A moustache ( or ; ) is facial hair grown on the outer surface of the upper lip. It may or may not be accompanied by a beard, hair around the entire face.

Etymology

The word "moustache" derives from 16th century French ''moustache'', which in turn is derived from the Italian ''mostaccio'' (14th century), dialectal ''mustaccio'' (16th century), from Medieval Latin ''mustacium'' (8th century), Medieval Greek μουστάκιον (''moustakion''), attested in the 9th century, which ultimately originates as a diminutive of Hellenistic Greek μύσταξ (''mustax'', ''mustak-''), meaning "upper lip" or "facial hair", probably derived from Hellenistic Greek μύλλον (''mullon''), "lip".

History

Shaving with stone razors was technologically possible from Neolithic times, but the oldest portrait showing a shaved man with a moustache is an ancient Iranian (Scythian) horseman from 300 BC.

In Western cultures women generally avoid the growth of facial hair; though some are capable, the majority of these women use some form of depilation to remove it. In rare circumstances, women may choose to embrace this growth, often in the form of thin moustaches. Mexican artist Frida Kahlo famously depicted herself in her artwork with both a moustache and a unibrow. This tradition is followed by some contemporary women in the arts.

Development and care

The moustache forms its own stage in the development of facial hair in adolescent males. Facial hair in males normally appears in a specific order during puberty:

The first facial hair to appear tends to grow at the corners of the upper lip (age 11-15),

It then spreads to form a moustache over the entire upper lip (age 16-17),

This is followed by the appearance of hair on the upper part of the cheeks, and the area under the lower lip (age 16-18),

It eventually spreads to the sides and lower border of the chin, and the rest of the lower face to form a full beard (age 17-21).

As with most human biological processes, this specific order may vary among some individuals depending on one's genetic heritage or environment.

Moustaches can be tended through shaving the hair of the chin and cheeks, preventing it from becoming a full beard. A variety of tools have been developed for the care of moustaches, including shaving razors, moustache wax, moustache nets, moustache brushes, moustache combs and moustache scissors.

Styles

The World Beard and Moustache Championships 2007 had 6 sub-categories for moustaches:

Natural – Moustache may be styled without aids.

Mexican – Big and bushy, beginning from the middle of the upper lip and pulled to the side. The hairs are allowed to start growing from up to a maximum of 1.5 cm beyond the end of the upper lip.

Dalí – narrow, long points bent or curved steeply upward; areas past the corner of the mouth must be shaved. Artificial styling aids needed. Named after Salvador Dalí.

English – narrow, beginning at the middle of the upper lip the whiskers are very long and pulled to the side, slightly curled; the ends are pointed slightly upward; areas past the corner of the mouth usually shaved. Artificial styling may be needed.

Imperial – whiskers growing from both the upper lip and cheeks, curled upward (distinct from the ''royale'', or ''impériale'')

Freestyle – All moustaches that do not match other classes. The hairs are allowed to start growing from up to a maximum of 1.5 cm beyond the end of the upper lip. Aids are allowed.

Other types of moustache include:

Fu Manchu – long, downward pointing ends, generally beyond the chin;

'Pancho Villa' moustache – similar to the Fu Manchu but thicker; also known as a "droopy moustache", generally much more so than that normally worn by the historical Pancho Villa.

Handlebar – bushy, with small upward pointing ends. See baseball pitcher Rollie Fingers. Also known as a "spaghetti moustache", because of its stereotypical association with Italian men.

Horseshoe – Often confused with the Fu Manchu style, the horseshoe was possibly popularized by modern cowboys and consists of a full moustache with vertical extensions from the corners of the lips down to the jawline and resembling an upside-down horseshoe. Also known as "biker moustache".

Pencil moustache – narrow, straight and thin as if drawn on by a pencil, closely clipped, outlining the upper lip, with a wide shaven gap between the nose and moustache, widely recognized as being the moustache of choice for the fictional character Gomez Addams in the 1990s series of films based on The Addams Family. Also known as a Mouth-brow, worn by John Waters, Sean Penn and Chris Cornell.

Chevron – thick and wide, usually covering the top of the upper lip. Comedian Jeff Foxworthy and NASCAR driver Richard Petty wear Chevrons.

