Television
These goos are from the Television category, people famous for starring in or making television shows. Browse another way.
Aaron Douglas
Shuttle maintenance was his character's responsibility in a notable sci-fi re-imagining. Go »Aaron Sorkin
He has written for fast-talking, fast-walking presidents Martin Sheen and Michael Douglas, with forays into TV sports, TV news, sketch comedy, and social media. Go »Abby Lee Miller
She wasn't really a mother but she really did dance, and she really did go to prison for not really being broke. Go »Abe Vigoda
There's something fishy about this not-quite-dead mobster. Go »Adam Carolla
He loved lines, showed men, and yanked cranks before becoming a highly downloaded podcaster. Go »Adam Richman
He started the show as a rich man, but he's going to end it as a fat man. Go »Adam Savage
This onetime buster of myths is now putting YouTube to the test. Go »Adam Scott
He used his severance pay after leaving a parks and recreation department to party down. Go »Adam West
Usually you hear birds fly south for the winter, but oh man this bat flies west when there's danger. Go »Adrianne Palicki
She's been in TV shows and movies inspired by high school football, '80s war movies, Marvel superheroes, police tactical units, the Bible, military action figures, Star Trek, Wonder Woman, and Aaron Carter. Go »Al Roker
He'll let you know about the weather today in your neck of the woods. Go »Alan Alda
I created this g*o*o with the eye of a hawk and the hand of a surgeon. Go »Alan Alda
His Hawkeye was a wisecracking military surgeon, not a master archer. Go »Alan Tudyk
He's a leaf on the wind. Go »Alana "Honey Boo Boo" Thompson
This child beauty pageant contestant briefly became a cable TV ratings hit, until her Mama took up with a child predator. Go »Alex Kingston
She's not a doctor, but she plays one on TV. Who's the king? Go »Alex Thorne
Being a voice actor for Zuma, this kid may be a thorn in someone's side, but he may get a real pup anyway and use him as a paw patrol. Go »Alex Trebek
This game show host expects your answer in the form of a question. Go »Alexander Siddig
he's an actor, not a doctor Go »Alexis Bledel
She was the only actual girl in the Gilmore family. Go »Alfonso Ribeiro
His new career in reality-TV dance competitions, winning Dancing with the Stars and hosting Dance 360, is no doubt influenced by a former character's love of dancing to Tom Jones in front of his fresh cousin in Bel Air. Go »Alice Ghostley
Do you think this bewitched graduate could teach a class on how to catch a ghost? Go »Alison Brie
From Mad Men to Community to BoJack Horseman, this actress gravitates toward the cheesiest parts. Go »Allen Ludden
Ikea... wrench... heavy... are clues this host might have used on his game show. Go »Allison Janney
Hollywood typecasts actresses her age with Mom roles, but she's been a spokesperson for the Bartlett White House and a friend to sex researcher William Masters. Go »Allison Mack
The headlines could have read, "Small Town Girl Makes Good Cult Member." Go »Allison Scagliotti
Her last hacking gig was #13. Go »Allison Williams
This longtime girl (and boy who wouldn't grow up) has gotten out of the TV business for now. Go »Alyson Court
To properly romance, you'll need French glasses. Go »Alyson Hannigan
I heard a secret at band camp: This bewitching goo isn't Tara Reid, but in this game, she stirs up controversy just as well. Go »Alyson Hannigan
as comforting as Mom, apple pie, and slaying vampires Go »Alyssa Milano
daughter of a maid, grew up to become sister of witches Go »Alyssa Milano
She led a charmed life in the 1980s, growing up on a hit sitcom. Go »Amanda Bynes
This onetime Nickelodeon star had her own show and a sisterly sitcom before mental illness forced her into reclusion. Go »Amanda Kloots
Her grief led her to Instagram fame, a daytime talk show job, and a published memoir, but she'd give it all up not to have lost her husband to COVID-19. Go »Amanda Seyfried
She found success in movies as a mean girl and a misérable, but she dropped out and returned to her big first love, television, to win an Emmy. Go »Amber Ruffin
When this late-night writer found out that she was going to become a late-night host on the same stage, she was like, "What?" Go »Amber Tamblyn
Hey, who wants to take her husband to the hospital? She's busy accepting missions from God and fending off Japanese ghosts. Go »America Ferrera
Even ugly Americans still have curves when they travel in certain pants. Go »Amy Poehler
Live from New York, it's the news from an upright citizen. Go »Amy Poehler
Playing Gob's blame-y wife on Arrested Development was just another meta-joke, but their real-life separation is not funny. Go »Andre Braugher
Fans of this recently deceased actor could be excused for wondering if he would receive a police funeral procession, after he played so many memorable TV cops in shows like Homicide: Life on the Street, Hack, and Brooklyn Nine-Nine. Go »Andy Breckman
It might take more than seven seconds to solve this mystery. Go »Andy Richter
His return tipped the scale in late-night television. Go »Andy Samberg
His best-known roles include a detective in Brooklyn, a hotel guest in Transylvania, an a not-ready-for-primetime-player on a lonely island. Go »Angela Lansbury
She won Tonys for Mame and Sweeney Todd, and was nominated for Oscars for Gaslight and The Manchurian Candidate, but the whodunit writer and amateur sleuth that she played on television from 1984 to 1996 brought her a whole new level of worldwide fame, and that's all she wrote. Go »Ann B. Davis
She was TV's most famous center square, even if she was only hired help. Go »Anson Mount
Prior to his current show about trains, this actor previously starred in a show about a mountain. Go »Anthony Anderson
He played cops in Law & Order, K-Ville, Scream 4, and The Departed, but you may know him better as a sort-of Black father or as a game show host. I'm telling you the truth! Go »Antony Starr
Before his starring role as a superhero in The Boys, he starred in Banshee. Go »Art Carney
After a honeymoon period, he climbed out of the sewer and won an Academy Award. Go »Art Fleming
