Davis may refer to:

Davis (surname), a Welsh surname meaning 'son of David'

Davis Bertans (born 1992), a Latvian professional basketball player

Davis Bloome, fictional character in ''Smallville''

Davis Cup, premier international team event in men's tennis

Davis LLP, Canadian law firm

Davis Motomiya, fictional character in ''Digimon''

Davis Quinton, fictional character in ''Corner Gas''

University of California, Davis, also known as "UC Davis"

Georgie Davis, Dutch singer, artist name of Kees Rietveld

;Places:

Antarctica

* Davis Station, Australian base

Canada

* Davis, Saskatchewan

United States

* Davis, California, the largest city with the name

* Davis, Illinois

* Davis, Massachusetts, abandoned mining village

* Davis, Oklahoma

* Davis, South Dakota

* Davis, West Virginia

* Hopeful, Alabama, formerly Davis

* Train stations

**Davis (CTA), elevated public transit station in Evanston, Illinois

**Evanston Davis Street (Metra), commuter railroad station in Evanston, Illinois

**Davis (MBTA station), subway station in Somerville, Massachusetts

See also

Mount Davis (disambiguation)

David (disambiguation)

Category:Place name disambiguation pages

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Name	Baron Davis
Height ft	6
Height in	3
Weight lb	212
Team	New York Knicks
Number	85
Position	Point guard
Birth date	April 13, 1979
Birth place	Los Angeles, California
High school	Crossroads School
College	UCLA (1997–1999)
Nationality	American
Draft round	1
Draft pick	3
Draft team	Charlotte Hornets
Draft year	1999
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years2	–
team2	Golden State Warriors
years3	–
team3	Los Angeles Clippers
years4
team4	Cleveland Cavaliers
years5	–present
team5	New York Knicks
Career start	1999
Highlights	* 2× NBA All-Star (, ) 2× NBA steals leader (, ) All-NBA Third Team () NBA Skills Challenge Champion (2004)
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}} Baron Walter Louis Davis (born April 13, 1979) is an American professional basketball player who currently plays for the New York Knicks of the National Basketball Association (NBA). A two-time NBA All-Star, he was drafted as the third pick in the 1999 NBA Draft by the Charlotte Hornets. He went on to play for the Golden State Warriors, Los Angeles Clippers and Cleveland Cavaliers before signing with New York as a free agent in 2011. Davis played college basketball at the UCLA, where he was an All-America honoree before turning professional after his sophomore year. He was a star high school player while at Crossroads School.

Early life

Davis was born in Los Angeles, California. His grandmother and guardian, Lela Nicholson, was instrumental in pushing him to play basketball. With her encouragement, he eventually enrolled at Crossroads School, a prestigious private school in Santa Monica, California.

As a senior at Crossroads, Davis led his team to the Championship of The Beach Ball Classic tournament in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina over perennial prep powerhouse Christ The King Regional High School (Queens, New York), while earning MVP honors and a spot on the All-Tournament team along with future St. John's standout Erick Barkley at that prestigious event. That year, Davis was also named Gatorade National Player of the Year and a Parade All-American. He was also selected to play in the prestigious McDonald's All-American High School Basketball Game in Colorado Springs in 1997, playing with future NBA players Elton Brand, Shane Battier, Larry Hughes and Ron Artest, and winning the Sprite Slam Dunk Contest despite being the smallest man in the competition at 6'2."

College career

After a highly contested recruiting battle that saw Kansas, Georgia Tech, Duke, and UCLA in hot pursuit for his services, Davis selected UCLA as his school of choice, so that he could play in front of his family and friends. During this time, Davis was involved in a minor scandal pertaining to his driving a 1991 Chevy Blazer that was a gift from his sister, then a UCLA employee. The car was sold to her by a member of Jim Harrick's family. At the time, Harrick was the UCLA men's basketball coach, presenting both a conflict of interest and a potential recruiting violation, since rumor had it that the car was purchased below market value. The incident was cleared up when it was discovered that Davis' sister had, in fact, bought the car at the listed blue-book price. Davis then enrolled at UCLA in 1997 without problem. In 1998, Davis was named the Pac-10 Freshman of the Year and made the Third Team All-America his sophomore year in 1999.

In Davis's two years at UCLA, he averaged 13.6 points and 5.1 assists for the Bruins. While coming down from a dunk during an NCAA Tournament game his freshman year, he injured his knee and tore his anterior cruciate ligament (ACL). Surprisingly, though, he made a full recovery the next season and seemed to have regained nearly all of the speed, quickness, and explosiveness he had before the injury while doing enough on the basketball court to warrant his declaring for the 1999 NBA Draft after his sophomore campaign.

NBA career

Charlotte/New Orleans Hornets

Davis was the third pick in the 1999 NBA Draft by the Charlotte Hornets. In his NBA debut, a 100–86 win over the Orlando Magic, Davis scored nine points, and added five rebounds, two assists and two steals. In Davis' first year, he backed up Eddie Jones and David Wesley, as the Hornets lost in the first round of the playoffs to the 76ers in four games.

Davis saw better success the following year, as his averages in points, assists, steals and minutes per game all increased and he started all 82 games for the Hornets. Davis lead the Hornets back into the playoffs, and swept the Miami Heat before being defeated by the Milwaukee Bucks in seven games in the second round.

