Packet 7: Tossup 13

In a scene parodying All That Jazz, this musician is coached by the dancer “Carl Flossy” on choreography for a live performance of “Old Time Rock & Roll.” This musician recorded “Go the Distance” for the end credits of (15[1])Hercules. (15[1])Scott Aukerman (15[1])co-directed a film in which this musician attempts to coerce 75 thousand couples into conceiving children. An actor’s improvised (15[1])line about this musician is credited with popularizing the term “ass (*) clown.” (10[1])In 2015, (10[1])Funny or (10[1])Die got this (10[1])musician to do a “screen test” in which he reenacts the dialogue of a character played by David Herman. (-5[1])This musician dresses up as (-5[1])Forrest Gump, Erin Brockovich, and Tony Montana in a music video (10[2])themed around his obsession (10[3])with Pirates of the Caribbean. For 10 points, (10[1])a programmer (10[1])in Office Space shares his name with what featured artist on The Lonely Island’s “Jack Sparrow?” ■END■ (10[1]0[1])

ANSWER: Michael Bolton [or Michael Bolotin; accept Michael Bolton’s Big Sexy Valentine’s Day Special]
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Summary

TournamentEditionMatchHeardConv. %Superpower %Power %Neg %Avg. Buzz
2025 Absolute Cinema - Canada2025-11-08250%0%50%50%38.00
2025 Absolute Cinema - Chicago Open2025-11-085100%0%20%0%86.00
2025 Absolute Cinema - Minnesota2025-11-082100%0%0%0%99.00
2025 Absolute Cinema - Online (1)2025-11-083100%0%67%0%58.33
2025 Absolute Cinema - Online (2)2025-11-165100%0%0%20%123.80