Hosting a TV game show is more art than science, but it can be the stuff of dangerous coincidences, as he and his longer-tenured successor both died of the same disease. Go »Arte Johnson
This actor was very interesting... but stupid. Go »Arthur Chu
This master shoretegist has given opponents quite a run for the first place tie. Go »Ashley Olsen
You'd have to go back 22 years into this 22-year-old actress's career to find a time when she wasn't famous, and still she gets second billing. Go »Ashley Tisdale
She's been in some of Disney's biggest television hits of recent years -- shows about hotel suites, singing high schoolers, and platypus spies -- but her career really popped after she got into music. Go »Audra Lindley
Finding sitcom success as a landlady named ROPER was a career high for this one-time stuntwoman from a Hollywood family. Go »Avery Brooks
This actor has spent most of his career singing on a stage or teaching in a classroom, which is why almost half of the credits on his fairly short screen resume are for his two most famous roles, in the Spenser and Star Trek franchises. Go »B.D. Wong
This San Francisco-born actor has made a career tending to rape victims, death-row inmates, and dinosaurs. Go »Babe Winkelman
Nobody expects a kid show host to be a serial killer. Go »Bam Margera
After a show about hurting himself and a show about being himself, it was finally time to do a show about marrying someone else. Go »Barbara Feldon
Her last job as a secret agent was to stop Nena and Toto from revealing her identity. Go »Bea Arthur
Neither Blanche nor Rose have anything on Ms. Zbornak! Go »Bear Grylls
This nature-battling reality TV star is known for shitting in the woods, just like his namesake. Go »Bebe Neuwirth
She's been a cabinet secretary's chief of staff, a detective upholding law & order, and a Boston psychiatrist turned barfly. Go »Belita Moreno
This Texan-born actress played the role of a mother of a son who owns a factory, a waitress, a woman in a retirement home, and if you can't remember this then you might remember my name if you find the answer. Go »Bella Devyatkina
This Russian child was looking for an answer and the only way you're gonna find it is to know how to speak 7 different languages. But if you can't, this child might be able to help you find it if you ask in all 7 languages. Help mich encontrar la 回答 الى هذا липкая. Go »Ben Bailey
If you saw this comedian in New York, you also would see him as a cab driver. Go »Ben Gleib
This is a test. Tell him why you're not an idiot. If you can't tell this game show host why then your id!otest begins now. Go »Ben Levin
His acting legacy is transitioning from a worldly soap opera to a pair of Netflix comedies. Go »Ben Savage
When this boy met the world, his older brother Fred was already a successful child star. After appearing with him in a monstrous little movie, he went on to sitcom success of his own. Go »Ben Stein
He wasn't Deep Throat, but he's been everything else: Attorney, economist, author, speechwriter, abortion activist, actor, commercial pitchman, even game show host. Go »Ben Stein
Known for political speech writing and an iconic movie role, this goo first gained national attention by giving away his own money on TV. Go »Benny Hill
Nobody did as much to popularize "Yakety Sax" as this British comedian, whose eponymous show mixed burlesque humor with wordplay and slapstick comedy at an accelerated pace. Go »Beth Dover
She played a mad housemaid in a period comedy and a prison official who became a de-facto inmate. Go »Beth Schwartz
It must have been strange for this writer and producer to take over showrunning duties on a comic-book superhero show that had already named a fictional doctor after her. Go »Bethenny Frankel
Her frank depiction of New York life has made her into a household name. Go »Betty White
golden comeback Go »Betty White
The first lady of television will be remembered fondly for her many television roles that continued well into her golden years, but she might deserve it even moore for being committed to causes like animal welfare and for being the rare white star in the 1950s to give airtime to a Black co-star. Go »Beverly Leech
On Monday, this actress will take a leap of faith to get the fastest time. Go »Bill Cosby
Comin' at 'cha saying the darndest things. Hey hey hey! Go »Bill Cosby
family doc Go »Bill Maher
This un-PC comedian prefers to tackle current events in real time. Go »Bill Mumy
Danger! Danger! Don't get lost searching for this goo. I could babble on for ages about him. Go »Bill Ratner
This voice actor and narrator from Minnesota is no criminal, so be careful if you think you're going to cheat and not get caught. You might not always get away with it. Go »Billie Hayes
Oranges, goranges. Who said, there ain't no rhyme for oranges? This ORANGE goo did. Go »Billy Bush
This about-to-be-unemployed host probably wishes that his cousin Jeb was the GOP nominee for president, instead of the billionaire with whom he was once recorded having a very inappropriate conversation. Go »Billy Crystal
city slicker and Oscar host Go »Blair Brown
two British prime ministers Go »Bob Barker
The longtime host of The Price is Right urges you to spay or neuter your dog. Go »Bob Barker
This game show host went a long way from his childhood on a Sioux reservation to hosting a long-running show at CBS Television City. Go »Bob Bell
This actor was a real bozo when in Chicago performing live on TV. Go »Bob Costas
When Olympic promoters wished for the games to go viral, they didn't mean this sportscaster's eyes. Go »Bob Costas
This sportscaster (and later, talk-show host) has been embroiled in controversies as significant as gun control and as silly as pinkeye. Go »Bob Eubanks
This radio personality can be a card shark on the game show The Newlywed Game. Go »Bob Keeshan
This veteran actor was promoted to captain at the age of 28. Go »Bob Newhart
His popular sitcom roles include a psychologist, an inn-keeper, a comic-book artist, a bookstore owner, and a children's science show host. Go »Bob Odenkirk
This actor's career broke bad in his first properly-titled show, but now you better call him successful. Go »Bob Saget
This stand-up comic has introduced home videos and raised two families on long-running sitcoms, one in San Francisco and another entirely offscreen while he describes meeting someone. Go »Bob Vila
