Picture removed for being Just A Face And A Caption. I recognize that actor, and I still have no idea how he's supposed to be an example of Adam Westing.

Removed from under the mention of Adam West being D.B. Cooper on Newsradio

• Probably a Shoutout to TJ Hooker, played by trope runner-up William Shatner.

Because D.B. Cooper was a real person, and definitely not a shoutout to T.J. Hooker.

For archival purposes: Rename discussion in this thread. Single proposition crowner here, and if it succeeds, the alt-titles crowner will be here.

How about Leonard Nemoy, and his books "I am Not Spock", and "I am Spock"?

This HAS to relate somehow...

Norm Macdonald was a guest character on My Name Is Earl in the episode "Two Balls, Two Strikes" as "Lil Chubby", the son of "Chubby" (played by Burt Reynolds), similar to Macdonald's portrayals of Burt Reynolds on Saturday Night Live.