Events

350 – Generallus Magnentius deposes Roman Emperor Constans and proclaims himself Emperor.

474 – Leo II briefly becomes Byzantine emperor.

532 – Nika riots in Constantinople fail.

1126 – Emperor Huizong abdicates the Chinese throne in favour of his son Emperor Qinzong.

1486 – King Henry VII of England marries Elizabeth of York, daughter of Edward IV.

1520 – King Christian II of Denmark and Norway defeats the Swedes at Lake Åsunden.

1535 – Spanish conquistador Francisco Pizarro founded Lima, the capital of Peru.

1562 – Pope Pius IV reopens the Council of Trent for its third and final session.

1591 – King Naresuan of Siam kills Crown Prince Minchit Sra of Burma in single combat, for which this date is now observed marked as Royal Thai Armed Forces day.

1670 – Henry Morgan captures Panama.

1701 – Frederick I becomes King of Prussia.

1778 – James Cook is the first known European to discover the Hawaiian Islands, which he names the "Sandwich Islands".

1788 – The first elements of the First Fleet carrying 736 convicts from England to Australia arrives at Botany Bay.

1866 – Wesley College, Melbourne is established.

1871 – Wilhelm I of Germany is proclaimed the first German Emperor in the Hall of Mirrors of the Palace of Versailles ( France ) towards the end of the Franco-Prussian War. The empire is known as the Second Reich to Germans.

1884 – Dr. William Price attempts to cremate the body of his infant son, Jesus Christ Price, setting a legal precedent for cremation in the United Kingdom.

1886 – Modern field hockey is born with the formation of The Hockey Association in England.

1896 – The X-ray machine is exhibited for the first time.

1903 – President Theodore Roosevelt sends a radio message to King Edward VII: the first transatlantic radio transmission originating in the United States.

1911 – Eugene B. Ely lands on the deck of the stationed in San Francisco harbor, the first time an aircraft landed on a ship.

1913 – A Greek flotilla defeats the Ottoman Navy in the Naval Battle of Lemnos during the First Balkan War, securing the islands of the Northern Aegean Sea for Greece.

1915 – Japan issues the "Twenty-One Demands" to the Republic of China in a bid to increase its power in East Asia.

1916 – A 611 gram chondrite type meteorite strikes a house near the village of Baxter in Stone County, Missouri.

1919 – World War I: The Paris Peace Conference opens in Versailles, France.

1919 – Ignacy Jan Paderewski becomes Prime Minister of the newly independent Poland.

1919 – Bentley Motors Limited is founded.

1941 – World War II: British troops launch a general counter-offensive against Italian East Africa.

1943 – Warsaw Ghetto Uprising: The first uprising of Jews in the Warsaw Ghetto.

1944 – The Metropolitan Opera House in New York City hosts a jazz concert for the first time. The performers are Louis Armstrong, Benny Goodman, Lionel Hampton, Artie Shaw, Roy Eldridge and Jack Teagarden.

1944 – Soviet forces liberate Leningrad, effectively ending a three year Nazi siege, known as the Siege of Leningrad.

1945 – Liberation of the Budapest ghetto by the Red Army.

1955 – Battle of Yijiangshan is fought.

1958 – Willie O'Ree, the first African Canadian National Hockey League player, makes his NHL debut.

1960 – Capital Airlines Flight 20 crashes into a farm in Charles City County, Virginia, killing all 50 aboard, the third fatal Capital Airlines crash in as many years.

1967 – Albert DeSalvo, the "Boston Strangler", is convicted of numerous crimes and is sentenced to life imprisonment.

1969 – United Airlines Flight 266 crashes into Santa Monica Bay killing all 32 passengers and six crew members.

1974 – A Disengagement of Forces agreement is signed between the Israeli and Egyptian governments, ending conflict on the Egyptian front of the Yom Kippur War.

1976 – Lebanese Christian militias overrun Karantina, Beirut, killing at least 1,000.

1977 – Scientists identify a previously unknown bacterium as the cause of the mysterious Legionnaires' disease.

1977 – Australia's worst rail disaster occurs at Granville, Sydney killing 83.

1978 – The European Court of Human Rights finds the United Kingdom government guilty of mistreating prisoners in Northern Ireland, but not guilty of torture.

1978 – The roof structure of the Hartford Civic Center collapses after a significant snowfall.

1981 – Phil Smith and Phil Mayfield parachute off a Houston skyscraper, becoming the first two people to BASE jump from objects in all four categories: buildings, antennae, spans (bridges), and earth (cliffs).

1983 – The International Olympic Committee restores Jim Thorpe's Olympic medals to his family.

1990 – Washington, D.C. Mayor Marion Barry is arrested for drug possession in an FBI sting.

1993 – Martin Luther King, Jr. Day is officially observed for the first time in all 50 states.

1994 – The Cando event, a possible bolide impact in Cando, Spain. Witnesses claim to have seen a fireball in the sky lasting for almost one minute.

1997 – In north west Rwanda, Hutu militia members kill 3 Spanish aid workers, 3 soldiers and seriously wound one other.

1997 – Boerge Ousland of Norway becomes the first person to cross Antarctica alone and unaided.

2000 – The Tagish Lake meteorite impacts the Earth.

2002 – Sierra Leone Civil War is finally declared over.

2003 – A bushfire kills 4 people and destroys more than 500 homes in Canberra, Australia.

2005 – The Airbus A380, the world's largest commercial jet, is unveiled at a ceremony in Toulouse, France

2007 – The strongest storm in the United Kingdom in 17 years kills 14 people, Germany sees the worst storm since 1999 with 13 deaths. Hurricane Kyrill, causes at least 44 deaths across 20 countries in Western Europe.

2009 – Gaza War: Hamas announces they will accept Israeli Defense Forces's offer of a ceasefire, ending the assault.

Births

885 – Daigo, Emperor of Japan (d. 930)

1519 – Isabella Jagiełło, queen of Hungary (d. 1559)

1543 – (baptised) Alfonso Ferrabosco the elder, Italian composer (d. 1588)

1641 – François-Michel le Tellier, Marquis de Louvois, French war minister (d. 1691)

1659 – Damaris Cudworth Masham, English philosopher (d. 1708)

1672 – Antoine Houdar de la Motte, French writer (d. 1731)

1688 – Lionel Sackville, 1st Duke of Dorset, Lord Lieutenant of Ireland (d. 1765)

1689 – Montesquieu, French satirist and philosopher (d. 1755)

1743 – Louis Claude de Saint-Martin French philosopher, known as le philosophe inconnu. (d. 1803)

1779 – Peter Mark Roget, British lexicographer (d. 1869)

1782 – Daniel Webster, American statesman (d. 1852)

1795 – Anna Pavlovna of Russia, queen of The Netherlands (d. 1865)

1813 – Joseph Glidden, American farmer who patented barbed wire (d. 1906)

1815 – Constantin von Tischendorf, German biblical scholar (d. 1874)

