Author: Anna Chan / Source: Us Weekly
Who is Willy Wonka child star Paris Themmen? Fans of Jeopardy! may have tried to put their finger on why a contestant on the Tuesday, March 13, episode looked so familiar, but the long-running game show certainly didn’t give them any hints as to why.
It turns out that 58-year-old Themmen, who was there to challenge returning champion Zach Dark along with McKayle Bruce, had played little cowboy and TV addict Mike Teevee in the 1971 film Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory! But the trivia show never revealed this fun tidbit about its contestant.
Themmen was introduced only as “an entrepreneur from North Hollywood, California.”And when it came time for host Alex Trebek to chat with the contestants to learn more about them, the former child star never mentioned his time on the big screen. Instead, he opted to discuss his passion for backpacking.
“Sixty-one countries … on six continents, not yet Antarctica!” the entrepreneur revealed when Trebek, 77, inquired about his love of backpacking. “My favorite was Mount Everest Base Camp.”
But Themmen tells Us Weekly that it wasn’t his decision to not mention he was Mike Teevee on the show….
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