Toothbrush – thick, but shaved except for about an inch (2.5 cm) in the center; associated with Adolf Hitler, Charlie Chaplin, Oliver Hardy and Michael Jordan in his commercials for Hanes.

Walrus – bushy, hanging down over the lips, often entirely covering the mouth. Worn by John Bolton, Dick Strawbridge, Wilford Brimley, Friedrich Nietzsche and Jamie Hyneman.

Notable moustaches

The longest recorded moustache belongs to Bajansinh Juwansinh Gurjar of Ahmedabad, India. It had not been cut for 22 years and was 12 feet, 6 inches long in 2004.

In some cases, the moustaches are so prominently identified with a single individual that it could be identified with him without any further identifying traits, such as in the case of Adolf Hitler. In some cases, such as with Groucho Marx and Charlie Chaplin, the moustache in question was artificial for most of their lives. Kaiser Wilhelm II's moustache, grossly exaggerated, featured prominently in Entente propaganda.

U.S. Air Force ace Robin Olds became celebrated for the flowing handlebar moustache he grew while commanding the 8th Tactical Fighter Wing "Wolfpack" during the Vietnam War, and when forced to shave it by his superior became the source of an Air Force tradition known as "Moustache March".

In art and fiction

Moustaches have long been used by artists to make characters distinctive as with Charlie Chan, Snidely Whiplash, Hercule Poirot, or the video game character Mario. They have also been used to make a social or political point as with Marcel Duchamp's parody of the Mona Lisa which adds a goatee and moustache or the moustachioed self portraits of Frida Kahlo. At least one fictional moustache has been so notable that a whole style has been named after it: the Fu Manchu moustache.

Salvador Dalí published a book dedicated solely to his moustache.

''Moustache'' was the alias name of a French comic actor.

In sport

The Liverpool sides of the late 1970s to late 1980s were famously notable for numbers of moustachioed players, including Mark Lawrenson, Graeme Souness, Bruce Grobbelaar, Terry McDermott and Ian Rush.

For the 2008 Summer Olympics Croatia men's national water polo team grew moustaches in honor of coach Ratko Rudić.

In the early 1970s, Major League Baseball players seldom wore facial hair. As detailed in the book ''Mustache Gang'', Oakland Athletics owner Charlie Finley decided to hold a moustache-growing contest within his team. When the A's faced the Cincinnati Reds, whose team rules forbade facial hair, in the 1972 World Series, the series was dubbed by media as "the hairs vs. the squares".

Swimmer Mark Spitz won seven gold medals while sporting a moustache when swimmers usually shaved all their body hair to decrease drag. When other competitors questioned the moustache and the potential increased drag, he claimed that it helped create a pocket of air to breathe.

South African rugby union coach Peter De Villiers also has a moustache, and is derisively known as Piet Snor (Peter Moustache). In 2008 De Villiers was nicknamed "Twakkie" in a public competition held by the South African Sunday Times newspaper - this in reference to a local fictional character with a similar moustache from the SABC's "The Most Amazing Show".

NHL player George Parros is well known for his moustache, of which fans can buy replicas of at the team store, with proceeds going to charity. Parros also has a line of apparel called "Stache Gear" that benefits The Garth Brooks Teammates For Kids Foundation.

Steven Cozza, a professional cyclist from the United States, has found much love from European cycling fans for his horseshoe mustache; facial hair is unusual in the professional peloton.

See also

Beard

Goatee

Sideburns

Whiskers

Bearded lady

Handlebar Club

American Mustache Institute

Moustache cup

Movember

Gallery

References

External links

The Glorious Mustache Challenge: A Film About The Under 30 Mustache

Shana Ting Lipton's moustache article for Salon.com

Mustaches of the Nineteenth Century

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Coordinates	37°46′45.48″N122°25′9.12″N
Name	Tom Selleck
Birth name	Thomas William Selleck
Birth date	January 29, 1945
Birth place	Detroit, Michigan, US
Occupation	actor, film producer
Years active	1969–present
Spouse	Jacqueline Ray (1972–1980) Jillie Mack (1987–present)
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Thomas William "Tom" Selleck (born January 29, 1945) is an American actor and film producer, best known for his starring role as Hawaii-based private investigator Thomas Magnum on the 1980s television show ''Magnum, P.I.''. He also plays Jesse Stone in a series of made-for-TV movies based on the Robert B. Parker novels. In 2010, he appears as Commissioner Frank Reagan in the drama ''Blue Bloods'' on CBS.