1840 – Henry Austin Dobson, English poet (d. 1921)

1841 – Emmanuel Chabrier, French composer (d. 1894)

1842 – A. A. Ames, Mayor of Minneapolis (d. 1911)

1848 – Ioan Slavici, Transylvanian writer (d. 1925)

1849 – Sir Edmund Barton, 1st Prime Minister of Australia (d. 1920)

1850 – Seth Low, American politician (d. 1916)

1853 – Marthinus Nikolaas Ras, South African Gunmaker (d. 1900)

1854 – Thomas Watson, American telephone pioneer (d. 1934)

1856 – Daniel Hale Williams, African-American surgeon (d. 1931)

1867 – Rubén Darío, Nicaraguan Journalist, Diplomat, Poet (d. 1916)

1877 – Samuel Zemurray, U.S. businessman (d. 1961)

1879 – Henri Giraud, French general (d. 1949)

1880 – Paul Ehrenfest, Austrian physicist (d. 1933)

1881 – Gaston Gallimard, French publisher (d. 1975)

1882 – A. A. Milne, English author (d. 1956)

1886 – Clara Nordström, German writer and translator (d. 1962)

1888 – Thomas Sopwith, British aviation pioneer (d. 1989)

1892 – Oliver Hardy, American comedian and actor (d. 1957)

1892 – Paul Rostock, German surgeon (d. 1956)

1896 – C. M. Eddy, Jr., American writer (d. 1967)

1901 – Ivan Petrovsky, Russian mathematician (d. 1973)

1904 – Anthony Galla-Rini, American accordionist (d. 2006)

1904 – Cary Grant, English actor (d. 1986)

1905 – Joseph Bonanno, Italian-born gangster (d. 2002)

1908 – Jacob Bronowski, Polish-born mathematician, poet, and physicist (d. 1974)

1908 – Princess Sibylla of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (d. 1972)

1910 – Kenneth E. Boulding, English economist (d. 1993)

1911 – José María Arguedas, Peruvian novelist, poet, and anthropologist (d. 1969).

1913 – Danny Kaye, American actor (d. 1987)

1913 – Giannis Papaioannou, Greek composer and musician (d. 1972)

1914 – Arno Schmidt, German author (d. 1979)

1914 – Vitomil Zupan, Slovenian writer (d. 1987)

1915 – Vassilis Tsitsanis, Greek singer and songwriter (d. 1984)

1917 – Wang Yung-ching, Taiwanese businessman (d. 2008)

1918 – Gustave Gingras, French Canadian physician (d. 1996)

1921 – Yoichiro Nambu, Japanese-born American Nobel Prize-winning physicist

1922 – Bob Bell, American clown (d. 1997)

1925 – Gilles Deleuze, French philosopher (d. 1995)

1927 – Sundaram Balachander, Indian veena player (d. 1990)

1931 – Chun Doo-hwan, President of South Korea

1932 – Robert Anton Wilson, American author (d. 2007)

1933 – John Boorman, Irish film director

1933 – Ray Dolby, American inventor (Dolby noise reduction system)

1934 – Raymond Briggs, English writer and illustrator

1935 – Albert Millaire, Quebec actor and theatre director

1935 – Jon Stallworthy, English poet

1935 – Gad Yaacobi, Israeli minister (d. 2007)

1937 – John Hume, Northern Irish politician, recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize in 1998

1938 – Curt Flood, American baseball player (d. 1997)

1938 – Anthony Giddens, British sociologist

1940 – Pedro Rodriguez, Mexican racing driver (d. 1971)

1941 – Denise Bombardier, Quebec journalist, television host and novelist

1941 – Bobby Goldsboro, American country/pop singer

1941 – David Ruffin, American singer (The Temptations) (d. 1991)

1943 – Paul Freeman, British actor

1943 – Kay Granger, American politician

1944 – Paul Keating, twenty-fourth Prime Minister of Australia

1944 – Carl Morton, American baseball player (d. 1983)

1945 – José Luis Perales, Spanish singer

1946 – Joseph Deiss, Swiss Federal Councilor

1947 – Sachio Kinugasa, Japanese baseball player

1947 – Takeshi Kitano, Japanese actor and director

1949 – Bill Keller, American newspaper editor

1949 – Philippe Starck, French designer

1950 – Gilles Villeneuve, Canadian race car driver (d. 1982)

1951 – Bram Behr, Surinamese journalist (d. 1982)

1951 – Bob Latchford, English footballer

1952 – Michael Angelis, British actor

1952 – Michael Behe, American advocate of Intelligent Design

1952 – R. Stevie Moore, American singer, songwriter, and home recording pioneer

1953 – Brett Hudson, American musician

1954 – Ted DiBiase, Retired Professional Wrestler

1955 – Kevin Costner, American actor

1955 – Fergus Martin, Irish artist

1956 – Sharon Mitchell, American porn actress

1961 – Peter Beardsley, English footballer

1961 – Bobby Hansen, American basketball player

1961 – Mark Messier, Canadian ice hockey player

1961 – Jeff Yagher, American actor

1962 – Alison Arngrim, American actress

1962 – David O'Connor, American equestrian rider

1963 – Maxime Bernier, French Canadian politician

1963 – Martin O'Malley, Governor of Maryland

1963 – Yury Zakharevich, Soviet weightlifter

1964 – Brady Anderson, American baseball player

1964 – Jane Horrocks, British actress

1964 – Andrea Leand, American tennis player

1964 – Enrico Lo Verso, Italian actor

1965 – Dave Attell, American writer and comedian

1966 – Alexander Khalifman, Russian chess player

1966 – André Ribeiro, Brazilian racing driver

1967 – Kim Perrot, American basketball player (d. 1999)

1967 – Iván Zamorano, Chilean footballer

1968 – Frank Quitely, Scottish comic book artist

1969 – Dave Bautista, American professional wrestler

1969 – John Eder, American politician

1969 – Jesse L. Martin, American actor and singer

1969 – Jim O'Rourke, American musician and producer (Loose Fur and Wilco)

1970 – DJ Quik, American rapper

1970 – Peter van Petegem, Belgian cyclist

1971 – Jonathan Davis, American singer (KoЯn)

1971 – Christian Fittipaldi, Brazilian race car driver

1971 – Josep Guardiola, Spanish footballer

1971 – Fabian Ribauw, Nauruan politician

1971 – Seamus O'Regan, Canadian broadcast journalist

1972 – Vinod Kambli, Indian cricket player

1972 – Mike Lieberthal, American baseball player

1973 – Burnie Burns, director, voice actor, producer, screenwriter, co-founder of Rooster Teeth Productions

1973 – Ben Jealous, African-American leader, president of the NAACP

1973 – Anthony Koutoufides, Australian rules footballer and Gladiator

1973 – Crispian Mills, British musician (The Jeevas and Kula Shaker)

1974 – Christian Burns, English musician (BBMak)

