Quiz: This Week in Celebrity History: Aug 20 – 26
This week Sting is celebrating a big wedding anniversary. Do you know which one it is?
They are celebrating their 25th anniversary! Fun Fact: As part of their lavish wedding, Trudie Styler rode in on a horse led by Sting.
Not that this is a competition, but Bono is celebrating a BIGGER anniversary! Which one is it?
They've been married for 35 years! Bono and his wife Ali met in high school and even celebrate the anniversary of their first date!
Dirty Dancing is celebrating its 30th anniversary on Aug 21. Patrick Swayze wasn’t always going to be Johnny Castle. Who was cast first?
Billy Zane! Rumor has it that he had no chemistry with Jennifer Grey. Can you imagine how different the movie would've been?
Before becoming an actress, what was birthday girl Kristen Wiig (Aug 22) studying in college?
Kristen Wiig was studying Art before she packed up everything and headed to Hollywood. She had always been into art and hadn't even considered being an actress until college.
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Which River Phoenix movie came out on Aug 22, 1986, the day before his 16th birthday?
Stand By Me! River Phoenix was practically a baby when he made the movie.
10 years ago, Nicole Richie arrived for her 4 day jail sentence on Aug 23. How long did she actually spend locked up?
82 minutes! Her sentence was for a DUI arrest on Dec. 11, 2006 when she was caught driving the wrong way on the freeway.
Birthday boy Tim Burton (Aug 25) is known for his dark movies. What light hearted job did he have before becoming a director?
Tim Burton was an animator at Disney! His duties included concept art and storyboarding. He even worked on The Fox and the Hound.
Also an Aug 25 birthday, ____ once defied doctor’s orders and spoke with Princess Diana at the Hunt for Red October premiere despite just having throat surgery.
Sean Connery! He had recently had nodes removed from his vocal cords (a surgery he'd have more than once) and was ordered by his Doctor to maintain absolute silence. But who could pass up the chance to talk with Diana?
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Robert Downey Jr was arrested (again!) on August 25, 1999. This time he didn’t get off easy. Who defended the star but failed to set him free?
Robert Shapiro and OJ's dream team! Downey had an amazing team of lawyers behind him, but that didn't save him this time. Downey was sentenced to 3 years after failing a mandatory drug test that stemmed from a previous drug arrest. He ended up only serving about a year.
Chris Pine was born on Aug 26, 1980! Which child star shares the exact same birthday?
Macauly Culkin! It's a little crazy to think that Captain Kirk and Kevin McCallister are the same age.
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