The next season, Davis again started all 82 games while averaging 18 points and 8.5 assists per game. He was also selected as an injury replacement for Vince Carter in the 2002 NBA All-Star Game. The Hornets made the playoffs with Davis for the third time in as many years, but after defeating the Orlando Magic in the opening round, they were eliminated in the second round by the New Jersey Nets. In the summer of 2002, the Hornets relocated from Charlotte, North Carolina, to New Orleans, Louisiana.

In the Hornets' inaugural season in New Orleans, Davis suffered multiple injuries that limited him to just 50 games. He was still able to lead the Hornets back to the playoffs, but they would fall to the Allen Iverson-led Philadelphia 76ers in the first round. The following season saw a similar result, injuries limited Davis to 67 games and the Hornets were ousted in the first round of the playoffs.

The Hornets made the playoffs in each of Davis' five years with the team, and only advanced past the second round in the two years he started every game. After Davis was traded to Golden State, New Orleans failed to make the playoffs for three straight years.

He played for the US national team in the 2002 FIBA World Championship.

Golden State Warriors

On February 24, 2005, Davis was traded from the Hornets to the Golden State Warriors for guard Speedy Claxton and veteran forward Dale Davis after tension with the Hornets coaching staff and several nagging injuries. The move created one of the more potent backcourts in the NBA with Davis and star guard Jason Richardson. It also saw Davis' return to California, to which he had craved to return to since his college days in UCLA.

After two seasons in which the Warriors underachieved under coach Mike Montgomery, the Warriors hired former coach Don Nelson for the 2006–2007 season. His high scoring offensive system was designed to fit Davis's uptempo style. Although Davis suffered through knee soreness and underwent surgery during the season, he still led the Warriors to their first playoffs since 1994. The Warriors swept the regular season series against the Mavericks 3–0 giving them an advantage and won the series against the top seeded Dallas Mavericks 4–2, making them the 1st No. 8 seed to beat a No.1 seed since the NBA changed the 1st round from a 5-game series to a 7-game series. It was numerically the largest upset in the history of the NBA playoffs, with the 67–15 Mavericks having a record of 25 games better than the 42–40 Warriors. Davis averaged 25 points per game in the series.

Steve Kerr, then television analyst, called Davis' performance in the 2007 NBA Playoffs "outrageous...stunningly athletic and creative and explosive." Davis' playoff highlights included numerous acrobatic layups, a half-court three-pointer at the buzzer, and a memorable dunk over Andrei Kirilenko. The Jazz eliminated the undersized Warriors 4 games to 1. Davis averaged 25.3 points, 6.5 assists, 2.9 steals, and 4.5 rebounds per game in the 2007 Playoffs.

In 2008 during a playoff elimination game against the Phoenix Suns, Coach Nelson benched Davis at halftime due to Davis' poor play (shooting 2–13 in 17 minutes). Down fourteen at the half, the Warriors lost by six. Some sportswriters criticized Coach Don Nelson's decision to bench his team's star with an entire half left to play; other writers speculated about possible friction between Davis and Nelson, which Nelson denied. After the 2007–08 season, in which the Warriors were narrowly edged out of playoff contention despite a record of 48–34 (led by Davis – who remained injury-free throughout the season – with averages of 21.6 PPG, 8 assists, 4.6 RPG), Davis's agent Todd Ramasar stated that Davis might opt out of his contract with the Warriors, which would have paid him $17.8 million, to pursue other options. On June 30, 2008, Davis opted out of his contract with the Golden State Warriors.

Los Angeles Clippers

On July 1, 2008 Davis verbally agreed to a 5-year, $65 million dollar deal to play for his hometown-team, the Los Angeles Clippers, and officially signed with the Clippers on July 10, 2008. Davis initially decided to join the Clippers with the intent of playing with Elton Brand, but Brand shockingly opted out of his contract to sign with the Philadelphia 76ers. After officially signing with the Clippers, Davis said that Brand's departure had no impact on his decision to come to Los Angeles.

Prior to Davis' arrival, the Clippers had never even won their division or conference, and had only advanced past the first round of the playoffs twice since entering the league in 1970. Davis promised to change that, and despite Brand's departure, Clippers fans remained excited to have a star who could compete with crosstown rival Kobe Bryant's popularity.

Davis' first year with the Clippers was marked with a series of injuries and disappointments, as the Clippers struggled to a 19–63 record in which Davis was only able to play 65 games, and saw his points per game average and field goal percentage take a steep decline. Despite this, Davis did produce a few bright spots on the year. On November 22, he scored 30 points and handed out 10 assists in a game against the New Jersey Nets. He also had a pair of 20-assist games on the year.

On November 20, 2009 at a home game vs the Denver Nuggets, Baron reached and surpassed the 5,000 assist mark. In his third year with the Clippers, a rejuvenated and healthy Davis saw some success playing alongside youngsters Eric Gordon, DeAndre Jordan and Rookie of the Year Blake Griffin. While Davis was finally showing the ability that prompted Clippers management to sign him, run-ins with the coaching staff and Clippers' owner Donald Sterling as well as the team's decision to get younger and rebuild, made the Clippers decide to move in a new direction.

