This week’s Ten on Tuesday topic, “10 Least Favorite Celebrities,” really isn’t doing much for me. I try to stay away from the entertainment-gossip-oriented websites and TV shows (although having said that, TMZ on TV can be hilarious, mostly because of the snarky voiceovers), which helps limit my exposure to so-called celebrities who may have been on a reality-TV show once or twice, but are now mostly famous for being on gossip websites and in tabloids. That means I’m having a hard time thinking of ten celebrities that I’m sick of – that aren’t the same ones that everyone else is sick of too. Also, it bothers me that, for the most part, the celebrities that come to mind are women, but as long as the media keeps spotlighting their foibles more than men’s, this is what we have to work with.
On first thought, a few names came to mind:
Britney
Paris
Madonna…
and then I stalled. Then I decided it wasn’t worth trying to come up with any more.
Instead, I’m going to go the “Just pick one already” route, via Meg Fowler (who calls it “Choose Ye.”) I’m not sure it’s easier, but it’s a little more positive. The rules are simple, per Meg: “No ‘it depends’ or ‘both!’ or ‘neither’… you must choose!” My choice in each pair is underlined – and to be honest, some of them are just completely random.
Who do you choose? Tell us in the comments, or post them on your own blog!
Robert Redford
Steve Martin – land shark anyone?
Gene Kelly
Elvis Costello
George Clooney
Billie Holiday
David Sedaris
Stevie Wonder
Marilyn Monroe
Lawrence Welk or Percy Faith – not crazy about either
Tina Fey – all hail the nerd goddes!
Denzel Washington
Billy Mays
John Cusack – Say Anything is the most romantic movie!
Javier Bardem
Robert DeNiro
Grace Kelly
Jimmy Stewart
Bob or Doug -? you got me – who???
Julia Roberts
Roger Moore
Salma Hayek
Matt Damon
Lucille Ball
That was fun!!
I saw this on her blog. I got the link from one of your posts a while back. I’ll do it now.
Robert Redford
Bill Murray
Fred Astaire (Just picking one)
Elvis (There is only one!)
George Clooney
Stevie Wonder
Marilyn Monroe
Lawrence Welk (never heard of the other guy)
Tina Fey (it was close)
Denzel Washington
Ronco guy. No yelling.
John Cusack (He’s a Chicago guy)
Benicio Del Toro (see Welk above)
DeNiro
Audrey Hepburn
Jimmy Stewart
Bob, I think. I only know them as Bob AND Doug
Sean Connery (not because of Bond though)
Selma Hayek
Matt Damon
Carol Burnett (By far)
Bobbi – Bob and (or) Doug are “The McKenzie Brothers” from the old SCTV sketch-comedy show. They do one my favorite versions of “The Twelve Days of Christmas.”
And Tina Fey ROCKS!
Mike – Don’t think I didn’t notice that you copped out on the Elvis one! (Oh, and you skipped a few, but was that by accident?)
Yeah, I’m not really sure which one’s Bob and which one’s Doug. That was a totally random one for me.
BTW, do you follow Meg on Twitter? She’s quite the life of the party over there.
I didn’t cop out, there us only one true Elvis. You need to see the velvet painting in my office. 🙂
Yes, the ones I skipped were by accident. That’s what happens when I do it at work. No, I don’t follow her on twitter. Maybe I should check it out.
Paul Newman (Coolhand Luke)
Bill Murray (Groundhog Day)
Gene Kelly
Elvis Presley (there would be no Elvis Costello if it weren’t for the King)
George Clooney
Billie Holiday
David Sedaris
Stevie Wonder
Marilyn Monroe
Lawrence Welk
Miles Davis
Tina Fey (30 Rock)
Russell Crowe (Gladiator)
Ron Popeil (Mays yelling is annoying)
John Cusack (High Fidelity)
Javier Bardem
Robert DeNiro
Audrey Hepburn
Jimmy Stewart
Doug
Reese Witherspoon
Roger Moore
Penelope Cruz
Matt Damon
Lucille Ball
Oh, and here is an award for you. You deserve it.
ReadingFool – Thank you for the award! I’ll do a post soon to acknowledge it officially and select my nominees.
What’s with no love for Elvis Costello around here :-)? And High Fidelity was a good movie, but the book’s better.
One of the reasons I enjoy EW so much is that it doesn’t get into all the personal gossip–at least not most of the time. I like pop culture news, but only on a certain level.
John Cusak, Sean Connery and Penelope Cruz are probably the only three we differ on. I really struggled with the John Cusak and Matthew Broderick. I think I’d have to go with Cusak though. As much as I loved Matthew Broderick as Mouse in Ladyhawk, I’ve liked Matthew Cusak in more movies.
I’m not sure who Bob and Doug are, but I’ll go with your choice. 🙂
Literary Feline – I agree with you about EW and its emphasis on news and critique more than gossip.
To be honest, I went with Matthew Broderick over John Cusack because I’ve heard that in person, Cusack’s a prize jerk. I’ve liked him in more movies, though.
As for the McKenzie Brothers, I think Bob and Doug are pretty interchangeable. You may have to be Canadian to know the difference (SCTV was based in Toronto).