This old goo is home again, restoring old abodes for public television. Go »Bonnie Hunt
This comedic Chicagoan has had more luck in movies, such as hits about giant dogs named for classical composers and board games that destroy households, but she keeps launching eponymous TV shows no matter how many fail. Go »Bradley Whitford
If you think this guy's career suffered from the failure of Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip, get out: He's been nominated for five Emmys for The West Wing, Transparent, and The Handmaid's Tale. Go »Brande Roderick
This Baywatch star likes to play games: She's associated with her NFL linebacker husband, an online fantasy gaming site, Donald Trump's game show, and rock paper scissors. Go »Brandi Passante
This buyer on Storage Wars is half of a pair of young guns. Go »Brandon Tartikoff
The visionary executive who rescued NBC and spearheaded so many pop-cultural landmarks of the 1980s (The Cosby Show, L.A. Law, Cheers, Miami Vice, Knight Rider, Family Ties, and many more) deserved more of a tribute than having Punky Brewster's dog named after him. Go »Brenda Song
This Disney Channel regular co-starred in The Social Network. Go »Brett Somers
This Canadian actress is no match for this goo game but she sure makes a very odd couple with her husband. But there is one more thing you ought to know about her and that is that she is hot in the summer. Go »Brian Bonsall
Starring in a hit sitcom with Michael J. Fox gave him a blank check in Hollywood, but he opted not to stay. Go »Brittany Snow
Did this wintery TV star dream of killing her high school boyfriend for a movie role? Go »Bronson Pinchot
He's been a snobby art gallery worker in Beverly Hills, a villainous high school principal in Greenvale, and a prank enthusiast in Metropolis, but he'll always be best known as the wide-eyed, good-hearted immigrant cousin from Mypos. Go »Brooke Burke
She's famous for dancing with the wild rock stars. Go »Brooke Burns
Don't get burned by chasing her around the table, or she will just shoot you in Miami. Go »Bryan Cranston
The meth business in Albuquerque is nothing compared to raising 5 young boys in suburbia. Go »Burt Ward
This onetime boy wonder was the ward of a bachelor superhero. Go »Busy Philipps
Shows about nerds, brooks, and pumas have kept this actress's schedule full. Go »Butch Patrick
And I thought my parents were monsters. Sheesh. Go »Butch Patrick
This child actor had monstrous success, but remained less well-known than his on-screen parents. Go »Caitlin Sanchez
can you point to the reason this is in court? Go »Camila Mendes
She's from Brazil by way of Virginia, and she works in Hollywood by way of Riverdale. Go »Candice Bergen
She's played a Bostonian lawyer and an Alabamian mayor, but she's best remembered as a brown TV journalist. Go »Cara Buono
She's been a lover, a mother, a spy, and a wife, in (not in the same order) Mad Men, Person of Interest, Stranger Things, and The Sopranos. Go »Carol Burnett
This sketch-comedy legend made a charwoman her signature character. Go »Caroll Spinney
His most famous characters are a trash-dwelling grouch and an enormous canary. Go »Caroll Spinney
This cartoonist lived on Sesame Street and played Big Bird and Oscar the Grouch. It put a big spin on things when he wrote the book The Wisdom of Big Bird. Go »Carolyn Pickles
Her character in a long-running British soap opera died in the 4000th episode, before she could meet great and powerful men like Oz, P.T. Barnum, and Venom. Go »Carroll O'Connor
Playing a bigoted Queens patriarch and an honorable Mississippi cop made him so popular that he had to build a bunker just to store all of his Emmys. Go »Carter Williams
This coach ran a good race, but didn't quite survive to the end. Go »Cat Cora
This world-traveling feline chef is not living with the governor of New York. Go »Cat Deeley
This British model doesn't think you can dance. Go »Catherine Hickland
On-screen, she married her husband, who was playing Michael Knight. But off-screen, after their break-up, she married Michael Knight. Go »Cesar Millan
dogs know the answer, if you listen close enough to hear them Go »Charissa Thompson
Is a sideline reporter a true journalist or just an extra part of the show? This national sports host inspired this question in 2023 when she admitted to fabricating quotes in her former role. Go »Charles Nelson Reilly
Dr. Honeydew found a match in his experiment Go »Charlie Day
From fistfighting Ice Cube to suffering horrible boss Jennifer Aniston, his career is as bright as a sunny day (especially in Philadelphia). Go »Charlie Hunnam
His parents were lawlessness and civil disorder, but he grew up as gay and weird as everyday people. Go »Charlie Sheen
He used to be a major league hot shot, but in his later career, he can't even manage to stay employed as one of two and a half men. Go »Charlotte Rae
Girls, girls, girls! This wise housekeeper kept the wisecracks coming in the '70's and '80's. Go »Chelsea Handler
Recently, she has learned a lot about handling fame from other celebrities. Go »Chelsea Handler
She thinks she can handle the unprecedented creation of a late-night talk show on Netflix. Go »Chelsea Peretti
The legend of this American citizen's big mouth scored just shy of 100. Go »Chelsie Hightower
Being born in Las Vegas didn't make this Latin ballroom specialist a star, but she thinks she can dance with them. Go »Chevy Chase
He attended community college, and had success in movies as a vacationer, a golfer, and a fletcher, but he'll always be remembered for his first big break, hosting weekend news updates. Go »Chip and Joanna Gaines
This married couple has fixed up the ailing HGTV with a hit series about renovations. Go »Christian J. Simon
This actor play Leo Webb, Darwin Watterson, Casey, and Freddy. Go »Christopher Meloni
His TV roles have been as varied as a summer camp cook, an alcoholic who befriends a unicorn, an inmate in love with his cellmate, a centuries-old vampire, and a former SVU detective now investigating organized crime. Go »Chuck Lorre
This producer feuded with his stars Roseanne Barr and Charlie Sheen, while making household names out of others like Jim Parsons, Jenna Elfman, and Christine Baranski. Go »Chuck Woolery
