Celebrity picks for Derby Dead Pool 2008: T

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Takei, George Born 20 April 1937  (Los Angeles, California, USA) American actor, played Hikaru Sulu in Star Trek. Morbid Curiousity

Talabani, Jalal Born 12 November 1933  (Kelkan, Iraq) President of Iraq since April 2005. Banda Aceh Surf Club How Much For Those Stem Cells? Doom Maker The Old G1ts The Politigones

Tamblyn, Russ Born 30 December 1934  (Los Angeles, California, USA) American actor & dancer. Lord Gravedigger

Tanabe, Tomoji (Died in 2009) Born 18 September 1895  (Miyakonojo, Miyazaki, Japan) Currently the oldest man in the World. Alison The Assassin All Nails In The Coffin Banda Aceh Surf Club Biologically Dead Carkers Convention 2008 Dead Ends Dead Loss Death Is Watching Fallen Sparrow Going, Going ... Little Miss Snuffit I Smell Dead People Looks Like He Pulled A Daniel Jackson Picktons Pork Pies Rigor Mortis Makes Us Hard Roger Mortis See, I Told You I Was Sick! The End of the World As We Know It You Mean He's Not Already?

Tapia, Johnny Born 13 February 1967  (Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA) Boxer, once a top flyweight, but in recent years has hit the headlines only for his drugs use & other controversies. Banobo Kings

Tarbuck, Jimmy Born 6 February 1940  (Liverpool, England) Unfunny, golf-obsessed, old school comedian. Bring On The Rigor CSI Bramley  Digging the Grave I've Got Another Stiff Mike Oxards Showbusiness 20 The Jim Reapers

Tarmey, Bill (Died in 2012) Born 4 April 1941  (Ardwick, Manchester, England) Played the character of Jack Duckworth in ITV soap "Coronation Street". In 1976 he suffered a "massive heart attack" and ten years later had to undergo bypass surgery. A Shot In The Dark Breathless In Seattle Death Stinks Northernfox

Tarrant, Chris Born 10 October 1946  (Reading, Berkshire, England) "Tiswas" & "Who Wants to be a Millionaire" presenter, also a radio presenter. Bob Marley's Doughnuts

Taylor, Charles Born 28 January 1948  (Arthington, Liberia) Former president of Liberia, accused of gun-running, diamond-smuggling and war crimes by the UN, and is currently on trial at The Hague. Bob Mugabe's Swingtime Band

Taylor, Elizabeth (Died in 2011) Born 27 February 1932  (Hampstead, London, England) Movie star and only friend of Michael Jackson. She has broken her back four times, had surgery for a brain tumour, and was once pronounced dead during the filming of "Cleopatra", following which she had an emergency tracheotomy. She has been married 940 times. A. L. F. Alison The Assassin Banobo Kings Best Left To Rest Bing Gone Bring On The Rigor Chemically Detatched Circling The Drain Corpse Bride CSI Bramley Dancing Elephants Dead As A Dodo Dead Calm Honey Bunny & Pumpkin Death Stinks Death By Hemeloids Death At Taylor Hall Deathpig Deceased Buggers Die, Die, Die My Darling Diet Of Worms Dirt Nappers Down Under The Daisies Dysfunctional Evil Shape-Shifting Pixies Fallen Off The Twig Flanges Unlucky In Life From Dust To Dung Going, Going ... Hunting Halos If I'm Spared Myself, Of Course In Death Do Us Fart International House of Death Is He/she Still Alive? It Tolls For Thee Kackers United Kiki's Hit List Kiss of Death Kitty Killer Knock Knock... Knowing My Luck I'll Reincarnate As A Mayfly Again! Kopbird Laughter Kills L C And The Sunshine Band Marina Next Up Nicole Kidman Is A Slag Northernfox No Team Is Complete Without Thatcher Penguin Patrol Phreebyrd Pining For The Fjords Rabbitsnuffer Reaper's Revenge  Rigor Mortis Makes Us Hard Sans Teeth, Sans Eyes, Sans Taste, Sans Life Shezy B's Goners Shovelful Of Dirt Siegfried Baboon's Baboon Colony Show, Feat. David Van Day Come On Baby Light My Pyre Stainless Coffin Taxi For.............! The Blue And White Reaper  The Caulkhead Coffin-Kickers The Conqueror Worm The Destroying Angels The End of the World As We Know It The Great Unclaimed The Misfortune Tellers The Pale Horseman's Pearly Gatecrashers There's A Mr Death At The Door, Something About The Reaping The Shoebury Stiffs The Voodoo Gurus The Watts Wallies Today Is A Good Day To Die Vicious Malcious Wednesday 'Til I Die We're Your Friends To The Bitter End....  Wishy-Washy Worm Farmer Worm Food You Must Be Croaking!

