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Classic stars names used as pun names in Spanish

Well, I think is not like in Spanish in general but here in Chile there are two old phrases that sometimes you can hear in common conversations.

Elizabeth Taylor.

The first one is related to the actress with the violet eyes: listo (click to hear the pronunciation) in Spanish means "ready" and also "ok". The cool thing is that sometimes people replace it for LizTaylor :)

Example:
A: Hey, when are you finishing using the pc?
B: All right, all right, let me send this e-mail...[sends it]....Liztaylor!

John Wayne

The second one includes a western star: tranquilo (click to hear the pronunciation) means "quiet" and also "relax!", so sometimes people changes its pronunciation and make it rhyme with the actor's name: "tranquilein, John Wayne"

Example:
A: Oh my god, oh my god, I accidentally erased my blog...it's all gone!
B: Hey, I know a guy working for Blogger, I'm gonna call him to ask him for a solution...So, tranquilein John Wayne....
 Do you have something like this in English (or the language you speak)?

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