Cleveland Cavaliers

On February 24, 2011, Davis was traded to the Cleveland Cavaliers along with a first round pick (which turned out to be the first overall pick in the 2011 NBA Draft) in exchange for Mo Williams and Jamario Moon. This trade to Cleveland marked a reunion between Davis and former coach Byron Scott, to which Davis was quoted as saying "I know we're together for a reason. There's some things my game can benefit from just playing in his system". Davis chose to wear no. 85 to honor his grandparents who raised him in Los Angeles and whose house was on 85th Street. In his debut with the Cavs, Baron scored 18 points, grabbed 4 rebounds got 5 assists, and made four three-point shots, in a win over the New York Knicks.

Despite joining a Cavaliers team who at the time of the trade had the worst record in the NBA (which included a record-setting 23 game losing streak), Davis helped the Cavaliers close the season with several victories, including a 102-90 win over LeBron James and the Miami Heat, to ensure that Cleveland did not have the worst record at the season's end.

On December 14, 2011, the Cavaliers waived Davis via the amnesty clause. He will still make the $30 million over the two years left on his contract, but it will not count against Cleveland's salary cap. The Cavaliers had drafted Kyrie Irving with their first overall pick, and wanted to give him the starting point guard spot, and opted to allow Davis to seek a starting job on a contending team. The Knicks and Lakers were both in the market for a point guard at the time.

New York Knicks

On December 19, 2011, Davis signed a one-year contract with the New York Knicks, choosing New York over the Lakers and Heat who also expressed interest in signing Davis. At the time of the signing, Davis had a herniated disk in his back. He did not make his debut for the Knicks until February 20, 2012, coming off the bench to score a three-pointer along with an assist.

NBA career statistics

Regular season

|- | style="text-align:left;"| 1999–00 | style="text-align:left;"| Charlotte | 82 || 0 || 18.6 || .420 || .225 || .634 || 2.0 || 3.8 || 1.2 || .2 || 5.9 |- | style="text-align:left;"| 2000–01 | style="text-align:left;"| Charlotte | 82 || 82 || 38.9 || .427 || .310 || .677 || 5.0 || 7.3 || 2.1 || .4 || 13.8 |- | style="text-align:left;"| 2001–02 | style="text-align:left;"| Charlotte | 82 || 82 || 40.5 || .417 || .356 || .580 || 4.3 || 8.5 || 2.1 || .6 || 18.1 |- | style="text-align:left;"| 2002–03 | style="text-align:left;"| New Orleans | 50 || 47 || 37.8 || .416 || .350 || .710 || 3.7 || 6.4 || 1.8 || .4 || 17.1 |- | style="text-align:left;"| 2003–04 | style="text-align:left;"| New Orleans | 67 || 66 || 40.1 || .395 || .321 || .673 || 4.3 || 7.5 || 2.4 || .4 || 22.9 |- | style="text-align:left;"| 2004–05 | style="text-align:left;"| New Orleans | 18 || 13 || 32.9 || .366 || .321 || .771 || 3.7 || 7.2 || 1.7 || .2 || 18.9 |- | style="text-align:left;"| 2004–05 | style="text-align:left;"| Golden State | 28 || 19 || 35.3 || .401 || .341 || .755 || 3.9 || 8.3 || 1.8 || .4 || 19.5 |- | style="text-align:left;"| 2005–06 | style="text-align:left;"| Golden State | 54 || 48 || 36.5 || .389 || .315 || .675 || 4.4 || 8.9 || 1.6 || .3 || 17.9 |- | style="text-align:left;"| 2006–07 | style="text-align:left;"| Golden State | 63 || 62 || 35.3 || .439 || .304 || .745 || 4.4 || 8.1 || 2.1 || .5 || 20.1 |- | style="text-align:left;"| 2007–08 | style="text-align:left;"| Golden State | 82 || 82 || 39.0 || .426 || .330 || .750 || 4.7 || 7.6 || 2.3 || .5 || 21.8 |- | style="text-align:left;"| 2008–09 | style="text-align:left;"| L.A. Clippers | 65 || 60 || 34.6 || .370 || .302 || .757 || 3.7 || 7.7 || 1.7 || .5 || 14.9 |- | style="text-align:left;"| 2009–10 | style="text-align:left;"| L.A. Clippers | 75 || 73 || 33.6 || .406 || .277 || .821 || 3.5 || 8.0 || 1.7 || .6 || 15.3 |- | style="text-align:left;"| 2010–11 | style="text-align:left;"| L.A. Clippers | 43 || 35 || 29.5 || .416 || .296 || .760 || 2.8 || 7.0 || 1.4 || .5 || 12.8 |- | style="text-align:left;"| 2010–11 | style="text-align:left;"| Cleveland | 15 || 9 || 25.3 || .421 || .414 || .815 || 2.4 || 6.1 || 1.1 || .4 || 13.9 |- | style="text-align:left;"| 2011–12 | style="text-align:left;"| New York | 29 || 14 || 20.5 || .370 || .306 || .667 || 1.9 || 4.7 || 1.2 || .1 || 6.1 |- | style="text-align:left;"| Career | style="text-align:left;"| | 835 || 692 || 34.2 || .409 || .320 || .711 || 3.8 || 7.2 || 1.8 || .4 || 16.1 |- | style="text-align:left;"| All-Star | style="text-align:left;"| | 2 || 0 || 14.5 || .286 || .111 || .000 || .5 || 6.0 || .5 || .0 || 4.5

