michael Jordan, and literally changed the game. I won't lie, I still get a bit of a flutter when he starts making a charge in a tournament to this day.
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Post by 4real on Sept 11, 2022 1:32:48 GMT -5
George Best Rush (band) Arnold Schwarzenegger Jeff Buckley Jonny Wilkinson Kurt Angle Brock Lesnar David Attenborough
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Post by Duke Cameron on Sept 11, 2022 3:50:31 GMT -5
Fred Astaire George Carlin
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Post by DASH 243✅ on Sept 11, 2022 14:06:47 GMT -5
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Post by castletonsnob on Sept 11, 2022 16:01:12 GMT -5
Another pick for boxing: Mike Tyson.
Tyson was built different, and freakishly strong. At 13 years old, he was 200 pounds, and was knocking out grown men.
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Post by jason1980s on Sept 11, 2022 20:37:14 GMT -5
John Candy. The man was made for comedy but was also an amazing family drama type actor in those movies. There's so many people's uncle or pop that he reminds them of, myself included. He also walked the walk and talk of the character he played. He was a truly kind man like his characters who was said to sign every autograph and also look out for cast and crew and just regular folks he met on the street. I would call most of what I saw him in dramatic comedies rather than a comedy and he played the characters perfectly. He succeeded most with John Hughes and I would say John was a once in a lifetime talent too. John latched on to the Chicago, Mid West area and didn't seem to go much anywhere else in scripts but his movies are timeless, they are movies we watch 30-40 years later and probably another 30-40 years after that. He was able to capture real life type circumstances into an hour and a half movie.
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Post by Glitch on Sept 11, 2022 22:28:04 GMT -5
Mike Patton. No one one sounds like him or has the same eccentric personality. That guy is operating on a level none of us can comprehend.
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Post by sfvega on Sept 11, 2022 23:56:49 GMT -5
Prince is the easy one. Musically, stage presence, mystique. If you could build a perfect musician, you'd end up with someone who still looks up to Prince. It's that simple.
I found Harry Mack via tt/YouTube. I'm not even a big rap guy, but his ability to find a rhyme or turn a phrase in the amount of time he does boggles my mind. Stunning talent. No one on earth can do what he does.
LeBron is probably there. He's not as great as Mike was, but in terms of physical attributes, he's in a league of his own. And when you think of a player with an ability to hit a deep game-winning 3, one of the biggest blocks of all-time, oh and he's also a generational passer and will probably surpass the career scoring record.
And speaking of incredible combinations of skills: Jamie Foxx. Jamie Foxx started off as a stand-up comedian. He eventually got a HBO special, and for a lot of comedians that is the biggest thing they could do. He also was on In Living Color hanging in there with on-screen comedic heavyweights. Before becoming an Oscar-winning serious actor. And he also has a Grammy and a phenomenal singing voice. And he also steals the show on every late night spot he's ever done. Did you know he also does spot-on impersonations? Listen, I don't know how to poach an egg or rebuild a transmission. But you know who probably does: Jamie Foxx. Because he's great at everything.
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Post by Perd on Sept 12, 2022 0:39:45 GMT -5
Steve Martin
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Post by Banjo Is Broken on Sept 12, 2022 1:19:27 GMT -5
William Hung
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Post by A Platypus Rave is Correct on Sept 12, 2022 1:47:24 GMT -5
David Bowie Bruce Lee - The man is my idol, the man was a force of nature. I mean he literally spawned an entire "sploitation" subgenre with his death.
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Post by crashmatsbazz on Sept 12, 2022 7:44:49 GMT -5
Maradonna Bobby Robson
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