Taylor, Jack (Died in 2012) Born 21 April 1930  (Wolverhampton, West Midlands, England) Ex football referee - refereed the 1974 World Cup Final, giving two penalties - the first one in the first minute. Die Now....Die Now....Show Us You've Pegged

Taylor, James Born 12 March 1948  (Belmont, Massachusetts, USA) Singer/songwriter, mainly in country or rock music, but has performed in a huge variety of musical styles. The Jim Reapers

Taylor, Kelly (Died in 2012) Born in Bristol, England  (exact date unknown) Terminally ill woman who has asked her local doctors to help end her life as she suffers from Eisenmenger's syndrome and Klippel-Feil syndrome, which cause spinal, heart & lung ailments. Born in 1977. I Smell Dead People

Taylor, Phil (Died in 2012) Born 18 September 1917  (Bristol, England) Not the darts champion, but the former cricketer, England football international and ex-manager of Liverpool FC. The Morbid Postman The Terry Fenwick Select XX

Taylor, Phil Born 13 August 1960  (Burslem, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, England) The darts player - multiple champion in the "sport". Living On A Prayer

Taylor, Rip Born 13 January 1934  (Washington DC, USA) Actor & comedian, very well known in the US, less so in the UK. Laughter Kills

Taylor, Rod Born 11 January 1930  (Sydney, New South Wales, Australia) Australian actor, mostly in films in both his home country & the US. I'll Pick 'Em Till They Croak

Taylor-Bradford, Barbara Born 10 May 1933  (Leeds, Yorkshire, England) Hugely successful writer of female literature. Evil Shape-Shifting Pixies

Tebbit, Lord Norman Born 29 March 1931  (Ponders End, London, England) Outspoken former chairman of the Conservative Party, whose unemployed father famously "did not riot, he got on his bike and looked for work". Here's one of his more famous, though not wholly memorable, quotes: "The word 'conservative' is used by the BBC as a portmanteau word of abuse for anyone whose views differ from the insufferable, smug, sanctimonious, naïve, guilt-ridden, wet, pink orthodoxy of that sunset home of the third-rate minds of that third-rate decade, the 1960s." It must have taken him hours to write that. Asking For It Dave Moans Milksnatcher Bites The Dust!! Norman Tebbit's Bicycle Club The Politigones Time's Champion

Temple, Shirley Born 23 April 1928  (Santa Monica, California, USA) The most famous child star in cinema history, who left the movies once she grew up and became the US ambassador to Ghana (in the 1970s) and Czechoslovakia (during the "Velvet Revolution"). In 1972 she was diagnosed with breast cancer, but survived and was widely respected for being one of the first public figures to openly discuss the issue. Random trivia: her daughter Lori (as "Lori Lorax") was a founder member of seminal proto-grunge band The Melvins. Bloody Dead Rep Bobo's Gonna Get Ya !! Chemically Detatched Heartbreak Motor Oil Mr C Northern Reaper Popping Your Clogs Stainless Coffin We Are Celebrities - Get Us Out Of Here! Will D Maykitt

