Can you name the Differently-Spelled missing Names, which Sound alike; for each Themed Pair of Celebrities/Characters?

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  • Enter a Pair of Names (in correct sequence) in the box below
  • Correctly named Pairs will show up below
  • Answers do not have to be guessed in order
  • For each set of clues, a person or character's First OR Last Name is missing. They sound alike, but are spelled differently (e.g., "Tanya, Tonya"). Personalities may be of same or different genders.
  • Clue pairs are connected by one or more common "themes". ***Answers must be entered in CORRECT SEQUENCE (left clue answer, right clue answer).
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1st Person or CharacterThe Names, in Correct Sequence2nd Person or Character
_____ Hawking - theorized on extraterrestrials_____ Spielberg - directed extraterrestrials
_____ Loren - Academy Award-winning Italian actress_____ Coppola - Academy Award-winning Screenwriter of Italian ancestry
Jim _____ - Canadian stand-up comedian/actor; a star of the comedy sketch TV show, 'In Living Color'Drew _____ - American stand-up comedian/actor; host of the comedy skit TV show, 'Whose Line Is It Anyway' (U.S. version)
_____ Lee Crosby - TV cohost of 'That's Incredible' (with a former NY Giants quarterback)_____ Lee Gifford - TV cohost of 'Today' (and married to a former NY Giants halfback)
___ Schilling - Threw for Arizona Diamondbacks in MLB___ Warner - Threw for Arizona Cardinals in NFL
___ Isaak - California-born singer-songwriter/actor___ Kristofferson - Texas-born singer-songwriter/actor
_____ Knight - American Music Award-winning Pop/R&B singer with New Kids on the Block; judge on 'American Juniors' talent show in 2003_____ Sparks - American Music Award-winning Pop/R&B singer; who was the 'new kid on the block' of 'American Idol' talent show winners in 2007
_____, 'the Boy Wonder' - Comic book character as Batman's sidekick, and member of the 'Teen Titans'_____ Lively - starred as girl with magical powers in the movie 'Teen Witch'
_____ White - 2010 Olympic snowboard gold-medalist_____ Johnson - 2008 Olympic gymnast; gold-medalist
Lennox _____ - late 90's/early 2000's heavyweight boxing champ; British/Canadian citizenshipJoe _____ - late 30's/40's heavyweight boxing champ, with American citizenship
_____ Simmons - Green-eyed movie actress of the 40's and 50's, who co-starred in the movie 'The Egyptian'_____ Tierney - Green-eyed movie actress of the 40's and 50's, who co-starred in the movie 'The Egyptian'
_____ Russell - 50's Brunette 'Bombshell' Actress_____ Mansfield - 50's Blonde 'Bombshell' Actress
_____ Burnett - Television Academy Hall of Fame member, who won 3 Emmy Awards in the 70's, for a variety/comedy show_____ O'Connor - Television Academy Hall of Fame member, who won 4 Emmy Awards in the 70's, for comedy acting
_____ Halliwell - Performed as one of five of the Spice Girls; subsequently pursued a 'solo' career_____ Ryan - Acted as 'Seven of Nine' of the Borg Collective, who subsequently assumed an 'individual' career; on the TV Show 'Star Trek: Voyager'
_____ Devers - Women's track star who was known for running, and hurdling, in the Olympics_____ Sayers - Chicago Bears star who was known for running, and hurdling opponents, in the NFL
_____ Hershiser - pitched baseballs_____ Roberts - 'pitched' religion
John _____ - 17th Century English founder of Jamestown ; saved by Pocahontas according to legendJohn _____ - 17th Century English founder of Baptist Church in Holland, a different kind of saving
_____ Scott Key - 19th Century American writer of lyrics to 'The Star-Spangled Banner'_____ Hodgson Burnett - 19th Century English author of 'Little Lord Fauntleroy'
Alex _____ - African-American author, whose #1 NY Times best-selling novel, 'Roots: The Saga of an American Family', begat a smash-hit TV miniseries; winning nine Emmy AwardsArthur _____ - British-born/naturalized-Canadian author, whose #1 NY Times best-selling novel, 'Airport', became a smash-hit movie; nominated for ten Academy Awards
_____ Duff - older of two American actress sisters; started as teen on TV in the early 2000's, including a role on sister Hilary's show 'Lizzie McGuire'_____ Mills - younger of two English actress sisters; teen star in 'The Parent Trap' in the early 60's, but was not on the same show as sister Juliet, until a 'Love Boat' episode in 1979
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