He has appeared extensively on television in roles such as Dr. Richard Burke on ''Friends'' and A.J. Cooper on ''Las Vegas''. In addition to his series work, Selleck has appeared in more than fifty made for TV and general release movies, including ''Mr. Baseball'', ''Quigley Down Under'', ''Lassiter'' and his most successful movie release ''Three Men and a Baby'', which was the highest grossing movie in 1987.

Early life

Selleck was born in Detroit, Michigan, the son of Martha S. (née Jagger), a homemaker, and Robert D. Selleck, an executive and real estate investor. The family moved to Sherman Oaks, Los Angeles, California, when Selleck was growing up. His siblings include brothers Robert (born 1944) and Daniel (born 1950), and sister Martha. Selleck graduated from Grant High School in 1962.

Along with modeling, Selleck attended the University of Southern California on a basketball scholarship where he played for the Trojans. He is a member of Sigma Chi fraternity and a member of the Trojan Knights. While he majored in business administration, a drama coach suggested Selleck try acting. He then studied acting at the Beverly Hills Playhouse, under Milton Katselas.

Selleck served in the 160th Infantry of the California Army National Guard and was activated for the Watts Riots.

Career

Early work and Magnum P.I.

Selleck's first TV appearance was as a college senior on ''The Dating Game'' in 1965 and again in 1967 – he lost both times. Soon after, he appeared in commercials for products such as Pepsi-Cola.

He began his career with bit parts in smaller movies, including the over-the-top ''Myra Breckinridge'' and Russ Meyer's ''The Seven Minutes'' with co-stars including Wayne Maunder and Harold J. Stone. He also appeared in number of TV series, mini-series and TV movies. Selleck also had a recurring role in the 1970s as Lance White in ''The Rockford Files''. Lance was very trusting and always lucky, much to the annoyance of Jim Rockford, the show's star private eye played by James Garner. White would frequently say to Rockford, "Don't worry Jim, clues will turn up" and then a clue would just turn up, much to Rockford's consternation, for whom obtaining clues required hard work and hard knocks. Selleck's character was based on one played in Garner's earlier TV series ''Maverick'' (1957) by Wayde Preston in that series' highest-rated episode, "The Saga of Waco Williams."

Selleck, an accessible but relatively untested actor, spent years receiving little interest from the entertainment industry. His big break came when he was cast – to the surprise of all – in the lead role as Thomas Magnum in ''Magnum, P.I.''. The ''Magnum, P.I.'' producers would not release the actor for other projects, and, thus, Selleck had to pass on the equally enticing film project for the title role of Indiana Jones, which then went to rising star Harrison Ford. The career-influencing choice between the role of Indiana Jones vs. Magnum P.I. actually haunted Selleck so much that before making the decision, he consulted his best friend on what to do. Together they came to the conclusion that taking the high road and honoring the first contract with Universal Studios was the career-savvy direction. It turned out that the shooting of the pilot for ''Magnum'' was delayed for over six months (due to a writers' strike) which would have enabled him to complete the role as Indiana Jones, if he had had the option to do so.

Film

He starred in the 1979 TV movie ''Concrete Cowboy'' with Jerry Reed. Selleck starred in a number of film roles during and after ''Magnum''; among the most notable were as an acrophobic police detective in ''Runaway'', as a stand-in father in ''Three Men and a Baby'', and as an American cowboy in the Australian western ''Quigley Down Under'' – a role and film that he considers one of his best. His other films include ''Three Men and a Little Lady'', ''High Road to China'', ''Lassiter'', ''Coma'',''Her Alibi'', ''An Innocent Man'', ''Folks!'', ''Christopher Columbus: The Discovery'', ''Mr. Baseball'', ''In & Out'' and ''The Love Letter''.

