birth date	November 17, 1944
birth place	Neptune Township, New Jersey, U.S.
birth name	Daniel Michael DeVito, Jr.
occupation	Actor, comedian, director, producer
years active	1970–present
spouse	Rhea Perlman(1982–present) 3 children }}

Daniel Michael DeVito, Jr. (known as Danny DeVito, born November 17, 1944) is an American actor, comedian, director, and producer. He first gained prominence for his portrayal of Louie De Palma on the ABC and NBC television series ''Taxi'' (1978–1983), for which he won a Golden Globe and an Emmy.

DeVito and his wife, Rhea Perlman, founded ''Jersey Films'', a production company known for films such as ''Pulp Fiction'', ''Garden State'', and ''Freedom Writers''. DeVito also owns Jersey Television, which produced the Comedy Central series ''Reno 911!''. DeVito and Perlman also starred together in his 1996 film ''Matilda'', based on Roald Dahl's children's novel. He currently stars as Frank Reynolds on the FX sitcom ''It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia''.

Early life

DeVito was born in Neptune Township, New Jersey, the son of Julia, a homemaker, and Daniel Michael DeVito, Sr., who owned several small businesses, including a dry cleaning store, a dairy outlet, a luncheonette, and a pool hall. DeVito is of Italian descent and was raised a Roman Catholic, growing up in Asbury Park. He boarded at Oratory Preparatory School, in Summit, New Jersey, graduating in 1962, and subsequently trained at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts, from which he graduated in 1966.

Film acting career

DeVito played Martini in the 1975 film ''One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest'', reprising his role from the 1971 off-Broadway play of the same name. He gained fame in 1978 playing Louie De Palma, the short but domineering dispatcher for the fictional Sunshine Cab Company, on the hit TV show ''Taxi''. After ''Taxi'' ended, DeVito began a successful film career, starting with roles in 1983's ''Terms of Endearment'', and as the comic rogue in the romantic adventure ''Romancing the Stone'', starring Michael Douglas and Kathleen Turner, and its 1985 sequel, ''The Jewel of the Nile''. In 1986, DeVito starred in ''Ruthless People'' with Bette Midler and Judge Reinhold, and in 1987, he made his feature-directing debut with the dark comedy ''Throw Momma from the Train'', in which he starred with Billy Crystal and Anne Ramsey. Two years later, DeVito reunited with Douglas and Turner in ''The War of the Roses'', which he directed and in which he co-starred.

DeVito's work during this time includes ''Other People's Money'' with Gregory Peck, director Barry Levinson's ''Tin Men'' as a competitive rival salesman to Richard Dreyfuss' character, two co-starring vehicles with Arnold Schwarzenegger (the comedies ''Twins'' and ''Junior''), and playing The Penguin as a deformed sociopath in director Tim Burton's ''Batman Returns'' (1992).

Although generally a comic actor, DeVito expanded into dramatic roles with ''The Rainmaker'', ''Hoffa'' (1992), which he directed and in which he co-starred with Jack Nicholson, ''Jack the Bear'' (1993), ''L.A. Confidential'', ''The Big Kahuna'', and ''Heist'' (2001), as a gangster nemesis to Gene Hackman's character.

DeVito has an interest in documentaries: In 2006, he began a partnership with Morgan Freeman's company ClickStar, on which he hosts a documentary channel called Jersey Docs.

One notable feature about DeVito is that he is recognized for his short stature (approximately 5 feet).

Producing

DeVito has become a major film and television producer. Through Jersey Films, he has produced many films, including ''Pulp Fiction'', ''Get Shorty'', ''Erin Brockovich'' (for which he received an Academy Award nomination for Best Picture), ''Gattaca'', and ''Garden State''.

In 1999, DeVito produced and co-starred in ''Man on the Moon'', a film about the unusual life of his former ''Taxi'' co-star, Andy Kaufman, who was played in the film by Jim Carrey. DeVito also produced the Comedy Central series ''Reno 911!'', as well as the film spin off ''Reno 911!: Miami''.

