Androgyny is a term—derived from the Greek words άνδρας (andras, meaning man) and γυνή (gyné, meaning woman)—referring to the combination of masculine and feminine characteristics. This may be as in fashion, sexual identity, or sexual lifestyle, or it may refer to biologically inter-sexed physicality, especially with regards to plant and human sexuality.
One study found that masculine and androgynous individuals had higher expectations for being able to control the outcomes of their academic efforts than feminine or undifferentiated individuals.
To say that a culture or relationship is androgynous is to say that it lacks rigid gender roles and that the people involved display characteristics or partake in activities traditionally associated with the other gender. The term androgynous is often used to refer to a person whose look or build make determining their gender difficult but is generally not used as a synonym for actual intersexuality, transgender or two-spirit people. Occasionally, people who do not actually define themselves as androgynes adapt their physical appearance to look androgynous. This outward androgyny has been used as a fashion statement, and some of the milder forms (women wearing men's trousers/men wearing skirts, for example) are not perceived as transgendered behavior.
Lesbians who do not define themselves as butch or femme may identify with various other labels including androgynous or andro for short. A few other examples include lipstick lesbian, tomboy, and 'tom suay' which is Thai for 'beautiful butch'. Some lesbians reject gender performativity labels altogether and resent their imposition by others. Note that androgynous and butch are often considered equivalent definitions, though less so in the butch/femme scene.
The recently coined word genderqueer is often used to refer to androgynes, but the terms genderqueer and androgyne (or androgynous) are neither equivalent nor interchangeable. Genderqueer is not specific to androgynes, does not denote gender identity, and may refer to any person, cisgender or transgender, whose behavior falls outside conventional gender norms. Furthermore, genderqueer, by virtue of its linkage with queer culture, carries sociopolitical connotations that androgyne does not carry. For these reasons, some androgynes may find the label genderqueer inaccurate, inapplicable, or offensive.
An androgyne may be attracted to people of any sex or gender, though many identify as pansexual or asexual. Terms such as bisexual, heterosexual, and homosexual have less meaning for androgynes who do not identify as men or women to begin with. Infrequently the words gynephilia and androphilia are used, which refer to the gender of the person someone is attracted to, and do not imply any particular gender on the part of the person who is feeling the attraction.
In agenderism the division of people into women and men, in the psychical sense, is erroneous and artificial. It negates the biological sex (or lack thereof) as a carrier of specific features and tendencies of personality, and as a yardstick to determine human inside "I" (Ego). In the category of transgenderism (literally, being "beyond gender identity") a person like agender can be included in a sense which rejects functioning under of any psycho-cultural gender.
The rise of the metrosexual in the 2000s has also been described as a related phenomena associated with this trend, and traditional gender stereotypes have been challenged as well as reset in recent years dating back to the 1960s and the Hippie movement and Flower power. Artists in film like Leonardo DiCaprio sported the "skinny" look in the 1990s- a departure from traditional masculinity which resulted in a fad known as "Leo Mania", and this came long after musical superstars like David Bowie, Boy George, Grace Jones, Prince, Marilyn Manson and Annie Lennox as well as Michael Jackson challenged the norms in the 1970s and had elaborate cross gender wardrobes by the 1980s. The astronomical rise in popularity of "pretty" boybands in the late 1980s and 1990s like New Kids on the Block, Take That, the Backstreet Boys and Nsync "redefined masculinity" and the trends flowed into other performance entertainment circles that included increasingly, sports stars in England's FA Premier League like David Beckham or the Liverpool F.C Spice Boys in the 1990s. These entertainers were known to have started trends of becoming increasingly conscious of their fashion and looks, and inadvertently raised trends as celebrities in the limelight that males were now increasingly interested in traditional female interests like clothing, fashion accessories, hairstyles, manicures, spa treatments and so on, which have seen the societal redefinition of traditional gender fashion norms, due to the popularity of these artistes with many people in the world today. These trends have arguably then gone on to reshape fashion, and clothing houses like Top Man, and designer labels have then seen an increase in sales in relevant "androgynous" merchandise.