In the early 1990s, Selleck held a press conference to say that he was not gay after a Queer Nation poster allegedly tried to out him. He also sued a tabloid for printing a story that he was gay, which later was settled with an apology and a financial sum that Selleck donated to the University of Southern California journalism program to promote ethics in media. He insisted that he was not anti-gay, however, saying "I would have had the same problem, felt the same kind of righteous indignation, if somebody had said I was having an affair with some actress I had never met," and would later portray an openly gay character in ''In & Out'' with Kevin Kline.

Selleck is an avid outdoorsman, and a marksman and knowledgeable firearms collector. These interests led him to leading man cowboy roles in Western films, starting with his role as Orrin Sackett in the 1979 film ''The Sacketts'', opposite Sam Elliott, Jeff Osterhage, and Western legends Glenn Ford and Ben Johnson. He was easily accepted playing a cowboy, and the roles seemed to "fit" him. He followed ''The Sacketts'' with ''The Shadow Riders'' in 1982, then with ''Lassiter'' in 1984. ''Quigley Down Under'' is probably one of his best known Western films, however he also won a "Western Heritage Award" for his 1997 role in ''Last Stand at Sabre River''. His last two cowboy roles to date were in the 2001 TNT movie ''Crossfire Trail'' (based on a Louis L'Amour novel of the same name), and the 2003 motion picture ''Monte Walsh''.

He most recently appeared in the film ''Killers'', along with Katherine Heigl and Ashton Kutcher.

Television

''Magnum P.I.''

Selleck played the role of Thomas Magnum in 1980 after six failed TV pilots. The show would go on for eight seasons and 162 episodes until 1988, winning him an Emmy for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series in 1984. Selleck was famous for his moustache, a Hawaiian-style aloha shirt, and Detroit Tigers baseball cap. Magnum drove a Ferrari 308GTSi in the series. The model became so identified with the role that Ferrari fans now refer to the red-painted model as a "Magnum" Ferrari.

Selleck has confirmed that he is the most popular choice by fans to play the role of Magnum in the rumoured upcoming ''Magnum P.I.'' movie.

''Friends''

Throughout the late nineties, Selleck played the role of Richard, Monica's boyfriend, in the hugely successful TV series Friends. Richard was a physician (ophthalmologist) who was a friend of Monica's parents, and at first the relationship was hidden from her parents. The relationship eventually ended over Richard's reluctance to commit to raising a family, though Selleck did make a few extra appearances in later shows.

''The Closer''

In February 1998, Selleck accepted the lead role in a sitcom for CBS called ''The Closer''. In it he played Jack McLaren, a legendary publicist heading up a brand new marketing firm. His costars included Ed Asner, David Krumholtz, and Penelope Ann Miller. Despite the high pedigree, and the expectations for his first series since ''Magnum, P. I.'', low ratings caused the show to be canceled after ten episodes.

Jesse Stone series

Since 2005, Selleck has starred in the role of transplanted lawman Jesse Stone in a series of made-for-TV movies based on Robert B. Parker's novels. To date, the series comprises seven films, with the seventh released on May 22, 2011. In addition to his portrayal of the films' protagonist, Selleck also acts as producer for the series. The fifth film, ''Jesse Stone: Thin Ice'', was not adapted from Parker's novels, but rather an original story by Selleck.

''Las Vegas''

He joined the cast of the NBC drama ''Las Vegas'' in the season-five premiere on September 28, 2007. He played A.J. Cooper, the new owner of the Montecito Casino. He replaced James Caan who left the cast in the same episode. This is Selleck's first regular role on a drama show since he played Thomas Magnum on ''Magnum, P.I.''.

''Blue Bloods''

''Blue Bloods'' is an American police procedural/drama series on CBS, filmed on location in New York City. Frank Reagan (Selleck) is the Police Commissioner; the series follows the Reagan family of police officers with the New York City Police Department. The show premiered on September 24, 2010.

Other work

Selleck has also appeared in a number of made-for-TV movies in recent years. In particular, he has sought to help bring back to popularity the western, often playing one of that genre's typical characters but thrust into a modern context.

Selleck was offered the lead role of Mitch Buchannon in ''Baywatch'' but turned down the role because he did not want to be seen as a sex symbol. The role eventually went to David Hasselhoff.