Terkel, Studs  Born 16 May 1912  (New York, New York, USA) Died 31 October 2008  (Chicago, Illinois, USA) Age at death: 96  (read death notice) American author and broadcaster. Suffered from ommatophobia, a bizarre fear of eyes. Food For Worms Maggots-R-Us Merry Death Mass Old People Party Of 20 The Conqueror Worm

Terreblanche, Eugene (Died in 2010) Born 31 January 1941  (Ventersdorp, South Africa) Afrikaner, who during the height of the apartheid era, was notorious for his use of violence in support of it. Since the era of Nelson Mandela, and a 7 year jail sentence, he's kept a lower profile. My Toes Are Real People

Thatcher, Margaret (Died in 2013) Born 13 October 1925  (Grantham, Lincolnshire, England) Britain's first female Prime Minister, and one of Augusto Pinochet's beer buddies. After her fall from grace in 1990 and subsequent retirement from the House of Commons two years later, the handbag-toting Iron Lady was made an Iron Baroness and is now generally regarded as "a bit nuts" (though whether this is anything new is subject to debate). In 2002 she retired from public life following a number of strokes, and her health has reportedly gone further downhill following the death of her husband Denis in June 2003. 1-2-3 Dead Like Me 1 Dead In Ohio It's Grim Up North 2 Days Older Than Grass 666 Carrion Luggage Alison The Assassin Annus Horribilis Are They Dead Yet? Ashes To Ashes A Shot In The Dark Asking For It Banobo Kings Bazzilliant Beginnings of Rigor Best Left To Rest Billy Dodds Knew Bladder Monkies Blade Runners Bob Marley's Doughnuts Bob Mugabe's Swingtime Band Dustbusters Bosunic Rites Boxed Up And Ready To Go Breathless In Seattle But I'm Not Dead Yet Camden Corpses Chemically Detatched Church(yard) On The Hill Colin's Toe Curlers Conan Troutman Condi's Harbingers Of Criminals Co-Op Funerals Criptkicker2 CSI Bramley Dancing Elephants Dancy Beats For Dancy Dead Folk Dave Moans Dave's Bungalow Of Death Dave's Dead, Aye Dead Drunk Dead And Don't Know It Dead Beats Dead Centre Of England Dead Calm Dead Commons Dead, Dead And Never Called Me Mother Deadheaddawg Death Becomes Her Deaths R Us Death From Down Under Death By Hemeloids Death At Taylor Hall Death On The Rocks Deathpig Death Stalks United Die, Die, Die My Darling Die Now....Die Now....Show Us You've Pegged Food For Worms Digging the Grave Dispatch Without Delay Dodger's Coffins Doom Maker Doornails R Us Down Under The Daisies Dr Death's Diabolical Dice Of Doom Dress re-Hearse-als  Drop Dead Celebration Dysfunctional Eat My Dust Eejit Either You're Dead Or My Watch Has Stopped Eternity Tours Evil Shape-Shifting Pixies Finbarr Returns From The Dead (Again*3) Flanges Unlucky In Life Forrest Lawn Jockeys George Lass and the Gravelings Going, Going ... Golden Oldies! Graeme's Unfortunate Gems  Grendel's Graveyard Hardwood Surround Hatters 1988-2008 Last Breaths!!!! You're Dead Now, So Shut Up! House Of Stiffs Illinois Reaper Beater 2.0 I'll Pick 'Em Till They Croak I'll Sleep When You're Dead In Bed With Maradona In Death Do Us Fart International House of Death Little Miss Snuffit I Think We're Alone Now Jaguar X-Types Jellydead The Fred West Dancers & The Goebbels Family Live On The Box Jims Deadbeats JoeRam Judgement Day Juicy Janny Kiki's Hit List Kitty Killer Knock Knock... Knowing My Luck I'll Reincarnate As A Mayfly Again!  Kopbird Kurt Cobain's Trigger Finger Let Us Embalm You  Lived So Let's Die Lucifer's Legionaires Mary Tyler Morgue Mave's Graves Milksnatcher Bites The Dust!!  Morbid United FC Mr & Mrs Drummerboy Next Up  Norman Tebbit's Bicycle Club Northern Reaper Northernfox  No Team Is Complete Without Thatcher One Foot In The Grave Optimus Prime's Rusty Nuts Over My Dead Body The Pale Rider Passing Over Past Their Sell By Date Penguin Patrol Perish, The Thought Picktons Pork Pies P.M.T. (Pre Mortem Tension) ProDeathCrew Pulse Pure Dead Brilliant Purley Gates Pushing Up The Daisies  Quakerjock Rabbitsnuffer Retliv Forest Rich's Goners Riding The Jesus Train Rigor Mortis Makes Us Hard Samdeal Anyone Seen My Camel? Mike Oxards Showbusiness 20  See, I Told You I Was Sick! Siegfried Baboon's Baboon Colony Show, Feat. David Van Day Come On Baby Light My Pyre Six Feet Under Slasherslist Slave To The Grave Sometimes They Come Back Sorry God - I Thought You Were Kenny Rogers Sporting Lesbian STAB_in_the_DARK Stahlmatt Stainless Coffin Steeny Stephen Hawking's Football Boots Stiff & the Tears Team Bigfoot  The Anfield Iron The Blue And White Reaper The Caulkhead Coffin-Kickers The Conqueror Worm 2008 Crematorium Cheerleaders The Destroying Angels  The Funeral Director 08 The Great Unclaimed The Grateful Dead The Long-Awaited Return of the Dorset Jury The Misfortune Tellers The Mostly Dead The Naq's Nightmare Team The Old G1ts ThePoitouTeam The Politigones  The Shoebury Stiffs The Voodoo Gurus The Watts Wallies They Died And Left Me In Charge Time's Champion  TiMr Vicious Malcious VSBfromH Wawix World  We Are Celebrities - Get Us Out Of Here! We're Your Friends To The Bitter End.... What's Up Doc? Will D Maykitt Wishy-Washy You Are In Grave Danger You Mean He's Not Already? You Must Be Croaking! Your Pretty Face Is Going To Hell