While the 1990s developed and fashion developed an affinity for unisex clothes and the rise of designers who favoured that look like Helmut Lang, Giorgio Armani and Pierre Cardin, the trends in fashion only hit the public mainstream in the 2000s, which saw men sporting longer hair, hairdyes, hair highlights, wearing jewellery, make up, visual kei, designer stubble, or the like, all of which been a significant mainstream trend of the 21st century, both in the western world, and in Asia. Japanese and Korean cultures have been featuring the androgynous look as an ideal in society, as depicted in both K-pop, J-pop and in Anime and Manga, as well as the fashion industry However, in 2010, reports state that the androgynous look in Europe and the West may be a trend on the decline.
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| Name | Joan Jett |
|---|---|
| Background | solo_singer |
| Birth name | Joan Marie Larkin |
| Alias | Joan Jett |
| Born | September 22, 1958 |
| Origin | Lansdowne, Pennsylvania |
| Instrument | Vocals, guitar, bass guitar |
| Genre | Rock, hard rock, punk rock |
| Occupation | Singer-songwriter, musician |
| Years active | 1975–present |
| Label | Blackheart RecordsEpic RecordsBoardwalk RecordsMCA RecordsCBS/SonyWarner Bros. Records |
| Associated acts | The Runaways, Joan Jett & the Blackhearts |
| Url | Joan Jett Official Site |
| Notable instruments | Gibson Melody Maker |
She is best known for her work with Joan Jett & the Blackhearts including their hit cover "I Love Rock 'n' Roll", which was #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 from March 20 to May 1, 1982, as this genre was explosive in the UK and Europe, but never quite took off in the US. Rodney's was the only place Jett could hear this style of music, and it certainly helped develop her image.
Later that year, she returned to Los Angeles, where she reluctantly began fulfilling an obligation of the Runaways to complete a film loosely based on the band's career called We're All Crazee Now!, with three actresses standing in for her departed band members, including the iconic cult star Rainbeaux Smith, who was also a rock drummer. While working on the project, Jett met songwriter and producer Kenny Laguna, who was hired by Mamis to help Jett with writing some tracks for the film. They became friends and decided to work together and she relocated to Long Beach, New York where Kenny Laguna was based. The plug was pulled on the project halfway through shooting with Jett being ill, but in 1984, after Jett had become a major star, producers looked for a way to make use of the footage from the incomplete film. Bits of the original footage of Jett were used in a completely different project, an underground movie called DuBeat-Eo, never commercially released, produced by Alan Sacks.
Jett and Laguna entered The Who’s Ramport Studios with the latter at the helm. Jett's self-titled solo debut was released in Europe on May 17, 1980. In the US, after the album was rejected by 23 major labels, The results of their collaboration together was a live LP, Evil Stig and a single, "Bob," whose earnings were contributed to the investigation of Zapata's murder. To this end, the band and Jett appeared on the TV show America's Most Wanted, appealing to the public for information. The case was solved in 2004, when Zapata's murderer, Jesus Mezquia, was brought to trial and convicted.
Jett performed "I Love Rock 'n Roll" with the Trans-Siberian Orchestra at Madison Square Garden in New York City on December 19, 2005.
Jett is a guest artist on Marky Ramone's solo album Start of the Century on the track "Don't Blame Me."
She is a guest vocalist on Peaches' album Impeach My Bush on the tracks "Boys Want to Be Her" and "You Love It."
At an October, 2001 9/11 benefit in Red Bank, New Jersey, She appeared in independent films, including The Sweet Life and Boogie Boy.
During the 1990s, she appeared on the sitcom Ellen, performing the title song. She was the guest star on an episode of TV's , the first musician to guest star in the series.
The 1999 show Freaks and Geeks used the song "Bad Reputation" as the opening theme.
In 2000, Jett appeared in the Broadway production of The Rocky Horror Show in the role of Columbia. That same year, Jett appeared on Walker Texas Ranger as an ex-CIA agent turned assassin hired to kill Walker and Alex.
In 2002, Jett appeared in the film By Hook or by Crook in the role of News Interviewee.