Directing

DeVito has directed the following motion pictures:

''Throw Momma from the Train'' (1987)

''The War of the Roses'' (1989)

''Hoffa'' (1992)

''Matilda'' (1996)

''Death to Smoochy'' (2002)

''Duplex'' (2003)

''The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle'' (2012)

His films often have a bizarre, neo-surrealistic sensibility and gallows humor, though these elements were absent in the straightforward ''Hoffa'' biopic. The approach served him well at times, especially in ''The War of the Roses'', a commercial and critical success, as well as ''Matilda'', where it matched the style of Roald Dahl's story of a young girl and a strict teacher; however, his last two films, ''Death to Smoochy'' and ''Duplex'', have not been as financially successful.

Television and voice over work

In 1977 DeVito played the role of John John "the apple" in the Starsky and Hutch episode titled "The Collector." In 1986, DeVito directed and starred in an episode of Steven Spielberg's ''Amazing Stories''. In the black comedy episode from season two, titled "The Wedding Ring", DeVito acquires an engagement ring for his wife (played by his real-life wife, actress Rhea Perlman). When the ring is slipped on his wife's finger, she becomes possessed by the ring's former owner, a murderous black widow.

In addition to his ''Taxi'' work, DeVito voiced Herb Powell, Homer Simpson's half-brother, on two episodes of ''The Simpsons''. In 1997, he was the voice of the goatman Philoctetes in the film ''Hercules''.

In 1999, DeVito hosted the last ''Saturday Night Live'' episode before the year 2000. He earned a 2004 Emmy nomination for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series, for an episode of ''Friends'', following four Emmy nominations (including a 1981 win) for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy, for ''Taxi''. In 2006, DeVito joined the cast of the FX Networks television series ''It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia'' as Frank Reynolds.

In 2011, DeVito received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for his work in television.

Danny Devito will star as The Lorax in Universal Picture The Lorax. The film is targeted for a March 2, 2012 release, the 108th birthday of Dr. Seuss, who died at 87 in 1991. The Lorax will be a 3-D, CGI film based on Dr.Seuss's The Lorax

Personal life

DeVito married actress Rhea Perlman on January 28, 1982. They have three children: Lucy Chet DeVito (born March 1983), Grace Fan DeVito (born March 1985) and Jacob Daniel DeVito (born October 1987). The family lives in Beverly Hills, California, and have a vacation home in Interlaken, New Jersey. His daughter Lucy starred as Anne Frank in a production of ''Anne Frank'' at the INTIMAN Theatre in Seattle, Washington, in 2008.

DeVito is an outspoken Democrat, and a supporter of the OneVoice Movement, a non-profit organization that strives to help moderate Israelis and Palestinians to take a more assertive role in resolving the Israeli–Palestinian conflict. He is also a member of the steering committee of the Friends of the Apollo, along with his wife, and filmmaker Jonathan Demme.

DeVito co-owns a restaurant called DeVito South Beach in Miami Beach, Florida.