Theodorakis, Mikis Born 29 July 1925  (Chios, Greece) Composer. Judgement Day

Thiebaud, Wayne Born 23 November 1920  (Mesa, Arizona, USA) US artist & painter. Wake Up And Smell The Coffin

Thomas, Geoff Born 5 August 1964  (Manchester, England) Former England footballer, best remembered either for his service to Crystal Palace or for one of the worst shots in football history whilst playing for England at Wembley. Overcame a long battle with leukemia. Dead Loss Retliv Forest

Thompson, Eddie  Born 16 July 1940  (Glasgow, Scotland) Died 15 October 2008  (Dundee, Scotland) Age at death: 68  (read death notice) Successful businessman in the retail trade and chairman of Dundee United FC. Died after a 5 year battle with prostate cancer. Dustbusters Dispatch Without Delay It's Worse Than That, He's Dead Jim! Master Mind Meet Your Maker No Noose Is Good Noose Rude Kid The Last Gasp

Thompson, Fred Born 19 August 1942  (Sheffield, Alabama, USA) Former actor, turned Senator for Tennessee & Presidental Candidate in the 2008 US elections. Bladder Monkies I've Got Another Stiff

Thomson, James Date and place of birth unknown Millionaire architect and convicted child abductor/molester. Slung in prison in December 2006, and will probably die there, as he has inoperable cancer. Born in 1937. George Lass and the Gravelings Jims Deadbeats The Doffin' Codgers

Thornton, Frank (Died in 2013) Born 15 January 1921  (Dulwich, London, England) TV and film actor, probably best known for his role as Captain Peacock in the long-running department-store-based sitcom "Are You Being Served?" In 1997, when Brian Wilde was taken ill prior to filming a series of "Last of the Summer Wine", Thornton was hurriedly brought in to play Herbert "Truly" Truelove, by way of a replacement for the Foggy Dewhurst character. Chemically Detatched Passing Over The Delightful Dead The Grinning Reaper You're Not Acting Like Yourself Today -- Are You Dead?

