IT CAME FROM THE SWAMP !!!! / One Cup of Java Challenge

Today's One Cup question: Name the singer, journalist, commercial spokesman, game show star, Oscar nominee and Tonight Show guest host celebrating his 52nd birthday today. He was born in a swamp on this date in 1955, along with 3265 brothers and sisters. Your One Cup again this morning – to name this now 52 year old celebrity, who also has worked as a construction crew leader on Extreme Makeover: Home Edition.

One Cup answer: Kermit The Frog

Bonus Blog Trivia: Jim Henson created the "prototype" Kermit from a green woman's coat his mother had thrown in the trash, with ping pong balls for eyes. The original Kermit looked much more like a lizard and didn't become frog-like until his Sesame Street appearances starting in 1969.

Bonus Blog Trivia #2: In a VH1 interview, Kermit said his favorite band was Toad The Wet Sprocket.