It should take you 2 minutes, 2 seconds to connect with the answer. Go »Chumlee
He appraises things like tuxedos from Tennessee for a living, but getting too chummy with the men in blue and letting them into the vault was his big dumb downfall. Go »Cindy Williams
She would never have a normal life again after being cast in a hit show set in Milwaukee, but she continued getting by. Go »Claire Danes
She's been a CIA operative worried about al Qaeda, a 1990s teenager worried about fitting in at school, a veterinarian worried about Terminators, and a Shakespearean lover worried about a feud between two families. Go »Claire Foy
She has played a vampire teacher, an astronaut's wife, a tattooed girl, a young queen, a possessed witch, and a quadriplegic's wife. Go »Claudia Christian
Maybe her son wouldn't have turned out so geeky if his father had been a Ranger. Go »Cleo King
Deadwood cook (who's the king?) Go »Clint Howard
He's been making one-off appearances in the other Star-based media franchise since he was a child, as well as in the films made by his famous actor-writer-director brother. One of the latter included a solo appearance in the Star Wars series. Go »Cloris Leachman
Notorious for frightening horses, this landlady gained fame from a Texas movie theater. Go »Cole Sprouse
This jug-headed actor used to be half of Zack & Cody. Go »Conan O'Brien
Tonight, this host may triumph over his predecessor's timeslot, not that his predecessor is going away for long. Go »Conan O'Brien
He spent thousands of late nights working for NBC, but these days he's on a first-name basis with TBS. Go »Conrad Bluth
It took Hollywood making a couple of acts of Mercy for this young miscreant to get over being a child actor with Ashton Kutcher and Amanda Peet. Go »Constance Wu
She has wooed plenty of new fans with a fresh hit sitcom. Go »Cote de Pablo
This TV actress has no control over what roles are played like a secret agent and co-host. Go »Courteney Cox
Scream therapy helped her handle the transition from playing a twenty-something friend to a man-hungry cougar. Go »Crystal McKellar
Having a sister in the cast of The Wonder Years made it easy for this child actress to secure her breakout part in The Wonder Years. Go »Cybill Shepherd
This model and actress only meant to moonlight on television, but it wound up driving her career. Go »Cynthia Nixon
Lacking a sense of smell has not hurt the career of this sexy friend, who is such a Miranda. Go »Dan Blocker
Playing a gentle giant for all but the final year of Bonanza (he died suddenly during the off-season) did not reflect the violence in his real life, such as receiving a Purple Heart for the wounds that he suffered in the Korean War. Go »Dan Castellaneta
D'oh! 27 years (and counting) is a long time to voice a bumbling yellow patriarch. Go »Dan Frischman
His AP history student on Head of the Class may have been a genius, but his grocery store manager overseeing Kenan and Kel definitely wasn't. Go »Dan Harmon
This improv comedian went fishing for something bigger and ended up snagging a college comedy and one hell of a rude multiverse. Go »Dana Davis
She heroically defies critics who hate her and bash her. Go »Danai Gurira
This Tony-nominated playwright is better known to audiences for her associations with walking dead and Wakandans. Go »Daniel Dae Kim
He's been lucky enough to film two long-running shows in Hawaii, one in which he played a husband from 2004 to 2010, and another in which he played a cop from 2010 to 2017. Go »Daniel Dae Kim
His roles as a plane crash survivor and an expert cop have made him synonymous with Hawaii, even though he's from South Korea. Go »Danny DeVito
He's best known for managing a cab service in New York, a bar in Philadelphia, a tabloid magazine in Los Angeles, an amusement park in space, and a criminal empire in Gotham City. Go »Danny McBride
This funnyman has flown in the air to the tropics and taken the express train far eastbound in pursuit of vice. Go »David Angell
This producer must have had angelic good taste in television to co-create hits like Wings and Frasier. Go »David Attenborough
Brits understand the natural world much better thanks to this documentarian with two famous brothers. Go »David Caruso
his cop-show career's so hot.... he's gotta wear shades (YEEAAAAHH) Go »David Cross
This comedian's most famous role is a cross between an analyst and a therapist, an analrapist. Go »David Duchovny
The cop that he plays today in Aquarius will never be as popular as the FBI agent that he used to play (and will soon again) in The X Files. Go »David Fumero
This Cuban actor decided that if he only had one life to live, he wanted to spend it with his co-star. Go »David Harbour
He's been in four different superhero franchises (Suicide Squad, Hellboy, The Green Hornet, and Black Widow), but he remains most associated with the role that made him a household name, playing a gruff sheriff and devoted father figure in horror-plagued small-town Indiana in the mid-1980s. Go »David Hasselhoff
One night in November 1989, German music lovers watched this singer's words of freedom come true. Go »David Hyde Pierce
So far, the new continuation of a long-running TV sitcom (which moved back to the East coast from the West) hasn't seen hide nor hair of the fraternal character played by this theater veteran. Go »David Lander
He burst through the door with a boisterous "hello," regardless of how Large and Small he and his best friend were. Go »David Letterman
Top Ten Good Things About Becoming a Celebrity Goo:10. Now you're as famous as Kikawada Masaya.
9. Hey, somebody ought to get some practical use out of your mugshot from thesmokinggun.com.
8. Three words: Lawsuit, lawsuit, lawsuit.
7. You can send this head shot to your agent on April Fools Day.
6. Unlike appearing on Larry King Live, no sexual favors required.
5. Denise Sawicki knows who you are.
4. Mel Gibson won't return your phone calls. Oops, I'm sorry, that's one of the top ten good things about becoming a celebrity Jew.
3. Face it, you still look better than you do in the tabloids.
2. Until that high-concept themed week came along, you had no idea there were six other famous people with your first name.
