A regent, from the Latin ''regens'', "[one] reigning", or regency council is a person or group of persons selected to act as head of state because the ruler is a minor, not present, or debilitated. The period of rule of a regent or regents is referred to as a regency.

In a monarchy, a regent usually governs due to one of these reasons, but may also be elected to rule during the interregnum when the royal line has died out. This was the case in Finland and Hungary, where the royal line was considered extinct in the aftermath of World War I. In Iceland, the regent represented the King of Denmark as sovereign of Iceland until the country became a republic in 1944.

In the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth (1569–1795), kings were elective, which often led to a fairly long interregnum. In the interim, it was the Polish Roman Catholic Primate who served as the regent, termed the "interrex" (Latin: ruler "between kings" as in ancient Rome).

In the small republic of San Marino, the two Captains Regent, or ''Capitani Reggenti'', are elected semi-annually (they serve a six-month term) as joint heads of state and of government.

Occasionally, the term regent refers to positions lower than the ruler of a country. In the Dutch republic of the United Provinces, the members of the ruling class, not formally hereditary but de facto patricians, were known collectively as ''regenten'' (the Dutch plural for regent). In the Dutch East Indies, a regent was a native prince allowed to rule de facto colonized 'state' as a regentschap (see that term). Consequently, in the successor state of Indonesia, the term regent is used in English to mean a ''bupati'' (local government official).

The term may be used in the governance of organisations. Some university managers in North America are called regents and a management board for a college or university may be titled the "Board of Regents". The term "regent" is also used for members of governing bodies of institutions, such as the national banks, in France and Belgium. Again in Belgium and France, (''Régént'' in French, or in Dutch) Regent is the official title of a teacher in a lower secondary school (junior high school), who does not require a college degree but is trained in a specialized ''écôle normale'' (normal school). In the Philippines, specifically, the University of Santo Tomas, the Father Regent, who must be a Dominican priest and is often also a teacher, serves as the institution's spiritual head. They also form the Council of Regents that serves as the highest administrative council of the university.

Currently there are only two ruling Regencies in the world, sovereign Liechtenstein and the Malaysian constitutive state of Terengganu.

See also

List of regents

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Name	Hugh Laurie
Birth name	James Hugh Calum Laurie
Birth date	June 11, 1959
Birth place	Oxford, England, UK
Alma mater	Cambridge University Eton College
Occupation	Actor, comedian, musician, writer
Years active	1981–present
Spouse	(2 sons, 1 daughter) }}

James Hugh Calum Laurie, OBE (born 11 June 1959), better known as Hugh Laurie , is an English actor, voice artist, comedian, writer, musician, recording artist, and director. He first became well known in the media as one half of the Fry and Laurie double act, along with his friend and comedy partner Stephen Fry, whom he joined in the cast of ''Blackadder'' and ''Jeeves and Wooster'' from 1987 until 1999. Since 2004, he has played Dr Gregory House, the protagonist of ''House'', for which he received two Golden Globe awards, two Screen Actors Guild awards and several Emmy nominations.

Laurie has also featured in films, including ''Sense and Sensibility'' (1995), adapted by and starring Emma Thompson, Disney's ''101 Dalmatians'' (1996), ''The Borrowers'' (1997), ''Flight of the Phoenix'' (2004), ''Monsters vs. Aliens'' (2009), and the three ''Stuart Little'' films.

As of August 2010, Laurie is the highest paid actor in a drama series on US television. He has been listed in the 2011 ''Guinness Book of World Records'' as the highest paid actor ever in a TV Drama—earning US$ 700,000 per episode in ''House''—and for being the most watched leading man on television.

Early life and education

Laurie was born in Oxford, Oxfordshire, England. The youngest of four children, Laurie has an older brother named Charles and two older sisters named Susan and Janet. He had a somewhat strained relationship with his mother, Patricia (née Laidlaw). His father, Ran Laurie, was a medical doctor who also won an Olympic gold medal in the coxless pairs (rowing) at the 1948 London Games.

Although Laurie was brought up in the Presbyterian church as a child, he has declared: "I don't believe in God, but I have this idea that if there were a God, or destiny of some kind looking down on us, that if he saw you taking anything for granted he'd take it away." He was brought up in Oxford and attended the Dragon School. He later went on to Eton and then to Selwyn College, Cambridge, where he studied for a degree in archeology and social anthropology. While at Cambridge he was a member of Footlights, the university dramatic club that has produced many well known actors and comedians, and he was club president in 1981. He was also a member of the Hermes Club and the Hawks' Club.

Like his father, Laurie was an oarsman at school and university; in 1977, he was a member of the junior coxed pair that won the British national title before representing Britain's Youth Team at the 1977 Junior World Rowing Championships. In 1980, Laurie and his rowing partner, J. S. Palmer, were runners-up in the Silver Goblets coxless pairs for Eton Vikings rowing club. Later, he also achieved a Blue while taking part in the 1980 Oxford and Cambridge Boat Race. Cambridge lost that year by 5 feet. During this time Laurie was training for up to 8 hours a day and was on course to become an Olympic standard rower. Laurie is a member of Leander Club, one of the oldest rowing clubs in the world.

Forced to abandon rowing during a bout of glandular fever (mononucleosis), he joined the Cambridge Footlights, which has been the starting point for many successful British comedians. There he met Emma Thompson, with whom he had a romantic relationship; the two remain good friends. She introduced him to his future comedy partner, Stephen Fry. Laurie, Fry and Thompson later parodied themselves as the ''University Challenge'' representatives of "Footlights College, Oxbridge" in "Bambi", an episode of ''The Young Ones'', with the series' co-writer Ben Elton completing their team. In 1980–81, his final year at university, besides rowing, Laurie was also president of the Footlights, with Thompson as vice-president. They took their annual revue, ''The Cellar Tapes'', to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe and won the first Perrier Comedy Award. The revue was written principally by Laurie and Fry, and the cast also included Thompson, Tony Slattery, Paul Shearer and Penny Dwyer.

Acting career

The Perrier Award led to a West End transfer for ''The Cellar Tapes'' and a television version of the revue, broadcast in May 1982. It resulted in Laurie, Fry and Thompson being selected, along with Ben Elton, Robbie Coltrane and Siobhan Redmond to write and appear in a new sketch comedy show for Granada Television, ''Alfresco'', which ran for two series.