Playoffs

|- | style="text-align:left;"| 1999–00 | style="text-align:left;"| Charlotte | 4 || 0 || 14.3 || .435 || .167 || .500 || 1.5 || 1.5 || 1.0 || .0 || 5.8 |- | style="text-align:left;"| 2000–01 | style="text-align:left;"| Charlotte | 10 || 10 || 39.7 || .480 || .400 || .714 || 4.4 || 5.8 || 2.8 || .5 || 17.8 |- | style="text-align:left;"| 2001–02 | style="text-align:left;"| Charlotte | 9 || 9 || 44.6 || .378 || .339 || .597 || 7.0 || 7.9 || 3.6 || .6 || 22.6 |- | style="text-align:left;"| 2002–03 | style="text-align:left;"| New Orleans | 5 || 5 || 38.8 || .446 || .343 || .727 || 3.6 || 8.4 || 1.4 || .4 || 20.4 |- | style="text-align:left;"| 2003–04 | style="text-align:left;"| New Orleans | 7 || 7 || 37.1 || .377 || .327 || .758 || 4.1 || 7.0 || 1.6 || .7 || 18.1 |- | style="text-align:left;"| 2006–07 | style="text-align:left;"| Golden State | 11 || 11 || 40.5 || .513 || .373 || .770 || 4.5 || 6.5 || 2.9 || .6 || 25.3 |- | style="text-align:left;"| 2011–12 | style="text-align:left;"| New York | 2 || 2 || 22.5 || .643 || .571 || .000 || 1.0 || 4.0 || .0 || .0 || 11.0 |- | style="text-align:left;"| Career | style="text-align:left;"| | 48 || 44 || 37.5 || .444 || .359 || .703 || 4.4 || 6.4 || 2.4 || .5 || 19.4

Television and film

In addition to his NBA career, Baron Davis has had an increasing role in the film industry, with the intention of making it a full-time career when his playing days are over. He is a member of the Screen Actors Guild, having earned membership by appearing in movies such as ''The Cookout'' and guest-starring on the ABC Family show ''Lincoln Heights'' and ABC's ''The Forgotten''. In the past decade Davis has made appearances both as himself and fictional characters in movies and on television; he has also been involved in producing a number of films, ranging from ''The Pool Boys'' to ''Crips and Bloods: Made in America''. Davis and high school friend Cash Warren formed a production company called Verso Entertainment in 2005.

Davis appeared on the DVD commentary tack of the 2008 film ''Step Brothers'' alongside Will Ferrell and John C. Reilly.

He also appears as himself during season three of ''Hot In Cleveland''.

Records

Davis is credited with scoring the longest shot ever recorded in an NBA game, an against the Milwaukee Bucks on February 17, 2001.

See also

List of National Basketball Association career assists leaders

List of National Basketball Association career steals leaders

List of National Basketball Association players with most assists in a game

References

External links

UCLA Bruins profile

Baron Davis' Future in Film

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name	Jimmy Kimmel
birth name	James Christian Kimmel
birth date	November 13, 1967
birth place	Brooklyn, New York, USA
medium	Radio, Television, Film, Stand up
nationality	American
active	1989–present
genre	Observational comedy, Black comedy, Satire, Deadpan
subject	American politics, Celebrities, Everyday life, Sex
influences	David Letterman
spouse	Gina Kimmel (1988–2002; divorced; 2 children)
domesticpartner	Sarah Silverman (2002–2007; 2008–2009) Molly McNearney (2009–present)
notable work	Creator and Host of ''Jimmy Kimmel Live!'' (ABC) Creator and Co-Host of ''The Man Show''co-host of ''Win Ben Stein's Money'' (Comedy Central)co-host of ''Crank Yankers''

}} James Christian "Jimmy" Kimmel (born November 13, 1967) is an American comedian, actor, voice artist and television host. He is the host of ''Jimmy Kimmel Live!'', a late-night talk show that airs on ABC. Prior to that, Kimmel was best known as the co-host of Comedy Central's ''The Man Show'' and ''Win Ben Stein's Money''. Kimmel is also a television producer, having produced shows such as ''Crank Yankers'', ''Sports Show with Norm Macdonald'', and ''The Andy Milonakis Show''.

Early life

Kimmel was born in the Mill Basin neighborhood of the New York City borough of Brooklyn, the eldest of three children of Joann (née Iacono), a homemaker, and James Kimmel, an IBM executive. He is Roman Catholic and, as a child, served as an altar boy. Kimmel is of German and Irish descent on his father’s side and Italian descent on his mother’s side. His uncle, Frank Potenza, appeared on ''Jimmy Kimmel Live!'' as a regular from 2003 until his death in 2011.

The family moved to Las Vegas, Nevada, when he was nine years old. He graduated from Ed W. Clark High School and then attended University of Nevada, Las Vegas for one year before attending Arizona State University for two years without completing a degree.