From 2000 to 2003, to support work by first time filmmakers and the indie film business, Jett hosted a showcase of new film and video shorts, Independent Eye, for Maryland Public Television.
In 2008, Jett made a cameo appearance in Darren Lynn Bousman's rock opera/file Repo! The Genetic Opera as the guitarist in Shilo's room during the piece "Seventeen".'' In February 2008, she made a cameo appearance in Jimmy Kimmel's popular video skit, "I'm Fucking Ben Affleck".
On July 13, 2008, she appeared in the episode "" as a rock and roll talk show host who is murdered.
On March 9, 2010, she appeared as a guest on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno. Accompanied by the Blackhearts, she performed "Cherry Bomb".
On March 24, 2010, she appeared as a guest on The Late Show with David Letterman. Accompanied by the Blackhearts, she performed "Bad Reputation".
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| Name | The Neptunes |
|---|---|
| Background | group_or_band |
| Origin | Virginia Beach, Virginia, U.S. |
| Genre | Hip hop, pop, dance, funk rock, dancehall |
| Years active | 1990–present |
| Label | Star Trak |
| Associated acts | N*E*R*D, Clipse, Jay-Z, Kenna, Snoop Dogg, Game, N.O.R.E., Diddy, Kelis, Child Rebel Soldier, Gwen Stefani |
| Current members | Pharrell WilliamsChad Hugo |
The Neptunes are a record production duo consisting of Pharrell Williams and Chad Hugo, who are credited with contributing the sound for some successful hip hop, R&B; and pop artists in the late-1990s and 2000s.
The Neptunes' sound is a distinctive brand of off-kilter, stripped-down electronic funk. Along with Timbaland and Dr. Dre they were the driving force behind many of the musical characteristics of late-1990s/2000s hip-hop, with sounds from Middle Eastern and Asian music including percussion and woodwind.
Taking his cue from Dr Dre, Pharrell has further pushed the role of the producer into the public eye, singing and (later) rapping on records and appearing in videos, unlike his production partner Chad, and sometime vocal partner Shay Haley who tended to stay behind the scenes.
The Neptunes are estimated to have a net worth of $155 million. This level of radio domination is unprecedented in recent years, and highlights the effect they have had on music and production development in this era.
The Neptunes' engineer, in an interview with Sound on Sound magazine, revealed many of their production techniques. In reference to their drums he said, "Williams will play a standard drum kit, then I will cut 16 bars of it into a loop, before using the same method for other instruments including guitars. That's where a lot of the feel of their records comes from — it's not just machines and loops."
In recent years, Pharrell and Hugo have written many songs and produced beats separately on different projects, despite production still being credited to The Neptunes in all cases except Pharrell's solo debut In My Mind and Hugo's work on Kenna's New Sacred Cow. Notable examples include the Clipse's 2006 release Hell Hath No Fury, where Pharrell is the only member of the duo who receives writing credits, as well as N.E.R.D.'s 2008 album Seeing Sounds, where nine songs are written solely by Pharrell and 3 are written by both Pharrell and Chad (Hugo received credits for additional keyboards and horns). Hugo, meanwhile, co-wrote the majority of Kenna's 2007 album Make Sure They See My Face, with the exception of two songs co-written by Pharrell and two written by Kenna alone. Basic speculation has to do with the fact that Pharrell now resides in Miami and Chad still resides in Virginia, but according to Pharrell, the two are very much still a team, despite recent allegations that the duo were splitting ways back in October 2008. The most recent project to receive substantial writing input from both Pharrell and Hugo has been Common's Universal Mind Control while Asher Roth recently confirmed that he was colloborating with both on his latest album.