Fry and Laurie went on to work together on various projects throughout the 1980s and 1990s. Among them were the ''Blackadder'' series, written by Ben Elton and Richard Curtis, starring Rowan Atkinson, with Laurie in various roles, but most notably Prince George and Lieutenant George. Other projects followed, of which one was their BBC sketch comedy series ''A Bit of Fry & Laurie''; another project was ''Jeeves and Wooster'', an adaptation of P. G. Wodehouse’s stories, in which Laurie played Jeeves’s employer, the amiable twit Bertie Wooster. He and Fry worked together at various charity stage events, such as ''Hysteria! 1, 2 & 3'' and Amnesty International’s ''The Secret Policeman’s Third Ball'', Comic Relief TV shows and the variety show ''Fry and Laurie Host a Christmas Night with the Stars''. They collaborated again on the film ''Peter's Friends'' and came together for a retrospective show in 2010 titled ''Fry and Laurie Reunited''.

Laurie starred in the Thames Television film "Letters from a Bomber Pilot" (1985) directed by David Hodgson. This was a serious acting role, the film being dramatised from the letters home of Pilot Officer J.R.A. "Bob" Hodgson, a pilot in RAF Bomber Command, who was killed in action in 1943.

Laurie appeared in the music videos for the 1986 single "Experiment IV" by Kate Bush, and the 1992 single "Walking on Broken Glass" by Annie Lennox, in full Georgian-period costume, a toned-down version of his Prince George character from ''Blackadder the Third'', opposite John Malkovich, similarly reprising his role of the Vicomte Valmont from ''Dangerous Liaisons''.

Laurie’s later film appearances include ''Sense and Sensibility'' (1995), adapted by and starring Emma Thompson; the Disney live-action film ''101 Dalmatians'' (1996), where he played Jasper, one of the bumbling criminals hired to kidnap the puppies; Elton’s adaptation of his novel ''Inconceivable'', ''Maybe Baby'' (2000); ''Girl From Rio''; the 2004 remake of ''The Flight of the Phoenix''; and the three ''Stuart Little'' films.

In 1996, Laurie’s first novel, ''The Gun Seller'', an intricate thriller laced with Wodehouseian humour, was published and became a best-seller. He has since been working on the screenplay for a movie version and on a second novel, ''The Paper Soldier''. In 1998, Laurie had a brief guest-starring role on ''Friends'' in "The One with Ross's Wedding, Part Two".

Since 2002, Laurie has appeared in a range of British television dramas, guest-starring that year in two episodes of the first season of the spy thriller series ''Spooks'' on BBC One. In 2003, he starred in and also directed ITV's comedy-drama series ''fortysomething'' (in one episode of which Stephen Fry appears). In 2001, he voiced the character of a bar patron in the ''Family Guy'' episode "One If by Clam, Two If by Sea". Laurie voiced the character of Mr. Wolf in the cartoon ''Preston Pig''. He was a panellist on the first episode of ''QI'', alongside Fry as host. In 2004, Laurie guest-starred as a professor in charge of a space probe called ''Beagle'', on ''The Lenny Henry Show''.

Laurie's fame expanded to the American public in 2004, when he first starred as the acerbic physician specialising in diagnostic medicine, Dr Gregory House in the popular Fox medical drama ''House''. For his portrayal, Laurie assumes an American accent. Laurie was in Namibia filming ''Flight of the Phoenix'' and recorded the audition tape for the show in the bathroom of the hotel, the only place he could get enough light. His US accent was so convincing that executive producer Bryan Singer, who was unaware at the time that Laurie is English, pointed to him as an example of just the kind of compelling American actor he had been looking for. Laurie also adopts the accent between takes on the set of ''House'', as well as during script read-throughs, although he used his native accent when directing the ''House'' episode "Lockdown".

Laurie was nominated for an ''Emmy Award'' for his role in ''House'' in 2005. Although he did not win, he did receive a Golden Globe in both 2006 and 2007 for his work on the series and the Screen Actors Guild award in 2007 and 2009. Laurie was also awarded a large increase in salary, from what was rumoured to be a mid-range five-figure sum to $350,000 per episode. Laurie was not nominated for the 2006 Emmys, apparently to the outrage of Fox executives, but he still appeared in a scripted, pre-taped intro, where he parodied his ''House'' character by rapidly diagnosing host Conan O'Brien and then proceeded to grope him as the latter asked him for help to get to the Emmys on time. He would later go on to speak in French while presenting an Emmy with Dame Helen Mirren, and has since been nominated in 2007, 2008, 2009 and 2010. Laurie's success on the show extends to the financial: in August 2010, ''TV Guide'' identified him as the highest-paid actor in a drama, saying he's paid over $400,000 per episode.

Laurie was initially cast as Perry White, the editor of the ''Daily Planet'', in Singer's film ''Superman Returns'' but had to bow out of the project because of his involvement in ''House''. In July 2006, Laurie appeared on Bravo!'s ''Inside the Actors Studio'', where he also performed one of his own comic songs, "Mystery", accompanying himself on the piano. He hosted NBC's ''Saturday Night Live'', in which he appeared in drag in a sketch about a man (Kenan Thompson) with a broken leg who accuses his doctor of being dishonest. Laurie played the man’s wife.

In August 2007, Laurie appeared on BBC Four's documentary ''Stephen Fry: 50 Not Out'', filmed in celebration of Fry’s 50th birthday.

In 2008, Laurie appeared as Captain James Biggs in ''Street Kings'', opposite Keanu Reeves and Forest Whitaker, and then in 2009 as the eccentric Dr. Cockroach, PhD in DreamWorks' ''Monsters vs. Aliens''. He also hosted ''Saturday Night Live'' for the second time on the Christmas show in which he sang a medley of three-second Christmas songs to close his monologue.

In 2009, Laurie returned to guest star in another ''Family Guy'' episode, "Business Guy", parodying Gregory House and himself assuming an American accent.

In 2010, Laurie filmed an independent feature called ''The Oranges'' and played piano on a track of ''Meat Loaf's'' CD ''Hang Cool Teddy Bear''.

In 2010, Laurie guest starred in ''The Simpsons'' "Treehouse of Horror XXI" as Roger, a castaway who is planning a murder scheme on a ship during Homer and Marge's second honeymoon.

