Name that Actor

I am leading


Hurray!

Not fair! I just started playing!

I guess I better get another one for ya all to guess....

Famous Person #4
You must give me
1- this person's name
2- His original name
3- Why he is holding a white elephant



Have fun.......

I'm stumped! I thought it was John Rockefeller Sr. but I don't think so!

Look at what he is holding in his hands

it looks like a photo of Connie Mack

Which would explain the white elephant he is holding


That was the nickname given the A's by NY Giants mamager John McGraw because he felt the A's were white elephants

That became the nickname and mascot of the team

That is my guess

I don't think he was ever an actor


But I have no idea who else that could be

I think you are right, gs!

But I'll do you one better; his real name was Cornelius McGillicuddy!

2 points for GS!
1 point for Lap!

Great job. I was not sure if anybody would know the White elephant thing!

From: Connie Mack's Player Pages at thebaseballpage.com

Quote :

History of the "White Elephant"
In 1901, Connie Mack and his Philadelphia Athletics helped form the American League. The following year, New York Giants Manager John McGraw dismissed the A's with contempt, calling them "The White Elephants." In response, Mack defiantly adopted the White Elephant as the team insignia, and it has been part of the franchise's heritage ever since. Its first appearance was on team sweaters. In about 1918, the Elephant finally saw game action when Mack had the pachyderm symbol (in blue with a white "A" inside) placed on the left sleeve of every player.

By 1920, Mack had fully adopted the A's Elephant as the team's symbol. Gone was the traditional A" on the front of the jersey. In its' place was a blue elephant logo. But after a few poor seasons, Mack decided a change was in order. So, in 1924, the blue elephant was replaced by the white elephant on the team's jersey. The new-look pachyderm seemed to do the trick, as the A's played better ball for the next few years.

In 1928, Mack decided the elephant had worn out its brief welcome on the A's jersey fronts. He replaced it with the familiar "A" on the uniforms, and the A's went on to win two World Championships and an AL crown in the next three years. This resurgence was probably due more to the additions of Jimmie Foxx, Al Simmons, Lefty Grove, Mickey Cochrane, et al., than to the elephant's absence.

That was the last year for the elephant on the A's uniform until 1955, when the A's, now in Kansas City, added an elephant patch to their left sleeves. But when Charlie Finley purchased the team in the early sixties, the elephant mascot was once again sent packing, replaced by, of all animals, a mule. This was the last we saw of this loveable A's mascot until 1988, when the elephant proved to be a "good luck" charm for the A's, as the team, now in Oakland, won three straight American League pennants and one world championship.

Current standings:

Actor 1 winner:
2 points bobrob2004
1 point iluvpudge7

Actor 2 winner:
2 points GS78
1 point gdennis59

Actor 3 winner
2 Points GS78
1 Point Lap

Famous Person 4 winner
2 Points GS78
1 Point Lap

Total to date:
GS78 = 6
laprimamirala = 2
bobrob2004 = 2
gdennis59 = 1
iluvpudge7 = 1

Actor #5

1- Name we know them as.
2- Name of a movie they played in
3- Their REAL name.

Tupac Shakur

As far as I know, that is his real name.
The only film I remember seeing him in was Juice.

There are sites out there with His real name...

You are both right so far.

I know him as 2Pac
I saw him in Juice
Real Name: Tupac Amaru Shakur

gdennis59 wrote:

I know him as 2Pac
I saw him in Juice
Real Name: Tupac Amaru Shakur

Many sites say that, but he did have another name before that. Growing up, he hated his real name.

laprimamirala wrote:

As far as I know, that is his real name.
The only film I remember seeing him in was Juice.

He also was in Above the Rim

And Poetic Justice

yeah, must've been working OT when those came out

come on guys, I now you can find his real name, now that you know his present one...

I had to cheat because I didn't know:

From Yahoo! Answers:
"Tupac Shakur was born Lesane Parish Crooks in Brooklyn, NY in 1971. While still a small child, his mother changed his name to Tupac Amaru after an Inca Indian revolutionary, "Tupac Amaru", meaning "Shining Serpent". "Shakur" means "Thankful To God" in Arabic."

laprimamirala wrote:

I had to cheat because I didn't know:

From Yahoo! Answers:
"Tupac Shakur was born Lesane Parish Crooks in Brooklyn, NY in 1971. While still a small child, his mother changed his name to Tupac Amaru after an Inca Indian revolutionary, "Tupac Amaru", meaning "Shining Serpent". "Shakur" means "Thankful To God" in Arabic."

Actor 5
1-Tupac Shakur - GS
2-Juice - Lap
3-Lesane Parish Crooks - Lap

Current standings:

Actor 1 winner:
2 points bobrob2004
1 point iluvpudge7

Actor 2 winner:
2 points GS78
1 point gdennis59

Actor 3 winner
2 Points GS78
1 Point Lap

Famous Person 4 winner
2 Points GS78
1 Point Lap

Actor 5 winner
1 Point - GS78
2 Points - Lap

Total to date:
GS78 = 7
laprimamirala = 5
bobrob2004 = 2
gdennis59 = 1
iluvpudge7 = 1

I'm still amazed that GS got Connie Mack! And he knew about the White elephant.

GS is our baseball historian!

Actor #6

1- Name we know him as.
2- What he did
3- His REAL name.

1. Harry Houdini
2. Magician/illusionist/escape-ologist!
3. Erich Weiss