Guess the Famous Canadian

[Kreskin]

Winner of the thread guesses who the secret Canadian is. You can ask questions to receive yes or no answers in your quest. The answer will appear at the end from a hidden post dated today.

 

[Kreskin]

Answer is Howie Mandel

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Howie_Mandel

 

[Dexter Sinister]

Is the famous Canadian currently alive?

Is the famous Canadian a male?

Has the famous Canadian ever held elected office?

That's as far as I can go while being sure I'm not asking redundant questions.

 

[Kreskin]

A few steps closer:

Is the famous Canadian currently alive?

Yes

Is the famous Canadian a male?

Yes

Has the famous Canadian ever held elected office?

No

That's as far as I can go while being sure I'm not asking redundant questions.

 

[Dexter Sinister]

Okay, a living Canadian male who's never held elected office, so politics is not his claim to fame, unless he's one of those highly political but unelected people like David Suzuki. We're down to only a few thousand people.

Is this famous Canadian famous for activities generally referred to as "The Arts?" That would include things like writing, music (writer or performer or both), painting, dance, theatre, film making, stuff like that.

 

[Kreskin]

Okay, a living Canadian male who's never held elected office, so politics is not his claim to fame, unless he's one of those highly political but unelected people like David Suzuki. We're down to only a few thousand people.

Is this famous Canadian famous for activities generally referred to as "The Arts?" That would include things like writing, music (writer or performer or both), painting, dance, theatre, film making, stuff like that.

Perhaps a form of the arts but certainly not musical.

 

[Haggis McBagpipe]

Has he been in the news lately?

(Does the winner get to take the thread home and keep it as a pet?)

 

[DaSleeper]

Is he a sports figure?

 

[Unforgiven]

The Deadly Arts? :smile:

 

[Curiosity]

Michael J. Fox..... Keifer Sutherland .....

 

[eh1eh]

Conrad Black. The art of money.

 

[Kreskin]

Not really
No
No
No
No

 

[Tonington]

Is this man likely to be seen as a regionally famous Canadian, as opposed to a national celebrity?

Has this man won international awards?

 

[Kreskin]

He's known nationally and even internationally but I'm not aware of him winning any international awards.

 

[#juan]

Is this man a writer?

Was the man born after 1960?

 

[#juan]

Is he an actor?

 

[Kreskin]

Is this man a writer?

No

Was the man born after 1960?

No

 

[Kreskin]

Is he an actor?
He has done some acting

 

[Dexter Sinister]

Is his primary claim to fame based on individual achievement? i.e. he's not a member of a group that's famous?

 

[Curiosity]

Lessee

Wayne Gretsky is still alive, is famous, even has done some on-film work, and is no longer a member of a group having retired...