Music career

From the age of six, Laurie took piano lessons with a Mrs. Hare. He plays the piano, guitar, drums, harmonica and saxophone. He has displayed his musical talents in episodes of several television series, most notably ''A Bit of Fry & Laurie'', ''Jeeves and Wooster'', ''House'' and when he hosted ''Saturday Night Live'' in October 2006. He is a vocalist and keyboard player for the Los Angeles charity rock group Band From TV. Additionally, following Meat Loaf's appearance in the ''House'' episode "Simple Explanation," Laurie played piano as a special guest on the song "If I Can't Have You" from Meat Loaf's 2010 album ''Hang Cool Teddy Bear''.

On episodes of ''House'' he has played several classic rock 'n roll instruments including Gibson Flying V and Les Paul guitars. His character has a Hammond B-3 organ in his home and on one episode performed the introduction to Procol Harum's classic "Whiter Shade of Pale". Laurie appears as a scientist/doctor in the pop video to accompany Kate Bush's song ''Experiment IV''. On 1 May 2011, Laurie and a jazz quintet closed the 2011 Cheltenham Jazz Festival to great acclaim.

On 15 May 2011 Laurie was the subject of the ITV series ''Perspectives'', explaining his love for the music of New Orleans and playing music, from his album ''Let Them Talk'', at studios and live venues in the city itself. He was the subject of PBS Great Performances ''Let them Talk'', also about New Orleans jazz, first broadcast on September 30, 2011.

Personal life

Laurie's mother, Patricia (née Laidlaw), died from motor neurone disease in Oxfordshire at the age of 73 in 1989, when Laurie was 30. According to Laurie, it took her two years to die, and she suffered "painful, plodding paralysis" while being cared for by Laurie's father, whom he called "the sweetest man in the whole world".

Laurie married theatre administrator Jo Green in June 1989 in Camden, London. They live in Belsize Park, London with sons Charlie and Bill and daughter Rebecca. They had planned to move the whole family to Los Angeles in 2008 due to the strain of being mostly separated for 9 months each year, but ultimately decided against it. Charlie had a cameo in ''A Bit of Fry & Laurie'' in the last sketch of the episode entitled ''Special Squad'', as baby William (whom Stephen and Hugh begin to "interrogate" about "what he's done with the stuff", calling him a scumbag and telling him that he's been a very naughty boy) during his infancy, while Rebecca had a role in the film ''Wit'' as five-year-old Vivian Bearing.

Lauries's best friend is long time comedy partner Stephen Fry, who was best man at his wedding and is godfather to his children. Laurie is good friends with his ''House'' co-star Robert Sean Leonard and continues his friendship with actress Emma Thompson.

On 23 May 2007 Laurie was made an Officer of the Order of the British Empire in the 2007 New Year Honours List, for his services to drama, by Queen Elizabeth II.

Laurie has periodically struggled with severe clinical depression, and continues to receive regular treatment from a psychotherapist. He stated in an interview that he first concluded he had a problem while driving in a charity demolition derby in 1996, during which he realised that driving around explosive crashes caused him to be neither excited nor frightened, but instead bored. "Boredom," he commented in an interview on ''Inside the Actors Studio'', "is not an appropriate response to exploding cars."

Laurie admires the writings of P.G. Wodehouse, explaining in a 27 May 1999 article in ''The Daily Telegraph'' how reading Wodehouse novels had saved his life.

Laurie is an avid motorcycle enthusiast. He has two motorcycles, one at his London home and one at his Los Angeles home. His bike in the United States is a Triumph Bonneville, his "feeble attempt to fly the British flag".

Discography

Albums

On 26 July 2010, it was announced that Laurie would be releasing a blues album after signing a contract with Warner Bros. The album, called ''Let Them Talk'', was released in France on 18 April 2011 and in Germany on 29 April. The album features collaborations from well known artists such as Tom Jones, Irma Thomas, and Dr. John.

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* Released: 18 April 2011

* Label: Warner Bros.

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British Phonographic Industry>UK: Gold

Singles

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Appearances

Year	Song	Album

Filmography

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Awards

All of the following are nominations or wins for Laurie's role on ''House'':

;Emmy Awards

2005 – Nominated – Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series

2007 – Nominated – Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series

2008 – Nominated – Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series

2009 – Nominated – Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series

2010 – Nominated – Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series

2011 – Nominated – Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series

;Golden Globe Awards 2005 – Winner – Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series – Drama

2006 – Winner – Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series – Drama

2007 – Nominated – Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series – Drama

2008 – Nominated – Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series – Drama

2009 – Nominated – Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series – Drama

2010 – Nominated – Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series – Drama

;Satellite Awards

2005 – Winner – Outstanding Actor in a Series, Drama

2006 – Winner – Outstanding Actor in a Series, Drama

2007 – Nominated – Outstanding Actor in a Series, Drama

;Screen Actors Guild Awards

2006 – Nominated – Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series

2007 – Winner – Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series

2008 – Nominated – Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series

2009 – Winner – Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series

2010 – Nominated – Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series

2011 – Nominated – Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series

;Television Critics Association

2005 – Winner – Individual Achievement in Drama

2006 – Winner – Individual Achievement in Drama

2007 – Nominated – Individual Achievement in Drama

;Teen Choice Award

2006 – Nominated – TV Actor: Drama

2007 – Winner – TV Actor: Drama

People's Choice Awards

2008 – Winner – Favorite Male TV Star

2009 – Winner – Favorite Male TV Star

2010 – Winner – Favorite TV Drama Actor

2011 – Winner – Favorite TV Drama Actor

2011 – Winner – Favorite TV Doctor

Other Awards

2011 - Winner – GQ Music Man Of The Year

Writing

Hugh Laurie has written one full-length novel, ''The Gun Seller'', which has undergone multiple printings from several publishers. His second novel, ''Paper Soldiers'' (US: ''The Paper Soldier''), was scheduled for September 2009, but has yet to appear.