| Name | The Neptunes |
|---|---|
| Awards | 5 |
| Nominations | 17 |
| Grammyw | 3 |
| Grammyn | 11 |
| Award1 | Billboard R&B;/Hip-Hop Awards |
| Award1w | 2 |
| Award1n | 6 |
|- |rowspan="2"| 2002 ||rowspan="2"| The Neptunes || Songwriter of the Year || |- | Producer of the Year || |- |rowspan="2"| 2003 ||rowspan="2"| The Neptunes || Songwriter of the Year || |- | Producer of the Year || |- | 2004 || The Neptunes || Producer of the Year || |- |rowspan="2"| 2009 || The Neptunes || Producer of the Decade||
|- |rowspan="6"| || The Neptunes || Producer of the Year, Non-Classical || |- | Justified || Best Pop Vocal Album || |- | "Frontin'" || Best Rap/Sung Collaboration || |- |rowspan="2"| "Beautiful" || Best Rap/Sung Collaboration || |- | Best Rap Song || |- | "Excuse Me Miss" || Best Rap Song || |- |rowspan="2"| ||rowspan="2"| "Drop It Like It's Hot" || Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group || |- | Best Rap Song || |- | || The Neptunes || Producer of the Year || |- |rowspan="2"| || "Money Maker" || Best Rap Song || |- | In My Mind || Best Rap Album ||
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| Name | Tasha Tilberg |
|---|---|
| Birthdate | July 23, 1979 |
| Birth place | Chilliwack, British Columbia, Canada |
| Height | |
| Haircolor | Brown |
| Eyecolor | Blue/Green |
| Measurements | 89-58-89 (EU)35-23-35 (US) |
| Dress size | 35 (EU), 5 (US) |
| Shoesize | 40 (EU), 9 (US) |
| Spouse | Laura Wilson |
Tilberg is an out lesbian and is married to long time partner Laura Wilson.
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| Name | Mondino de Luzzi |
|---|---|
| Caption | Mondino de Luzzi, "Lesson in Anatomy", originally published in Anatomia corporis humani, 1493. Courtesy of the National Library of Medicine |
| Birth date | ca. 1270 AD |
| Death date | 1326 AD |
| Occupation | Anatomist, physician, professor |
Anathomia opens with the assertion that human beings are superior to all other creatures because of their intellect, reasoning ability, tool-making abilities, and upright stature; because he possesses these noble qualities, man is worthy to be studied. Mondino goes on to describe the organs in the order in which they present themselves during the dissection process.Dissection began with the opening of the abdominal cavity via vertical incision running from the stomach to the pectoral muscles and a horizontal cut above the navel. First, the musculature of the intestinal tract is described in detail, followed by an extensive discussion of the form, function, and position of the stomach. According to the text, the stomach is spherical; the stomach wall has an internal lining, which is “the seat of sensation,” and an external fleshy coat that is involved in digestion. In order to access the spleen, which was thought to secrete black bile into the stomach through imaginary canals, the dissector was required to remove the “false ribs”. The liver is said to have five lobes, the gallbladder is described as the seat of yellow bile, and the cecum is described with no mention of the vermiform appendix.Though Anathomia only vaguely describes the pancreas, the pancreatic duct is discussed in greater detail. He also makes new observations regarding the anatomy of the bladder and the enlargement of the uterus during both menstruation and pregnancy.
Mondino’s description of the human heart, though inaccurate, is fairly detailed. He discusses three chambers: the right ventricle, the left ventricle, and a middle ventricle within the septum. The right ventricle is purported to contain a large opening, through which the heart draws blood originating in the liver, as well as the opening of the vena arterialis toward the lung. The left ventricle contains an orifice with three valves and the bivalvular opening of the arteria venalis, which allows the passage of a smoke-like vapor from the lungs. Despite these anatomical shortcomings, the vena chili (Mondino’s name for the vena cava) is noteworthy in its accuracy. He then moves on to the lungs, describing the course of the vena arterialis (pulmonary artery) and the arteria venalis (pulmonary vein). This section of Anathomia also describes the pleura and notes the importance of distinguishing between pulmonary pathologies including true pleurisy, false pleurisy, and pneumonia. His descriptions of the larynx and epiglottis are very rudimentary.Interestingly, Mondino describes the closure of an incised intestinal wound by having large ants bite on its edges and then cutting off their heads, which one scholar interprets as an anticipation of the use of staples in surgery.. Anathomia also includes a detailed passage on the surgical treatment of a hernia, both with and without castration, as well as a description of a type of cataract surgery.
