Entertainment For Lively Minds
Fathers-in-law
Posted by spt on 5 August 2011 - 7:43pm.
Just learned that Denise Lewis' father-in-law is Tom O'Connor (yes, that Tom O'Connor). Phil Lynott's father-in-law was Leslie Crowther.
Any other unlikely relatives I should know about?
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Johnny Cash
Nick Lowe's ex-father-in-law.
Kym Marsh
Her father-in-law was some bloke from Wang Chung.
Rab C and Grouty
Olivia Newton John's grandfather...
was the physicist Max Born.
I've mentioned this before
but it bears repeating.
The smaller Chuckle Brother is the bigger Chuckle Brothers dad, not his brother at all, I know, amazing. To me, to you etc......
Dave, surely...
Dave, surely you are taking the piss.
To me, it is one of the worst kinds of leg pull, it COULD BE TRUE.
SURELY NOT ?
To you...
According to Wikipedia...
...Dave is wrong. There's only a couple of years between them. But Wikipedia isn't gospel...
If you type
"Chuckle Brothers father and son" into Google it opens up a vipers nest. It appears I could be misinformed but when you look at them.........
Yeah but...
If you type 'The Beatles Paul is dead' into Google it opens up a Viper's nest!
The Chuckle Brothers...
Live on The Moon allegedly...now how do they get there :-)
Another Corrie one
The actress who plays Emily Bishop is the mother of renowned sports writer Oliver Holt.
Anyone else
think the Chuckle Brothers are actually really funny?
They're often looked down on as being cheesy humour past its sell-by date. But I think they're actually pretty timeless.
The La's
Lee & Neil Mavers have another brother, Gary Mavers, an actor who played a lead role in Peak Practice, amongst other things.
He did the voiceover/narration
for the Amy Winehouse programme shown on Channel Five on Thursday.
Everton's John Heitinga
And Internazionale's Wesley Sneijder are brothers-in-law.
Fred Trueman's daughter was married to Raquel Welch's son
"Ah'll sithee"
Goodness gracious ah'll sithee
Wasn't Sophia Loren's daughter married to Fred Trueman's son once?
I think Stimpy has the right version on this, but
Sophia Loren's sister married Mussolini's jazz piano playing son Romano and one of their daughters, Alessandra, is an ex-MEP and a current member of the Italian parliament. I think she may not believe fascist to be an insult.
The story goes
That Romano played a gig with Chet Baker who was impressed with his playing. In conversation afterwards Chet came out with "Drag about the old man". If this isn't true it should be.
Another footie one...
Bradley Orr of QPR is the uncle of Jon Flanagan of Liverpool. They may well play against each other this season.
Similarly unlikely..
Thora Hird's daughter was for a while married to Mel "Velvet Fog" Torme
Ben Fogle and Julia Foster
Mother and son
What?!
Ben Fogle is Julia Foster's mother?! I say!
Ben Fogle
Dead ringer for the bloke from Stornaway.
Ben Goldacre and Noosha Fox
Mother and son. Hmm, there is a likeness...
Nodoubt conceived in
a s-s-s-single bed. Ayethangyew...
Edit: didn't see the clip below - but hey, the joke's the obviously good 'un!
For some reason
this connection makes me feel happy.
That
is astounding. I am happy I learned this fact today.
TOTP 1976
Twitter conversation during one of the BBC4 re-runs saw Dr Ben Goldacre reveal that his mother is Noosha Fox, lead singer of the S-S-S-Single Bed hitmakers Fox.
Martin Short and Clare Short
are cousins. As are Shimon Peres and Lauren Bacall.
Confusing or what?
If Bill Wyman had managed to stay married to Mandy Smith a bit longer, his son Stephen would have become his father in law - when he married Mandy's mum.
Actor Dennis Lawson who
Actor Dennis Lawson who played Wedge in the original Star Wars trilogy is the uncle of Ewan McGregor who was, of course, in the prequel trilogy.
