Guess who...

JimBentley · Post by **JimBentley** » Thu Jun 02, 2011 5:35 pm

Was it Johnny Logan?

Liam Tiernan · Post by **Liam Tiernan** » Thu Jun 02, 2011 7:16 pm

Ian Volante wrote:The bloke from the Dubliners.

If it's the one I think you mean, he's dead , so no. If it was one of the others I wouldn't have recognised them anyway, so no again.

Liam Tiernan · Post by **Liam Tiernan** » Thu Jun 02, 2011 7:20 pm

JimBentley wrote:Was it Johnny Logan?

Yes. He's looks a lot older than the last time I saw him. Not surprising, really. He is a lot older than the last time I saw him.

Mark James · Post by **Mark James** » Thu Jun 02, 2011 7:53 pm

Liam Tiernan wrote:
Ian Volante wrote:The bloke from the Dubliners.
If it's the one I think you mean, he's dead , so no. If it was one of the others I wouldn't have recognised them anyway, so no again.

Aye Ronnie Drew is dead. Patsy Watchorn was doing it last I heard. He used to be a member of the leisure centre where I used to work.

Adam Gillard · Post by **Adam Gillard** » Thu Jun 02, 2011 8:26 pm

OK then here's my one again: Guess whose hair my Mum cut the other day.

So far:

Under 30? No.
Female? No.

Ryan Taylor · Post by **Ryan Taylor** » Thu Jun 02, 2011 8:50 pm

Is he a singer?

Ben Hunter · Post by **Ben Hunter** » Thu Jun 02, 2011 9:05 pm

James Nguyen?

Ian Volante · Post by **Ian Volante** » Thu Jun 02, 2011 9:26 pm

Des O'Connor?

Adam Gillard · Post by **Adam Gillard** » Thu Jun 02, 2011 10:45 pm

Adam Gillard wrote:One other person on this forum knows the answer; I request that they allow the others to guess without spoiling it.

Ryan Taylor wrote:Is he a singer?

No.

Ben Hunter wrote:James Nguyen?

No. At the very least, I highly doubt this is James' true identity.

Ian Volante wrote:Des O'Connor?

No.

Liam Tiernan · Post by **Liam Tiernan** » Thu Jun 02, 2011 10:52 pm

English?
Over 50?
Actor?
Bald?
Fat?
Jewish?
Gay?
Some of those should narrow things down a bit .

Adam Gillard · Post by **Adam Gillard** » Thu Jun 02, 2011 11:09 pm

Liam Tiernan wrote:English? Yes
Over 50? Yes
Actor? Yes
Bald? No, my Mum would have had to have done a pretty drastic haircut.
Fat? No
Jewish? Couldn't find the answer to this after about 15 minutes' browsing.
Gay? No
Some of those should narrow things down a bit .

Liam Tiernan · Post by **Liam Tiernan** » Thu Jun 02, 2011 11:15 pm

Does he have a knighthood.?
Has he appeared in any of the Harry potter films?
Is he married?
Is his wife also famous?

Adam Gillard · Post by **Adam Gillard** » Thu Jun 02, 2011 11:24 pm

Liam Tiernan wrote:Does he have a knighthood.? No
Has he appeared in any of the Harry potter films? Yes (great shout)
Is he married? Yes
Is his wife also famous? Not particularly

Liam Tiernan · Post by **Liam Tiernan** » Thu Jun 02, 2011 11:42 pm

Not Coltrane (fat, Scottish).
Not Gambon (knighted).
Not Fiennes (under 50, balding)).
Not Griffiths (fat)
Rickman?
Spall?
Thewlis?
But I'll go for Gary Oldman.

Adam Gillard · Post by **Adam Gillard** » Thu Jun 02, 2011 11:43 pm

Liam Tiernan wrote:Not Coltrane (fat, Scottish).
Not Gambon (knighted).
Not Fiennes (under 50, balding)).
Not Griffiths (fat)
Rickman?
Spall?
Thewlis?
But I'll go for Gary Oldman.

None of the above.

Ryan Taylor · Post by **Ryan Taylor** » Fri Jun 03, 2011 12:02 am

Was it Dobby?

Liam Tiernan · Post by **Liam Tiernan** » Fri Jun 03, 2011 12:12 am

Robert Hardy?
Bill Nighy?
John Cleese?

Adam Gillard · Post by **Adam Gillard** » Fri Jun 03, 2011 1:49 am

Ryan Taylor wrote:Was it Dobby?

No.

Liam Tiernan wrote:Robert Hardy?
Bill Nighy?
John Cleese?

None of the above.

Karen Pearson · Post by **Karen Pearson** » Fri Jun 03, 2011 6:19 am

Kenneth Branagh?
Jason Isaacs?

Adam Gillard · Post by **Adam Gillard** » Fri Jun 03, 2011 8:12 am

Karen Pearson wrote:Kenneth Branagh?
Jason Isaacs?

