Violante Placido
publication date: Wednesday, July 4, 2012 (part of Summer 2012)
category: 
Movies
clue: This singer with an oxymoronic name has starred in recent movies with George Clooney and Nicolas Cage.
explanation: Placido starred in The American and Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance. more…
solved by: Russ Wilhelm, Steve West, LaVonne Lemler, Samir Mehta, Chris Lemler, Richard Slominsky, Justin Woods, Matthew Preston, Denise Sawicki, Joanna Woods, Erik Bates, Mike Rothstein, Steve Dunn, Mike Eberhart, Aaron Shurtleff, Ryan Dunn, and Elaine Beckland
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