Surprising many of his fans, Selleck unexpectedly played the role of General Dwight D. Eisenhower in A&E;'s 2004 made-for-TV movie ''Ike: Countdown to D-Day''. The movie showed the planning, politics, and preparation for the 1944 Invasion of Normandy, and Selleck was critically lauded for playing a cool, calm Eisenhower.

Most recently, Selleck has appeared in a recurring role on the acclaimed ABC drama ''Boston Legal'' as Ivan Tiggs – the troubled ex-husband of Shirley Schmidt (Candice Bergen) – and as novelist Robert B. Parker's character Jesse Stone in several CBS made-for-TV movies, earning a 2007 Emmy nomination for ''Jesse Stone: Sea Change''.

Broadway

In 2001, Selleck played the lead role of Murray in a Broadway revival of Herb Gardner's comedic play ''A Thousand Clowns''. It ran for only two months. Critics, though far from uniformly negative about Selleck's performance, generally compared it unfavorably to that of Jason Robards, Jr., who won awards in the 1960s for playing the character on the stage and in a movie version. (It remains the role with which Robards is most identified.) Playwright Gardner, however, actually preferred Selleck to Robards in the part, and even said that Selleck was the way he had always envisioned Murray.

Commercials

He did the voice over for the 1993 AT&T; advertising campaigns titled "You Will." These advertisements had a futuristic feel, and posed the question of, "What if you had the technology to ______ ? Well, you will ... and the company that will bring it to you? AT&T.;" As of December 30, 2007, he began doing commercial voice-overs for Florida orange juice, a move that one writer quipped would have a "magnum" impact on sales (referring to the actor's role in ''Magnum, P.I'').

The Practical Guide to the Universe

In the mid 1990's, Selleck hosted a special series on TLC called "The Practical Guide to the Universe", in which he talked about the stars, planets, galaxies, and other things in the universe.

Awards and accolades

On April 28, 2000, he received an honorary doctorate from Pepperdine University. He was chosen because of his outstanding character and ethic. He is a board member of the non-profit Joseph and Edna Josephson Institute of Ethics and co-founder of the Character Counts Coalition. Selleck received a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 1986. The star is situated at 6925 Hollywood Blvd.

Golden Apple Awards – 1982 Male Star of the year

Golden Apple Awards – 1983 Male Star of the year

People Choice's Award – 1984 Favourite Male TV Performer

36th Primetime Emmy Awards (1984) – Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series

People Choice's Award – 1985 Favourite Male TV Performer

People Choice's Award – 1985 Favourite All-Round Male Entertainer

42nd Golden Globe Awards (1985) – Best Performance by an Actor in a TV-Series-Drama

National Cowboy and Western Heritage Museum – 2010 Inductee into the Hall of Great Western Performers

In 1993, during the brief run of the late night ''The Chevy Chase Show'' on Fox, Selleck guest-starred. As a gag, he asked to be presented his 1992 Worst Supporting Actor Razzie award for his performance as King Ferdinand of Spain in ''Christopher Columbus: The Discovery''. When the Razzie was presented to him on the air, Selleck took it in stride and asked the entire studio audience to "blow me a raspberry." Thus Selleck became the third person in Razzie history to voluntarily accept one of the Worst Achievements in Film statuettes.

Personal life

Selleck was married to model Jacqueline Ray from 1970–1982, a marriage during which he adopted her son, Kevin (born 1966), from a previous marriage.

On August 7, 1987, Selleck married Jillie Mack. They have one daughter, Hannah Margaret Mack Selleck (born December 16, 1988). The family lives in Freedom, California, and Thousand Oaks, California. Selleck has a summer residence in Jonesboro, Maine, United States. In the 1980s – specifically around the time of filming ''Three Men and a Baby'' – Selleck owned a home on upscale Lakeshore Road in Burlington, Ontario, a city southwest of Toronto.

Selleck lives on an avocado ranch. The following quote is from a ''Good Housekeeping'' interview titled "Man of the House: Tom Selleck", "So I like to get outside and work on the farm, from fixing roads to clearing brush. I hate going to the gym, so sweating outdoors sure beats sitting on a stationary bike staring at my navel. And I work cheaper than anyone I could hire to do it."