Mondino’s treatment of the skull provides only inexact directions for its dissection, suggesting that the cranial cavity was opened infrequently and with little technical skill. Nonetheless, Anathomia contains a description of the cranial nerves derived from Galen’s Uses of the parts of the body of man. Furthermore, the brain is divided into three vesicles, with the anterior vesicle serving as the meeting place of the senses, the middle vesicle housing the imagination, and the posterior vesicle containing the memory. Movement of the choroid plexus is said to control mental processes by opening and closing passages between the ventricles. Mondino follows Galen and the Islamic commentators in placing the lens in the center of the eye.Much of the medical information included in Anathomia is derived from commentaries on Hippocrates, Aristotle, and Galen written by Islamic scholars. Although Mondino makes frequent references to his personal dissection experiences, he nonetheless repeats numerous fallacies reported by these textual authorities.For example, he propagates the incorrect Galenic notion that a rete mirabile (“miraculous network”) of blood vessels exists at the base of the human brain when it is in fact only present in ungulates. Other errors contained in Anathomia are the result of an attempt to reconcile the teachings of Galen and Aristotle. This is exemplified by Mondino’s description of the heart: he combines Aristotle’s notion of a triventricular heart with Galen’s claim that a portion of the blood can flow directly from one side of the heart to the other though a permeable interventricular septum.He also propagates information about the human reproductive system that is not corroborated by anatomical evidence, including the existence of a seven-celled uterus with hornlike appendages.
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| Name | Johann Paul Friedrich Richter |
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| Imagesize | 250px |
| Pseudonym | Jean Paul |
| Birthdate | March 21, 1763 |
| Birthplace | Wunsiedel, Germany |
| Deathdate | November 14, 1825 |
| Deathplace | Bayreuth, Germany |
| Occupation | novelist |
| Nationality | German |
| Period | 1783-1825 |
| Genre | humour |
| Subject | education, politics |
Jean Paul (21 March 1763 – 14 November 1825), born Johann Paul Friedrich Richter, was a German Romantic writer, best known for his humorous novels and stories.
Jean Paul began his career as a man of letters with Grönländische Prozesse ("Greenland Lawsuits", published anonymously in Berlin) and Auswahl aus des Teufels Papieren ("Selections from the Devil's Papers", signed J. P. F. Hasus), the former of which was issued in 1783-84, the latter in 1789. These works were not received with much favour, and in later life Richter himself had little sympathy for their satirical tone. A spiritual crisis he suffered on 15 November 1790, in which he had a vision of his own death, altered his outlook profoundly. His next book, Die unsichtbare Loge ("The Invisible Lodge"), a romance published in 1793 under the pen-name Jean Paul (in honour of Jean Jacques Rousseau), had all the qualities that were soon to make him famous, and its power was immediately recognized by some of the best critics of the day.
Encouraged by the reception of Die unsichtbare Loge, Richter composed a number of books in rapid succession: Leben des vergnügten Schulmeisterleins Maria Wutz in Auenthal ("Life of the Cheerful Schoolmaster Maria Wutz", 1793), the best-selling Hesperus (1795), which made him famous, Biographische Belustigungen unter der Gehirnschale einer Riesin ("Biographical Recreations under the Brainpan of a Giantess", 1796), Leben des Quintus Fixlein ("Life of Quintus Fixlein", 1796), Der Jubelsenior ("The Parson in Jubilee", 1797), and Das Kampaner Tal ("The Valley of Campan", 1797). Also among these was the novel Blumen- Frucht- und Dornenstücke, oder Ehestand, Tod und Hochzeit des Armenadvokaten Siebenkäs ("Flower, Fruit and Thorn Pieces; or, the Married Life, Death and Wedding of Siebenkäs, Poor Man's Lawyer") in 1796-97. The book's slightly supernatural theme, involving a Doppelgänger and pseudocide, stirred some controversy over its interpretation of the Resurrection, but these criticisms served only to draw awareness to the author. This series of writings assured Richter a place in German literature, and during the rest of his life every work he produced was welcomed by a wide circle of admirers.
