Michael Williams
publication date: Sunday, September 29, 2019 (part of Fall 2019)
category: 
Theater
clue: When he starred in Henry V with his wife Judi Dench, neither he nor the character he played were the actress who won an Emmy Award for Fosse/Verdon.
explanation: Actor Michael Williams played the Shakespearean character Michael Williams in Henry V in 1989. more…
intended difficulty: easy
solved by: Russ Wilhelm, Steve West, LaVonne Lemler, Chris Lemler, Matthew Preston, and Erik Bates
Not "The" Michelle Williams: After actress Michelle Williams devoted her Emmy acceptance speech to supporting women in Hollywood, online trolls started harassing singer Michelle Williams, who was amused at their confusing a black woman for a white woman. Her Instagram rant inspired this theme of seven celebrities who are all not Michelle Williams the actress, if you can possibly tell them apart.Similar Goos
Michelle Williams
This former member of Destiny's Child starred in Chicago on Broadway, not in Brokeback Mountain. Go »
Michelle Ann Williams
This renowned Jamaican scientist is a dean at Harvard, which is in Cambridge, not in nearby Manchester-by-the-Sea. Go »
Michelle Toro
In 2016, this swimmer was too busy winning an Olympic medal for Canada to have been nominated for a Tony Award for Blackbird on Broadway. Go »
Michael K. Williams
He rose to fame as the terrifying Omar in The Wire, not as teenaged Jen Lindley in Dawson's Creek. Go »
Michael C. Williams
He played himself in a surprise hit horror movie, which was not Shutter Island. Go »