1974 – Princess Claire of Belgium

1974 – Devon Odessa, American actress

1974 – Maulik Pancholy, American actor

1974 – Michael Tunn, Australian television presenter and radio announcer

1976 – Laurence Courtois, Belgian tennis player

1976 – Damien Leith, Irish-born Australian singer, winner of Australian Idol 2006

1976 – Subhrajit Mitra, Indian filmmaker

1977 – Richard Archer, British singer (lead singer of Hard-Fi)

1977 – Curtis Cregan, American actor

1977 – Alina Jidkova, Russian tennis player

1977 – Richard Wall, Irish actor

1978 – Brian Falkenborg, American baseball player

1978 – Thor Hushovd, Norwegian cyclist

1978 – Bogdan Lobont, Romanian football player

1979 – Jay Chou, Taiwanese singer, producer, actor and director

1979 – Ruslan Fedotenko, Ukrainian ice hockey player

1979 – Paulo Ferreira, Portuguese footballer

1979 – Brian Gionta, American ice hockey player

1979 – Kenyatta Jones, American football player

1980 – Robert Green, English footballer

1980 – Julius Peppers, American football player

1980 – Jason Segel, American actor

1980 – Estelle Swaray, English singer

1981 – Kang Dong-won, South Korean model and actor

1981 – Olivier Rochus, Belgian tennis player

1981 – Khari Stephenson, Jamaican footballer

1982 – Quinn Allman, American Guitarist, The Used

1982 – Joanna Newsom, American harpist

1983 – Samantha Mumba, Irish singer and actress

1984 – Seung-Hui Cho, American spree killer (d. 2007)

1984 – Kristy Lee Cook, American singer

1984 – Ioannis Drymonakos, Greek swimmer

1984 – Makoto Hasebe, Japanese footballer

1984 – Michael Kearney, American child prodigy

1984 – Benji Schwimmer, American dancer

1985 – Dale Begg-Smith, Australian freestyle skier

1985 – Minissha Lamba, Indian actress and model

1985 – Riccardo Montolivo, Italian footballer

1986 – Grigoris Makos, Greek footballer

1986 – Marya Roxx, Estonian singer

1987 – Johan Djourou, Swiss footballer

1987 – Christopher Liebig, German rugby player

1988 – Ronnie Day, American singer-songwriter

1988 – Anastasios Kissas, Greek footballer

1991 – Diego Simões, Brazilian footballer

1993 – Morgan York, American actress

1994 – Gong Min-ji, South Korean pop singer, rapper, and dancer of 2NE1

1994 – Kang Ji-young, South Korean singer

Deaths

52 BC – Publius Clodius Pulcher (b. 93 BC)

474 – Leo I the Thracian, Byzantine Emperor (b. 401)

1213 – Queen Regnant Tamar of Georgia (b. c. 1160)

1367 – King Peter I of Portugal (b. 1320)

1425 – Edmund Mortimer, 5th Earl of March, English politician (b. 1391)

1471 – Emperor Go-Hanazono of Japan (b. 1419)

1586 – Margaret of Parma, regent of The Netherlands (b. 1522)

1677 – Jan van Riebeeck, Dutch merchant (b. 1619)

1803 – Ippolit Bogdanovich, Russian poet (b. 1743)

1862 – John Tyler, 10th President of the United States (b. 1790)

1873 – Edward George Bulwer-Lytton, English author (b. 1803)

1878 – Antoine César Becquerel, French physicist (b. 1788)

1886 – Baldassare Verazzi, Italian painter (b. 1819)

1892 – Anton Anderledy, Swiss religious figure (b. 1819)

1896 – Charles Floquet, French statesman (b. 1828)

1923 – Wallace Reid, American actor (b. 1891)

1936 – Rudyard Kipling, British writer, Nobel laureate (b. 1865)

1940 – Kazimierz Tetmajer, Polish writer (b. 1865)

1951 – Amy Carmichael, Irish missionary (b. 1867)

1952 – Curly Howard, American actor and comedian (b. 1903)

1954 – Sydney Greenstreet, English actor (b. 1879)

1963 – Hugh Gaitskell, English politician (b. 1906)

1966 – Kathleen Norris, American writer (b. 1880)

1967 – Goose Tatum, American basketball player (b. 1921)

1969 – Hans Freyer, German sociologist (b. 1887)

1970 – David O. McKay, American religious figure (b. 1873)

1971 – Virgil Finlay, American horror illustrator (b. 1914)

1975 – Gertrude Olmstead, American actress (b. 1897)

1978 – Hasan Askari, Pakistani philosopher and writer (b. 1919)

1978 – Carl Betz, American film and television actor (b. 1921)

1978 – Walter H. Thompson, English Scotland Yard detective (b. 1890)

1980 – Sir Cecil Beaton, English fashion designer (b. 1904)

1984 – Vassilis Tsitsanis, Greek singer and songwriter (b. 1915)

1985 – Wilfrid Brambell, Irish actor (b. 1912)

1989 – Bruce Chatwin, English novelist (b. 1940)

1990 – Rusty Hamer, American actor (b. 1947)

1993 – Eleanor Hibbert, English writer (b. 1906)

1995 – Adolf Butenandt, German chemist, Nobel laureate (b. 1903)

1995 – Ron Luciano, American baseball umpire (b. 1937)

1996 – Nandamuri Taraka Rama Rao, Indian actor and politician (b. 1923)

1997 – Paul Tsongas, American politician (b. 1941)

2000 – Margarete Schütte-Lihotzky, Austrian architect (b. 1897)

2001 – Al Waxman, Canadian actor (b. 1935)

2003 – Ed Farhat, American professional wrestler (b. 1926)

2003 – Harivansh Rai Bachchan, Indian poet (b. 1907)

2005 – Lamont Bentley, American actor (b. 1973)

2006 – Jan Twardowski, Polish poet (b. 1915)

2007 – Brent Liles, American musician (Agent Orange/Social Distortion) (b. 1963)

2008 – Georgia Frontiere, American football team owner (b. 1927)

2008 – Frank Lewin, American composer and music theorist (b. 1925)

2008 – John Stroger, American politician (b. 1929)

2009 – Tony Hart, British artist and TV presenter (b. 1925)

2009 – Nora Kovach, Hungarian-born American ballerina (b. 1931)

2009 – Bob May, American actor (b. 1939)

2009 – Grigore Vieru, Romanian poet (b. 1935)

2011 – Sargent Shriver, American politician (b. 1915)

Holidays and observances

Christian Feast Day:

*Athanasius of Alexandria (Eastern Orthodox Church)

*Cyril of Alexandria

*Margaret of Hungary

*Prisca

*Volusianus of Tours

*January 18 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)

Confession of Peter (Eastern Orthodox, Anglican and Lutheran churches)

Feast of the Cross (Eastern Orthodox Church)

Revolution Day (Tunisia)

Royal Thai Armed Forces Day (Thailand)

The first day of the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity (Christianity)

External links

BBC: On This Day

On This Day in Canada

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name	José Jaime Maussan Flota
birth date	May 31, 1953
birth place	Mexico City, MX
education	National Autonomous University of MexicoMiami University
occupation	UfologistJournalist
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José Jaime Maussan Flota (born May 31, 1953) is a Mexican journalist and Mexico's leading ufologist.