1. Celebrities deserve more attention. Go »
David Letterman
There are ten top reasons why his impending retirement is a loss for late-night comedy talk shows. Go »David McCallum
This 83-year old Scotsman became quite popular as a Russian Uncle in the sixties and, in recent years, has gained renewed international recognition and popularity as a Ducky Doctor. Go »David Schwimmer
In the opening credits to his sitcom, while his co-stars frolicked around water, he submerged himself, in what could have been a play on his last name. Go »David Spade
It doesn't take long to go from sniping at vapid Hollywood stars on Weekend Update to shooting a sitcom as one yourself. Go »David Tennant
tenth doc Go »DeForest Kelley
To paint this actor, who made many appearances across multiple iterations of Star Trek, you would need two shades of green. Go »Delta Burke
Despite being the only female lead nominated for an Emmy, she was fired after the fifth season of her hit show. Go »Dennis Franz
This TV actor specialized in playing cops: His story started with one in Chicago, then he moved on to Hill Street in an unknown city, briefly relocated to Beverly Hills, got nasty in Las Vegas, and most famously ended his career feeling blue with the New York Police Department. Go »Dennis Miller
Did you see this talk show host try sports commentary? It was like watching Albert Schweitzer try to pilot the Mars Rover. Go »Devery Jacobs
She played a Mohawk girl named after candy and another girl murdered by Joey King, but it's her role as a Res Dog that made her a breakout star, on a show that also let her write and direct. Go »Diahann Carroll
None of her nominations for five Emmys, three Golden Globes, two Grammys, and one Oscar were for playing a holographic sex fantasy. Go »Diane Morgan
She's known for playing the worst interviewer on British television and acting opposite Ricky Gervais in a grief-stricken comedy. Go »Dick Assman
This foreign gas-station owner made a name for himself in late-night television shows before his death last summer. Go »Dick Clark
This broadcasting super-producer is now America's oldest teenaged goo. Go »Dick Van Dyke
Long before he got into diagnosing cases of homicide, he was a comedy writer tripping over ottomans and a chimney sweep dancing on London rooftops. Go »Dick Wolf
This action-show producer with an action-hero name has created a television-show empire out of multiple franchises about law enforcement and the Windy City. Go »Dominic Purcell
This foxy TV star is tough to guess... Not even he knows who he is! Go »Don Adams
He's definitely no James Bond, but at least he's funny. Maybe he should wise up. Go »Don Knotts
Despite some incredible film roles, audiences best remember this lovable goofball in his roles as an overconfident small-town deputy in the 1960s and a farcical Santa Monica landlord in the 1980s. Go »Don Ohlmeyer
The future ombudsman for ESPN, this TV exec will be forever known as the guy who fired Norm. Go »Donald Glover
This actor in productions about Southern metropolises and local colleges chose a youthful alias for his rap career because his real name implies that he loves dongs. Go »Doug E. Doug
He's been in one Cosby-starring show and another Cosby-approved show, but he's best remembered for playing a sentient brand of coffee in Jamaica. Go »Drake Bell
If you saw him on TV, would he be playing a guitar like ringing a bell? Go »Drew Carey
If you know the name of this Cleveland sitcom star, come on down! Go »Dylan McDermott
Among all interchangeable, generically handsome TV hunks, he might be the reigning king: He has traded lead roles with Julian McMahon in FBI: Most Wanted, Zachary Quinto in American Horror Story, and James Spader in The Practice. Go »Ed Begley Jr.
He co-starred in films with Richard Pryor, Roseanne Barr, Macaulay Culkin, Larry David, Anna Faris, and Jane Lynch, but he's best known for playing a doctor elsewhere. Go »Ed Flanders
Besides practicing medicine on NBC in the 1980s, he also won a Tony for his 1973 performance in a Eugene O'Neill play. Go »Ed Helms
When not working at his daily office job, he gets hungover on vacation. Go »Ed McMahon
One of late-night television's greatest sidekicks was also known for talent competitions, practical jokes, and publisher sweepstakes. Go »Edward Woodward
Was this British actor the equal of Denzel Washington and Queen Latifah? Go »Elisabeth Hasselbeck
Her viewpoints haven't survived the scrutiny of her co-hosts. Go »Elisabeth Moss
This actress is as busy as a rolling stone, playing a presidential daughter, a secretary, and a British detective on three highly-acclaimed shows. Go »Elisabeth Moss
She stars in productions about powerful men, whether they force her to become a handmaiden, manipulate the nation's spending through advertising, run the country from a wing of the White House, or terrorize her with their power of invisibility. Go »Elisha Cuthbert
Twenty twenty twenty four hours to go... she wants one big happy ending on the ranch. Go »Elizabeth Montgomery
nasal agility is not normally a prerequisite for sitcom stardom Go »Ellen Corby
This actress won three Emmy Awards in four years for her role as a beloved grandma. Go »Ellen Pompeo
A long-running medical series about her character's textbook body has made her one of the top-earning TV stars in the world. Go »Ellie Kemper
If working in a difficult office didn't break her, nothing can. Go »Elvira, Mistress of the Dark
This horror hostess built her career on wit, charm, and the biggest pumpkins in the business. Go »Emilia Clarke
Westeros is a long way from her native London. Go »Emily Wickersham
This TV actress plays a special agent named after a chess piece and may remember me as a P.I. Go »Emily Wickersham
This actress's special-agent character on TV moves along a diagonal path on the board to help capture the king for checkmate. Go »Emma Roberts
This famous niece knows a thing or two about screaming in horror. Go »Emmanuel Lewis
you might need a manual to find this goo in the old school Go »Erika Eleniak
Watch celebrities stranded on an island or losing weight and you're bound to see this sexy centerfold. Go »Ernest Borgnine
That Borg, Seven of Nine, couldn't fly a lupus through a naval halestorm. Go »Estelle Getty
Picture it: Hollywood, 1985. This actress puts on old-age makeup to play Bea Arthur's mother in a sitcom pilot, despite her being younger than Bea Arthur. She's so funny, they make her a regular. The show becomes a hit, but she's typecast as an elderly woman for the rest of her career. Go »Esther Rolle
I'd have good times moving to Florida if I could just rolle there. Go »Eva Longoria
Be careful not to let desperation set in if you don't recognize this soap opera star. Go »Evangeline Lilly
This Canadian flower will be even more lost in Hawaii without her house. Go »Eve Plumb