Filmography

Year	Film	Role	Notes
		Fred Mancuso
	''Hot Dogs for Gauguin''	Adrian
	''Hurry Up, Or I'll Be 30''	Petey	Also known as ''I Am Waiting No More''
		Martini
		Joe				Joe
	''Goin' South''	Hog, Moon's Old Gang
		Lazlo	Nominated - Golden Raspberry Award
	''[[Terms of Endearment''	Vernon Dahlart
rowspan=3	''Romancing the Stone''	Ralph
''The Ratings Game''	Vic De Salvo
''Johnny Dangerously''	Burr
rowspan=2	''The Jewel of the Nile''	Ralph
''Head Office''	Dicks
rowspan=3		Harry Valentini
''Ruthless People''	Sam Stone	Nominated — Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy
''My Little Pony: The Movie''	The Grundle King	Voice
rowspan=2	''Throw Momma from the Train''	Owen Lift	DirectorNominated — Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy
''Tin Men''	Ernest Tilley
		Vincent Benedict
		Gavin D'Amato
	''Other People's Money''	Larry Garfield
rowspan=2	''Batman Returns''	The Penguin	Nominated — Saturn Award for Best Supporting ActorNominated — MTV Movie Award for Best VillainNominated — Razzie Award for Worst Supporting Actor
''Hoffa''	Bobby Ciaro
rowspan=3	''Jack the Bear''	John Leary
''Last Action Hero''	Whiskers	Voice, Uncredited
''Look Who's Talking Now''	Rox	Voice
rowspan=4	''Reality Bites''	N/A	Producer
	Dr. Larry Arbogast
	N/A	Executive producer
	Bill Rago
		Martin Weir	Nominated — Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture
rowspan=3	''Mars Attacks!''	Rude Gambler
	Harry Wormwood	Director, Producer, NarratorNominated — Satellite Award for Best Supporting Actor - Motion Picture
''Space Jam''	Mr. Swackhammer	Voice
rowspan=4		Deck Shifflet	Nominated — Satellite Award for Best Supporting Actor - Motion Picture
''Gattaca''	N/A	Producer
	Philoctetes	Voice
	Sid Hudgens	Nominated — Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture
	''Living Out Loud''	Pat Francato
rowspan=3		Phil Cooper
	George Shapiro	Producer
	Dr. Hornicker
rowspan=4	''Drowning Mona''	Wyatt Rash
	N/A	ProducerNominated — Academy Award for Best PictureNominated — BAFTA Award for Best Picture
''How High''	N/A	Producer
	Grover Cleaver
rowspan=2		Bergman
''What's the Worst That Could Happen?''	Max Fairbanks
rowspan=2
''Death to Smoochy''	Burke Bennet	Director
rowspan=4	''Anything Else''	Harvey Wexler
''Big Fish''	Amos Calloway
	N/A	Producer
	N/A	Director and Narrator (aka ''Our House'' in UK)
rowspan=3	''Christmas in Love''	Brad LaGuardia
	N/A	Producer
	Officer Goodbody	Guest ActorNominated - Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series
	''It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia''	Frank Reynolds
rowspan=2	''Be Cool''	Martin Weir
''Marilyn Hotchkiss' Ballroom Dancing and Charm School''	Booth
rowspan=4	''Relative Strangers''	Frank Menure
	Walter
''The Oh in Ohio''	Wayne
	Buddy Hall
rowspan=4	''The Good Night''	Mel
'' Reno 911!: Miami''	District Attorney	Also producer
	Merl
''Nobel Son''	Gastner
rowspan=2		Cathkart
	Jimmy
rowspan=1		Al
rowspan=1	''Girl Walks Into a Bar''	Aldo
rowspan=1		N/A	Director, Screenwriterin production

References

External links

Danny DeVito's Guest DJ Set on KCRW KCRW Guest DJ Set

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Danny MacAskill, (born 23 December 1985) also known as 'Danny MegaSkill', is a Scottish trials cyclist, from Dunvegan on the Isle of Skye. He is 176 centimeters tall and works professionally as a street trials pro rider for Inspired Bicycles Ltd. He released 'April 2009', a five-and-a-half-minute street trials video, filmed by his flatmate Dave Sowerby, on YouTube on the 19th April 2009. The video quickly gained popular acclaim and widespread media attention. The video features stunts performed by MacAskill set to 'The Funeral' by Band of Horses.

As of April 2009, MacAskill, who was brought up in Dunvegan on the Isle of Skye, had been practicing for more than 12 years. He gave up his job as a mechanic so he could ride full time. He now lives in Edinburgh. In June 2009, MacAskill appeared in the music video for Doves' single "Winter Hill". MacAskill also appeared in a TV-commercial for the new Volkswagen Golf Estate.

On 16 November 2010 MacAskill released a new video "Way back home" sponsored by Red Bull. The video showcases locations around Scotland including Edinburgh Castle, North Berwick, wartime bunkers on the island of Inchgarvie beneath the Forth Bridge and a hydro-electric power station in the Scottish Highlands.. In May 2011 Leica Cameras released a "Go Play" promo video featuring him doing tricks in the city of Cape Town. In August 9th of 2011 Cut Media released a video named "Industrial Revolutions". The video features MacAskill doing tricks in an abandoned Scottish iron works. It was created for Channel 4's documentary Concrete Circus.

References

External links

dannymacaskill.co.uk

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Name	Eva Marie Cassidy
Background	solo_singer
Birth name	Eva Marie Cassidy
Born	February 02, 1963Washington, D.C.
Died	November 02, 1996Bowie, Maryland
Origin	Maryland, United States
Instrument	Vocals, Guitar, Keyboard
Genre	Country , Jazz, Blues, Folk, Gospel and Pop
Years active	1981–1996
Label	Liaison (U.S.)Blix Street (U.S.)Hot (Europe)
Associated acts	Chuck Brown, Katie Melua
Website	www.evacassidy.org }}

Eva Marie Cassidy (February 2, 1963 – November 2, 1996) was an American vocalist known for her interpretations of jazz, blues, folk, gospel, country and pop classics. In 1992 she released her first album, ''The Other Side'', a set of duets with go-go musician Chuck Brown, followed by a live solo album, ''Live at Blues Alley'' in 1996. Although she had been honored by the Washington Area Music Association, she was virtually unknown outside her native Washington, D.C. when she died of melanoma in 1996.