Career

Jaime Maussan studied journalism at the UNAM and the Miami University in Ohio, United States.

Since 1970 he has practiced his profession as a reporter in the following ways: El Sol de México (Mexico's Sun), Diario "La Afición" (Diary "The Hobby"), 24 Horas (24 Hours), W Radio, XEX Radio and Televisa, among others.

Within highlighted Televisa correspondent in the United States, General Information reporter Domingo a Domingo (Sunday to Sunday) program with Jacobo Zabludovsky, General Coordinator and director of sixty stories for the same program.

The works that became known as an outstanding reporter and researcher, took place within the television program "60 Minutos" ("60 Minutes") where he did research on environmental and social reporting, was the series of reports "Génesis y Apocalipsis" ("Genesis and Apocalypse"), Mexico and the world by the year 2000, which marked the path to Jaime Maussan as one of the most important journalists and researchers, winning over 14 awards in the world, within most notably, the World Institute Award UN Population granted to a selection of more than 7,000 jobs, delivered at the Mike Mansfield Room of the Capitol in Washington D.C. in the United States. Award "Gustavo Alatriste" by the production of "Los Niños Drogadictos" ("Children addicts") in 1993, also presented at the Festival de Cannes, France. Award Ondas in Barcelona, ​​Spain for "Monarca, Reina de las Mariposas" ("Monarch Butterfly Queen") and award in Banff in Canada in 1979 and 1980, respectively, among others.

Education

National Autonomous University of Mexico (1972–73)

Graduated from Miami University with a B.A. in Radio and Television (1974–1976).

Journalism

The following list is also available on his homepage:

1970 - 1971 Reporter apprentice in the weekly ''Ram''.

1971 Inexperienced reporter for ''El Sol de México''.

1972 Reporter of the newspaper ''The Liking''.

1972 Editor of reporters in Mexican telesistema.

1973 Reporter of ''24 Horas and W Radio''.

1973 Reporter of the news for the television program ''Hoy Sábado'', with Jacobo Zabludovsky.

1973 Reporter of sports in television.

1974-1976 Correspondent of television in the United States.

1975 Reporter for XEX Radio.

1976 Reporter of general information for the news program ''24 Horas'' with Jacobo Zabludovsky.

1977 General coordinator of the television program ''Domingo a Domingo'' of television, with Jacobo Zabludovsky.

1977-1979 Producer of sixty news articles of 45 minutes for the televising program ''Domingo a Domingo'', of television.

1978 Director of the series ''El Mito y la Mágia de Rufino Tamayo'', television, with duration of 5 hours, Jacobo Zabludovsky.

1980-1995 Reporter of the program ''60 Minutos'' of television, with 170 news articles of investigation to the air.

1985-1990 Head of information of the program ''60 Minutos'', of television.

1985-1995 Conductor of the televising program ''60 Minutos'', of television.

1986 Coordinator journalistic of television for the worldwide one of soccer.

1989-1990 Director of news articles of investigation of the system of the news and entertainment ''Eco''.

1990-1995 Chief of a main directorate of the televising program ''60 Minutos'', of television.

1991 President and founder of the company ''Research Programs''.

1991-2000 Director of 20 commercial videos, between which they emphasize ''Magnicidio (Vida y Muerte de Luis Donaldo Colosio)'', ''Los Enigmas de Guadalupe'', the series ''OVNI'' and programs on environment.

1991-2005 Lecturer in congresses and events in Mexico and the world.

1992 Conference in the foundation Miguel Germán on the summit of Río de Janeiro.

1993-1994 Direction and conduction of 50 programs ''La Cumbre de la Tierra'', of television.

1996 Conductor of programs in XEW Radio.

1997 Director and producer of the program ''Tercer Milenio'' of television.

1997 Director general of the second worldwide congress UFO Acapulco 1997.

1997 Director and founding president of company ''Producciones Maussan''.

1999 Chief of a main directorate of the third worldwide congress UFO Acapulco 1999.

1999 The www.ovnis.com.mx web site is presented/displayed to the public, having received a million visits after his first week.

1999-2005 Conductor of the program ''60 Minutos/Megasistema, Investigative Journalism'' ABC radio.

2000 Producer of the CD interactive ROM ''Starmix 2''. Over 500,000 copies sold.

2000 Producer of the CD interactive ROM ''Starmix 3''. Over 400,000 copies sold.

2002 Chief of a main directorate of the program of radio ''Exaterrestres'', MVS Radio with national transmission.

2002 Chief of a main directorate of the radio program ''Planeta Azul'' of megasistema ABC radio.

2002-2005 Correspondal and producer of news articles for chain telemundo canal 52 of Los Angeles, California (USA).

2003 Chief of a main directorate of the pages in internet • www.losovnis.tv • www.planetazul.tv • www.tercermilenio.tv • www.homolongevus.tv

2003 Creator of the first television channel in unique internet in its tipo • www.jaimemaussan.tv • www.jaimemaussan.tv he transmits the following programs: the great mysteries of the third millennium the watchmen table of celebrities photography factory blue planet the fourth way reality ground zero planet earth emergency homo longevus mysteries of science.

2004-2006 General Director of program ''Los Grandes Misterios del Tercer Milenio'', broadcast by Channel 4 of television in Mexico.