After his mother's death in 1797, Richter went to Leipzig, and in the following year to Weimar, where he started work on his most ambitious novel, Titan, published between 1801-02. Richter became friends with such Weimar notables as Herder, by whom he was warmly appreciated, but despite their close proximity, Richter never become close to Goethe and Schiller, both of whom found his literary methods repugnant; but in Weimar, as elsewhere, his remarkable conversational powers and his genial manners made him a favorite in general society. The English writers Thomas Carlyle and Thomas de Quincy took an interest in Jean Paul's work.
In 1801 he married Caroline Meyer, whom he had met in Berlin the year before. They lived first at Meiningen, then at Coburg; and finally, in 1804, they settled at Bayreuth. Here Richter spent a quiet, simple and happy life, constantly occupied with his work as a writer. In 1808 he was fortunately delivered from anxiety about outward necessities by Prince Primate Karl Theodor von Dalberg, who gave him an annual pension of 1,000 florins which was later continued by the king of Bavaria.
Jean Paul's Titan was followed by Flegeljahre ("The Awkward Age", 1804-5). His later imaginative works were Dr Katzenbergers Badereise ("Dr Katzenberger's Trip to the Medicinal Springs", 1809), Des Feldpredigers Schmelzle Reise nach Flätz ("Army Chaplain Schmelzle's Voyage to Flätz", 1809), Leben Fibels ("Life of Fibel", 1812), and Der Komet, oder Nikolaus Marggraf ("The Comet, or, Nikolaus Markgraf", 1820-22). In Vorschule der Aesthetik ("Introduction to Aesthetics", 1804) he expounded his ideas on art; he discussed the principles of education in Levana, oder Erziehungslehre ("Levana, or, Pedagogy", 1807); and the opinions suggested by current events he set forth in Friedenspredigt ("Peace Sermon", 1808), Dämmerungen für Deutschland ("Twilights for Germany", 1809), Mars und Phöbus Thronwechsel im Jahre 1814 ("Mars and Phoebus Exchange Thrones in the Year 1814", 1814), and Politische Fastenpredigten ("Political Lenten Sermons", 1817). In his last years he began Wahrheit aus Jean Pauls Leben ("The Truth from Jean Paul's Life"), to which additions from his papers and other sources were made after his death by C. Otto and E. Förster.
Also during this time he supported the younger writer E. T. A. Hoffmann, who long counted Richter among his influences. Richter wrote the preface to Fantasy Pieces, a collection of Hoffmann's short stories published in 1814.
In September 1821 Jean Paul lost his only son, Max, a youth of the highest promise; and he never quite recovered from this shock. He lost his sight in 1824, and died of dropsy at Bayreuth, on 14 November 1825.
But in working out his conceptions, Jean Paul found it appropriate to express any powerful feeling by which he might happen to be moved. He made it his style to use seemingly out-of-the-way facts or psychological notions which occurred to him. Hence every one of his works is irregular in structure and his style lacks directness, though never grace. His imagination was one of extraordinary fertility, and he had a surprising power of suggesting great thoughts by means of the simplest incidents and relations.
The love of nature was one of Jean Paul's deepest pleasures; his expressions of religious feelings are also marked by a truly poetic spirit, for to him visible things were but the symbols of the invisible, and in the unseen realities alone he found elements which seemed to him to give significance and dignity to human life. His humour, the most distinctive of his qualities, cannot be dissociated from the other characteristics of his writings. It mingled with all his thoughts, and to some extent determined the form in which he embodied even his most serious reflections. That it is sometimes extravagant and grotesque cannot be disputed, but it is never harsh nor vulgar, and generally it springs naturally from the perception of the incongruity between ordinary facts and ideal laws.
Jean Paul's personality was deep and many-sided; with all his willfulness and eccentricity he was a man of a pure and sensitive spirit, with a passionate scorn for pretence and an ardent enthusiasm for truth and goodness.
The last scene of Jean Paul's Flegeljahre was the inspiration behind Robert Schumann's composition "Papillons" Op. 2.
