Wednesday, April 13, 2011

Who is Boris Becker?


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Why: In "The Office," Angela described Hilary Swank as "a female Boris Becker."

Answer: He is a retired German tennis player who was good and famous when I was a small child! Also called "Boom Boom" (and "Boom Boom Baron von Slam"), he is 6-time Grand Slam singles champion (between 1985 and 96), an Olympic gold medalist (92), and the youngest-ever winner of the men's singles title at Wimbledon at the age of 17. He retired in 1999.

The truth is that I probably watched him play before. We used to watch a lot of tennis in the summer.

Source: Wikipedia

The More You Know: Do you know the last names of all the characters on "The Office"? I just realized that I don't think I do. The ones I couldn't name off the top of my head are:
  • Angela Martin
  • Erin Hannon (and her real first name is Kelly)
  • Gabe Lewis
  • Holly Flax
  • Meredith Palmer
  • Oscar Martinez
  • Phyllis Lapin Vance