He is an accomplished indoor and beach volleyball player playing the outside hitter position for the Outrigger Canoe Club, Honolulu. His adopted son, Kevin Shepard attended Selleck's alma mater, University of Southern California and became a All-American in 1990. Outrigger Canoe Club team mate Dennis Berg was quoted in the Summer 2011 issue of Volleyball USA magazine saying of Selleck, "Tom was a great team mate, appreciative of being included with such a talented and experienced group, practicing and playing hard when his Magnum schedule permitted." he continued saying "He was very patient with all of us, and we relished the big crowds that replaced the usual sparse number of player fiends and spouses at the national tourney matches."

Selleck is an avid ice hockey fan and has been seen attending Los Angeles Kings games at the Staples Center. He lists Anze Kopitar and Alexander Frolov as two of his favorite players. He was once a minority owner of his favorite baseball team since childhood, the Detroit Tigers.

One of Selleck's ''Magnum'' co-stars, Larry Manetti, in his 1996 memoir ''Aloha Magnum'', was lavish in his praise of Selleck. Manetti lauded Selleck for his extraordinary work ethic on a grueling show (shooting for hours in the midday Hawaiian sun), Selleck's work with Hawaiian charities and his willingness to go to bat for the program's cast and crew members.

In February 2009, Selleck joined the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund as national spokesman for the new Education Center being built on the National Mall.

Political views and the NRA

To promote his movie ''The Love Letter'', Selleck was invited to be on ''The Rosie O'Donnell Show'' on May 19, 1999. However, he found himself defending an ad in which he appeared supporting the National Rifle Association (NRA) and his position on gun ownership. Selleck said: "It's your show, and you can talk about it after I leave." O'Donnell was highly criticized, criticism which led her to make an apology to Selleck by saying: "For him feeling embarrassed and humiliated by me, I strongly do apologize to him personally, but I do not apologize for my feelings about the issue of gun control."

Selleck is a member of the Board of Directors and public spokesman of the four-million-member NRA. After close friend and fellow avid outdoorsman Charlton Heston stepped down – due to failing health – as the highly visible public spokesman of the NRA in 2003, Selleck has stepped up in comparable manner to succeed him. In 2002, Selleck donated the rifle he used in ''Quigley Down Under'' (a custom 13-pound [6 kg], single-shot, 1874 Sharps Rifle, with a 34-inch [86-cm] barrel), along with six other firearms from his other films, to the National Rifle Association, as part of the NRA's exhibit "Real Guns of Reel Heroes" at the National Firearms Museum in Fairfax, Virginia.

For a number of years Selleck appeared in television advertising for William F. Buckley's magazine ''The National Review'' (he also subscribes to ''The New Republic''). He endorsed senator John McCain in 2008 presidental election. Selleck describes himself politically as "a registered independent with a lot of libertarian leanings."

Filmography

''The Seven Minutes (film) ''Daughters of Satan'' ''Sons of God'' ''Midway (film) ''The Washington Affair'' ''Coma (film) ''The Sacketts'' ''High Road to China'' ''Lassiter'' ''Three Men and a Baby'' ''Her Alibi'' ''Quigley Down Under'' ''Folks ''Open Season'' ''The Magic of Flight'' ''In & Out'' ''The Love Letter (1999 film) ''Crossfire Trail'' ''Running Mates (film) ''Monte Walsh (film) ''Meet the Robinsons'' Killers (2010 film) Three men and a Bride (In development) ''A Case of Rape'' ''The Young and the Restless'' ''Returning Home'' ''The Streets Of San Francisco - Spooks For Sale'' ''Most Wanted'' ''Bunco'' ''Superdome (film) ''The Gypsy Warriors'' ''The Rockford Files'' ''The Chinese Typewriter'' ''The Sacketts'' ''The Concrete Cowboys'' ''Stone Ninjas'' ''Pirates of Rock'' ''Magnum, P.I.'' ''Divorce Wars: A Love Story'' ''The Shadow Riders (film) ''Murder, She Wrote'' ''Broken Trust'' ''Ruby Jean and Joe'' ''Friends'' ''Last Stand at Saber River'' ''The Closer (1998 TV series) ''Running Mates (film) ''Crossfire Trail (film) ''Monte Walsh'' ''Twelve Mile Road'' ''Reversible Errors (film) ''Ike: Countdown to D-Day'' ''Jesse Stone novels#Filmography ''Boston Legal'' ''Las Vegas (TV series)Blue Bloods (TV series)