2005 Conference for the ministry of defense of the air force of Perú.

Awards

The following list is also available on his homepage: {|class=wikitable |- !Year !!Awards |- |1973 ||Received the prize ''Gustavo Alatriste'' by the production ''The Young Drug Addicts'', also presented/displayed in the festival of Cannes, France. |- |1979 ||Awarded by ''Monarch, Reign of the Butterflies'' in the festival de banff in Alberta, Canada. |- |1980 ||Received the prize ''Waves'' by ''Monarch, Reign of the Butterflies'', in Barcelona, Spain. |- |1982 ||The series of news articles ''Genesis and Apocalypse'' is chosen and awarded between 7.000 presented/displayed works the United Nations, and receives the prize of the worldwide Institute of Population in Mike Mansfield Room of the capitol, in Washington, D.C (USA). |- |1983, 1987 and 1993 ||National Journalism Award from the Journalists Club of Mexico. |- |1983 ||Received a recognition of the ''World Wildlife Fund'' by its valuable contribution to the works of conservation and investigation of the marine turtles of Mexico. |- |1984 ||Received an honorary mention by the news article ''The Hunger'' in the aid of the fao in Rome, Italy. |- |1987/1993 ||Received the national prize of journalism of the club of journalists of Mexico. |- |rowspan=2|1990 ||Received global prize ''500'' of the United Nations of hands of Mostafa Tolba, General Director of the UNAM by the extraordinary profits in the protection of environment. |- |Tourist excellence 1990 of the foundation receives the prize ''Miguel Germán" by the news article ''Ecology, Tourism and Ecoturism''. |- |1990, 1991, and 1992 ||Asociación Mexicana de Periodistas de Radio y Televisión award for 60 Minutos. |- |rowspan=2|1992 ||Freedom of expression of the association of journalists of Puebla receives the prize. |- |The gold sun of the national circle of journalists receives the prize. |- |1993/1994 ||Received the prize ''The Gold Palms'' of the national circle of journalists. |- |1993 ||Forest lacandona on the part of the Mexican association of journalists receives the prize. |- |1998 ||Received the recognition of the worldwide organization of the health for the program ''Third Millennium'' by its contribution to the promotion of the health. |- |rowspan=4|1999 ||Received the distinction of ''The Seat of Stars'', revealing the tracks of its hands by its trajectory like investigator and journalist. |- |Received the Medal of Honor of the feminine youthful association by its journalistic trajectory. |- |UFO, an intelligent phenomenon in megasistema ABC receives the ''Gold Microphone'' of the national association of speakers of Mexico by its program of radio. |- |Renato Leduc of the club of journalists of Mexico by their race of 30 years of journalism receives the Medal. |- |1999/2000 ||The gold sun of the national circle of journalists by its trajectory and seriousness in the treatment and the investigation of its news articles receives the prize. |- |rowspan=2|2000 ||Received a platinum disc by the sale of than 300.000 copies more sold of the CD interactive ROM ''Starmix 2''. |- |''Investigative Journalism'' receives the ''Gold Microphone'' of the national association of speakers of Mexico by its program of radio. |- |2003 ||Laurel of Gold to quality Mexico-Spain receives the prize the international. |- |rowspan=3|2005 ||Received the Prize of the National Association of Speakers like opinion leader and balance in the radio. |- |Received recognition ''Courage in Journalism'' (journalistic) Exopolitics Washington, D.C.. |- |PRG Courage in Journalism. |- |rowspan=2|2006 ||George Adamski Rome receives prize the international. |- |Received prize of cultural association ''Giordano Bruno'' Sant' Elpidio, Italy. 2006-04-26 (March) |}

References

External links

Jaime Maussan - Homepage Jaime Maussan - Homepage - Biography

Videos

Safespace - Fastwalkers - Winter 2006

UFO Conference - 2005

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Rachel McAdams |image RachelMcAdamsO7TIFF.jpg|altAn image of a Caucasian women wearing a black top. She is smiling, wearing red lipstick and has her brown hair tied back with sideswept bangs.| |imagesize |caption McAdams at the Toronto Film Festival, September 2007 |birth_name Rachel Anne McAdams |birth_date November 17, 1978 |birth_place London, Ontario, Canada |othername |occupation Actress |yearsactive 2001–present |website }}

Rachel Anne McAdams (born November 17, 1978) is a Canadian actress.

After graduating from a theatre program at York University, Toronto in 2001, she worked steadily as an actress until finding fame in 2004 with starring roles in ''Mean Girls'' and ''The Notebook''. In 2005, she appeared in ''Wedding Crashers'', ''Red Eye'' and ''The Family Stone'' and was routinely hailed by the media as "the next Julia Roberts".

However, she withdrew from public life in 2006 and 2007 to focus on herself and her family. During this time, she turned down leading roles in, amongst others, ''The Devil Wears Prada'' and ''Casino Royale''. She made a low-key return to work in 2008, starring in two little-seen independent films, ''Married Life'' and ''The Lucky Ones''.

She returned to prominence in 2009 with appearances in ''State of Play'', '''' and ''Sherlock Holmes''. 2010's ''Morning Glory'', with Harrison Ford and Diane Keaton, was billed as her first star vehicle. Woody Allen wrote a part specifically for the actress in 2011's ''Midnight in Paris''.

She will appear in two movies in 2012: romantic drama ''The Vow'' with Channing Tatum and an as-yet-untitled Terence Malick film with Ben Affleck, Rachel Weisz and Javier Bardem. She will also make a cameo appearance in ''Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows'', set for release on December 16, 2011.

Early life

McAdams was born in London, Ontario and grew up in nearby St. Thomas. Her mother, Sandra (née Gale), is a nurse and her father, Lance, is a retired truck driver and furniture mover. She has two younger siblings: Kayleen, a celebrity make-up artist, and Daniel. She attended Myrtle Street Public School and, later, Central Elgin Collegiate Institute. She worked at a McDonalds restaurant during the summer holidays for three years.

She began figure skating at the age of four and competed in the sport until the age of eighteen, winning regional awards. Feeling she lacked the complete discipline that was required, McAdams gave up the sport when entering university.

She appeared in Original Kids Theatre Company, London productions from the age of 12, most notably winning a performance award at the Sears Ontario Drama Festival. She intended to take cultural studies at university before being persuaded by her drama teacher that a professional acting career was a viable option. She enrolled at Toronto's York University as a drama student and graduated with a Bachelor of Fine Arts honours degree in 2001. While at university, she worked with the Toronto-based Necessary Angels Theatre Company.

Career

Breakthrough roles

McAdams' first on-screen appearance was in 2001's ''My Name is Tanino''. She earned a Genie Award nomination in her native Canada in 2002 for her role as a teenage Wendy Crewson in ''Perfect Pie''. Her first Hollywood movie was 2002's ''The Hot Chick'', in which she played a catty high school student who swaps bodies with a small-time criminal. She later described the film as a "huge milestone" in her career. She then returned to Canada to play a recurring part in the dramedy cable series ''Slings and Arrows''.

Her breakout role came in 2004 teen comedy ''Mean Girls'', written by Tina Fey. The 25 year-old was cast as teenage Regina George, a malicious queen bee. ''Mean Girls'' topped the US box office and was a hit amongst critics who drew comparisons to 1995's ''Clueless''. McAdams herself received favourable reviews, with ''USA Today'' praising her "comic flair".

Her second role of 2004 was in ''The Notebook'', a film adaption of Nicholas Sparks' novel. She and Ryan Gosling played a young 1940s couple separated by circumstance. Despite a "treacly" storyline, critics were won over by Gosling and McAdams, with the ''New York Times'' remarking, "Their performances are so spontaneous and combustible that you quickly identify with the reckless sweethearts, who embody an innocence that has all but vanished from American teenage life. And against your better judgment, you root for the pair to beat the odds against them." It was a sleeper hit and McAdams was nominated for nearly a dozen awards, mostly at the MTV and Teen Choice Awards. "I'm so grateful to have a film that people respond to in that way," she told ''Elle'' magazine in 2011. "It was a big deal".