taught a thing or two to her older sister, younger sister, and three step-brothers Go »Finn Jones
He's been a knight of flowers and a protector of K'un-Lun. Go »Finn Wolfhard
There are stranger ways to become a breakout teen star in Hollywood than starring in a clown movie. Go »Finola Hughes
This actress plays the character Anna Devane who was the ex police commissioner, and teaches her daughters on the show about the Byrd and the Bees. Go »Florence Henderson
mom of six Bradys Go »Fox Mulder
This FBI agent embodied the zeitgeist of the nineties, with his New Age credulity and his distrust of government. The answer is out there. Go »Fran Allison
Exclusively human, on her show she acted as mentor and voice of reason. Go »Fran Drescher
This New York actress never had kids of her own, despite famously playing a New York nanny on TV. Go »Frank Gorshin
Riddle me this: What travels down an alley and has holes in it? Nigma, please. Go »Frank Oz
This funny-voiced man, named for a fantastical land, was the hand beneath the felt for a self-obsessed pig, a mentoring alien, and a dessert-devouring monster. Go »Fred "Rerun" Berry
thanks to syndication, he'll be a teenager in the 1970s forever Go »Fred Rogers
This minister never taught children an unneighborly gesture. Go »Fred Rogers
In his 50 years on television, only once did this child entertainer, and neighbor to us all, appear as someone other than himself. Go »Gale Gordon
On no episode was it revealed that Lucy's boss was a follower of Sun Myung Moon. Go »Gareth Jones
This may be rather heartless of me, but irony has to make you wonder if getting into character is what killed this actor. Go »Garry Shandling
When this wisecracking drama student took the stage, it was his show. Go »Gary Coleman
died young, but not as young as his adoptive sister Go »Gayle King
Oprah can make any woman in America feel like her best friend, but only one woman really is. Who's the king? Go »Gena Lee Nolin
She showcased products at their suggested retail price before quitting to become a professional lifeguard. Go »Gene Rayburn
This Illinoisian enlisted in the U.S. Army Air Force and served in World War II, and became known for asking the question, "Dumb Dora was really dumb -- when she knew the answer, she blanked." Go »Gene Roddenberry
The old great bird finally took a journey into space after he died in 1991. Go »George Lopez
This American comedian and actor has a show named after him. If he really was the mayor of Reno you may want to call 911. If he was playing Santa Claus, he would have to check and see if you were naughty or nice. Go »George Takei
Because of advocates like him, gay marriage has come to represent the final frontier of equality in California. Go »Gerry Turner
After giving out a golden ring, he won't be a bachelor much longer. Go »Giancarlo Esposito
This African-American actor with an Italian name is originally from Denmark. Go »Gilda Radner
One of the original not-ready-for-primetime players remains one of the most missed. Go »Gillian Anderson
She has played Lady Dedlock, Stella Gibson, Meg Fitch, and Bedelia Du Maurier, but she'll always be best known as Dana Scully. Go »Gina Rodriguez
Her character on a hit series may lack certain experience, but she has had plenty of other experience in her career, starring in everything from a soap opera to an industrial disaster movie to a hip-hop indie drama. Go »Ginnifer Goodwin
Once known for being the younger wife, she has since gained success with Disney & ABC playing a gray rabbit, an orange fairy, and a white teacher. Go »Grace Lee Whitney
She appeared in only eight episodes of the television series but her last film appearance was in a movie based on that series. Go »Graham Norton
This BBC host cultivates a party-like atmosphere among his well-lubricated guests, but the most popular seat in the studio is the big red one. Go »Gretchen Carlson
it helps to make friends if you play dumb Go »H. Jon Benjamin
What do a soccer coach, a burger chef, and a secret agent have in common? Go »H. Jon Benjamin
You might not know his face (or his first name), but you've heard his voice as Sterling Archer, Bob Belcher, Coach McGuirk, and many more roles. Go »Hana Kimura
Reality TV went too far for this wrestler. Go »Hank Azaria
This actor has made a lot of television: You might have seen him in the primary casts of Herman's Head, If Not for You, Imagine That, Huff, Free Agents, or Brockmire, or in his acclaimed recurring roles in Friends, Mad About You, or Ray Donovan. But his most notable role by far is off-screen, in the voice cast of The Simpsons. Go »Hannah Montana
This fictional pop superstar is not from Montana, but she is played by the daughter of an achy-breaky country star. Ya think? Go »Harry Anderson
This magician pulled a disappearing act after starring in a hit 80s sitcom about a nocturnal judiciary and another 90s sitcom about Dave Barry, but sadly now he's gone for good. Go »Heidi Montag
reality roommate becomes singing spouse Go »Helen Hunt
'90s audiences were mad about this TV wife and her movies about tornadoes, charity, OCD, a marooning, and gender-based telepathy. Go »Henry Ian Cusick
It would have been scandalous if he were to have lost any of the one hundred or so roles he has played. Go »Henry Winkler
This leather fetishist has two prominent digits. Go »Hoda Kotb
Today, this outgoing co-anchor is open about her personal life, whether broadcasting her experience with breast cancer or speaking about what her Egyptian Muslim parents gave up to raise her in the United States. Go »Howie Mandel
I'll pay you $20 for the guesses you've already made. Agreement or no agreement? Go »Howie Mandel
This game show host from Canada is a comedian, actor, television host, and voice actor. The voice that is most well known is Bobby, but the banker calls this host to make a deal to tell the contestant how much they will win before getting out. Go »Hugh Brannum
I always envision this children's show actor staring into his dressing room mirror shouting, "Screw the Captain! I'm the star!" Go »Hugh Laurie
Is there a doctor in the House? Go »Hunter King
She's young, restless, and in pieces. Who's the king? Go »Ian Somerhalder
if you previously guessed the wrong vampire, you lost Go »Idris Elba
He's been a detective in London, a drug lord in Baltimore, a commandant in West Africa, a gatekeeper in Asgard, a starship captain on LV-223, and Nelson Mandela. Go »Issa Rae
This black actress is quite successful despite being awkward and insecure. Go »J. Fred Muggs
If you thought Billy Bush was the least evolved simian among the Today show cast, you weren't watching in the 1950s. Go »J.B. Smoove
Contrary to the titles of his best-known TV appearances, his comedy is not deaf, his Hollywood marriage isn't real, and he's not particularly enthusiastic. Go »J.D. Roth
