Bet You Didn’t Know They Were Jewish #13
Reviving an old series
Tag: "Unlikely Jews"
Bet You Didn’t Know They Were Jewish #12
I’m reviving this feature, which has lain dormant for a year and a half. For more posts in this series, see here. Today’s Jew: Became a naturalized citizen of the United States in 1996 First gained attention as a Calvin Klein underwear model Appeared in Janet Jackson’s “Love Will Never Do (Without You)” music video [...]
Aug 18, 2009 | 0 comments | View Post
Bet You Didn’t Know They Were Jewish #11
Today’s Jew: Is an American actor, comedian and musician Is the son of two satellite engineers, with his mother having worked on the Hubble Space Telescope Has the nicknames JB and Jables Has had gallstone problems since he was 16 Used to hide wires in his clothes and let them “accidentally” fall out to make [...]
Feb 17, 2008 | 8 comments | View Post
Bet You Didn’t Know They Were Jewish #10
Today’s Jew: Was a Pizza Hut waitress at one time Surpassed Bryant Gumbel as the longest serving co-anchor of NBC’s The Today Show Had a husband who died of colon cancer, prompting her to co-found a non-profit organization for cancer research and education Was banned from the air by CNN president Reese Schoenfeld after he [...]
Feb 26, 2007 | 2 comments | View Post
Bet You Didn’t Know They Were Jewish #9
Today’s Jew: Is a Golden Globe-winning American actress and dancer Appeared in Jon Bon Jovi’s music video Always Starred in a show, the ratings for which dropped significantly due to a drastic change in hairstyle, resulting in new policies at the network requiring hairstyle changes by cast members to be approved by the network’s executives [...]
Bet You Didn’t Know They Were Jewish #8
Today’s Jew: Is a successful British Pop and R&B singer, selling over 13 million albums worldwideCan count Elton John as a fan (Elton has been quoted as saying “If there is a better singer in England than [today's mystery Jew], then I am Margaret Thatcher.” Is also a favorite of Usher, Quincy Jones, Beyonce and [...]
Jan 29, 2007 | 3 comments | View Post
Bet You Didn’t Know They Were Jewish #7
Today’s Jew: Is a well-known actress Has been named the “sexiest” or “most beautiful” woman alive by several publication Despite having stated that she has a connection to older men and could not see herself dating anyone under the age of thirty, she is said to be currently dating someone under the age of thirty [...]
Jan 17, 2007 | 5 comments | View Post
Bet You Didn’t Know They Were Jewish #6
Today’s Jew: Was a minor league baseball catcher in the St. Louis Cardinals and Chicago White Sox prior to his professional wrestling career Has a father who was featured in Ripley’s Believe it or Not for his ability to do sit-ups for hours on end Has a brother who also achieved some fame as a [...]
Bet You Didn’t Know They Were Jewish #5
Today’s Jew: Studied broadcast journalism at UCLA Was signed to top modeling agencies, and appeared in prominent television commercials for Bally Fitness clubs, Coca-Cola, and Discover Card Has appeared in Playboy, and other lads mags such as Maxim and FHM Voiced “Rachel” in the video game Need for Speed: Underground 2Has hosted a popular travel [...]
Jan 13, 2007 | 0 comments | View Post
Bet You Didn’t Know They Were Jewish #4
Today’s Jew: Had made 39 movies by 2006, with only two of those 39 recording losses Has both a species of spider and ant named after him Wasn’t the first choice actor for either of his two most famous characters Has received just one Oscar nomination during his career Has made films that have earned, [...]
Jan 12, 2007 | 5 comments | View Post