''The Gun Seller'' UK (HB) (William Heinemann Ltd (May 1996)) ISBN 0-434-00297-6 (PB) (William Heinemann Ltd (May 1996)) ISBN 0-434-00375-1

* (PB) (Arrow Books Ltd (November 2000); New Ed (October 2004)) ISBN 0-09-941927-0 & ISBN 0-09-946939-1

''The Gun Seller'' US (HB) (Soho Press (May 1997)) ISBN 1-56947-087-1 (PB) (Mandarin (March 1997)) ISBN 0-7493-2385-X

* (PB) (Washington Square Press (November 1998)) ISBN 0-671-02082-X

''Paper Soldiers'' UK (PB) (Michael Joseph (24 September 2009)) ISBN 0-7181-4391-4

''The Paper Soldier'' US (HB) (Michael Joseph (27 September 2009)) ISBN 0-7181-4390-6

* (PB) (Penguin Books (28 September 2009)) ISBN 0-14-028210-6

References

External links

Hugh Laurie interview with the Guardian

Hugh Laurie Interview with the Daily Telegraph

Hugh Laurie interview with Time Out

Hugh "Laurie 'snubbed' after US success" – BBC News

Hugh Laurie at Emmys.com

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Name	Add N to (X)
Background	group_or_band
Origin	London, England, United Kingdom
Instruments	EMS Synthi A
Genre	Electroclash, Electronic music
Years active	1994–2003
Label	Blow Up RecordsSatelliteMute Records
Website	Official Add N to (X) Website
Current members	Barry Smith (1994–2003)Ann Shenton (1994–2002)Andrew Aveling (1994-1996)Steven Claydon (1997–2003)
Past members	}}

Add N to (X) were a three-piece British band specializing in electronic music performed on analogue synthesizers, formed in London in 1994.

The original band members were Andrew Aveling, Barry Smith (aka Barry 7) and Ann Shenton. Steven Claydon replaced Aveling in 1997.

After several releases on small labels, they turned down offers from major labels and signed to large independent label Mute Records in 1998, and achieved a modest commercial success before splitting in 2003.

Several of their songs and video clips have been adult/sex-related; the video for "Metal Fingers in My Body" is an animated short featuring a woman having sex with a robot, and their video for "Plug Me In" is famous for featuring porn actresses playing with sex toys.

Biography

In 1994 Andrew Aveling met Justin Anderson from Freaky Realistic and together they started a band named Radix Couplment. Andrew was dating Ann Shenton at this time and got her involved on the project. Andrew then asked his friend Barry (Former Radio Prague DJ Smith) if he too would be interested in joining. They then spent some time gigging under this name before a fall out which led to Justin's departure from the band. There being only three remaining Andrew then renamed the group Add N to X. They released Vero Electronics (1996) on the Blow Up label, and after did many other recordings for the next album.

They kept the name but placed brackets around the X due to legal reasons. They then enlisted Steven Claydon who remained with the group until its dissolution.

1997 saw the band twice awarded ''Single of the Week'' by the NME (for ''The Black Regent'' and ''King Wasp'').

Second album ''On the Wires of Our Nerves'' was released in 1998, and was described as "like Stereolab/Suicide with a rocket shoved up their rectum". The album was played heavily by BBC Radio 1 DJ Mary Anne Hobbs on her show, ''The Breezeblock''.

The group performed live regularly, often augmenting their core three-piece line up with either one or two acoustic drummers, and sometimes additional musicians playing extra synths and/or electric guitar.

They often utilized distinctive artwork for the videos and record sleeves, a fetishistic collage of sexual imagery with analogue electronic equipment, based in part on the movie and book ''Demon Seed''

The band signed to Mute Records and released three more albums, ''Avant Hard'', ''Add Insult to Injury'', and ''Loud Like Nature''. They also released the single Little Black Rocks In The Sun, which was issued on 10 inch hexagonal vinyl. Shenton was reportedly overwhelmed by the pressures of the ''Loud Like Nature'' tour, and either left the group or was fired. In 2003 Smith and Claydon continued touring the United States without Shenton. The band broke up shortly thereafter. Barry Smith runs the Horseglue Records store and label with his partner Ethan Reid. Ann Shenton has formed a new group, Large Number. and record label White Label Music. Steven Claydon is now known for his artwork and in 2006 was included in a group show at Tate Modern.

Discography

Albums

''Vero Electronics'' (January 1996) Blow Up

''On the Wires of Our Nerves'' (February 1998) Satellite

''Avant Hard'' (April 1999) Mute

''Add Insult to Injury'' (October 2000) Mute

''Loud Like Nature'' (October 2002) Mute

Singles

*"The Black Regent" (1997) Satellite

*"King Wasp" (1997) Satellite

Fridge (band)>Fridge)

*"Little Black Rocks in the Sun" (1998) Mute

*"Metal Fingers in My Body" (1999) Mute

*"Revenge of the Black Regent" (1999) Mute

*"Live 1940" (1999) Slut Smalls

*"Plug Me In" (2000) Mute

*"The Poke 'Er 'Ole" (2001) Mute

*"And Another Thing" (2001) Rocket Girl (as ADD N TO FUXA)

*"Take Me To Your Leader" (2002) Mute

References

Notes

http://www.phinnweb.org/5HT/interviews/largenumber/

http://www.connexionbizarre.net/all-numbers-great-andsmall-an-interview-with-ann-shenton

http://www.kindamuzik.net/q_and_a/article.shtml?id=350

External links

Category:English electronic music groups Category:Mute Records artists

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name	Hilary Duff
birth name	Hilary Erhard Duff
birth date	September 28, 1987
birth place	Houston, Texas, United States
occupation	Actress, singer, songwriter, producer, fashion designer, spokesperson, author
years active	1997–present
spouse	Mike Comrie (2010–present)
relatives	Haylie Duff (sister)
website	}}

Hilary Erhard Duff (born September 28, 1987) is an American actress, singer-songwriter, entrepreneur, and book author. After working in local theater plays and television commercials in her childhood, Duff gained fame playing the title role in the Disney Channel television series ''Lizzie McGuire''. She subsequently has appeared in films, including ''The Lizzie McGuire Movie'', ''Cheaper by the Dozen'', ''A Cinderella Story'' and ''Cheaper by the Dozen 2''.

As a singer, Duff released an RIAA-certified triple-platinum debut album, ''Metamorphosis''. Her next two albums, ''Hilary Duff'' and ''Most Wanted'', were certified platinum. Her 2007 album ''Dignity'' was certified gold and spawned her highest charting US single as of 2011, "With Love". ''Best of Hilary Duff'', a greatest-hits compilation, was released in late 2008. Duff has sold over 13 million records worldwide. ''Billboard'' ranked her the 69th best selling artist of the 2000s.