Here’s one you’ll be telling all your Pals…
Dr. Henry Jay Heimlich, the inventor of the Heimlich maneuver, is the second cousin to Anson Williams, who played "Potsy" Weber on Happy Days… Fact!
Hehe
And that example of the Heimlich manouevre looks like Richie Cunningham and Potsy.
It also looks
like a candidate for Viz's "Up The Arse Corner"
Is that what they call
"jumping the shark?"
I've mentioned this before
Don Spencer from Playschool (chirpy Aussie, often accompanied by his guitar) is the father in law of laugh a minute Russell Crowe.
And wouldn't Elvis (had he cut down on the cheeseburgers) have been the father in law of Nic Cage and Fulham's own Michael Jackson.
Just also remembered my surprise
learning that chirpy cockney gardener Joe Swift is Margaret Drabble's son.
I'm quite easily surprised.
Blimey,it's dark already!
Hey Joe
That one had me running next door to tell Mrs Yorkio. Who already knew. And knows his sister, she now tells me. Oh well…
Crispian Mills / Hayley Mills
Crispian Mills (Kula Shaker frontman) is the son of actress Hayley Mills.
And grandson of John Mills
Who made the best Carlsberg advert ever in Ice Cold in Alex.
Everyone knows that DJ Judge Jules is...
... the nephew of Padstow chef Rick Stein, yes?
Dutch football ace
Johann Cruyf is the son in law of England cricket legend WG Grace.
Quite well known really
But any excuse to post a picture of UFO's Gabrielle Drake - sister of Nick:
Appreciated....
...but coming back to the OP (and something I've posted before I think): Rick Jones (Playschool/Fingerbobs/Meal Ticket) is the father-in-law of John Keeble of Spandau Ballet.
Fred West
Was his own father in law.
She's not famous but
my next door neighbour's cousin is the lead singer in Spandau Ballet. She generally keeps quiet about this though, unlike her cousin.
That's
so true.
Stephanie Flanders
BBC Economic Editor is the daughter of Michael Flanders (Mud, mud glorious mud / I'm a Gnu etc)
Are all the BBC related?
?
If you go far enough back then yes
probably :-)
Wilfred Brambell
was Paul McCartney's grandfather.
That's not Paul's grandfather.
I've seen him. He lives in Paul's house...
Oh, that's his other grandfather,
but he's his grandfather, as well.
He's very
clean
He is very clean...
And look boys, he has just got engaged.
Oh no
he's not...
;-p
...
Well, everyone's entitled to two, aren't they?
Meg White..
has Patti Smith as a mother in law..
Little Green
I believe this is well known but Paula Yates (Mrs Geldof to you) was Hughie Green's illegitimate daughter. And is rumoured to have suffered from depression on finding this out.
Victoria Sellers
Peter Sellers' daughter Victoria once had Slim Jim Phantom of the Stray Cats as her Stepdad.
Also her half-brother's Dad produced Tapestry.
It's not widely known...
... but Fabio Capello
is the secret love-child of Grandma from the Giles cartoons.
and the father..?
the picture of Judge Dredd ain't showing up on my proper computer...
here's another
Or maybe....?
One for jazz fans
Mel Torme, for decades one of the top jazz singers in the world and a legend among fans of the ilk, was at one time Thora Hird's son-in-law.
Blimey!
I wish I'd already posted that earlier in this thread
'Arry Redknapp
is Frank Lampards uncle, which makes Louise Redknapp his cousin (sort of)
At my school...
My 5th form maths teacher got engaged, and married, the daughter of my gym teacher who was a year above me in 6th form whilst she was only 17!
He left at the end of the year but she went on to study the same course as me at the same University so unsurprisingly I saw him on a couple of occasions after that.
Surprisingly he never made eye contact!
Did you know...
that the father-in-law of Wallander author Henning Mankell was the filmdirector Ingmar Bergman ?
I can picture the two of them playing chess on a windy beach...