Neither.

Karen Pearson · Post by **Karen Pearson** » Fri Jun 03, 2011 9:11 am

Jim Broadbent? Although I'm not sure he's got that much hair to cut.
Robert Hardy? Ditto

I was going to suggest David Tennant (because that would be awsome) but he's not over 50. Shame.
Ditto Robert Pattinson.

Adam Gillard · Post by **Adam Gillard** » Fri Jun 03, 2011 9:25 am

Karen Pearson wrote:Jim Broadbent? Although I'm not sure he's got that much hair to cut.
Robert Hardy? Ditto

I was going to suggest David Tennant (because that would be awsome) but he's not over 50. Shame.
Ditto Robert Pattinson.

None of the above! I expect you'll get there eventually by going through all the male over-50 actors from the Harry Potter films, but it would be more fun if you tried to find out what other stuff he's acted in.

Karen Pearson · Post by **Karen Pearson** » Fri Jun 03, 2011 9:29 am

OK then. Has he been in Casualty?

Adam Gillard · Post by **Adam Gillard** » Fri Jun 03, 2011 9:32 am

Karen Pearson wrote:OK then. Has he been in Casualty?

Nope. You might want to be a bit more general than that to start with

Matt Morrison · Post by **Matt Morrison** » Fri Jun 03, 2011 9:36 am

Is he embarrassed about his "beach body"?

Does he consider gender realignment surgery to be a human right or a frivolous indulgence?

Adam Gillard · Post by **Adam Gillard** » Fri Jun 03, 2011 9:42 am

Matt Morrison wrote:Is he embarrassed about his "beach body"?

Does he consider gender realignment surgery to be a human right or a frivolous indulgence?

I don't know the answer to either. I meant more general questions about the kind of acting he's done, but feel free to ask any questions you like

Karen Pearson · Post by **Karen Pearson** » Fri Jun 03, 2011 10:01 am

Has he won an oscar?

A BAFTA?

Karen Pearson · Post by **Karen Pearson** » Fri Jun 03, 2011 10:01 am

Is he a household name? (Or am I going to go 'Who?' when it is revealed?)

Adam Gillard · Post by **Adam Gillard** » Fri Jun 03, 2011 10:11 am

Karen Pearson wrote:Has he won an oscar?

A BAFTA?

Neither.

Karen Pearson wrote:Is he a household name? (Or am I going to go 'Who?' when it is revealed?)

He's a very well known actor. I suppose he is a household name. If people didn't know his name then they'd probably still recognise him.

Rhys Benjamin · Post by **Rhys Benjamin** » Fri Jun 03, 2011 10:17 am

Rowan Atkinson?

Adam Gillard · Post by **Adam Gillard** » Fri Jun 03, 2011 10:19 am

Rhys Benjamin wrote:Rowan Atkinson?

No

Ryan Taylor · Post by **Ryan Taylor** » Fri Jun 03, 2011 11:33 am

Has he ever appeared in Trigger Happy TV?

Adam Gillard · Post by **Adam Gillard** » Fri Jun 03, 2011 12:49 pm

Ryan Taylor wrote:Has he ever appeared in Trigger Happy TV?

No, no, no.

Liam Tiernan · Post by **Liam Tiernan** » Fri Jun 03, 2011 1:00 pm

Is his Potter role one of the good guys?
Does he play a wizard?

Adam Gillard · Post by **Adam Gillard** » Fri Jun 03, 2011 1:23 pm

Liam Tiernan wrote:Is his Potter role one of the good guys? I think so
Does he play a wizard? Yes

Liam Tiernan · Post by **Liam Tiernan** » Fri Jun 03, 2011 6:51 pm

Ok, struggling now to find anybody who fits the bill.
Has he appeared in any of the Bond films?
Or the Pirates of the Caribbean series?
Would he be regarded more for his theatre work?

Adam Gillard · Post by **Adam Gillard** » Fri Jun 03, 2011 7:34 pm

Liam Tiernan wrote:Ok, struggling now to find anybody who fits the bill.
Has he appeared in any of the Bond films? No
Or the Pirates of the Caribbean series? No
Would he be regarded more for his theatre work? He does do a lot of theatre work; this is how my Mum ended up cutting his hair, but he is probably best known for his television work (hope that helps).

Adam Gillard · Post by **Adam Gillard** » Fri Jun 03, 2011 7:35 pm

By the way, I won't be able to answer any of your questions for the next 26 hours or so.

Matt Morrison · Post by **Matt Morrison** » Sat Jun 04, 2011 1:01 am

Will he be able to answer any of our questions for the next 21 hours?

Phil Reynolds · Post by **Phil Reynolds** » Sat Jun 04, 2011 8:49 am

Adam Gillard wrote:he is probably best known for his television work

Got to be Mark Williams. (Which is nice.)

Lucy Gowers · Post by **Lucy Gowers** » Sat Jun 04, 2011 1:17 pm

Is it Roger Lloyd Pack?

