Crossword Clue:

Entertainer whose last name is the past tense of a synonym of his first name

AnswerCrossword Clue
RIPTORNEntertainer whose last name is the past tense of a synonym of his first name
OLIVERREEDActor whose first name is the title of a Best Picture he co-starred in, and whose last name is that film's director
TREADWAYTV host whose first name is spelled by the first and last letters of his surname
CHRISTIENew Jersey governor whose first name starts his last name
NOMARFormer Red Sox shortstop whose first name is his father's name backwards