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Year	Film	Role	Notes
1970	Myra Breckinridge (film)>Myra Breckinridge''
1971	The Seven Minutes'' ||
1972	|	James Robertson
rowspan="3"	1973	|
''Shadow of Fear (film)	Shadow of Fear''	Mark Brolin
''Terminal Island''	Dr. Milford
1976	Midway'' ||	Aide to Capt. Cyril Simard
1977	|	Jim Hawley
1978	Coma'' ||	Sean Murphy
1979	|	Orrin Sackett
1983	|	Patrick O' Malley	Lead Role
rowspan="2"	1984	|	Nick Lassiter	Lead Role
''Runaway (1984 film)	Runaway''	Sgt. Jack R. Ramsay
1987	|	Peter Mitchell	Lead Role
rowspan="2"	1989	|	Phil Blackwood	Lead Role
''An Innocent Man (film)	An Innocent Man''	Jimmie Rainwood
rowspan="2"	1990	|	Matthew Quigley	Lead Role
''Three Men and a Little Lady''	Peter Mitchell
rowspan="3"	1992	(film)	Folks!''	Jon Aldrich
''Christopher Columbus: The Discovery''	King Ferdinand
''Mr. Baseball''	Jack Elliot
1995	|	Rock Maninoff
rowspan="2"	1996	|		Short Subject / Narrator
''Kids for Character''
1997	|	Peter Malloy	Supporting Role
1999	The Love Letter'' ||	George Matthias	Supporting Role
2001	|	Rafael "Rafe" Covington	TV Movie
2000	Running Mates'' ||	Gov. James Reynolds Pryce	TV Movie
2004	Monte Walsh'' ||	Monte Walsh	TV Movie
2007	|	Cornelius Robinson	Voice
2010	''Killers'' ||	Mr. Kornfeldt	Supporting Role
2012	|	Peter Mitchell	Lead Role
colspan="4" style="background:#B0C4DE;">Television
Year	Title	Role	Notes
1970	''The Movie Murderer''
1974	|
1974–1975	|		Cast member from 1974–1975 & 2005
1975	|
1975	|
1976	|
1977	|
1978	Superdome'' ||
1978	|
1978–1979	|	PI Lance White	Two appearances
1979	|
1979	|
1979	|	Cowboy
1980	|	Ninja
1981	|	Pirate
1980–1988	|	Thomas Magnum
1982	|
1982	The Shadow Riders'' ||
1986	|	Magnum crossover
1995	|
1996	|		Also Executive Producer
1996	|	Richard	Recurring role
1997	|		Also Executive Producer
1998	The Closer'' ||
2000	Running Mates'' ||
2001	Crossfire Trail'' ||		Also Executive Producer
2003	|		Also Executive Producer
2003	|
2004	Reversible Errors'' ||
2004	|	Gen. Dwight D Eisenhower
2005–2011	Jesse Stone series ||	Jesse Stone	TV movies / Also Executive Producer & Producer	Stone Cold (Parker novel)>Stone Cold''	Night Passage (Parker novel)>Jesse Stone: Night Passage''	Death in Paradise (Parker novel)>Jesse Stone: Death in Paradise''	* 2007: ''Jesse Stone: Sea Change''	* 2009: ''Jesse Stone: Thin Ice''	* 2010: ''Jesse Stone: No Remorse''	* 2011: ''Jesse Stone: Innocents Lost''
2006	|	Ivan Tiggs	Recurring role
2007–2008	Las Vegas'' ||	A.J. Cooper	Cast member from 2007–2008
2010–	Blue Bloods (TV series) ||	Police Commissioner Frank Reagan

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Coordinates	37°46′45.48″N122°25′9.12″N
name	Man Man
background	group_or_band
origin	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
genre	Experimental rock
years active	2003–present
label	Ace Fu Records, ANTI-
associated acts	Mister Heavenly
website	manmanbandband.com
current members	Honus Honus (Ryan Kattner) Pow Pow (Christoper Powell) T. Moth (Jamey Robinson) Chang Wang (Billy Dufala) Jefferson
notable instruments	}}

Man Man is an experimental band from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Man Man is known for their exuberant live performances. When performing, the members of the band sometimes coordinate their outfits, often seen in white outfits and, more commonly, war paint.