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| Name | Jason Mraz |
|---|---|
| Landscape | yes |
| Background | solo_singer |
| Birth name | Jason Thomas Mraz |
| Born | June 23, 1977Mechanicsville, VirginiaUnited States |
| Died | |
| Instrument | Vocals, guitar, mandolin, Mandola, ukulele, keyboards |
| Voice type | Tenor |
| Genre | Pop rock, alternative, blue-eyed soul |
| Occupation | Singer-songwriter, musician |
| Years active | 1999–present |
| Label | Elektra Records (2002–2005)Atlantic Records (2005—present) |
| Associated acts | Tristan Prettyman, Bushwalla |
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| Name | David Letterman |
|---|---|
| Imagesize | 200px |
| Caption | Speaking at the opening of the Ronald O. Perelman Heart Institute (September 2009) |
| Pseudonym | Earl Hofert |
| Birth name | David Michael Letterman |
| Birth date | April 12, 1947 |
| Birth place | Indianapolis, Indiana |
| Medium | Stand-up, talk show |
| Nationality | American |
| Genre | Observational comedy, surreal humor, deadpan |
| Subject | Self-deprecation, everyday life |
| Influences | Steve Allen, Johnny Carson, Jack Paar, Paul Dixon |
| Influenced | Jimmy Kimmel, Jim Gaffigan, Jon Stewart, Conan O'Brien, Jimmy Fallon |
| Website | CBS.com/latenight/lateshow |
| Active | 1974–present |
| Domesticpartner | Regina Lasko (1986–2009) |
| Spouse | Michelle Cook (1969–1977)Regina Lasko (2009–present) |
| Religion | Lutheran |
| Name | Letterman, David |
| Alternative names | Letterman, Dave |
| Short description | American television personality |
| Date of birth | April 12, 1947 |
| Place of birth | Indianapolis, Indiana, United States |
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| Name | Amanda Moore |
|---|---|
| Birthdate | September 10, 1979 |
| Birth place | Idaho, United States |
| Height | |
| Haircolor | Brown |
| Eyecolor | Brown |
| Measurements | 34-23-35 (US) 86-58-89 (EU) |
| Weight | 105 |
| Dress size | 35 (EU), 5 (US), 7 (UK) |
| Shoesize | 41 (EU), 10 (US), 7 (UK) |
| Agency | IMG Models |
Amanda Moore (born in Idaho on September 10, 1979) is an American model.
"I never wanted to be a model—I was a basketball player", Moore told Tim Blanks in a 2003 interview for Fashion File. She started college at 15 and originally thought of a career as a veterinarian, but a chance occurrence changed her course: she took a friend to a local scouting event and found herself exciting the interest of the scouts instead. They convinced her to attend a larger event in Orlando, where, Models.com reported in its December 2000 profile of Moore, "that face, when it walked into the room...made jaws, pencils, and all reserve simply drop. Agencies by the dozen clamored to sign her." Moore initially signed with NEXT Model Management. She is represented today by IMG Models.
Moore has starred in campaigns for Carolina Herrera, D&G;, Giorgio Armani, H&M;, John Varvatos, Lanvin, Nicole Farhi, Oscar de la Renta, Plein Sud, Tommy Hilfiger, and Yves Saint Laurent, among others. She has also appeared in television commercials for Armani, Calvin Klein, and Montblanc.
Moore has walked the runways for Alexander McQueen, Badgley Mischka, Balenciaga, Behnaz Sarafpour, Burberry, Carolina Herrera, Calvin Klein, Celine, Chanel, Chloé, Christian Dior, Dolce & Gabbana, Donna Karan, Dries van Noten, Emanuel Ungaro, Fendi, Giles Deacon, Givenchy, Gucci, Helmut Lang, Hermès, Jean Paul Gaultier, John Galliano, Lanvin, Louis Vuitton, Marc Jacobs, Michael Kors, Missoni, Paco Rabanne, Peter Som, Prada, Proenza Schouler, Oscar de la Renta, Pucci, Ralph Lauren, Roberto Cavalli, Valentino, Vera Wang, Yohji Yamamoto, and Yves Saint Laurent, among others.
