Rob Pilatus
publication date: Thursday, July 31, 2008 (part of Round XXXV)
category: Music
clue: Losing a Grammy was a disgrace that he couldn't live down.
explanation: Pilatus was half of singing duo Milli Vanilli, who were stripped of their Grammy after it was revealed that their act was lip-synced. He died later that decade. more…
solved by: Russ Wilhelm, Steve West, Samir Mehta, Chris Lemler, Richard Slominsky, Justin Woods, Denise Sawicki, Matthew Preston, Joanna Woods, Erik Bates, Mike Rothstein, Steve Dunn, Amy Austin, Elliot Farney, Jerry Mathis, Tony Peters, Megan Baxter, Walter Chesser, Shawn Brandt, Greg Bair, Jim Kraus, Jason Evans, JB Brenner, and Samuel Franklin
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