Four years later, Cassidy's music was brought to the attention of British audiences when her version of "Over the Rainbow" was played by Terry Wogan on BBC Radio 2. Following the overwhelming response, a camcorder recording of "Over the Rainbow", taken at the Blues Alley, was shown on BBC Two's ''Top of the Pops 2''. Shortly afterwards, the compilation album ''Songbird'' climbed to the top of the UK Albums Charts, almost three years after its initial release. The chart success in the United Kingdom and Ireland led to increased recognition worldwide; her posthumously released recordings, including three UK #1s, have sold more than ten million copies. Her music has also charted top 10 positions in Australia, Germany, Sweden, Norway and Switzerland.

Biography

Early life

Born on February 2, 1963, at the Washington Hospital Center, Cassidy grew up in Oxon Hill and later Bowie, Maryland, suburbs of Washington, D.C.. She was the third of four children born to Hugh and Barbara Cassidy. Her father, a retired teacher, sculptor, musician, and former army medic, is of Scottish and Irish descent, while her German-born mother was a horticulturist. From an early age, Cassidy displayed interest in art and music. When she was nine, her father taught her to play the guitar and she began to play and sing at family gatherings.

At age 11, Cassidy began singing and playing guitar in a Washington area band called Easy Street. This band performed in a variety of styles at weddings, corporate parties and pubs. Due to her shyness, she struggled with performing in front of strangers. While a student at Bowie High School, she sang with a local band called Stonehenge. During the summer of 1983, Cassidy sang and played guitar six days a week at the theme park Wild World. Her younger brother Dan, a fiddler, was also a member of this working band. She enrolled in art classes at a community college but dropped out after finding them unhelpful.

Throughout the 1980s, Cassidy worked with several other bands, including the techno-pop band Characters Without Names. During this period, Cassidy also worked as a propagator at a plant nursery and as a furniture painter. In her free time, she explored other artistic expressions including painting, sculpting and jewelry design. Despite holding a belief in God, Cassidy was not part of any organized religion.

Music career

In 1986, Cassidy was asked by Stonehenge guitarist and high school friend, David Lourim, to lend her voice to his music project, Method Actor. This brought her to Black Pond Studios, where she met bassist and recording engineer Chris Biondo. Biondo helped her find work as a session singer and later introduced her to Al Dale, who would become her manager. She sang back-ups for various acts, from go-go rhythm and blues band Experience Unlimited to rapper E-40. Biondo and Cassidy, who were in a romantic relationship for a time, formed the five-piece "Eva Cassidy Band" with Lenny Williams, Keith Grimes and Raice McLeod in 1990. They began to perform frequently in the Washington area.

In 1992, Biondo played a tape of Cassidy's voice for Chuck Brown, the "Godfather of go-go". It resulted in the duet album ''The Other Side'' featuring performances of classic songs such as "Fever", "God Bless the Child," and what would later become Cassidy's signature song, "Over the Rainbow". The album was released and distributed in 1992 by Liaison Records, the label that also released Brown's Go-go albums. Brown originally intended to record a single duet with Cassidy for his next solo album, but this was postponed due to ongoing negotiations between Dale and other labels for a solo deal. Cassidy's unwillingness to narrow her stylistic focus to one genre hindered her chances of securing a deal. After talks broke down, the two decided to record their own duet album. As a duo, they performed at the Columbia Arts Festival and opened for acts like Al Green and The Neville Brothers.

In 1993, Cassidy was honored by the Washington Area Music Association with a Wammie award for the ''Vocalist Jazz/Traditional'' category. The next year she was invited to perform at the event and chose to sing "Over the Rainbow". A ''Washington Times'' review of the event called her performance "a show-stopper". She took home two Wammies that night, again for ''Vocalist Jazz/Traditional'' and also for ''Roots Rock/Traditional R&B;''. For a brief period that year, Cassidy signed a deal with Blue Note Records to pair up with pop-jazz band Pieces of a Dream to release an album and tour the country. She sang two tracks in a mainly instrumental album. It was a musically unsatisfying experience for her.