The band uses pseudonyms—the frontman is Honus Honus, and its other members are Pow Pow, Chang Wang, Turkey Moth, and Jefferson.

They're known for their multi instrumental style that centers on the piano playing of lead singer/lyricist Honus Honus accompanied by a wide variety of other instruments played by the rest of the band. On recordings, Honus usually plays piano but during the live shows he uses a Rhodes Piano or a Nord Electro 3. Other instruments played by the rest of the band include a clavinet, Moog Little Phatty, sousaphone, saxophone, trumpet, French horn, flute, bass clarinet, drum set, euphonium, Fender Jazz Bass, Danelectro baritone guitar, xylophone, marimba, melodica and various percussive instruments including pots and pans, toy noise makers, chinese funeral horns, spoons, smashing plates, and fireworks.

History

Man Man released their debut The Man in a Blue Turban with a Face in October 2004 on Ace Fu Records but did not begin to tour extensively until their follow-up album Six Demon Bag was released in 2006 to positive reviews.

During 2007 the band opened for Modest Mouse on several U.S tours, gaining them further public attention. Not long afterward, Nike began airing a series of commercials starring Rainn Wilson with Man Man's "10 lb Mustache" as the background music. That song along with "Feathers" and "Engwish Bwudd" were featured in season 3, episode 8 of the TV show Weeds. The band also recorded a cover of "Little Boxes" for the title sequence of that episode.

Man Man released their third studio album ''Rabbit Habits'' on ANTI- in 2008, and embarked on a North American tour in March 2008, with Yeasayer and Tim Fite splitting dates. The band performed at numerous festivals including Voodoo Experience, Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival, All Tomorrow's Parties in (Camber Sands, UK), Primavera Sound in Barcelona, and the Meredith Music Festival (Meredith, Australia) that same year.

The band has recorded their fourth album ''Life Fantastic'' with producer Mike Mogis (of Bright Eyes and Monsters of Folk fame) in Omaha, Nebraska. It will be released on 10 May 2011. http://pitchfork.com/news/41795-man-man-announce-new-album/ Life Fantastic is being sold in both LP and CD currently on their tour, despite the album's release date of May 10, 2011

The title of the 2006 album ''Six Demon Bag'' is a reference to a line in the film ''Big Trouble in Little China''.

Prior to settling on Man Man, the band was named Gamelon and briefly Magic Blood.

Honus Honus has made an album with Nicholas Thorburn of Islands and The Unicorns, and Joe Plummer of Modest Mouse and The Shins under the band name of Mister Heavenly.

"One thing that has been floated around is Honus Honus from Man Man and I [Thorburn] making a record in a new (sub)genre we are developing, called Doom Wop, which is essentially low frequency, and extremely slowed down music atop traditional doo wop harmonies. Or something."

On the track Push the Eagle's Stomach from the album ''Six Demon Bag'' a reference is made to a Wendy's training video from the 80's. "We start shrinking, when we hit that grill you know we will!"

Discography

Studio albums

''The Man in a Blue Turban with a Face'' (2004)

''Six Demon Bag'' (2006)

''Rabbit Habits'' #186 U.S. (2008)

''Life Fantastic'' #157 U.S. (2011)

EPs

''Man Man EP'' (2004)

''Little Torments 7"'' (2008)

References

External links

Official Site

Interview with RadioUTD

Interview with Tiny Mix Tapes' Chris Ruen

Interview with Pitchfork Media 05/22/06

WHYME Podcast #49: Interview with Honus Honus of Man Man

NPR Broadcast of the June 30, 2006 concert in Washington, DC

Tiny Mix Tapes article on current tour.

Set of 6 live videos at scheduletwo.com

Honus Honus interview with Ted Coe on KCSB-FM's ''The Freak Power Ticket'' 08/30/10

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