She starred in three films in 2005. In the smash-hit comedy, ''Wedding Crashers'', she played Claire Cleary, the daughter of an influential politician and Owen Wilson's love interest. The ''New York Times''' chief film critic, Manohla Dargis, felt McAdams "makes the most of her underdeveloped character" and "grows more appealing with every new role".

She next appeared opposite Cillian Murphy in ''Red Eye'', a Wes Craven thriller following a young woman held captive aboard a red-eye flight. The film was a box-office hit and won solid reviews. ''Variety'' found her "increasingly impressive" while Roger Ebert asserted that "she brings more presence and credibility to her role than is really expected; she acts without betraying the slightest awareness that she’s inside a genre. Her performance qualifies her for heavy-duty roles."

Her final film of 2005 was family drama ''The Family Stone'', an all-star ensemble with Diane Keaton, Sarah Jessica Parker, Luke Wilson and Claire Danes. The film found a sizable audience and garnered generally positive reviews. The ''New York Times'' felt that "Ms. McAdams' engaging screen presence holds your attention and sympathy despite the handicap presented by her character's personality" while'' Variety'' noted that "a deglammed but still radiant McAdams proves once again that she's the real deal, delivering a deliciously feisty performance".

Career break & low-key return

At this point in her career, she was dubbed the new "Hollywood it girl" and "the next Julia Roberts". In December 2005, she was invited to appear on an upcoming cover of ''Vanity Fair'' with Scarlett Johannson and Keira Knightley. Upon arrival on the photo set, she discovered it was a nude session and left. She later parted ways with her publicist who had failed to inform her in advance. Knightley later said, "It was actually pretty undramatic as I remember it. Quite early on Rachel just said, 'No, I'm not into that.' She's a lovely girl, and I really respect her for doing that." The cover's photographer, Tom Ford, explained, "She realised that she really wasn't [fine with it], and that was fine... She just asked if she could be excluded from the cover." When asked about the incident in 2008, McAdams had "no regrets”.

McAdams withdrew from public life in 2006 and 2007, taking time off to focus on herself and her family. "It was the right thing for me to do at the time," she later said. During this period, the actress turned down roles in ''The Devil Wears Prada'', ''Casino Royale'', ''Mission: Impossible III'' and ''Get Smart''. Despite keeping a low profile, she received a Rising Star Award nomination from the British Academy of Film and Television Arts in 2006 and hosted the 2006 Academy Awards for Technical Achievement.

She returned to work in 2008, with two low-key releases. ''Married Life'', a film noir with Pierce Brosnan, Chris Cooper and Patricia Clarkson, was a box-office flop but critics welcomed McAdams' return to the silver screen. ''Entertainment Weekly'' found her "a particularly delightful vision after her two-year intermission". ''Variety'''s critic felt that, while McAdams had been "regrettably absent from the big screen since ''The Family Stone'' nearly two years ago" and here "endows her readings with tender feeling", "her natural vivaciousness and spontaneity are straightjacketed by the format".

Her second film of 2008, ''The Lucky Ones'', a story about three Iraq War soldiers on a brief road trip back in the U.S., was another box-office flop and received uncomplimentary reviews. McAdams' performance, however, was praised. The ''New York Times'' found her "luminous as always",'' Variety'' found her "as captivating as ever" while Roger Ebert hailed the performance as "her coming of age as an actress". "Previously she has been seen mostly as a hot chick or an idealized sweetheart", he wrote. "Here she is feisty, vulnerable, plucky, warm, funny. She provides yet another lesson that you can't judge acting ability until you see an actor given a chance to really stretch. Watch the poignance of the scene when she meets her boyfriend's family."

Return to prominence

She starred in three films in 2009. The first was well-reviewed political thriller ''State of Play'' with Ben Affleck, Helen Mirren and Russell Crowe.'' Entertainment Weekly'' felt she was "perfectly cast as an ambitious wonkette" while ''The New York Times'' noted that "there is some fun to be had in watching [Crowe and McAdams] lock horns..and engage in fine snappy banter."

Her second 2009 project was ''The Time Traveler's Wife'', an adaptation of Audrey Niffenegger's bestselling novel. It was a financial success but the critical response was muted. Peter Travers of ''Rolling Stone'' said, "I'd watch the vibrant Rachel McAdams and Eric Bana in anything, but ''The Time Traveler's Wife'' is pushing it." The ''Los Angeles Times'' found her "luminous [yet], sadly, her facility as an actress is mostly wasted." Writing in ''The Chicago Tribune'', Michael Phillips, in an otherwise tepid review, said of her performance: “Every scene she’s in, even the silly ones, becomes better — truer, often against long odds — because she’s in it. Her work feels emotionally spontaneous yet technically precise. She has an unusually easy touch with both comedy and drama, and she never holds a melodramatic moment hostage.”

''Sherlock Holmes'' was her final movie of the year and it stands as her highest-grossing to date. She played Irene Adler, a love interest for Robert Downey, Jr.'s Sherlock. While the movie won generally favourable reviews, critics were left unimpressed with her performance. ''Variety'' felt her character was "not very well integrated into the rest of the story, a shortcoming the normally resourceful McAdams is unable to do much about". The ''New York Times'' stated, "Ms. McAdams is a perfectly charming actress and performs gamely as the third wheel of this action-bromance tricycle. But Irene feels in this movie more like a somewhat cynical commercial contrivance. She offers a little something for the ladies and also something for the lads, who, much as they may dig fights and explosions and guns and chases, also like girls."

2010 onwards

2010's ''Morning Glory'', a behind-the-scenes look at an ailing morning television program, was billed as a starring vehicle for the actress but was only a modest commercial success. While critics found the movie "formulaic", McAdams' performance was widely praised. Kenneth Turan of the ''Los Angeles Times'' said she "gives the kind of performance we go to the movies for". Roger Ebert felt she played "as lovable a lead as anyone since Amy Adams in ''Junebug''" in an otherwise "routine" movie. The ''New York Post'' was impressed by "her gift for physical comedy" while ''Variety'' was won over by a "flustery physicality that is delightful to watch". While the ''New York Times'' felt she "plays her role exceptionally well" and is "effortlessly likable", it called on Hollywood to give her parts "worthy" of her talent. "Ms. McAdams has to rely on her dimples to get by. She does, but she could do better."

McAdams' first film of 2011, Woody Allen's ''Midnight in Paris'', opened the 2011 Cannes Film Festival and saw her reunite with ''Wedding Crashers''' Owen Wilson. Allen wrote the part of Inez for her on the recommendation of her former co-star Diane Keaton. It has become Allen's top grossing picture ever in North America and was lauded by critics. However, there were mixed reactions to McAdams' shrewish character. ''The Guardian'' bemoaned that she "has morphed from the sweet thing in ''Wedding Crashers'' to the dream-crushing bitch that, according to American comedies, women become once they ensnare their man". Richard Corliss of ''TIME'' was equally disappointed: "Allen pours an immense amount of odium on Inez.. I felt sorry for McAdams, whose usually winning presence is ground into hostile chiché." However, the ''Los Angeles Times'' felt she "deftly handles a part that is less amiable than usual for her" and the ''New York Times'' found her "superbly speeded-up".