After having a potential contract with Apollo Records collapse when the label went bankrupt, Biondo and Dale decided that she should release her own live album. In January 1996, the material for ''Live at Blues Alley'' was recorded over a two-day period at Blues Alley, Washington, D.C. Due to a technical glitch on the first night of recording, only the second night's recording was usable. Unhappy with the way she sounded due to a cold, she was reluctant to release the album. She eventually relented, on the condition that the studio track "Oh, Had I a Golden Thread", Cassidy's favorite song, would be included in the release, and that they start working on a follow-up studio album. Her apprehension appeared unfounded as local reviewers and the public responded positively. ''The Washington Post'' commented that "she could sing anything — folk, blues, pop, jazz, R&B;, gospel — and make it sound like it was the only music that mattered." The subsequent studio album she worked on was released as ''Eva by Heart'' posthumously in 1997. In the liner notes of ''Eva by Heart'', critic Joel E. Siegel described Cassidy as "one of the greatest voices of her generation."

Death

In 1993, Cassidy had a malignant mole removed from her back. Three years later, during a promotional event for the ''Live at Blues Alley'' album in July 1996, Cassidy noticed an ache in her hips, which she attributed to stiffness from painting murals while perched atop a stepladder. The pain persisted and a few weeks later, X-rays revealed that the melanoma had spread to her lungs and bones. Her doctors estimated she had three to five months to live. Cassidy opted for aggressive treatment, but her health deteriorated rapidly. In her final public performance in September 1996, at the Bayou, she closed the set with "What a Wonderful World" in front of an audience of friends, fans and family. She was subsequently admitted to Johns Hopkins Hospital.

Cassidy died at her family home in Bowie, November 2, 1996, at the age of 33. She was posthumously inducted into the Hall of Fame of the Washington Area Music Association. In accordance with her wishes, Cassidy’s body was cremated. Her ashes were scattered on the lake shores of St. Mary's River Watershed Park, a nature reserve near California, Maryland.

Posthumous recognition

After Cassidy's death, local folk singer Grace Griffith introduced the Blues Alley recording to Bill Straw from her label, Blix Street Records. Straw approached the Cassidy family to put together a new album. In 1998, a compilation of tracks from Cassidy's three released recordings was assembled into the CD ''Songbird''. This CD lingered in relative obscurity for two years until being given airplay by Terry Wogan on his wide-reaching BBC Radio 2 show ''Wake Up to Wogan'', following recommendation by his producer Paul Walters. The album sold more than 100,000 copies in the following months. ''The New York Times'' spoke of her "silken soprano voice with a wide and seemingly effortless range, unerring pitch and a gift for phrasing that at times was heart-stoppingly eloquent."

Before Christmas of 2000, ''Top Of The Pops 2'' aired a video of Cassidy performing "Over the Rainbow", which resulted in ''Songbird'' climbing steadily up the UK charts over the next few weeks. Just as ITV's ''Tonight with Trevor McDonald'' aired a feature on Cassidy, the album topped the chart. Shot at Blues Alley by a friend with a camcorder the same night the album was recorded, the video became the most requested video ever shown on Top Of The Pops 2. "There's an undeniable emotional appeal in hearing an artist who you know died in obscurity singing a song about hope and a mystical world beyond everyday life", wrote ''The Guardian''. Jazz critic Ted Gioia writes, "you might be tempted to write off the 'Cassidy sensation' [...] as a response to the sad story of the singer's abbreviated life rather than as a measure of her artistry. But don't be mistaken, Cassidy was a huge talent, whose obscurity during her lifetime was almost as much a tragedy as her early death." ''Songbird'' has since achieved significant chart success throughout Europe and six times platinum status in the UK. Although still relatively unknown in the United States at that time, the album would eventually be certified gold in the U.S. as well.

In May 2001, ABC's ''Nightline'' in the United States broadcast a well-received short documentary about Cassidy. Over the weekend, all five of Cassidy's albums occupied Amazon.com's best sellers list top spots. The Nightline episode has since been rebroadcast three times due to popular demand. Producer Leroy Sievers has said that it is "probably the most popular Nightline ever". In December, a nine-minute segment on NPR resulted in a similar sales surge, with five of the top seven spots going to Cassidy. A rebroadcast of the ''Tonight with Trevor McDonald'' feature on Cassidy in Britain also bumped up sales.