Career

Radio career

Kimmel began working in the radio industry while in high school, hosting a Sunday night interview show on UNLV's college station KUNV. While attending Arizona State University, he became a popular caller to the KZZP-FM afternoon show hosted by radio personalities Mike Elliott and Kent Voss in Phoenix, Arizona. In 1989, Kimmel landed his first paying job alongside Voss as morning drive co-host of ''The Me and Him Show'' at KZOK-FM in Seattle, Washington. Ten months later, Kimmel and Voss were fired by KZOK (for reasons unknown) and were fired again a year later at WRBQ-FM in Tampa, Florida. Kimmel went from Tampa to host his own show at KCMJ in Palm Springs, California, where Kimmel convinced a young Carson Daly to drop out of college and become his intern. After a morning stint at KRQQ In Tucson, Arizona, Kimmel landed at KROQ-FM in Los Angeles. He spent five years as "Jimmy The Sports Guy" for the Kevin and Bean morning show. During this time he met and befriended a struggling comedian named Adam Carolla.

Comedy Central

Kimmel began his television career as the comedic counterpart to Ben Stein on the game show ''Win Ben Stein's Money'', which began airing on Comedy Central in 1997. His quick wit and loutish everyman personality were counterpoints to Stein's monotone performing style and patrician demeanor. The combination earned the pair an Emmy award for Best Game Show Host.

In 1999, during his time with ''Win Ben Stein's Money'', Kimmel was also co-host with Adam Carolla and co-creator (with Daniel Kellison) of Comedy Central's ''The Man Show''. Kimmel permanently left ''Win Ben Stein's Money'' in 2001, replaced by comedian Nancy Pimental, who was eventually replaced by Kimmel's cousin Sal Iacono. ''The Man Show'''s success allowed Kimmel, Carolla and Kellison to create and produce, under the banner Jackhole Industries, ''Crank Yankers'' for Comedy Central (on which Kimmel plays the characters "Elmer Higgins", "Terrence Catheter", "The Nudge", "Karl Malone" and himself), and later ''The Andy Milonakis Show'' for MTV2. Kimmel also produced and co-wrote the feature film ''Windy City Heat'', which won the Comedia Award for Best Film at the Montreal Comedy Festival.

''Jimmy Kimmel Live!''

In January 2003, Kimmel permanently left ''The Man Show'' to host his own late-night talk show, ''Jimmy Kimmel Live!'' on ABC. ''Jimmy Kimmel Live'' was briefly also broadcast on Irish digital TV channel 3e. In the April 2007 issue of Stuffmagazine.com, Kimmel was named the "biggest badass on TV". Kimmel said it was an honor but clearly a mistake.

Since the show's second season, it has not actually been broadcast live. This is due to an incident during the 2004 NBA Finals in Detroit, when Kimmel appeared on ABC's halftime show to make an on-air plug for his show. He suggested that if the Detroit Pistons defeated the Los Angeles Lakers, "they're gonna burn the city of Detroit down ... and it's not worth it." Officials with Detroit's ABC affiliate, WXYZ-TV, immediately announced that night's show would not air on the station. Hours later, ABC officials pulled that night's show from the entire network. Kimmel later apologized. The incident led ABC officials to force Kimmel to tape his show an hour before it airs in most of the country to check for offending content.

Kimmel usually ends his show with, "My apologies to Matt Damon, we ran out of time." When Matt Damon did actually appear on the show to be interviewed, he walked in and sat down only to be told just a few seconds later by Kimmel, "Sorry, but once again we are completely out of time." Damon seemed to become angry.

In February 2008 Kimmel showed a mock music video with a panoply of stars called, "I'm Fucking Ben Affleck", as "revenge" after his then-girlfriend Sarah Silverman and Matt Damon recorded a similar video, "I'm Fucking Matt Damon". Silverman's video originally aired on ''Jimmy Kimmel Live!'', and became an "instant YouTube sensation." Kimmel's "revenge" video featured himself, Ben Affleck, and a large lineup of stars, particularly in scenes spoofing the 1985 "We Are the World" video: Brad Pitt, Don Cheadle, Cameron Diaz, Robin Williams, Harrison Ford, Dominic Monaghan, Benji Madden and Joel Madden from Good Charlotte, Lance Bass, Macy Gray, Josh Groban, Huey Lewis, Perry Farrell, Christopher Mintz-Plasse, Pete Wentz, Meat Loaf, Rebecca Romijn, Christina Applegate, Dom Joly, Mike Shinoda, Lauren Conrad, and Joan Jett, among others. After this Jimmy's sidekick, Guillermo, appeared in a spoof of The Bourne Ultimatum, which starred Damon. He was then chased down by Damon as Matt cursed about Kimmel being behind all this. Guillermo also stopped Damon on the red carpet one time and before he could finish the interview he said, "Sorry we are out of time." The most recent encounter was titled "The Handsome Men's Club" which featured Kimmel, along with the "Handsome Men", who were: Matthew McConaughey, Rob Lowe, Lenny Kravitz, Patrick Dempsey, Sting, Keith Urban, John Krasinski, Ethan Hawke, Josh Hartnett, Tony Romo, Ted Danson, Taye Diggs, Gilles Marini, and Ben Affleck, speaking about being handsome and all the jobs that come with it. At the end of the skit Kimmel has a door slammed in his face by none other than Matt Damon, stating that they had run out of time and then Damon continues with a sinister laugh. Jennifer Garner also makes a surprise appearance.

As a tradition, celebrities voted off ''Dancing with the Stars'' appear on ''Jimmy Kimmel Live!'', causing Kimmel to describe himself as "the three-headed dog the stars must pass on their way to No-Dancing Hell". In the 2008 season of his show, Kimmel started another tradition of ceremonially burning the dancers' shoes after they were voted off ''DWTS''.