If you look around, would you see this goo having a cherry sundae on top of the hill at his exciting house? Go »J.R. Ewing
Who shot this goo? Go »JWoww
Not the Garden State's classiest export. Go »Jace Norman
This teenaged kid puts himself in danger by playing roles of a sidekick, a dog who changes into a human, and six copies of himself. Go »Jack Hanna
Does this zoo director and TV star exploit animals for his own fame? Go »Jack Lord
Goo him, Danno! This TV star kept the peace around the Aloha State. Go »Jackie Swanson
Her acting career roller coasted from a guitar bearer to falling from a building to marrying a bartender. Go »Jacques Cousteau
This Frenchman's TV show was a real dive. Go »Jade Goody
This reality star hasn't been miss goody-two-shoes, but nobody deserves the eviction she's facing. Go »Jaime Pressly
Her name is unusually spelled, but Emmy voters figured out how to write it down. (Her three kids just call her Mom.) Go »Jaimie Alexander
She has appeared alongside musclemen like Arnold Schwarzenegger and Chris Hemsworth, but her best-known role requires her to alter her own body through the application of elaborate fake tattoos. Go »Jake Farrow
This TV writer and actor voices a triumphant puppet and a dangerous invisible guy, and he would shake things up playing this game. Go »Jake Johnson
He's been in a few movies about dinosaurs and mummies, but his career has been in a slump ever since he parted ways with the new girl in town. Go »Jaleel White
He spent the 1990s wondering one thing: Did he do that? Go »Jameela Jamil
If you were to make some kind of official chart of her TV career progress, it would go from good to miserable to legendary. Go »James Corden
Brits know him as a flabby sitcom star and stage actor. Americans know him as a talk show host who drives around singing karaoke with celebrities. Go »James Gandolfini
The cella caldaria was too intense for one of Jersey's most infamous sons. Go »James Garner
This legendary gambler from the Old West lived on jacks and queens as he travelled from Mississippi to Louisiana; luck was the lady that he loved the best. Go »James Lipton
Arrested Development fans wonder if he treats the actors studio like a prison. Go »James MacArthur
The Hawaii Five-O reboot, although good, just isn't the same without this actor being told to, "Book 'em." Go »James Marsters
This actor haunted Angel after spiking Buffy. Go »James Murray
This Joker was married to another joker's sister, but the name of that joker rhymes with pal. They made a movie that came out on February 21, 2020. Go »James Patrick Stuart
This actor can be very complicated: The simple life for this guy means playing a factory worker, a prosecutor, a father, a doctor, and a ghost whisperer. Go »James Van Der Beek
he's a long way from his creek Go »Jan-Michael Vincent
He may be a "flying lupus" action star, but his name's still Jan. Go »Jane Kaczmarek
A middling life in middle-class marriage no longer matters to this middle-aged actress. Go »Jane Lynch
cheerleaders, caterers, and celibates Go »Jane Seymour
frontier doc Go »Jared Harris
By George! Don't go mad and have a meltdown trying to outwit a world-famous detective! Go »Jared Keeso
When he created a hit Canadian comedy, he gave himself plum roles as a produce farmer and hockey player. Go »Jason 'Wee Man' Acuña
This little guy can be quite the horse's arse. Go »Jason Alexander
This Seinfeld semi-regular never rode into Prussia. Go »Jason Alexander
You might know him from his roles in Seinfeld, Pretty Woman, The Hunchback of Notre Dame, or Dream On, not for invading Prussia. Go »Jason Bateman
Depending on when you first noticed him, you might know him as a young boy on the prairie, a teen mourning his sitcom mom, a basketball-playing werewolf, a stockbroker living with his brother, a real-estate developer in the middle of a dysfunctional family, a hopeful father adopting a teenager's baby, a friend stuck in the body of Ryan Reynolds, the victim of identity theft, or a con-artist fox. Go »Jason Miller
Don't go have a specific brand of beer in Milwaukee and be a bully, or this goo will beat you up. Go »Jason Segel
This former freak/geek made his career with an unmet mother and movies about Benjamin, Sarah Marshall, and Jeff. Go »Jason Sudeikis
This SNL veteran wasn't very familiar with soccer as coach Ted Lasso, but that character was still more competent than his scout trooper who couldn't even guard a baby in The Mandalorian. Go »Jay Blades
If you live in Britain and you need some furniture or other beloved objects restored, perhaps even a pair of swords or knives, then this shopkeeper is the man to see. Go »Jay Johnston
His collaborations with Bob Odenkirk, David Cross, Sarah Silverman, and Bob Belcher led to a successful career in TV comedy that may have ended with his collaboration with the January 6th rioters. Go »Jay Leno
Getting offered a nightly show after ending his nightly show may have given this comedian a swelled head. Go »Jean-Philippe Susilovic
This Belgian can never catch a break with Satan as a boss. Go »Jeff Garlin
This standup comic had some enthusiastic success on cable before starring in an 80s family sitcom. Go »Jeff Hyslop
If you saw this goo in Canada as a mannequin, could he come to life? Would this goo be special in 2 day's world? Go »Jeff Probst
He went from hosting Rock & Roll Jeopardy! on VH1 to competing in Celebrity Jeopardy! to contributing pre-recorded answers in the "Reality TV Hosts" category of Jeopardy!, now that he's most famous for snuffing torches after the tribe speaks in a different TV competition. Go »Jenna Fischer
She has since been in shows about the apocalypse and splitting up, but she'll always be best remembered for her notable job in an office. Go »Jenna Ortega
For someone who has been called one of the best actresses of her young generation, she spends a lot of time revisiting the horror-comedy entertainment of Generation X, from Scream to The Addams Family to Beetlejuice. Go »Jennette McCurdy
She wasn't Carly, but she was Sam or Cat. Recently, her best-selling memoir has reignited a debate about child abuse in show business. Go »Jennifer Aniston
This friendly actress's career used to be picture-perfect, but now it's the pitts. Go »Jennifer Aniston
She went from being one of television's most popular Friends to one of Hollywood's most famous ex-wives, but hit films like Marley & Me and The Break-Up have kept her busy since. Go »Jennifer Garner
Is "13 Going on 30" the name of her movie or the number of pseudonyms her character has used on her show? Go »Jennifer Lopez
tells us whether it's raining on the block Go »Jennifer Love Hewitt
I would love to know what she did at that party last summer with those five siblings. Go »Jennifer Morrison
After haunting Kevin Bacon and mothering William Shatner, she settled for romancing Hugh Laurie. Go »Jenny Lee