Since ''Songbird'', several other CDs with original material have been released: ''Time After Time'' (2000), ''Imagine'' (2002) and ''American Tune'' (2003). 2008 saw the release of another new album titled ''Somewhere''. Unlike previous albums, which consisted solely of cover songs, this release contains two original songs co-written by Cassidy. An acoustic album titled ''Simply Eva'' was released in January 2011.

Together with word of mouth and internet fansites, online commerce has played a big role in Cassidy's success. This point was further affirmed when in 2005, Amazon.com released a list of its top 25 best-selling musicians, which placed Cassidy in 5th position, behind The Beatles, U2, Norah Jones and Diana Krall, and far ahead of Elvis Presley and several other well-known stars.

In 2004, during the gala opening of the Bowie Center for the Performing Arts, the Bowie Regional Arts Vision Association, Inc. (BRAVA) dedicated the Star's Dressing Room to Eva. Following a moving tribute to Eva, Chuck Brown took the stage and performed his duet "with" Eva as her photos and video appeared in the background.

Unofficial recordings

A collection of previously unreleased studio recordings from 1987 to 1991, was released in 2000 as ''No Boundaries''. This release was not endorsed by the Cassidy family and was released under a different label. An allmusic review of the album stated that even "a gifted vocalist like Eva Cassidy can only do so much with bad material". In 2002, the self titled 1988 album by the band Method Actor, which featured Cassidy, was re-released by the band's guitarist and producer David Lourim with Cassidy's name displayed prominently on the cover. The Cassidy family and Blix Street Records filed a lawsuit against Lourim, claiming that Cassidy's name was used in a misleading fashion and that Blix Street has exclusive rights to her recordings. Lourim had Cassidy's written permission to release the album and eventually the cover was changed to look like the original LP album while already released copies were affixed with a sticker indicating that they are not solo Eva Cassidy albums.

A bootleg recording which has been in circulation is called ''Live at Pearl's''. It was recorded at Pearl's Restaurant in Annapolis, Maryland in 1994. Copies of the recording were circulated among friends and families after her death. Some of the songs on the recording are also on ''Imagine'' and ''American Tune''. Another recording, featuring Mick Fleetwood on drums and recorded at his restaurant in Alexandria, Virginia called Fleetwood's in the early 1990s, was in the possession of Niki Lee - the former wife of pianist Lenny Williams - who discovered it in her garage and attempted to sell it on eBay in 2008.

In popular media

In 2001, a book titled ''Songbird: Eva Cassidy: Her Story By Those Who Knew Her'', on the life and work of Cassidy based on interviews with close family and associates was released in the UK. The hardcover edition has since sold in excess of 100,000 copies. A U.S. edition published by Gotham Books was released in late 2003 and includes two additional chapters on her influences and success in the US. Her life story has also been adapted into a musical and also a Broadway piece for cancer benefit.

At the 2002 Winter Olympics gala, and later on tour, figure skater Michelle Kwan brought Cassidy's music to a new audience when she skated to a recording of "Fields of Gold". Kwan's part in exposing the music of Cassidy to the international and American public led Cassidy's label to present her a gold record from the certification of ''Songbird''. Subsequently, other figure skaters such as Kristi Yamaguchi, Sarah Hughes and Kimmie Meissner have used Cassidy's music in their routines.

Anglo-Georgian singer Katie Melua is a keen fan of Cassidy. Her debut album "Call off the Search" contained the song "Faraway Voice", written in Cassidy's memory. Melua has also performed Cassidy's arrangement of "Anniversary Song" in concert. On Christmas Eve 2006, she performed alongside video footage of Cassidy singing ''Over The Rainbow'' on BBC One's "Duet Impossible". One year later, Cassidy's "What A Wonderful World" was spliced together with new vocals by Melua and released as a single exclusively at the British retail chain Tesco. It debuted at #1 on the UK Singles chart on December 16. All profits from the single went to the British Red Cross. Irish singer Chris de Burgh has stated that his song "Songbird" from his album ''The Road to Freedom'' was written in honour of Cassidy. Singer Mary Chapin Carpenter made reference to Cassidy in the song "My Heaven" on the album ''Between Here and Gone'': "More memories than my heart can hold, when Eva's singing 'Fields of Gold'."

