Jesse Jackson is the sort of man who doesn't translate well to comedy. Everything about his life screams of high achievement, but also solemnity and sincerity. Jackson has, at various times in his life, been a Baptist minister, a civil rights firebrand, and a politician. In his home district of Columbia, he spent six years as shadow US Senator during the 1990s. Throughout all that time he's had the exact same appearance - a thin mustache, and his hair kept tidy in short curls.
The creators of 'Family Guy' have been fairly honest about taking inspiration from real people for some of their characters, so now we're eyeing Cleveland Brown with some suspicion! As one of Peter Griffin's best friends, Brown briefly had his own (mostly unsuccessful) spinoff 'The Cleveland Show' before landing back on 'Family Guy' when that didn't work out. He's also a dead ringer for Jackson during his younger years.
Chefs made their way into celebrity land a while ago. But how many celebrities that weren’t trained as professional cooks are actually whizzes in the kitchen? Here are several that come to mind.
Actress Julia Roberts is confident about her cooking skills. “I’m quite a good cook,” she told E! News. “I’m like a closet home ec teacher…I can really cook anything.” Roberts has said she often cooks fish for herself and her kids. And speaking of her three children, “They think that I’m a good cook,” Roberts told People. “They actually told me that I should open a restaurant.” She also relishes cooking for the holidays, particularly shredded Brussel sprouts. Roberts hasn’t published a cookbook, but we did find recipes attributed to her for peach crisp and banana hemp muffins. Or you can make the same summer salad the actress supposedly eats.
Chrissy Teigen started off as a supermodel. Then her love of cooking filtered into her professional life too. At this point, she’s created recipes for a limited Blue Apron release and also just launched her own home and cooking line at Target named “Cravings,” after the two cookbooks she’s released. Teigen describes cooking as “a time of peace” for herself. So maybe peace out to her tuna melt sandwich or the fried chicken wings that are a favorite of her husband, John Legend.
Lady Gaga, whose real name is Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta, comes from a cooking Italian family. Her father started his own restaurant in New York and also published a cookbook. And apparently, Lady Gaga has inherited the family’s cooking genes. Her Instagram account occasionally features photos of her culinary activities. Sure, sometimes it’s topless cooking. But other times it’s more poignant like in the post she shared about her bringing food to the family of her dear friend who passed away. Want to try a Gaga/Germanotta family favorite? Check out her recipe for whole wheat pasta with a sweet fennel sauce.