This CNN regular and native Houstonian perfects her tan while waiting for her big break. Go »Jeremy Shada
His TV roles include an adventuring boy, a mecha's leg, and a phantom bassist. Go »Jerry Juhl
This writer was all about letting the music play. Go »Jerry Orbach
This TV detective had his eyes on predecessors like Peter Falk (and George Dzundza and Paul Sorvino) until he died and donated them to needy patients. Go »Jerry Springer
This goo's first name! This goo's first name! This goo's first name! Go »Jesse Frederick
Don't be too shocked when you find this composer who did the songs for several 1980s family show sitcoms. Go »Jesse G. James
This outlaw done broke so many rules of the road, he was even cited for marrying a bull. Go »Jessica Alba
Maxing out the guesses on this core goo would be sweeter than... something. Go »Jessica Brown Findlay
She's best known for period dramas (Harlots and Downton Abbey) and alternate-reality sci-fi (Winter's Tale and Brave New World). Go »Jim Belushi
He succeeded his deceased brother on Saturday Night Live but found greater success in a 2000s sitcom, according to him. Go »Jim Cramer
When a comedy talk show host is making fun of you daily, it's best not to accept the invitation for him to do it to your face. Go »Jim Henson
Spending mornings on public television and evenings in sketch comedy fit this entertainer like a glove, and audiences felt the same way. Go »Jim J. Bullock
In the 1990s, this gay comedian had an uncomfortably close talk show with a televangelist who used to be married to another television host named Jim, who didn't practice what he preached. Go »Jim Nabors
From gas station attendant to marine, well golleeee! Go »Jim Parsons
He has a funny theory about the origin of the universe. Go »Jimmy Fallon
He did so well live on Saturday night that NBC had him work late every night. Early next year, he'll take on the biggest nightly talk show on television. Go »Jimmy Fallon
This late night talk show host has musical impressions on a wheel. Cher, David Bowie, Britney Spears, Michael McDonald, and Shakira would be really hard to impersonate. Go »Jimmy Jean-Louis
Haiti needs every hero it can get. Go »Jimmy Kimmel
Hosting a game show with Ben Stein and a talk show just for men prepared him to become ABC's late-night host. Go »Joan Collins
After starring in films about a Lady, a Queen, and Pharaohs, she was more than ready to star in a 1980s TV series about a family dynasty. Go »Joan Rivers and Melissa Rivers
After two lifetimes of stand-up comedy, fashion criticism, and reality show fame, it's not clear which one knows best. Go »Jodie Sweetin
Being the middle child in the house is sweet, and so is being the middle adult two decades later, especially when your family is a high-ranking poker hand. Go »Jodie Whittaker
They cast a broad? Who's idea was that? Go »Joe Piscopo
He co-starred with Michael Keaton, Danny DeVito, and Treat Williams in a series of cinematic flops in the 1980s, but he had a notable small-screen partnership with Eddie Murphy in the same decade. Go »Joel Hodgson
An early career as a prop comic prepared him for his most famous role, trapped on a satellite with his homemade "robot friends" and riffing bad movies together. Go »Joel McHale
His starring roles involved adventure reporting, community college attending, and pop-culture soup talking. Go »John Cleese
He's known for being part of a very funny snake, operating a hotel rudely, missing part of his ghostly body, associating with a fish with a woman's name, and providing a superspy with equipment. Go »John DiMaggio
This actor often gets mixed up in weird roles like a shapeshifting robot and an alcoholic dog. Go »John DiMaggio
This actor, voice actor, and comedian is known for his work as Bender from the television show Futurama, Jake the Dog on Adventure Time, and Marcus Fenix in the hit Xbox video game Gears of War. Go »John Forsythe
In an ironic television twist, this goo may be best remembered for a role in which he never made a screen appearance. Go »John Goodman
Roseanne's husband ain't afraid of no spiders. Go »John Goodman
On screen, he's had a red wife and a blue brother. Go »John Hetlinger
This talented American got a chance to sing in concert with Drowning Pool. Go »John Krasinski
Playing this game at our place of work is not the way we go. Go »John Krasinski
Since leaving his office job, this actor has found success as a voice actor in Monsters University and The Wind Rises. Go »John Larroquette
He's currently back on TV playing the lascivious lawyer who became his most popular and Emmy-winning character. No, not the lawyer he played on The Practice. And no, not the other lawyer that he played on Boston Legal. And definitely not the lawyer that he played in the McBride TV movies. Go »John Lithgow
He's had a long career in film and theater, but TV viewers know him as an alien living on the 3rd planet from the sun, a serial killer being pursued by another killer after his 3rd victim, and Winston Churchill during his 3rd ministry. Go »John Oliver
If you like last week's news delivered humorously in a British accent, he's your host. Go »John Ratzenberger
Long after his most famous job as a Boston mail carrier, he found a second career providing voices in every Pixar film—even Ratatouille, despite his name sounding like a health code violation. Go »John Ritter
His TV co-stars Suzanne Somers, Jessica Walter, Debrah Farentino, Markie Post, and Katey Segal all considered him good company. Go »John Slattery
This actor has enjoyed some recent time in the spotlight thanks to performances both sterling and stark. Go »John Stamos
He starred in two long-running hospital dramas, but despite recently becoming a grandfather, he'll always be best known as an uncle who pleaded for mercy. Go »John Stamos
Have mercy! If you can get this answer right, you must be riding a motorcycle just to meet this actor. Go »John Zacherle
After several characters in TV Westerns, this ghoulish host featured severed heads dripping blood made of chocolate syrup. Go »Johnny Carson
One of America's most popular comedians and talk show hosts has said his final goodnight. Go »Johnny Galecki
By the time he joined the cast of Roseanne as a socially awkward teen, his career had already been launched by a "big bang" event. Go »Jon Bernthal
This Harvard educated actor has been known to punish the living and the dead. Go »Jon Hamm
ainmay admanmay Go »Jon Hamm
After the World Cup, I've got to get my friend John ham. Go »Jon Stewart
Being the host of a news Show has its Daily advantages, Mr. J.S. Mills. Go »Jon Stewart
This stand-up comedian got slammed down on the mat after leaving the daily grind of making fake news. Go »Jon-Erik Hexum
A short-lived actor with facade and pretenseAnd a voyage lacking common sense
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