newdreamer22's "43 Famous People I'd Like to Have at a Dinner Party"

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What is that old question that "Dinner for Five" is based on? If you could have any 3 famous people, living or not, at a dinner party who would you invite? It’s usually some permutation of that. This is my "43 Things" list of people that I think would make interesting guests, alone or in various combinations. No particular order…

  1. 1.
    Eddie Izzard

  2. 2.
    Robin Williams

  3. 3.
    Penn Jillette

  4. 4.
    Adam Savage

  5. 5.
    Graham Norton

  6. 6.
    Aaron McGruder

  7. 7.
    Carlos Mencia

  8. 8.
    Eartha Kitt

  9. 9.
    Julia Child

  10. 10.
    Princess Diana

  11. 11.
    H. Ross Perot

  12. 12.
    Albert Einstein

  13. 13.
    Kathy Griffin

  14. 14.
    Michael Moore

  15. 15.
    Alan Cumming

  16. 16.
    George Carlin

  17. 17.
    Sammy Davis, Jr.

  18. 18.
    Weird Al (Alfred Mathew) Yankovic

  19. 19.
    Shaun Cassidy

  20. 20.
    Margaret Cho

  21. 21.
    Anthony Geary

  22. 22.
    Aaron Spelling

  23. 23.
    Jeff "The Frugal Gourmet" Smith

  24. 24.
    Shirley MacLaine

  25. 25.
    Matt Groening

  26. 26.
    John Lennon

  27. 27.
    Bill Cosby

  28. 28.
    Amelia Earhart

  29. 29.
    whoopi goldberg

  30. 30.
    Dennis Miller

  31. 31.
    John Waters

  32. 32.
    Dolly Parton

  33. 33.
    Richard Simmons

  34. 34.
    Danny Bonaduce

  35. 35.
    Spalding Gray

  36. 36.
    Freddie Mercury

  37. 37.
    annie Leibovitz

  38. 38.
    mel brooks

  39. 39.
    Stephen King

  40. 40.
    Jonathan Winters

  41. 41.
    Groucho Marx

  42. 42.
    Ricardo Montalban

  43. 43.
    Roddy McDowall

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Created by newdreamer22 on Jun 21, 2006.
 

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newdreamer22

Another Switch — 5 years ago

I’m taking Doris Day off the list (she’s been rather reclusive in her old age… maybe she’d be reluctant to make fascinating dinner conversation?) in favor of Roddy McDowall. I realized while watching “Lord Love a Duck” that I absolutely love his voice and the way he uses it. He had a long career, many friends, and few enemies (according to the imdb) so he’d probably have good conversation and charming diplomacy.

Sep 13, 02:00PM | 0 comments | Reply to this

newdreamer22

Updates — 5 years ago

Two changes:

I dropped Robert Conrad for Groucho Marx. Although I hate losing a manly man off the list, I am a sucker for humor, and Groucho must have great stories about his early career.

I dropped Tyra Banks in favor of Ricardo Montalban. I hate to lose a woman off the list, but I love the way he says “Corinthian Leather” and again, he must have wonderful stories.

Aug 10, 10:36PM | 0 comments | Reply to this

newdreamer22

So There It Is! — 5 years ago

I finally got the list up to 43, after more than a year! I had hoped it would be more integrated… only a little more than a quarter are female, about the same number are dead, slightly fewer are of color, and only 5 are openly non-hetero? Most are known primarily from the entertainment industry. I do think most would have interesting conversation, or at least humor, to bring to the table…

Jul 20, 07:49PM | 0 comments | Reply to this



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