Thorp, Richard (Died in 2013) Born 2 January 1932  (Purley, Surrey, England) TV actor who has played the part of Alan Turner in "Emmerdale Farm" since 1982. I'll Sleep When You're Dead

Thorpe, Jeremy Born 29 April 1929  (London, England) Former Member of Parliament and leader of the Liberal Party. His career was destroyed in the mid-1970s as a result of a scandal in which he and three others were charged with conspiracy to murder his alleged lover Norman Scott. He has suffered from Parkinson's Disease for over twenty years. 1 Down, 19 To Go Alison The Assassin Bob Mugabe's Swingtime Band Dustbusters Cap'n Ohtz Colin's Toe Curlers Dead Beats Dead Boys Inc. Featuring Girls Ashroud Dead Commons Death By Hemeloids George Lass and the Gravelings Going Green Grassyknoll Grayson House Of Stiffs  Purley Gates 2008 Crematorium Cheerleaders The Shoebury Stiffs They're Dead, Y'Know! Tomb It May Concern Will D Maykitt You Must Be Croaking!

Thynne, Alexander Born 6 May 1932  (London, England) AKA the 7th Marquess of Bath. Eccentric incumbent of the Longleat Estate in Wiltshire. Well known for painting murals and having an interesting attitude to "free love". Lesser known for writing and being fined for assaulting a man in Campden Hill Road, Notting Hill. A Shot In The Dark

Timberlake, Justin Born 31 January 1981  (Memphis, Tennessee, USA) Former lead singer of N*Sync, now a solo performer & far more successful than his old girlfriend, Britney Spears. Jamie's Dodgers

Tindill, Eric (Died in 2010) Born 18 December 1910  (Nelson, New Zealand) Played for New Zealand at both cricket and rugby, and is now the oldest surviving Old Black. VSBfromH

Tingwell, Bud (Died in 2009) Born 3 January 1923  (Sydney, New South Wales, Australia) Highly-respected Australian actor, mostly in films. However, sadly, for him, he might be best remembered by British viewers for his role in Neighbours between 2000-2003. The Graveyard Shifter 2008

Tisza, Laszlo (Died in 2009) Born 7 July 1907  (Budapest, Hungary) Physicist & professor, whose expertise, according to his blurb, include theoretical physics, the history and philosophy of science, and the foundation of thermodynamics and quantum mechanics. Now I don't understand any of that sentence but basically I think it means he's a very clever man. Optimus Prime's Rusty Nuts

Tobin, Peter Born 27 August 1946  (Johnstone, Renfrewshire, Scotland) Man found guilty of killing three girls in Essex. Dead Ringers TiMr

Todd, Richard (Died in 2009) Born 11 June 1919  (Dublin, Republic of Ireland) Mildly successful film and stage actor, born in Ireland to British parents who bestowed upon him the full name of Richard Andrew Palethorpe-Todd. Saw active service throughout World War II, and parachuted into France during the D-Day landings. He later went on to appear in "D-Day: The Sixth of June" and "The Longest Day", though perversely he didn't play himself in either film. Dave's Dead, Aye Dead Drunk  Jesus Jones Milksnatcher Bites The Dust!! The Destroying Angels You Are In Grave Danger

Tolimir, Zdvrako Born 27 November 1948  (Glamoc, Bosnia) Bosnian Serb commander during the former war in Yugoslavia, and currently on trial for war crimes at The Hague. Asking For It  Banda Aceh Surf Club Clathrate Gun I Smell Dead People Lord Football's Terminally Ill XX STAB_in_the_DARK They're Dead, Y'Know!  Tonight Matthew I'm Going To Be Badly-Torn Boy Wormer, He's a Dead Man! Marmalard, Dead! Niedermeyer...

