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[edit] needy depressive TV/Movie/cartoon character or famous (real) person

Hi there.

Not sure if this is a good place to look, but I have a project for which I have to come up with a famous person who is: needy, maybe sad/depressed, clingy, maybe inappropriately emotional/over-emotional.

I've tried Google and Wikipedia searches, but am having difficulty.

The character has to be famous enough that I can act a little and they'll know who I am, or at least after having introduced myself (the average person would have to recognize the name and/or costume and/or characteristics, or famous line, etc).

Can be a character in a movie, a real famous person, a cartoon character, a muppet, TV character, fictional character from literature - anyone that people would recogize. Doesn't even have to be a person, really (I've thought of Eeyore, for example, but he's not quite right - sad but not need/clingy)

If you can help I will be grateful!

thanks! —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 207.112.57.40 (talk) 01:38, 26 April 2007 (UTC).

I was thinking of Eeyore myself. How about the Snuffuluffagus on Sesame Street ? Or there's the character Milton from the cartoon and the live action movie Office Space. For clingy there was also the character Janice on Friends. Charlie Brown also seemed rather depressed, always wanting to talk with the little red-haired girl, but never having the courage, and always trying to kick the football, knowing full well it would be pulled away at the last moment (wearing his characteristic shirt would make the character identifiable). StuRat 04:53, 26 April 2007 (UTC)
My first thought was Princess Diana, but that's hardly useful if you want a fictional character. --Charlene 05:53, 26 April 2007 (UTC)
Maybe the Donkey from Shrek? Also, Ricky Gervaise's character, David Brent, from The Office (UK) would be perfect but might not meet the recognizable criteria depending on where you're from. Finally, the girlfriend from My Super Ex-Girlfriend seems also to fit the bill...judging from the preview I saw anyways...Azi Like a Fox 06:02, 26 April 2007 (UTC)
  • Annie from "The Smoking Room.hotclaws**== 11:08, 26 April 2007 (UTC)
Hamlet. Corvus cornix 17:54, 26 April 2007 (UTC)
Puddleglum the Marsh-wiggle. ---Sluzzelin talk 06:07, 27 April 2007 (UTC)
Droopy Dog. Dismas|(talk) 09:06, 27 April 2007 (UTC)
Marvin_the_Paranoid_Android.--Kirby♥time 21:18, 27 April 2007 (UTC)
Strong Sad (although he might be somewhat obscure). --3M163//Complete Geek 00:12, 1 May 2007 (UTC)

My first thought was DEFINITELY Eeyore. Winnie the Pooh (and Tigger too), to a lesser extent. Of course, this is probably just because I've been subjected to way too much of that damn series over the years (I play RPGs, thus Kingdom Hearts, and... well, let's just say my mom has a Tigger tattoo, that should tell you where she stands on it) -- Phoeba WrightOBJECTION! 06:05, 28 April 2007 (UTC)

Romeo from Romeo and Juliet. bibliomaniac15 23:10, 30 April 2007 (UTC)

Ally McBeal jnestorius(talk) 18:33, 1 May 2007 (UTC)

[edit] pain killers

am looking for a celebrity.the first clue is that he is american and was addicted to painkillers and that he married a woman who wasnt american —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 212.49.84.185 (talk) 09:27, 26 April 2007 (UTC).

  • Could be Burt Reynolds? It's not mentioned in the WIkipedia article, but according to Time magazine he was addicted to pain killers after a jaw injury. He was married to British comedian Judy Carne for two years in the 1960s. --Canley 10:05, 26 April 2007 (UTC)
Good thing there's not a do your own trivia policy. Anyways, beats me, but here's a couple lists of famous addicts(drug/alcohol) for you or anyone else so inclined [1] [2]. Azi Like a Fox 10:17, 26 April 2007 (UTC)