Name-Chain Competition

Hi! I've no idea if this has been done before on this forum, but my game involves linking the names of famous people, using the surname of one as the first name of the next, creating the longest chain possible.

For example: Boy George Michael Douglas Adams
- which is (obviously) Boy George + George Michael + Michael Douglas + Douglas Adams

Another example would be: Ben Elton John Wayne Newton

You have to use people you could expect would be recognized internationally - not local celebrities (and in the example above I'm assuming that the comedian and best-selling author Ben Elton is about as well-known in the States as he is in the U.K. and Australia). And I'm not sure fictional names should be allowed, though it certainly widens the possibilities (eg. Eddie Murphy + Murphy Brown, etc) - any thoughts on that?

Anyway, the object is to create the longest possible chain - so good luck!

trebor

P.S. One last example (just to get it out of my system):
Eddie Albert Gore Vidal Sassoon - See? Easy!