Her second screen appearance of 2011 will be a cameo role in ''Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows'', set for release on December 16, 2011. The lead female role will now be played by Noomi Rapace.

She will star in two films in 2012. ''The Vow'', a romantic drama with Channing Tatum, is due out Valentine's Day 2012. Based on the true story of Kim and Krickitt Carpenter, it focuses on a newlywed couple's struggle following a car accident that leaves the wife with severe memory loss. The tentatively titled ''The Burial'', a Terrence Malick ensemble piece, has been picked up by a distributor and there is unconfirmed speculation that it will premiere at the Cannes Film Festival. It is understood that she plays the lover of Ben Affleck in a romantic drama which also features Javier Bardem and Rachel Weisz.

Personal life

McAdams lives in Toronto, Ontario, Canada with her younger brother, Daniel. However, she holds a US green card and has remarked, "I never thought I’d say this, but I actually miss L.A. when I’m not there."

She is in a relationship with Welsh actor Michael Sheen whom she met on the set of ''Midnight in Paris'' in July 2010. Previously, she dated Canadian actor Ryan Gosling from 2005 to 2007; they also reconciled for a number of months in 2008. Following their split, Gosling described her as "one of the great loves of my life". She also had a brief romance with American actor Josh Lucas in 2009.

She practices kundalini yoga daily and runs an eco-friendly lifestyle website, GreenIsSexy.org, with two friends.

Filmography

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! Year	! Title	! Role	Notes
2001	''My Name is Tanino''	Sally Garfield
2001	''Shotgun Love Dolls''	Beth Swanson	TV series (one episode, "Pilot")
2001	''''	Hannah Grant	TV series (one episode, "Food for Thought")
2002	''Perfect Pie''	Patsy Grady (age 15)
2002	''''	Jessica Spencer / Clive Maxtone
2002	''Guilt by Association''	Danielle Mason	TV movie
2002	''Earth: Final Conflict''	Christine Bickwell	TV series (one episode, "Atavus High")
2003–2005	''Slings and Arrows''	Kate McNeil	TV series (seven episodes)
2004	''Mean Girls''	Regina George
2004	''''	Allison "Allie" Hamilton
2005	''Wedding Crashers''	Claire Cleary
2005		Lisa Reisert
2005	''''	Amy Stone
2008		Kay Nesbitt
2008	''''	Colee Dunn
2009		Della Frye
2009	''''	Clare Abshire
2009		Irene Adler
2010		Becky Fuller
2011	''Midnight in Paris''	Inez
2011	''Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows''	Irene Adler	Cameo
2012	''''	Paige	Post-production
2012	''Untitled Terrence Malick Project''		Post-production

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Work	Result
2002	Genie Awards	Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role	''Perfect Pie''
2005	MTV Movie Awards		''Mean Girls''
2005	MTV Movie Awards
2005	MTV Movie Awards		''The Notebook''
2005	MTV Movie Awards		''Mean Girls''
2005	MTV Movie Awards		''Mean Girls''
2005		Supporting Actress of the Year	''Mean Girls'' and ''The Notebook''
2005	Teen Choice Awards	Choice Movie Actress – Drama	''The Notebook''
2005	Teen Choice Awards	Choice Movie Chemistry	''The Notebook''
2005	Teen Choice Awards	Choice Movie Liplock	''The Notebook''
2005	Teen Choice Awards	Choice Movie Love Scene	''The Notebook''
2006	British Academy Film Awards
2006	MTV Movie Awards	Best Performance
2006	Satellite Award		''The Family Stone''
2006	Saturn Awards	Saturn Award for Best Actress	''Red Eye''
2006	Teen Choice Awards	Choice Movie Actress – Comedy	''Wedding Crashers'' and ''The Family Stone''
2009	Saturn Awards	Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actress
2009	ShoWest	Female Star of the Year
2010	Teen Choice Awards	Choice Movie Actress – Action Adventure	''Sherlock Holmes''

Further reading

References

External links

Her environmental site

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fullname	Taarak Mehta

Taarak Mehta is an Indian columnist/journalist best known for the column ''Duniya Ne Undha Chasma'' in Gujarati Language. The humorous weekly column first appeared in Chitralekha in March 1971 and ever since has been looking at contemporary issues from a different perspective. In 2008 SAB TV, a popular entertainment channel in India, started a show Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah that is based on the column. Taarak Mehta is against translating his column for the English-speaking readers. “Idioms lose meaning. My columns can be adapted but not translated,” he said in an interview to The Statesman newspaper in India.

Bibliography

Duniya ne Oondha Chashmah

Aa Duniya Panjarapole

Action Reply ½

Albelun America Vanthelun America

Bagicha Ni Hadvi Havama

Bahero Hase Be Vay...!

Champaklal Tapuni Jugalbandhi

Betaj Batali Baj Popatlal Taraj

Taarak mehta ka oolta chashmah

References

http://www.thestatesman.net/page.arcview.php?clid=26&id;=245516&usrsess;=1 publisher= The Statesman | accessdate=2009-04-20

http://www.glamsham.com/dramas/features/tarak_mehta.pdf - contains a lot of information about Tarak Mehta

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Demetri Martin (born May 25, 1973) is an American comedian, actor, artist, musician, writer and humorist. Martin is best known for his work as a stand-up comedian, contributor on ''The Daily Show'' and for his Comedy Central show ''Important Things with Demetri Martin''.

Early life

Demetri Martin was born to a Greek American family in New York City, New York, and grew up in Toms River, New Jersey. He is the son of Lillian, a nutritionist, and Dean C. Martin, now deceased, a Greek Orthodox priest. Martin graduated from Yale University in 1995. Although he was accepted into Harvard Law School, he went to New York University School of Law after he received a full scholarship.

Career

In 2001, Martin caught his first big break in stand-up comedy when he appeared on Comedy Central's stand-up showcase ''Premium Blend''. At the 2003 Edinburgh Festival Fringe he won the Perrier award with his show ''If I...''. The show was turned into a British television special in 2004. From 2003 to 2004, Martin wrote for ''Late Night with Conan O'Brien''. In 2004, Martin had his own ''Comedy Central Presents'' stand-up special. His special was divided into three parts. In the first, he performed in traditional stand-up comedy fashion. In the second segment, he used humorous drawings as visual aids, which would serve either as the punchline or a background. During the third segment, he played a guitar and put on a pseudo-play where he would strum his guitar while alternating between playing harmonica and talking; some of his comedian friends dressed as fairies and dragons acted according to the story he was telling, detailing the magical land where his jokes came from. Martin's mother and grandmother also appeared.

