Eric Blake has gone from the notorious streets of South Central Los Angeles where he experienced the “hard knock” life of gangs, drugs, and violence to a 15-year career as a renowned stand-up comedian.
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Q: Name the “Britain’s Got Talent” star who sky rocketed to fame after her performance of “I Dreamed a Dream” was viewed millions of times on YouTube.
A: Susan Boyle
Q: Androgynous internet star Chris Crocker gained fame for the video of him sobbing and screaming to leave this pop star, who had just shaved her head, alone.
A: Britney Spears
Q: Name this rock band who found a replacement for their lead singer, Scott Soto, when Neal Schon discovered a video of his cover band, The Zoo, on the internet.
A:Journey
This week’s contestant, Cody Strawn, was only able to answer one of the three questions correctly becoming the second consecutive contestant not to win. He still invited everyone to join him in North Carolina on August 6th and 7th to join him in his 24 hour movie marathon.
Remember, Shawn Amos will be by each week to test someone’s Pop Culture IQ. Next week could be you!
According to a deadline.com article this week, Steve Carell, star of The Office said in a BBC Radio interview that he intends to exit NBC’s top comedy series at the end of next season when his contract is up.
Presumably, this move would pave the way for Carell to put all his focus on his movie career.
The transformation from TV star to movie star is a common one as well as a risky one. Throughout history, we’ve seen careers built and careers flounder with this very maneuver.
In fact, just this week, the Radio Happy Hour welcomed back Amy and Nancy Harrington, the “Pop Culture Passionistas” of PopCulturePassionistas.com/ to share their lists of Top 5 Best (and Worst) TV Star to Movie Star Transformations.
The Pop Culture Passionistas come on at the 17:25 mark
Onision is one of the most popular and most controversial YouTube celebrities. He has over 250,000 subscribers who are arguably the most fiercely loyal fan base on the internet.
Between his main channel, archive channel and “Onision Speaks” channel, Onison uploads video on a daily basis and is alternately comical, goofy, edgy and heavily serious. In his “Onision Speaks” videos he dives into topics such vegetarianism, ethics, morals, and religion.
Amy and Nancy Harrington, the “Pop Culture Passionistas“, return for what is now their monthly visit. This month they bring to us their lists of Top 5 Best and Top 5 Worst TV Star to Movie Star Transformations.
Click here to see all past Pop Culture IQ quizzes to see how you would have fared.
Here is this week’s Pop Culture IQ brought to you by Shout! Factory as heard exclusively on this week’s Radio Happy Hour:
Game starts at approximately the 35:00 mark. Just hit play below
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Q: Name the 1990 film starring Julia Roberts as a call girl and Richard Gere as her knight in shining armor.
A:“Pretty Women”
Q: Name the actress who played Ophelia in “Trading Places” and helped Dan Aykroyd and Eddie Murphy’s characters beat the Duke brothers at their own game.
A:Jamie Lee Curtis
Q: Name the “Cheers” actress who played a lady of the evening in the 1982 film “Night Shift” with Michael Keaton and Henry Winkler.
A:Shelley Long
Zach Day, this week’s contestant, got only one of the three questions correct. Unfortunately, that was not enough for the 16-year-old southern high school student to win.
Remember, Shawn Amos will be by each week to test someone’s Pop Culture IQ. Next week could be you!