Tomlinson, Ricky Born 26 September 1939  (Bispham, Blackpool, Lancashire, England) Ex-plasterer & Trade Unionist turned hugely successful & popular actor - firstly in "Brookside" but best loved for his role in "The Royle Family". Co-Op Funerals Dead Boys Inc. Featuring Girls Ashroud Sometimes They Come Back Stephen Hawking's Football Boots VSBfromH

Toon, Malcolm (Died in 2009) Born 4 July 1916  (Troy, New York, USA) Former US ambassador to Czechoslovakia, Yugoslavia, Israel, and most notably, the Soviet Union in the 1970's. Drunkasaskunk

Top, Gaz Born 5 July 1961  (St. Asaph, Wales) Children's TV & now motorsport presenter, born Gareth Jones. Pobol Y Fedd

Torn, Rip Born 6 February 1931  (Temple, Texas, USA) US veteran film & TV actor, born Elmore Rual Torn. You're Not Acting Like Yourself Today -- Are You Dead?

Torre, Joe Born 18 July 1940  (Brooklyn, New York, USA) Former head coach of the baseball team, the New York Yankees. Now with the LA Dodgers. Worm Food

Tovar, Lupita Born 27 July 1911  (Oaxaca, Mexico) Mexican film actress, in occasional Hollywood movies. Calamity

Townes, Charles Born 28 July 1915  (Greenville, South Carolina, USA) Inventor of the maser (a microwave device). Also worked on the laser, but not on the taser, or indeed the razor. Drunkasaskunk

Townsend, Sue Born 2 April 1946  (Leicester, England) Writer, playwright & journalist, whose best known work is easily the "Adrian Mole" books. Fallen Off The Twig

Townshend, Pete Born 19 May 1945  (Ealing, London, England) Guitarist and main songwriter in The Who. In 2003 he suffered a "personal legal tragedy" in which he was found to have provided his credit card details to view child pornography on the web. The police cautioned him and he is now on the Sex Offenders' Register, though he continued to protest that he was gathering material "for research purposes". Presumably he won't get fooled again. A Change Of Tactics Flatline Or Bust!

Toyonaga, Tsuneyo  Born 21 May 1894  (Tano, Kochi, Japan) Died 22 February 2008  (Tano, Japan) Age at death: 113  Ancient Japanese lady. Not any more, she ain't. All Nails In The Coffin

Traoré, Moussa Born 25 September 1936  (Kayes, Mali) President of Mali from 1968-91. Ailing Rulers of Africa

Trautmann, Bert (Died in 2013) Born 22 October 1923  (Bremen, Germany) Manchester City goalkeeper, famous for suffering a broken neck and concussion during the 1956 FA Cup Final, despite which he finished the match, and indeed made several saves. Redmyst XX Will D Maykitt

Travers, Mary (Died in 2009) Born 9 November 1936  (Louisville, Kentucky, USA) One-third of 1970s folk group Peter, Paul & Mary - "Leaving On A Jet Plane" and all that. Revealed in December 2004 that she is undergoing chemotherapy for a form of leukaemia. Diet Of Worms This Mortal Coil

Travolta, John Born 18 February 1954  (Englewood, New Jersey, USA) Actor who has had something of a rollercoaster career: he was catapulted to fame in "Saturday Night Fever" (1977), but then appeared in a few turkeys before his career was rescued by, of all things, "Look Who's Talking". Finally acquired a semblance of cool as the hitman Vincent Vega in "Pulp Fiction", before losing it again in the absurd Scientologist film "Battlefield Earth". 1 Dead In Ohio

Trebek, Alex Born 22 July 1940  (Sudbury, Ontario, Canada) TV presenter, the long time host of "Jeopardy!" Northern Reaper Perish, The Thought The Praying Vultures

Trescothick, Marcus Born 25 December 1975  (Keynsham, Somerset, England) Cricketer for Somerset & formerly for England. Wild Geeses

Trezise, Rachel Born in Cwmparc, Rhondda Cynon Taf, South Wales,  (exact date unknown) Up & coming author, has achieved a lot of success in a relatively short career. Born in 1978. Pobol Y Fedd