Duff has also launched her own clothing lines, Stuff by Hilary Duff and Femme for DKNY Jeans, and signed with IMG Models. She has also released two perfume collections with Elizabeth Arden. Her other business ventures include writing a young adult novel, ''Elixir,'' and working as an executive producer for the film ''According to Greta'' and as a producer for the films ''Material Girls'' and ''Beauty & the Briefcase''.

Life and career

1987–99: Early life and career beginnings

Hilary Erhard Duff was born on September 28, 1987 in Houston, Texas, to Susan Colleen (née Cobb), a homemaker, and Robert Erhard Duff, a partner in a chain of convenience stores. Duff has an elder sister, Haylie, who is also an actress and singer. Her mother encouraged her to enroll in acting classes alongside Haylie. Both girls won roles in local theatre productions. At the ages of six and eight, the two sisters participated in a BalletMet Columbus production of ''The Nutcracker Suite'' in San Antonio. The sisters became increasingly interested in acting professionally. Their mother moved with them to California, but their father stayed in Houston to maintain his business. Because she had been pursuing a professional acting career at such a young age, Duff was home-schooled. The sisters auditioned for several years and were cast in several television commercials.

Early in her acting career, Duff primarily played minor roles. In 1997, she appeared uncredited in the Hallmark Entertainment western miniseries ''True Women''. The following year, she played an uncredited extra in an ensemble dramedy, ''Playing by Heart''. Her first major role was a young witch, Wendy, in ''Casper Meets Wendy''. The film, however, was released to mostly unenthusiastic reviews. In 1999, Duff appeared in a supporting role in the television film ''The Soul Collector'', which was based on a Kathleen Kane novel. For her performance, Duff won a Young Artist Award for Best Performance in a TV Movie or Pilot (Supporting Young Actress).

2000–03: ''Lizzie McGuire'', ''Agent Cody Banks'' and ''Metamorphosis''

Duff first rose to fame in 2000 when she was cast as one of the children in the pilot episode of the NBC sitcom ''Daddio''. Her co-star from the movie, Michael Chiklis, stated: "After working with her the first day, I remember saying to my wife, 'this young girl is going to be a movie star'. She was completely at ease with herself and comfortable in her own skin." When Duff was dropped from the cast before the show aired, she became reluctant to pursue her acting career further. Her manager and mother, however, urged her to continue. A week later she auditioned successfully for the title role of a newly developed children's television series, ''Lizzie McGuire''. The show made its premiere on the Disney Channel on January 12, 2001. Her participation in the show made her popular among children between the ages of 7 and 14. Richard Huff, a ''New York Daily News'' critic, called her "a 2002 version of Annette Funicello". After Duff fulfilled her 65 episode contract with ''Lizzie McGuire'', Disney considered expanding the franchise to films and a prime-time television series. The plans failed, however, because Duff's representatives said she was not being paid enough for the proposed series.

Duff began dating singer Aaron Carter in 2001. They met on the set of ''Lizzie McGuire'', during Carter's guest appearance in a Christmas episode. The relationship lasted two years. It was reported that Carter left Duff for Lindsay Lohan, but soon broke up with Lohan and resumed dating Duff. Carter later stated that he also cheated on Duff with her best friend, and that Duff "got her heart broken" and he was "sorry" for his actions.

Duff's first role in a theatrical motion picture was in ''Human Nature'' in 2002. The film was showcased first at the Cannes and Sundance film festivals. In the film, Duff portrays the younger version of a female naturalist, played by Patricia Arquette. Duff also starred in the Disney Channel television film ''Cadet Kelly'' (2002), which became the network's most watched program in its 19-year history. In the movie, she plays a free-spirited girl who struggles in a strict military school.

In 2002, Duff recorded a cover version of Brooke McClymont's "I Can't Wait" for the ''Lizzie McGuire'' soundtrack, and "The Tiki Tiki Tiki Room" for the first ''DisneyMania'' compilation album. She also released her first album, titled ''Santa Claus Lane''. The album is a collection of Christmas songs that includes duets with her sister, Haylie, Lil' Romeo, and Christina Milian. Accompanied by the Disney Channel-only single "Tell Me a Story (About the Night Before)", the album peaked at 154 on the U.S. ''Billboard'' 200 album chart and was certified gold.

In 2003, Duff received her first major role in a feature film when she was cast alongside Frankie Muniz in ''Agent Cody Banks''. The film received positive reviews and was successful enough to spawn a sequel, in which Duff did not participate. That year, Duff reprised her role as Lizzie McGuire for ''The Lizzie McGuire Movie''. It received mixed reviews, with certain critics calling it "an unabashed promotion of Duff’s image, just as ''Crossroads'' was for Britney Spears". Later that year, Duff played one of the 12 children of Steve Martin and Bonnie Hunt in the family film ''Cheaper by the Dozen'', which remains her highest grossing film to date. She reprised her role in the sequel ''Cheaper by the Dozen 2'' (2005), which failed to be as successful as the original film and was panned by critics.

Duff's second studio album, ''Metamorphosis'' (2003), reached number one on the U.S. and Canadian charts and has sold over 3.9 million copies in the U.S by January 2007. The lead single, "So Yesterday" (co-written and produced by The Matrix), was a top ten hit in several countries; its follow-up was the ''Laguna Beach'' theme song "Come Clean". The third single, "Little Voice", was not released in the U.S. and was a minor hit in Australia. In late 2003, Duff embarked on her first concert tour, the Metamorphosis Tour, and later the Most Wanted Tour. Most shows scheduled in the major cities were sold out.

Duff also made several guest appearances in television shows, her first as a sick child in the medical drama ''Chicago Hope'' in March 2000. In a 2003 episode of ''George Lopez'', she had a role as a makeup salesperson; she later reappeared in the show in 2005 as Kenzie, a feminist poet friend of the character Carmen (Masiela Lusha). In the same year, she acted opposite her sister Haylie in ''American Dreams'', while in 2005, she played a classmate and idolizer of the title character of ''Joan of Arcadia''.

2004–06: ''Hilary Duff'', ''A Cinderella Story'' and ''Most Wanted''

Duff began dating Good Charlotte singer Joel Madden in 2004. After a long period of tabloid speculation, Duff's mother Susan announced their relationship in a June 2005 interview for ''Seventeen'' magazine. Duff and Madden broke up in November 2006. The same year, Duff's parents separated after 22 years of marriage. She wrote about the pain caused by the separation in her songs "Stranger" and "Gypsy Woman".