Other television work

In Spring 1996, Kimmel appeared as "Jimmy the Fox Guy" in promos on the Fox network.

Kimmel's other television work included being the on-air football prognosticator for ''Fox NFL Sunday'' for four years. He has had numerous appearances on other talk shows including, but not limited to, ''Live with Regis and Kelly'', ''The Howard Stern Show'', ''The Ellen DeGeneres Show'', and ''The Late Show with David Letterman''. Kimmel has appeared on ''The Late Show'' five times, most recently in 2010. Kimmel served as roastmaster for the New York Friars' Club Roast of Hugh Hefner and Comedy Central Roasts of ''Pamela Anderson''. He has appeared on ABC's Dancing with the Stars, along with his parking lot security guard Guillermo.

In August 2006, ABC announced that Jimmy Kimmel would be the host of their new game show ''Set for Life''. The show debuted on July 20, 2007. On April 6, 2007, Kimmel filled in for Larry King on ''Larry King Live''. That particular show was about the paparazzi and Kimmel reproached Emily Gould, an editor from Gawker.com, about the web site's alleged stalking of celebrities. On July 8, 2007, Kimmel managed the National League in the 2007 Taco Bell All-Star Legends and Celebrity Softball Game in San Francisco. He played in the game in 2004 and 2006 (Houston and Pittsburgh). On July 11, 2007, Kimmel along with basketball player LeBron James, hosted the 2007 ''ESPY Awards''. The show aired on ESPN on July 15, 2007. Kimmel hosted the American Music Awards on ABC four times, in 2004, 2006, 2007, and 2008.

Kimmel guest hosted ''Live with Regis and Kelly'' during the week of October 22, 2007 – October 26, 2007, commuting every day between New York and Los Angeles. In the process, he broke the Guinness Book of World Records for the longest distance () travelled in one work week.

Kimmel has performed in several animated films, often voicing dogs. His voice appeared in ''Garfield'' and ''Road Trip'', and he portrayed Death's Dog in the ''Family Guy'' episode "Mr. Saturday Knight"; ''Family Guy'' creator Seth McFarlane later presented Kimmel with a figurine of his character on ''Jimmy Kimmel Live!''. Kimmel also did voice work for ''Robot Chicken''. Kimmel's cousin "Sal" (Sal Iacono) has accepted and won a wrestling match with WWE superstar Santino Marella. On January 14, 2010, in the midst of the 2010 Tonight Show host and time slot conflict, Kimmel was the special guest of Jay Leno on ''The Jay Leno Show'''s "10 at 10" segment. Kimmel derided Leno in front of a live studio audience for taking back the 11:35 pm time slot from Conan O'Brien, and repeatedly insulted Leno. He ended the segment with a plea that Leno "leave our shows alone," as Kimmel and O'Brien had "kids" while Leno only had "cars".

Kimmel also made a brief appearance in the TV commercial "There's A Soldier In All Of Us" promoting the 2010 video game ''Call of Duty: Black Ops'', along with Kobe Bryant. He is seen taking cover from bullets, then firing an RPG-7 with the words ''PROUD N00b'' on it, with the aftershock from the weapon sending him tumbling backwards.

He has been asked to host the 64th Primetime Emmy Awards which will air on September 23, 2012, marking his first time hosting the event.

Kimmel hosted the White House Correspondents' Dinner in Washington, D.C. on April 28, 2012.

Personal life

Kimmel and his then girlfriend, Gina, married in June 1988. They have two children, Katie (born 1991) and Kevin (born 1993). Katie Kimmel is an art student in Chicago. The marriage ended in separation in early 2002. Kimmel then dated comedian Sarah Silverman for five years, splitting with her in March 2009. He started dating current girlfriend, Molly McNearney, in October 2009. McNearney is also a co-head writer for ''Jimmy Kimmel Live''.

Kimmel plays the bass clarinet. He got a chance to showcase his talent during a July 20, 2008, concert in Costa Mesa, California, featuring the Mighty Mighty Bosstones, when he took the stage and played bass clarinet on their hit song "The Impression That I Get."

Kimmel has spoken publicly of being a narcoleptic.

Kimmel co-founded the annual LA Feast of San Gennaro, which celebrates Italian culture through entertainment, music and cuisine. The festival also honors outstanding members of the Los Angeles community and raises funds to aid needy children and families in the city. He hosted Los Angeles' eighth annual feast of San Gennaro from September 28 to 30, 2009. Kimmel served as Master of Ceremonies for the National Italian American Foundation's 34th Anniversary Gala in Washington, D.C., on October 24, 2009.

Awards

References

External links

ABC Jimmy Kimmel Live website

JimmyKimmel.Net

Jimmy Kimmel appears on Michael Eisner's talkshow on CNBC

Jimmy Kimmel interview

Appearance on HGTV's ''Designer's Challenge''

Jimmy is Maxim's No. 2 Dudeliest Dude 2007

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name	Artur Davis
image name	Artur Davis.jpg
birth date	October 09, 1967
birth place	Montgomery, Alabama
state	Alabama
district	7th
term start	January 3, 2003
term end	January 3, 2011
preceded	Earl Hilliard
succeeded	Terri Sewell
party	independent/Democratic
religion	Lutheran
spouse	Tara Johnson
Alma mater	Harvard Law School (J.D.)Harvard University (B.A.)
residence	Birmingham, Alabama }}

Artur Genestre Davis (born October 9, 1967) is a former Democratic Party member of the United States House of Representatives for , serving from 2003 to 2011. Davis was a candidate for Alabama's Democratic Gubernatorial Primary, 2010, but lost the Democratic primary to Ron Sparks. In December 2011, he left the Democratic party to become an independent. In 2012 he became a visiting fellow at the Harvard Institute of Politics.