Most recently, Moore walked for Hermès and Lanvin (opening the Lanvin show) at the spring 2007 Paris Fashion Week. She starred in the fall/winter 2006-2007 campaigns for Lanvin and Lanvin Rumeur.
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| Name | Adam Lambert |
|---|---|
| Background | solo_singer |
| Birth name | Adam Mitchel Lambert |
| Born | January 29, 1982Indianapolis, Indiana, U.S. |
| Origin | San Diego, California, U.S. |
| Genre | Pop rock, |
| Instrument | Vocals |
| Occupation | Musician, Songwriter, Actor |
| Label | RCA/19 Recordings |
| Associated acts | Allison IrahetaOrianthi |
| Years active | 2009–present |
| Url | www.AdamOfficial.com |
Adam Mitchel Lambert (born January 29, 1982) is an American singer, songwriter, and actor from San Diego, California. In May 2009, he finished as the runner-up on the eighth season of American Idol.
Lambert was recruited to record the soundtrack "Time for Miracles" for the disaster movie 2012 that was released on October 20, 2009 as a side project single. The song was lauded ahead of its release by Queen's guitarist, Brian May, who described himself as being "completely blown away" upon hearing the track. The track "Time for Miracles" also appears on For Your Entertainment.
On June 19, 2009, Hi Fi Recordings and Wilshire Records revealed that they would be releasing On With the Show, a compilation of songs Lambert had recorded prior to American Idol while working as a session musician. The album's first single is "Want." Lambert later issued a statement through 19 Entertainment stating, "Back in 2005 when I was a struggling artist, I was hired as a studio singer to lend my vocals to tracks written by someone else. I was broke at the time and this was my chance to make a few bucks, so I jumped at the opportunity to record for my first time in a professional studio. The work I did back then in no way reflects the music I am currently in the studio working on." On November 17, Lambert's album was released with a new name: "Take One." The album is available on iTunes.
The Canadian website and magazine Rockstar Weekly published an Adam Lambert fan magazine in February 2010 featuring fun and inspirational stories from Lambert fans around the world. The issue sold-out quickly in its limited first run and was re-issued in October 2010 with extra pages.
Since Idol Lambert has so far won two awards: the Young Hollywood Award for Artist of the Year and the Teen Choice Award for Reality/Variety Star. Lambert participated in the American Idols LIVE! Tour 2009 with his fellow Top 10 contestants; the tour visited 50 cities in the United States and Canada from July 5 to September 15, 2009.
In November, Lambert performed "For Your Entertainment" at the American Music Awards of 2009. The performance showed Lambert kissing a male bassist, grinding a dancer's head against his pelvis, and grabbing the crotch of another. Lambert told Rolling Stone magazine, "Female performers have been doing this for years—pushing the envelope about sexuality—and the minute a man does it, everybody freaks out. We're in 2009—it's time to take risks, be a little more brave, time to open people's eyes and if it offends them, then maybe I'm not for them. My goal was not to piss people off, it was to promote freedom of expression and artistic freedom." In response to his performance, the Parents Television Council, a conservative decency campaigning group, urged viewers to complain to the FCC. The performance, at the end of the show, was broadcast "outside the FCC's usual 6am-10pm time frame prohibiting the broadcast of indecent material". ABC received about 1,500 telephoned complaints and announced he would not perform on Good Morning America on November 25 as planned. CBS subsequently invited Lambert to perform instead on The Early Show, on the same date in New York City.
February 27, 2010 Lambert performed his first official solo concert, held at Fantasy Springs Resort Casino in Indio, California. He appeared on American Idol as a guest mentor in an episode airing April 13, 2010. Adam Lambert kicked off his first solo tour on June 4, 2010. The Glam Nation Tour went throughout the United States with Allison Iraheta and Orianthi. In fall 2010 he took the Glam Nation Tour internationally. . On December 6, 2010 Lambert released an acoustic EP, titled "Acoustic Live!", recorded in various countries. He also announced that he is already working on his second album and that is expected to be released in 2011.
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