Duff's third studio album was the self-titled ''Hilary Duff'', for which she co-wrote some songs. It was released on her seventeenth birthday (in September 2004) and debuted at #2 in the U.S. and at #1 in Canada. The album sold over 1.5 million copies in the U.S. in eight months with its only US single, "Fly".

In 2004, Duff starred in the romantic comedy ''A Cinderella Story''. Though the reviews were mostly negative, the film went on to become a moderate box office hit, and critics were impressed by Duff's performance. Later that year, she starred in the film ''Raise Your Voice'', her first role in a drama film. While some critics praised Duff for appearing in a more mature and serious role than her previous films, the film itself was heavily panned and bombed at the box office. Several reviews were indifferent towards her acting performance and were critical of Duff's vocals, with critics pointing out what appeared to be her digitally enhanced voice. The same year, Duff received her first Razzie nomination for worst actress for her roles in ''Raise Your Voice'' and ''A Cinderella Story''.

Duff launched her clothing line, "Stuff by Hilary Duff", in March 2004, with clothes distributed through Target in the United States, Kmart in Australia, Zellers in Canada, and Edgars Stores in South Africa. The company, initially started as a clothing line, has expanded its business into furniture, fragrances, and jewelry, targeted at the teen and preteen crowd.

In 2005, Duff starred in ''The Perfect Man'', in which she played the eldest daughter of a divorced woman (Heather Locklear). In the same year, Duff was again nominated for a Razzie Award, for ''The Perfect Man'' and ''Cheaper by the Dozen 2''. Later that year, the Duff sisters lent their voices to the computer animated comedy ''Foodfight!'', which was to be distributed by Lions Gate Entertainment but was never released. The director of the film, Larry Kasanoff, said that he was "absolutely thrilled to have the Duff sisters as part of the cast". She also starred in the 2006 satirical comedy ''Material Girls'', in which she co-starred with her sister Haylie Duff. Duff along with her sister Haylie, received two more nominations for Razzie Awards for their roles in the film.

Duff released her first compilation album, ''Most Wanted'' in August 2005. It comprised songs from her previous two albums, remixes and three new songs which included "Wake Up" written by Joel Madden and his brother, Benji, both members of Good Charlotte. The album debuted at number one on the ''Billboard'' 200 and became her third number one debut in Canada. It sold over two hundred thousand copies within its first week of release. An Italy-only compilation, ''4Ever'', was released in 2006. Duff recorded a cover version of Madonna's "Material Girl" with her sister for their movie, ''Material Girls''.

In September 2006, Duff released her perfume, "With Love... Hilary Duff", which was distributed by the Elizabeth Arden company. The perfume was initially sold only in Macy's in the U.S. and soon it was being sold in other regions like Japan and Canada. "With Love...Hilary Duff" was one of the three best-selling fragrances launched at U.S. department stores in late 2006. In 2007, Duff announced that she will be releasing a summer version of the perfume titled, "Wrapped With Love". It was released in January 2008, and a Spring Gift Set version was released in time for Valentine's Day.

2007–09: ''Dignity'', independent film roles and ''Best of Hilary Duff''

During her ''Still Most Wanted Tour'' in 2006, Duff performed in Guadalajara, Mexico, where she filmed a brief appearance on the soap opera ''Rebelde''. She was also the guest star on ''The Andy Milonakis Show'' for its third season premiere.

Duff co-wrote the material for her fourth studio album ''Dignity'', along with Kara DioGuardi, who co-produced the album with Rhett Lawrence, Tim & Bob, and Richard Vission. Duff stated that compared to her previous music, it is "more dancey" and makes use of more real instruments. She said, "I don't know exactly how to explain what we're doing, but it's fun and funky and different, something new for me. It's really cool". Duff also starred opposite John Cusack in ''War, Inc.'' which was released in theatres in Los Angeles and Manhattan, New York on May 23, 2008.

On September 7, 2007, Duff confirmed on ''MuchOnDemand'', that she would be filming two independent films ''According to Greta'', and ''What Goes Up''. In June 2008, Duff joined the cast of the Polish brothers comedy ''Stay Cool''. She co-starred alongside Winona Ryder, Mark Polish, Sean Astin, Chevy Chase, and Jon Cryer. In the film, she portrayed the character of Shasta O'Neil, described as a sexy high school senior, the film was released in 2009.

In April 2008, Duff was offered the lead role of Annie Mills in the CW Network's ''Beverly Hills, 90210'' spinoff, but she turned it down because she was more interested in looking for projects outside the teen genre.

In November 2008, Duff's first greatest hits album, ''Best of Hilary Duff'', was released and the album's first single "Reach Out", which samples Depeche Mode's "Personal Jesus", was released in the previous month. The song became Duff's third number one dance hit. She then parted ways with Hollywood Records after six years of service and then announced to MTV that she would begin work on her new album in December 2008.

In February 2009, Duff and DKNY Jeans announced their new design partnership and the launch of their collaborative apparel line. Duff co-designed a collection of special pieces with DKNY Jeans brand called Femme for DKNY Jeans. The clothing line debuted in fine department and specialty stores nationwide in August 2009 and was around for a limited time.

Duff appeared in episodes of ''Ghost Whisperer'' and of ''Law & Order: Special Victims Unit'' in April 2009. In July 2009, She attained a role in ''Gossip Girl'' as a recurring guest star. She played the character of Olivia Burke, a movie star who enrols at NYU in search of a traditional college experience. The following year, she won a Teen Choice Award for "Best Female Scene Stealer" for her role as Olivia Burke.

In September 2009, Duff released a second clothing line with DKNY Jeans as Femme for DKNY in the objective of designing a clothing line for girls her own age.

2010–present: Young adult novels and motherhood

On February 19, 2010, Duff and her boyfriend of three years, Mike Comrie announced their engagement. The couple married on August 14, 2010 in Santa Barbara, California.

Duff starred in ''Beauty and the Briefcase'', a romantic comedy based on the book ''Diary of a Working Girl'', by Daniella Brodsky and directed by Gil Junger. The film premiered on ABC Family on April 18, 2010. In the film, Duff plays a fashion magazine columnist who writes about her dating struggles in the city.