Early life, education, and early career

Davis was born and raised in Montgomery, Alabama, and was raised by his mother and grandmother. He graduated from Jefferson Davis High School and then ''magna cum laude'' from Harvard University in 1990 and received his J.D. ''cum laude'' from Harvard Law School before returning to Alabama. He was the recipient of the Best Oralist Award in the Ames Moot Court Competition at Harvard Law School.

After working as an intern at the Southern Poverty Law Center and then as a civil rights lawyer, he served as an assistant United States Attorney.

U.S. House of Representatives

Elections

;2000 Davis ran for the House in the Democratic primary against 10-year incumbent Earl F. Hilliard. He criticized Hilliard for taking a trip to Libya in 1997 despite U.S. sanctions. Davis lost the 2000 primary election 58%-34%.

;2002 Davis ran again in 2002. During the campaign, Hilliard questioned whether Davis was "black enough" to represent the district. Despite these attempts to divide the African-American vote, Davis narrowly won the primary requiring a runoff in June. He won the runoff easily, assuring him victory in November in the heavily Democratic district, and he began his term in January 2003.

;2004 He was challenged in the 2004 primary by Albert Turner Jr., a son of a leader of Selma's "Bloody Sunday" march. Davis won the primary 88%-12%.

;2006 In the Democratic primary, he defeated political new-comer Eddison Walters 90%-9%. He won the general election unopposed.

;2008 left|thumb|250px|Artur Davis meeting Alabama troops preparing to leave for Iraq war, 2003 (US House photo)In the new Democratically controlled 110th Congress, Davis was assigned to the Committee on Ways and Means. The stature of that appointment, and the difficulty of raising sufficient funds, led Davis to postpone plans to challenge conservative Senator Jeff Sessions in 2008. In January 2007, Davis said that he was still interested in running on a statewide ticket in 2010, either for Governor, or for Senate if Richard Shelby elects to retire.

In 2007 he became the first Congressman outside Illinois to endorse Sen. Barack Obama for president in 2008. At the 2008 Democratic National Convention, Davis gave a seconding speech formally placing Obama's name in nomination.

Davis's name surfaced in media speculation as a potential Attorney General in Obama's cabinet. However, Davis was quoted in ''The Birmingham News'' as stating that he did not anticipate such an offer, and would refuse it if made.

Tenure

Davis was appointed to the Senior Whip Team for the Democratic Caucus of the 109th Congress and was the co-chair of the centrist House New Democrat Coalition, as well as the Southern Regional co-chair for the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee.

As a freshman, he led the successful fight to reverse funding cuts for minority land grant colleges including Tuskegee University. As a second term member, Congressman Davis won a floor fight to restore funding to the HOPE VI program for renovating public housing; he persuaded over sixty Republicans to vote with Democrats to save HOPE VI. In 2005, the congressman was the lead Democratic sponsor of a bill establishing a national cord blood bank, which will widen the availability of blood transfusions for thousands of patients who suffer from diseases such as sickle cell anemia and diabetes. He received an A– grade on his voting record relating to veteran issues from Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America.

Davis was the first member of the Congressional Black Caucus to demand that former House Ways and Means chair Charlie Rangel surrender his gavel in the wake of ongoing ethics issues.

Davis twice voted against Democratic-supported health care reform legislation, first in November 2009, and again in March 2010 when the legislation passed and was signed into law by President Obama. He was the only member of the Congressional Black Caucus to vote against the legislation in March 2010; he was also the member from the most-heavily Democratically-leaning district to vote against the legislation.

Committee assignments

Committee on Ways and Means

*Subcommittee on Social Security

*Subcommittee on Income Security and Family Support

Committee on the Judiciary

*Subcommittee on Immigration, Citizenship, Refugees, Border Security, and International Law

*Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security

;Caucuses

30 Something Working Group

Congressional Black Caucus

2010 gubernatorial election

On February 6, 2009, Davis announced his candidacy for Governor of Alabama in 2010. His opponent in the Democratic primary was Agriculture Commissioner Ron Sparks.

During the primary campaign, Davis downplayed matters of race and emphasized his independence from Democratic party orthodoxy. He caused controversy, including within his heavily minority congressional district, by voting against President Barack Obama's new health-care law—the only black Democrat in Congress to do so. He also refused to sit for the endorsement screenings of Alabama's black political groups, drawing criticism from some that he was an opportunist in search of white votes. As a result, he became described as "the first African-American candidate in a statewide Alabama race to lose the black vote." Birmingham News columnist John Archibald said “He ran his whole race as it if were a general election and he wanted to claim some conservative street cred. Alabama Democrats—blue dots in this big red state—have very little patience for that.” State Representative Roderick Scott said Black Democrats “can no longer take for granted they will receive the African-American vote.”

