Poll: That's a Record!
Which of these Guinness Book world records held by celebrities is the most impressive? Discuss the list here
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David Attenborough
David Attenborough - Longest working career as a writer and presenter of TV nature programs (active since 1954) -
Jackie Chan in Rush Hour 2 (2001)
Jackie Chan - Most stunts by a living actor; Most credits in one movie (writer, director, actor, producer, executive producer, cinematographer, art director, unit production manager, catering coordinator, stuntman, stunt coordinator, gaffer, composer, props and theme tune vocalist in Chinese Zodiac) -
Tom Cruise in Edge of Tomorrow (2014)
Tom Cruise - Highest paid actor -
Stephen Daldry
Stephen Daldry - First director to receive Best Director nominations for first three movies -
Larry David
Larry David - Highest annual earnings for a television writer -
Brad Pitt, Julia Roberts, Kevin Spacey, Meryl Streep, Ellen DeGeneres, Angelina Jolie, Jared Leto, Bradley Cooper, Lupita Nyong'o, and Jennifer Lawrence in The Oscars (2014)
Ellen DeGeneres - Most re-tweeted message -
Cameron Diaz
Cameron Diaz - Highest Annual Earning for an Actress (2007-2008) -
#8
Vin Diesel - Most likes on a single Facebook post -
Robert Downey Jr. at an event for The Judge (2014)
Robert Downey Jr. - Fastest person to reach 100 million followers on Twitter -
John Ford
John Ford - Most Oscar wins for Best Director (The Quiet Man, How Green Was My Valley, The Grapes of Wrath, The Informer) -
Vanna White and Pat Sajak in Wheel of Fortune (1983)
Harry Friedman - Most game show episodes overseen (11,128); Most Emmy Award nominations for a game show producer (42); Most Emmy Award wins for a game show producer (13) -
Samuel L. Jackson in Chi-Raq (2015)
Samuel L. Jackson - Highest grossing actor of all time -
Angus T. Jones in Two and a Half Men (2003)
Angus T. Jones - Highest paid child actor on TV by episode -
Jennifer Lawrence in The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1 (2014)
Jennifer Lawrence - Highest-grossing action movie heroine of all time -
Christopher Lee in Triage (2009)
Christopher Lee - Tallest actor in a leading role (shared with Vince Vaughan); Most films with a swordfight by an actor; Oldest videogame voice actor -
Javier López in En familia con Chabelo (1968)
Javier López - Longest career as a children's television host (44 years) -
Madonna at an event for Evita (1996)
Madonna - Top Selling Female Recording Artist; Most Costume Changes in a Film (Evita) -
#18
Kevin O'Connell - Most Oscar nominations without winning (20) - he FINALLY won in 2017! -
Peter O'Toole
Peter O'Toole - Most acting Oscar nominations without winning (8) -
Regis Philbin
Regis Philbin - Most hours on US television (16,746.50) -
John C. Reilly in The Hours (2002)
John C. Reilly - Most Oscar nominated Best Picture films starred in in a single year (The Hours, Gangs of New York and Chicago); also achieved by Thomas Mitchell with Gone with the Wind, Mr. Smith Goes to Washington and Stagecoach -
Al Roker
Al Roker - Longest continuous live weather broadcast (34 hours) -
Jerry Seinfeld in Comedian (2002)
Jerry Seinfeld - Highest annual earnings ever for a television actor -
Sofía Vergara at an event for The 68th Primetime Emmy Awards (2016)
Sofía Vergara - Highest-earning actress in a current TV series -
King Vidor
King Vidor - Longest career as a film director