Simon & Schuster published ''Elixir'', Duff's first novel, in hardcover on October 12, 2010. ''Elixir'' is the first in a series of books that Duff is committed in scribing. The book, aimed at young adults, has since been released internationally and has become a ''New York Times'' best-seller. The sequel to the book, entitled ''Devoted'' will be released in hardcover on October 11, 2011.

In November 2010, she appeared in an episode of the television comedy series, ''Community''; playing the part of Meghan, the leader of a group of mean girls. In May 2011, Duff starred in ''Bloodworth'', an adaptation of the novel ''Provinces of Night'' by William Gay, where Duff plays Raven Halfacre, a teenage daughter of a promiscuous, alcoholic mother. As of August 2011, Duff is scheduled to appear in an independent film called ''She Wants Me'', directed by Rob Margolies, in which, she plays a young Hollywood actress named Kim Powers. On August 14, 2011, Duff announced via her official website that she and her husband are expecting their first child together.

Philanthropy

Duff is involved with various charities, is an animal rights enthusiast and a member of Kids with a Cause. She also donated $250,000 to help the victims of Hurricane Katrina. In 2005, she donated over 2.5 million meals to Hurricane Katrina victims in the south. In August 2006, Duff traveled to a New Orleans elementary school and worked with USA Harvest to distribute meals. She has also served on the Advisory Board of the "Audrey Hepburn Child Benefit Fund" and the Celebrity Council of "Kids with a Cause". On October 8, 2008, Duff starred in a public service announcement for The Think Before You Speak Campaign by Ad Council and GLSEN, to prevent youth from using anti-LGBT vocabulary, such as the phrase "That's So Gay". In July 2009, Duff was named as a Youth Ambassador to the children of the Colombian capital, Bogota. As a Youth Ambassador, she will spend five days in the country, distributing backpacks filled with food to needy children.

Duff has stated numerous times that she’s a strong animal rights supporter and has commented, when asked what she would be doing if she weren’t a celebrity, "I always wanted to be a veterinarian when I was younger, but then I figured out that animals actually die there, so that was not the job for me. Definitely something with kids or animals or something like that."

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In a June 2006 interview with ''Elle'' magazine, Duff was quoted as saying: "...(virginity) is definitely something I like about myself. It doesn't mean I haven't thought about sex, because everyone I know has had it and you want to fit in". Duff later told MuchMusic that she did not say the quotes attributed to her in the article and that the subject was "definitely not something that I would talk about..." She denied the quotes again in a 2008 interview with ''Maxim'' magazine.

Filmography

+ Film roles
Title	Year	Role	Notes
''True Woman''	1997	Extra	Direct-to-video release Uncredited role
''Casper Meets Wendy''	1998		Direct-to-video release
''Playing by Heart''	1998	Extra	Uncredited role
''The Soul Collector''	1999	Ellie
! scope="row"	2001	Young Lila Jute
''Cadet Kelly''	2002	Kelly	Disney Channel Original Movie
''Agent Cody Banks''	2003	Natalie Connors
''The Lizzie McGuire Movie''	2003	Lizzie McGuire / Isabella Parigi		2003	Lorraine Baker	[[Young Artist Awards
''[[A Cinderella Story">Teen Choice Awards
! scope="row"	2003	Lorraine Baker	[[Young Artist Awards
''[[A Cinderella Story''	2004	Sam Montgomery	Teen Choice Award for Choice Movie BlushNominated—Teen Choice Award for Choice Movie Actress - Comedy Nominated—Teen Choice Award for Choice Movie Chemistry (with Chad Michael Murray) Nominated—Teen Choice Award for Choice Best Kiss (with Chad Michael Murray) Nominated—Teen Choice Award for Choice Love Scene (with Chad Michael Murray)
''Raise Your Voice''	2004	Teresa "Terri" Fletcher
''In Search of Santa''	2004	Princess Crystal	Voice role Direct-to-video release
''The Perfect Man''	2005	Holly Hamilton
''Dear Santa''	2005	Herself	Television film
''Cheaper by the Dozen 2''	2005	Lorraine Baker
''Material Girls''	2006	Tanzie Marchetta
''War, Inc.''	2008	Yonica Babyyeah
! scope="row"	2009	Lucy Diamond	Premiered at the 3rd Annual Buffalo Niagara Film Festival
"The Chase"	2009	Morgan	A series of three-minute long shorts
''According to Greta''	2009	Greta	Released as ''Surviving Summer'' in the UK and ''Greta'' in Australia Also executive producer
''Beauty & the Briefcase	2010	Lane Daniels
''Stay Cool''	2010	Shasta O'Niel	Premiered at the 2009 Tribeca Film Festival Direct-to-video release
''Bloodworth''	2011	Raven Halfacre	Premiered at the 2010 Santa Barbara International Film Festival
''She Wants Me''	2012	Kim Powers	Post-production

+ Television roles
Title	Year	Role	Notes
''Chicago Hope''	2000	Jessie Seldon	"Cold Hearts" (Season 6, episode 17)
''Lizzie McGuire''	2001–2004	Lizzie McGuire	Lead role (65 episodes)
''Star Search''	2003	Herself	Guest Judge Episode dated February 26, 2003 Episode dated March 2, 2003
! scope="row"	2003–2005	Stephanie / Kenzie	"Team Leader" (Season 2, episode 22) "George's Grand Slam" (Season 4, episode 19)
''Island Birthday Bash''	2003	Herself	Television special Also known as ''Hilary Duff's Island Birthday Bash''
''American Dreams''	2003	Shangri-Las	"Change a Comin" (Season 2, episode 8)
''Jingleball Rock''	2003	Herself	Television special
''Frasier''	2004	Britney	"Frasier-Lite" (Season 11, episode 12)
''Disney 411''	2004	Herself	"Disneymania 2" (Season 1, episode 2) "Hilary Duff Interview" (Episode dated September 16, 2004) "Hilary Duff" (Episode dated September 28, 2004)
''Joan of Arcadia''	2005	Dylan Samuels	"The Rise & Fall of Joan Girardi" (Season 2, episode 14)
''Hilary Duff: This Is Now''	2007	Herself	Two-part documentary on MTV
''''	2007	Herself	"Andy Moves to LA" (Season 3, episode 1)
''Ghost Whisperer''	2009	Morgan Jeffries	"Thrilled to Death" (Season 4, episode 19)
! scope="row"	2009	Ashlee Walker	"Selfish" (Season 10, episode 19)
! scope="row"	2009	Olivia Burke
! scope="row"	2010	Meghan	"Aerodynamics of Gender" (Season 2, episode 7)

Discography

''Santa Claus Lane'' (2002)

''Metamorphosis'' (2003)

''Hilary Duff'' (2004)

''Dignity'' (2007)

See also

List of awards and nominations received by Hilary Duff

References

Further reading

External links

Official Hollywood Records Page

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Ed the Sock is a puppet, created and voiced by Steven Kerzner, that became a Canadian television personality in the 1990s, best known for his appearances hosting programming on MuchMusic and his own talk show, ''Ed's Night Party'', later renamed ''Ed & Red's Night Party''. Ed the Sock has a scowl, a cigar sticking out of his mouth and a rough, gravelly voice.