I'm assuming Ryan is the forum member in the know and that he's given a big clue above.

Only eight hours to wait now...

Ryan Taylor · Post by **Ryan Taylor** » Sat Jun 04, 2011 1:35 pm

Lucy Gowers wrote:Is it Roger Lloyd Pack?

I'm assuming Ryan is the forum member in the know and that he's given a big clue above.

Only eight hours to wait now...

Shit. I thought that was a subtle enough question. Apologies to Adam. Next time I see someone half famous then I will let you sabotage it. Sorry!

Rhys Benjamin · Post by **Rhys Benjamin** » Sat Jun 04, 2011 6:53 pm

Sorry to change but guess who I saw in Richmond today?

Eoin Monaghan · Post by **Eoin Monaghan** » Sat Jun 04, 2011 7:02 pm

Rhys Benjamin wrote:Sorry to change but guess who I saw in Richmond today?

Are they male?
Are they under 30?

Rhys Benjamin · Post by **Rhys Benjamin** » Sat Jun 04, 2011 7:12 pm

Eoin Monaghan wrote: Are they male? Yes
Are they under 30? No

Mark James · Post by **Mark James** » Sat Jun 04, 2011 8:31 pm

Was it someone who was on countdown or involved in formula 1? I can't imagine Rhys knows that many people outside of those areas.

Adam Gillard · Post by **Adam Gillard** » Sat Jun 04, 2011 10:13 pm

Lucy Gowers wrote:Is it Roger Lloyd Pack?

I'm assuming Ryan is the forum member in the know and that he's given a big clue above.

Only eight hours to wait now...

Lucy wins! It was indeed Roger Lloyd Pack. I tried to give a clue too when I responded with "No, no, no" (to put people in mind of The Vicar of Dibley). HE CALLED OUR HOUSE

but my sister wouldn't let me speak to him as I would have called him Trig and asked him silly things like "how's the inflatable dolphin?" etc., so she sensibly kept me away from the phone. I'm a big fan of OFAH, you see...

Adam Gillard · Post by **Adam Gillard** » Sat Jun 04, 2011 10:20 pm

Ryan Taylor wrote:Shit. I thought that was a subtle enough question. Apologies to Adam. Next time I see someone half famous then I will let you sabotage it. Sorry!

No worries, I think it just streamlined the narrowing-down process as Liam and Karen were clutching at straws.

Rhys: Was it Murray Walker? (that would be awesome!)

Charlie Reams · Post by **Charlie Reams** » Sat Jun 04, 2011 11:23 pm

Adam Gillard wrote: I'm a big fan of OFAH, you see...

Explains a lot.

Adam Gillard · Post by **Adam Gillard** » Sat Jun 04, 2011 11:40 pm

Charlie Reams wrote:
Adam Gillard wrote: I'm a big fan of OFAH, you see...
Explains a lot.

How so?

Rhys Benjamin · Post by **Rhys Benjamin** » Sun Jun 05, 2011 8:20 am

Mark James wrote:Was it someone who was on countdown or involved in formula 1? I can't imagine Rhys knows that many people outside of those areas. No

Adam Gillard wrote:
Rhys: Was it Murray Walker? (that would be awesome!)No

Liam Tiernan · Post by **Liam Tiernan** » Sun Jun 05, 2011 11:44 am

Adam Gillard wrote: No worries, I think it just streamlined the narrowing-down process as Liam and Karen were clutching at straws.

I'd got it down to a shortlist of 2, Roger and the guy from Drop the Dead Donkey.

Adam Gillard · Post by **Adam Gillard** » Sun Jun 05, 2011 1:33 pm

Rhys: is he English?

Rhys Benjamin · Post by **Rhys Benjamin** » Sun Jun 05, 2011 6:02 pm

Adam Gillard wrote:Rhys: is he English? Yes

Joseph Krol · Post by **Joseph Krol** » Mon Aug 15, 2011 8:53 pm

Slightly different question now: Where am I on this tube map?

Martin Bishop · Post by **Martin Bishop** » Sun Oct 30, 2011 4:12 pm

I missed my train home last night by two minutes, meaning that I had to hang around Waterloo for another half an hour. BUT, that meant I got to see a famous person walk through the station at midnight eating a baguette. Totally worth it.

Guess who.

Thomas Carey · Post by **Thomas Carey** » Sun Oct 30, 2011 4:59 pm

Are they...

English?
Male?
29 or younger?

Martin Bishop · Post by **Martin Bishop** » Sun Oct 30, 2011 5:01 pm

Yes, yes, no.

Andy Wilson · Post by **Andy Wilson** » Sun Oct 30, 2011 6:19 pm

Is he an actor?

Martin Bishop · Post by **Martin Bishop** » Sun Oct 30, 2011 7:11 pm

Andy Wilson wrote:Is he an actor?

No.