In 2008, Cassidy's recording of "Autumn Leaves" was used by the Canadian National Professional Latin Champions, Andre and Natalie Paramonov, when they competed in America's Ballroom Challenge as finalists in the International Latin Competition.

The first film to feature an Eva Cassidy recording was ''Flight of Fancy'' starring Dean Cain. Since then her music has appeared in various film and TV series including the comedy ''Judging Amy'', ''Joe Somebody'', ''Love Actually'', ''Maid in Manhattan'', ''The Man From Elysian Fields'', ''Alpha Dog'' and ''Smallville''. Cassidy's arrangement of "Over the Rainbow" is a popular cover choice by singing competition contestants, with ''American Idol'' season 5 runner-up Katharine McPhee and ''The X Factor'' season 3 winner Leona Lewis among the singers. Her interpretation of "Imagine" has been performed by ''American Idol'' season 7 runner-up David Archuleta.

Possibility of future film

In late 2007, AIR Productions acquired the rights to produce a film based on Cassidy's life. It is being produced by Amy Redford (daughter of Robert Redford), Irwin Shapiro and Rick Singer. In an interview a year earlier, Cassidy's parents suggested Kirsten Dunst or Emily Watson as possible actresses who could play their daughter.

Discography

Albums

Title	Release date	Label	Notes
		Liaison	Chuck Brown with Eva Cassidy.
''Live at Blues Alley''		Blix Street	Originally self-released under Eva Music in 1996.
''Eva by Heart''		Originally released under Liaison Records. Cassidy's only solo studio album.
		Compilation. UK #1, US (Pop Catalog) #1
	Renata/Brunswick
''Method Actor''		Blp	Reissue of a 1988 LP.
		Compilation.
''Simply Eva''		Blix Street

Singles

Title	Release date	Label	Notes
"Over the Rainbow"			UK #42 - Appeared in the charts between April and August 2001
"Take My Breath Away"			UK #54
"What a Wonderful World"		Dramatico	Posthumous duet with Katie Melua. UK #1
"Songbird"			UK #56

Bootleg

Title	Release date	Label	Notes
Live at Pearl's		align="center"
bootleg recording taped at Pearl's Restaurant in Annapolis, Maryland. Tracklist

Videography

Title	Release date	Format	Notes
Eva Cassidy Sings		PAL DVD (Region 2 and Region 4)

References

Notes

Book

External links

Eva Cassidy website maintained by her cousin, Laura Claire Bligh

Eva Cassidy Artwork website

Evasongs recordings information

[ Eva Cassidy] at the All Music Guide

Eva Cassidy on ABC Nightline

Eva Cassidy Feature on ABC Nightline

Eva Cassidy: Songbird: Her Story by Those Who Knew Her at Google Book Search

– Eva plays live, recorded on a friend's video camera — became the most requested video ever shown on Top Of The Pops 2. - ''Mary Ann Redmond & Eva Cassidy singing Eric Clapton's "Tears in Heaven"'' – From a 1995 performance at Fleetwood's in Alexandria, VA.

Eva Cassidy at Find-A-Grave

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name	Danny Byrd
background	non_performing_personnel
birth name	Danny Byrd
born	1979
origin	Bath, Somerset, England, UK
genre	Drum and bass
occupation	Producer, DJ
years active	2000 - Present
label	Hospital
website	}}

Danny Byrd (born 1979) is a drum and bass DJ, producer and musician from Bath in the South West of England. He is influenced by house, UK garage, R&B; and the Old Skool Rave / Jungle Techno sound and releases his music primarily on Hospital Records, the UK based, independent dance music label.

History

Danny Byrd was one of the first artists to sign to Hospital Records in 2000. His first Hospital singles were Do It Again and Changes. Later in 2000, BBC Radio 1's Fabio championed Danny's remix of London Elektricity's Wishing Well. Remixes by Danny Byrd for High Contrast and contributions to the Hospital Records compilation "Weapons of Mass Creation" followed. From 2005 to 2008 there have been the singles Soul Function and Dog Hill on Hospital Records as well as contributions for Spearhead, V Recordings and Advanced.