History

Early years

Kerzner was a producer in the 1990s at Newton Cable, during this time the show went through several co-hosts which included Harland Williams, Eric Tunney and Tim Rykert. After Newton Cable was purchased by Rogers Cable in 1993, Kerzner was able to repackage the program for a wider cable audience with Ed the Sock as the star.

The new show attracted the interest of producer John Brunton, who took the program to CITY-TV. This show, co-hosted by "Humble" Howard Glassman (better known as half of the local radio morning show Humble & Fred), debuted on February 10, 1995, at 10:30 p.m. Eastern time. Brunton later departed the show after having some creative differences with Kerzner.

Kerzner was also a political aspirant, running unsuccessfully as a candidate for school trustee and for the Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario in the 1990 Ontario provincial election. A fiscal and foreign-policy conservative, Kerzner's political heroes at the time included Margaret Thatcher and Ronald Reagan. In recent years, however, he has offered left-of centre views, arguing in favour of rights for same-sex couples, care for the homeless and other causes. He has since stated in a 2009 interview that he is no longer a conservative.

Ed's Night Party and other projects

Besides ''Ed's Night Party'', which aired in countries around the world including the United States (late night on the G4 Network), Ed was a fixture on MuchMusic. The show was in the late-night slot because of its overt depictions of sexuality, primarily involving sexualized women and Ed's off-colour remarks. Among Ed's shows were ''Ed's Big Wham Bam'', a weekly live two-hour program; and the annual ''Fromage'', a program which featured and mocked the cheesiest music videos released in the year, which Ed began hosting in the late 1990s, following former host and ''Fromage'' creator, MuchMusic VJ Christopher Ward. Ed also hosted a popular but short-lived series in which he and guests watched and made fun of bad movies called ''Ed's Nite In''.

Ed was joined on ''Ed's Night Party!'' by Liana K (Liana Kerzner, wife of Steven), a buxom and busty redhead who became Ed's first female co-host and his most popular one, and who also is featured in a pin-up calendar, which was offered on Ed's official website. For several years, Liana has been the senior producer and writer of all Ed's projects. With the addition of Liana as co-host, the show was renamed ''Ed & Red's Night Party''.

''Ed & Red's Night Party'' ended its CITY-TV run on August 31, 2008. Creator Steven Kerzner stated that, while the weekly TV show was ending, the character would likely live on in other projects that were already in the works.

Return to television

After two years off the air, Ed returned to television on CHCH-TV Hamilton with a new show ''This Movie Sucks!'' which is similar to his old show on City-TV, ''Ed's Nite In''. The show is once again co-hosted by Liana K and also features comedian Ron Sparks. In each two hour episode Ed has guests over to watch (and make fun of) a bad movie. ''This Movie Sucks!'' was named one of the five best television shows of 2010 by Toronto Entertainment and one of the three best new shows of 2010 by Excalibur Magazine. A third season of ''This Movie Sucks!'' is currently under production.

The series will be joined on CHCH-TV by another Ed-hosted series called ''I Hate Hollywood'' which was originally expected to air in September of 2010, but was later rescheduled and is now expected to air in the fall of 2011. The show will feature Ed and Liana making fun of the latest celebrity gossip and news.

Inspirations

Ed is based on two actual people, whose names remain undisclosed.

Some people contend that it inspired the creation of Ed's American counterpart Triumph, the Insult Comic Dog. The controversy dates back to 1997 when Ed agreed to appear on ''Late Night with Conan O'Brien''. The appearance was suddenly cancelled, and one to three months later, Triumph the Insult Comic Dog debuted. Ed afterwards expressed such resentment towards Triumph that NBC (the network that aired O'Brien's show) stated they "didn't want Ed anywhere near Triumph" when Conan visited Canada for a week of shows during February 2004.

Other appearances

Aside from television, Ed has had some radio appearances and is a popular guest at numerous sci-fi conventions. Among his many appearances, he and Liana K hosted the first ever Constellation Awards in 2007. He also was an advice columnist for ''Faze Magazine'' in 2001 and 2002.

With other performers in the Toronto community, Ed is a sponsor of and will be appearing at a brand new convention called Futurecon, for New Year's Eve 2010.

Since June 23, 2011 both Ed and Liana have been hosting ''Ed & Red's Podcast'' for gwmp.tv.

FU Party

Shortly before the start of the 2011 federal election, Ed announced his intention to run for the Prime Minister of Canada as head of the new "Fed-Up Party". The FU Party's stated goals include fighting apathy and stupidity in government. Throughout the campaign the "FU Party News Centre" posted links to various articles and videos trying to encourage people to vote and criticizing the political establishment, especially the government and re-election campaign of Stephen Harper. Around this time, Ed also started his own WordPress blog called "Nobody's Puppet!" where he elaborated his thoughts on politics but also on the media industry.

Ed declared victory for the FU Party on April 28, 2011, citing that he had successfully assailed apathy after the record turnout at advance polls, and because to him the "Orange Surge" showed that Canadians had learned that they have a choice. While not officially endorsing the New Democratic Party, Ed stated that the "NDP has become the FU vote" and as such withdrew from the race. While the election did grant the NDP a record number of seats in Parliament, actual voter turnout was not much higher than in 2008. Ed stated he hopes the FU Party will continue to provide "smartass commentary for a dumbass political establishment." It should be noted that Fed-Up was purely a joke political party and was never registered with Elections Canada.

References

External links

Official Website

Ed the Sock on Twitter

Ed the Sock's Blog

FU Party Facebook Page

FU Party News Centre

Anime North NORTH AMERICAN GUESTS OF HONOR (Ed the Sock and Liana K) descriptions

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