On June 1, 2010, Davis lost the Democratic primary to Sparks, ending his gubernatorial bid. Afterwards, he announced he was retiring from politics and would return to private practice at the conclusion of his 2009-2011 term. Davis was succeeded in Congress by fellow Democrat Terri Sewell, the first African-American woman elected to the United House of Representatives from Alabama.

Post congressional career

After losing his gubernatorial bid, Davis immediately said "I have no interest in running for political office again", but continued to solidify himself as an independent-minded Democrat. He supported Alabama's voter ID laws. He said that the public option would have "simultaneously ratcheted private premiums even higher." He also contributed money to the campaigns of two Republicans: former U.S. Congresswoman Heather Wilson (R-NM), who is running for the U.S. Senate and Phil Bryant (R-MS), who recently won a gubernatorial election in 2011.

In Spring 2012, he will not run for public office and will instead become a visiting fellow at the Harvard Institute of Politics.

Davis is doubtful he will run for public office again. He said "I’ve heard some people at the national level encouraging me to run as an independent for my old office. Alabama is not friendly to independent candidacies.” Davis suggested running as a Republican won't be a viable option because the Alabama Republican Party has declined to embrace politicians who have switched parties. He referred to former U.S. Congressman Parker Griffith who switched parties and lost the Republican primary in 2010.

In December 2011, he explained that the reason why U.S. Senator Ben Nelson (D-NE) decided to retire is because weak poll numbers and his support for Obamacare. He also said that his retirement is "one more piece of proof that for the first time in the 150-year history of the two-party alignment, there really is a monolithically conservative party and a just as exclusively liberal party. The ranks of Democratic moderates in both congressional chambers are small now, and their centrism is based more on a demeanor and a skeptical brow than a voting record."

Of the increasingly liberal Democratic party, Artur further explained that the "The party’s ruling class seems fully prepared to sacrifice whole sections of the country, from the South to the Midwest farm belt, on the theory that inexorable demographic trends will more than make up the losses. It’s all weirdly reminiscent of the projections of strategists in the early Seventies who thought that a surge of new young voters, a rise in minorities, and an explosion of educated suburban professionals meant a sustained Democratic majority. They calculated wrong, and lost three consecutive presidential elections as a result. It’s a risky thing, this business of breaking sharply left in a center-right country."

In 2012, conservative National Review online started publishing some of his political commentary. In February 2012, Davis was quoted in a Politico piece as claiming that "(t)here is a camp within the (Democratic National Committee) and a camp within the party that wants to make the argument" that Barack Obama's critics are motivated by racism. He went on to say, "I think it's a huge mistake...a tactic that's likely to backfire", and contended that "accusing people of racism ultimately damages Obama's interest" more than it helps him. He cautioned that a "substantial number of Americans, when they hear that race is injected into the campaign, their reaction is: 'What are you saying? I'm a racist because I don't support Obama?'" but pointed out that he had "never heard Obama make that argument personally" and predicted that "I didn't think you will."

Electoral history

Personal life

Davis resides in Birmingham, Alabama.

References

External links

C-SPAN ''Q&A;'' interview with Davis, October 2, 2005

Collected news and commentary from ''Politico''

Frontline - Inside USA: Lobbying for Israel April 5, 2008

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birthname	Matthew W. Davis
birth date	May 08, 1978
birth place	Salt Lake City, Utah, U.S.
occupation	Actor
yearsactive	2000–present }}

Matthew W. Davis (born May 8, 1978) is an American actor He's best known for role of Alaric Saltzman on the CW Tv series "The Vampire Diaries" and Adam Hillman on the Tv series " what about Brian"

Life and career

Davis was born in Salt Lake City. He attended Woods Cross High School, and the University of Utah.

Davis is also best known for having played Warner Huntington III, boyfriend of Elle Woods (Reese Witherspoon) in the smash hit comedy ''Legally Blonde'' (2001) (opposite Reese Witherspoon and Selma Blair). Other notable film credits include ''Blue Crush'' (2002) (opposite Kate Bosworth and Michelle Rodriguez), ''Tigerland'' (2000) (opposite Colin Farrell) and ''BloodRayne'' (2005).

Filmography

Film
! Year !! Title !! Role !! Notes
	''Urban Legends: Final Cut''	Travis Stark / Trevor Stark
''Tigerland''	Private Jim Paxton
				Joe
''Legally Blonde''	Warner Huntington III	Michael
		Odell
''Lone Star State of Mind''	Jimbo
''Blue Crush''	Matt Tollman
2003	''Something Better''	Skip
	''Seeing Other People''	Donald
''Shadow of Fear''	Harrison French
	Mark
		Sean Mack
	Sebastian
		Johnny Cocktail
	Carter
2007	''Wasting Away''	Mike
	''Finding Bliss''	Jeff Drake
''S. Darko''	Pastor John Wayne
2011	''Waiting for Forever''	Aaron
Television
! Year !! Title !! Role !! Notes
2006–2007	''What About Brian''	Adam Hillman	Regular role: 24 Episodes
2008	''Law & Order: Special Victims Unit''	PJ
2009	''Limelight''	David
2009–present	''The Vampire Diaries''	Alaric Saltzman	Recurring role Season 1: Episodes 9 - 13Series Regular Season 1: Episode 14 - Present
2010	''In Plain Sight''	Lewis Folwer
2010

References

External links

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