Danny Byrd is a popular club DJ. Danny Byrd has been touring nonstop, taking him from Los Angeles to Paris, from Romania to Vienna, as well as at Hospitality nights all over the UK. In January 2009 he mixed the Hospital Mix 7 album.

Supersized

In 2008 Danny Byrd debut studio album Supersized was released on Hospital Records. Including notable tracks like Shock Out, Gold Rush with the Brookes Brothers, Weird Science and Red Mist feat I-Kay. Red Mist VIP a new version of the track appeared on Hospital's compilation Sick Music and has appeared in the film Dead Man Running and computer games Midnight Club LA and DJ Hero.

Rave Digger

Danny Byrd second studio album Rave Digger was released in October 2010. The lead single "Ill Behaviour" featuring I-Kay has been supported by Zane Lowe, MistaJam, Annie Mac and Sara Cox on BBC Radio 1. The single was promoted to Radio 1's A-list on 8 September 2010.

Chart Success

In 2009, his track Red Mist VIP, reached number one on the UK Dance Chart on the week ending 25 July 2009, and on the 7th February 2010, his remix of Liquid's Sweet Harmony gave him his first success on the UK Singles Chart, making #64. In October 2010 Danny reached #36 in the UK Singles Chart with the track "Ill Behaviour" feat I-Kay.

Discography

Albums

Year	Album details	Peak chart positions
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2008		* Released: May 26, 2008	* Label: Hospital Records	Compact Disc>CD, Music download	—
2010		* Released: October 10, 2010	* Label: [[Hospital Records	Compact Disc>CD,
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2007		* Released: March 5, 2007	* Label: [[Hospital Records">Music download	68

Extended plays

! Year	! Album details
2007		* Released: March 5, 2007	* Label: [[Hospital Records	Compact Disc>CD, [[Music download

Singles

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Other songs

1998 - "Manhattan"

2000 - "Do It Again / Dub It Again"

2000 - "The Strutt / Walk Tall"

2002 - "Plastic Surgery 3 Sampler"

2007 - "Under the Sea (Taken from 'Weapons of Mass Creation 3')"

References

External links

Danny Byrd at Hospital Records

Danny Byrd Essential Mix 2010

Danny Byrd

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name	Danny Way
birth date	April 15, 1974
birth place	Portland, Oregon, U.S.
sport	Skateboarding
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}} Danny Way (born on April 15, 1974, in Portland, Oregon) is a professional skateboarder.

Awards and achievements

1986: Won the first contest he entered at age 11

1989: Won his first vert contest in Michigan

1990: Was one of the first skaters to try the 900 but failed to land it; in the 1990 skate video called "Risk It", he tried it at the end of his run at the Munster Masters skate comp.

1991: Was named Thrasher Magazine Skater Of The Year in 1991

1997: Broke the World Record for Biggest Air with a 12 foot kickflip

1997: Dropped in from a helicopter onto a ramp, and is the only skater to have ever attempted this

2002: Set the Long Distance Jump record with a 65 foot jump in 2002; on this same jump, he also broke the Biggest Air record, going 18 feet 3 inches above the top of the ramp (this record would later be broken)

2003: On June 19 at the Point X Camp megaramp, broke his own Long Distance Jump record with a distance of 75 feet, and also broke his own Biggest Air record, going 23.5 feet above the top of the ramp

2004: Won a gold medal at X Games, and once again broke his Long Distance Jump record with a distance of 79 feet

2004: Was named Thrasher Magazine Skater Of The Year

July 9, 2005: He jumped over the Great Wall Of China on a skateboard

2005: Won his 2nd Big Air Gold Medal at X Games XI

2006: Won his 3rd Big Air Gold medal at X Games XII

2006: In May, landed the first backflip and backflip Rocket Air on a megaramp in Mexico City

2006: He was the first to Drop from the top of the guitar at the Hard Rock Cafe and Casino from a height of 82 feet.

2009: Broke the Land Speed Record on a skateboard with the help of Rob Dyrdek

2009: Won first ever Big Air Rail Jam at X Games 15 in the Staples Center, Los Angeles, CA

Sponsors

Way's sponsors are Independent trucks, DC Shoes and apparel, and is the owner of Plan B skateboards along with Colin McKay.

References

External links

From Birth to Present

Danny Way Jumps the Great Wall of China

Videos from 2008's X Games

Danny Way Official Site

Danny Bio Page

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