Since late 2005, he has been credited as a contributor on ''The Daily Show'', on which he has appeared as the named "Senior Youth Correspondent" and on which he hosts a segment called "Trendspotting". He has used this segment to talk about so-called hip trends among youth such as hookahs, wine, guerilla marketing and Xbox 360. A piece about social networking featured his profile on MySpace. On March 22, 2007, Demetri made another appearance on ''The Daily Show'', talking about the Viacom lawsuit against Google and YouTube.

He has recorded a comedy CD/DVD titled ''These Are Jokes'', which was released on September 26, 2006. This album also features ''Saturday Night Live'' member Will Forte and stand-up comedian Leo Allen.

Martin returned to ''The Daily Show'' on March 22, 2006, as the new Youth Correspondent, calling his segment "Professional Important News with Demetri Martin". In 2007, he starred in a Fountains of Wayne music video for "Someone to Love" as Seth Shapiro, a character in the song. He also starred in the video for the new Travis single "Selfish Jean", in which he wears multiple t-shirts with lyrics written on them.

On September 2, 2007, Martin appeared on the season finale of the HBO series ''Flight of the Conchords''. He appeared as a keytar player named Demetri.

He also had a part in the movie ''The Rocker'' (2008) starring Rainn Wilson. Martin played the part of the videographer when the band in the movie was making their first music video.

In 2009, he hosted and starred in his own television show called Important Things With Demetri Martin on Comedy Central. Later in June, it was announced his show had been renewed for a second season. The second season premiered, again on Comedy Central, on February 4, 2010. Martin has stated that ''Important Things'' will not return for a third season.

Prior to completing work on his second season, Martin starred in the comedy-drama film ''Taking Woodstock'' (2009), directed by Ang Lee, which premiered at the 2009 Cannes Film Festival. In the film Martin plays Elliot Tiber, a closeted gay artist who has given up his ambitions in the city to move upstate and help his old-world Jewish family run their Catskill Mountains motel. The film is based on the book written by Tiber.

On April 25, 2011, Martin released his first book, titled ''This Is a Book by Demetri Martin''.

Martin was slated to portray Paul DePodesta as Oakland Athletics assistant GM to Billy Beane in the 2011 movie Moneyball (film), however was dropped and Jonah Hill took his place in the movie.

Future plans

Martin sold his movie concept ''Will'' to DreamWorks; he is expected to play a key supporting role. He will play the lead in the film ''Moon People'', a pitch that he sold to Columbia Pictures.

Martin also signed a blind script deal with CBS in October 2010 to produce, write, and star in his own television series.

After CBS was shown the pilot for the series, they decided not to air it.

On August 11, 2011, Fox ordered a presentation of a new animated show they might air.

''If I''

''If I'' is a Perrier Comedy Award-winning comedy one-man show written and performed by Demetri Martin at the 2003 Edinburgh Festival Fringe. It was also aired on British television as a special. The show is an autobiographical examination of Martin's life, as seen through various definitions of the word "if."

The title of the special comes from a lengthy palindromic poem that Martin wrote; the words "if I" are at the center of the poem.

Comedic style

Martin is known for being an unconventional stand-up comic. He uses one-liners and drawings on a "large pad", as well as accompanying his jokes with music on either guitar, harmonica, piano, keyboard, glockenspiel, toy bells, ukulele, or tambourine, sometimes all at once. He has cited comedian Steven Wright as an important influence (both use deadpan one-liners in their acts) and he is also a fan of Bill Cosby.

Personal life

According to a July 2011 interview on the WTF with Marc Maron podcast, Demetri had a short-lived marriage to a girl he knew from high school. They began dating after high school and got married when he was in NYU Law School and she was attending NYU Medical School. He was aged 25 and in the end of his marriage when his stand-up career began.

He is extremely allergic to nuts and peanuts.

Martin moved to Santa Monica, California in 2009.

Discography

''Invite Them Up'' (2005)

''These Are Jokes'' (2006)

''Demetri Martin. Person.'' (2007)

Filmography and television work

''If I'' ''12:21'' ''Late Night with Conan O'Brien'' "''Someone to Love (Fountains of Wayne song) ''Flight of the Conchords (TV series) ''The Rocker (film) ''Paper Heart'' ''Post Grad'' ''Taking Woodstock'' ''Important Things with Demetri Martin'' ''Take Me Home Tonight (film) ''Contagion (film) ''Conan_(TV_series)

Year	! Title	! Role	Notes
2002	''Analyze That''	Personal Assistant
2003	|	Himself	British television special, also writer
2004	|	Himself	short film, also writer
2004	|	Himself	1 episode, series writer
2007	Someone to Love''" ||	Seth Shapiro	''Fountains of Wayne'' music video
2007	Flight of the Conchords'' ||	Demetri	Season 1, Episode 12
2008	The Rocker'' ||	Kip (a music video producer)
2009	|	Himself
2009	|	Ad Exec
2009	|	Elliot Tiber
2009–2010	|	Himself / Various	writer, series creator, executive producer, and composer
2011	Take Me Home Tonight'' ||	Carlos
2011	Contagion'' ||	Dr. David Eisenberg
2011	Conan'' ||	Himself	guest

Written works

''This Is a Book'', April 2011, .

Awards and nominations

AwardPerrier Comedy AwardEmmy Awards Shared with Mike Sweeney (writer)Writers Guild of America Award Shared with Mike Sweeney (writer)Barry Award (for comedy)

Year	|	For	Category	Result	Other notes
2003	|	''If I''		Won	At the Edinburgh Festival Fringe
2004	|	''Late Night with Conan O'Brien''	Outstanding Writing for a Variety, Music, or Comedy Program	Nominated	Mike Sweeney (head writer), Chris Albers, Jose Arroyo, Andy Blitz, Kevin Dorff, Daniel J. Goor, Michael Gordon, Brian Kiley, Michael Koman, Brian McCann, Guy Nicolucci, Conan O'Brien, Allison Silverman, Robert Smigel, Brian Stack, Andrew Weinberg
2005	|	''Late Night with Conan O'Brien''	Comedy/Variety (Including Talk) - Series	Won	Mike Sweeney (head writer), Chris Albers, Jose Arroyo, Andy Blitz, Kevin Dorff, Daniel J. Goor, Michael Gordon, Brian Kiley, Michael Koman, Brian McCann, Guy Nicolucci, Conan O'Brien, Allison Silverman, Robert Smigel, Brian Stack, Andrew Weinberg
2006	Barry Award ||	''Dr. Earnest Parrot Presents Demetri Martin''		Won	Award for best show at the Melbourne International Comedy Festival

References

External links

Interview from November, 2006, in Onion AV Club

Interview from October 2006, in The DePaulia

Article, in ''The Scotsman''

Article, in ''Gelf Magazine''

Interview by Brian M. Palmer

MP3 Audio Interview on ''The Sound of Young America'' public radio show and podcast

Interview Believer Mag

New Jersey Monthly Magazine

Fresh Air, NPR.org

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