Trintignant, Jean-Louis Born 11 December 1930  (Piolenc, Vaucluse, France) One of France's greatest film actors & nephew of former racing driver & DDP pick Maurice Trintignant. ThePoitouTeam

Troyer, Verne Born 1 January 1969  (Sturgis, Michigan, USA) Diminutive (2'8") actor, best known for playing Mini-Me in the "Austin Powers" movies. Dancing Elephants

Tsvangirai, Morgan Born 10 March 1952  (Gutu, Zimbabwe) Opposition leader to Robert Mugabe, one of the few to stay in the country and try to battle it out with Mad Bob. As a result, Mugabe keeps arresting him, accusing him of all manner of things, or just having him beaten up, but Tsvangirai remains the main anti-government voice. The Winged Devil Monkeys

Tucker, Olive Born 11 May 1909  (Hartlepool, England) The other oldest twin in the UK. All Nails In The Coffin

Tupou V, King George (Died in 2012) Born 4 May 1948  (Tongatapu, Tonga) Became King of Tonga in September 2006, following the death of his father, King Taufa'ahau Tupou IV. Toasted Brown Bread

Turnbull, Eddie (Died in 2011) Born 12 April 1923  (Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland) Scottish footballer, particulary remembered for his service to Hibernian FC as both player and manager. The Terry Fenwick Select XX

Turner, Andrew Born 24 October 1953  (Coventry, Warwickshire, England) Conservative MP for the Isle of Wight. Suffered a stroke in December 2006. The Winged Devil Monkeys

Turner, Anthea Born 25 May 1960  (Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, England) Bland TV presenter, better known for her private life than for her personality. I'll Sleep When You're Dead

Turner, Ted Born 19 November 1938  (Cincinnati, Ohio, USA) Businessman & founder of CNN. Ohio and Goodbye-o

Turner, Tina Born 26 November 1939  (Nutbush, Tennessee, USA) Singer, born Anna Mae Bullock, still active after almost 50 years in the business. Well known for her big hair & raspy voice. Shezy B's Goners

Tutu, Desmond Born 7 October 1931  (Klerksdorp, South Africa) Winner of the 1984 Nobel Peace Prize, he became Archbishop of Cape Town in 1986. When aged fourteen he caught tuberculosis and had to spend two years in hospital as a result. Reported to be "seriously ill" in 2001, he joked "My presence here gives testimony to the resurrection of the dead!" during a visit to London's Southwark Cathedral at the time. A Shot In The Dark Bob Mugabe's Swingtime Band Cap'n Ohtz Feng Shui Pig You're Dead Now, So Shut Up! The Coffin-Dodgers

Twain, Shania Born 28 August 1965  (Windsor, Ontario, Canada) Country & pop singer - very famous for her song "Man, I Feel like a Woman!" Jamie's Dodgers

Tyler Moore, Mary Born 29 December 1936  (Brooklyn, New York, USA) Actress and comedienne who came to prominence in "The Dick Van Dyke Show", before being given her own programme, called, with a stunning lack of imagination, "The Mary Tyler Moore Show". How Much For Those Stem Cells? Club Carp Nelson Mandela Must Die There's A Mr Death At The Door, Something About The Reaping

Tyson, Frank Born 6 June 1930  (Farnworth, Lancashire, England) Former English test cricketer, a fast bowler for them & Northamptonshire. Die Now....Die Now....Show Us You've Pegged

Tyson, Mike Born 30 June 1966  (Brooklyn, New York, USA) Brought up by his single mother in the toughest part of Brooklyn, was winning street fights by the age of 9, weighed 200lbs and could bench-press more than his own weight by the age of 14. Became the youngest undisputed WBC, WBA and IBF world heavyweight boxing champion ever at 20. Spent 3 years in prison for rape and famously bit Evander Holyfield's ear off. And yet, despite all this, he still speaks with a comically high-pitched, lisping voice. Dark, Brown And Dead Flatline Or Bust! In Bed With Maradona Optimus Prime's Rusty Nuts  Sleeping With The Fishes

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