Name someone who succeeded....

[MonkeyFunk]

in spite of his/her name.

I go with Cloris Leachman:






who is, by the way, a very pretty woman.

[alphafemale]

1. Right off hand. Worst name ever. Dick Trickle.

[MonkeyFunk]

2. I got a case of

the dick trickle back in college but the student health center cleared it right up.

[MissMillie]

3. Dick Butkus

:shrug:

[racaulk]

4. Andy Dick

Although I'm not sure I would call him "successful," but his name hasn't seemed to hinder whatever success he has had.

And I totally agree on Cloris Leachman, she's absolutely beautiful.

Frau Blucher!

[BarenakedLady]

5. Engelbert Humperdinck (n/t)

[MonkeyFunk]

6. Oddly enough

that was his stage name. He chose to work under that name. his real name is Arnold Dorsey, so some might say stage name was an improvement.

He named himself after a German composer from the 19th Century.

[BarenakedLady]

7. Learn something new everyday...

I feel shmarter already.

:silly:

[MonkeyFunk]

8. another fun fact

Cloris Leachman used to be Sharon Stone's mother-in-law.

[asthmaticeog]

9. Schwarzenegger.

[dropkickpa]

10. I love her!

She is so consistently funny, I wish she were better recognized for her work.

[MonkeyFunk]

11. I adore her...

but she DOES have an Oscar and 8 Emmys, so I'd say she's been recognized.

[dropkickpa]

14. But so many pople on the street go

Huh? When you mention her name. I think she is far and away one of the BEST comedic actresses out there, but people don't seem to recognize her name. She needs to have her name in big giant flashing letters in the opening credits of everything she does!!

[MonkeyFunk]

16. I know what you mean

every other Thursday, I go downtown and approach strangers and yell "CLORIS LEACHMAN!!!".

They always disrespect me.

[dropkickpa]

18. EXACTLY!!

You SO get where I am coming from on this.

[Courtesy Flush]

12. Carrot Top

:rofl:

[mikeytherat]

13. Dick Van Dyke

mikey_the_rat

[AllegroRondo]

15. Peter O'Toole

[XNASA]

17. Robert Plant

[slj0101]

19. Minnie Driver.

[XNASA]

20. Michael Gross

[sammythecat]

21. Sting

I can't imagine seriously addressing someone as "Sting".

[grace0418]

23. Gordon Sumner just doesn't fit him though.

"Mr. Sting, Mr. Sting! Wakey-wakey!"

[sammythecat]

26. Funny you should say that

Maybe because it's his real name, but, for me, Gordon Sumner seems to fit him. Although it would also be a good fit for someone with a more imposing physical presence. :) Someone like Fred Thompson could play a Gordon Sumner.

[grace0418]

28. That is his real name. He just doesn't look like a Gordon to me.

I can't think of what name does fit him, but it's not Gordon.

[Joe Fields]

22. Homer Simpson

[idgiehkt]

24. Mandy Pantinkin

Only man named "Mandy" that I ever heard of...wonder how he even made it out of grade school.

[tk2kewl]

25. Jack Mehoffer

He had his email read on The Factor.

[KiraBS]

27. Dick Van Dyke

N/t

[formerrepuke]

29. Stockard Channing... sounds like a defunct automobile company.