Chris Barriere, better known as 3-2, previously known as Lord 3-2 and Mr. 3-2, is an American rapper from Houston. He has long affiliation with Rap-a-Lot Records.

Barriere first started his career as Lord 3-2 and was one-half of the Convicts alongside Big Mike. The duo released their self-titled debut in 1991, but disbanded the following year after making an appearance on Big Mello's Bone Hard Zaggin. After dropping the "Lord" from his name, 3-2 made several guest appearances on other Rap-a-Lot albums before joining his second group, the Blac Monks with D.A. and AWOL. 3-2 released two albums with the Blac Monks, 1994's Secrets of the Hidden Temple and 1998's No Mercy.^[1]

After nearly six years with Rap-a-Lot, 3-2 finally released his solo debut in late 1996 entitled Wicked Buddah Baby. The album fared well on the Billboard's R&B and Heatseekers charts, but failed to make the Billboard 200.^[2] After leaving Rap-a-Lot in 1998, Barriere became known as Mr. 3-2 and joined his third group, the Southside Playaz, who then became original members of the Screwed Up Click, a collective of rappers associated with DJ Screw. Southside Playaz released two albums together, 1998's You Gottus Fuxxed Up and 2000's Street Game. After the Southside Playaz split, 3-2 released his second album in 2001 entitled The Governor.

Discography[link]

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Albums[link]

• 1996: Wicked Buddah Baby
• 2001: The Governor
• 2005: Over the Law
• 2005: On Probation
• 2006: Family Ties
• 2008: Fatt Domino

Mixtapes[link]

• 2004: Against The Law Vol. 1
• 2005: A Bad Azz Mixtape Vol. 5

References[link]

Flo Rida
Flo Rida on the set of "Sugar" in 2009.
Background information
Birth name	Tramar Dillard
Born	(1979-12-16) December 16, 1979 (age 32) Carol City, Florida, U.S.
Genres	Hip hop
Occupations	Rapper, songwriter, actor
Years active	2006–present
Labels	Atlantic, Poe Boy, International Music Group, Strong Arm
Associated acts	Akon, Brisco, Lady Gaga, Timbaland, David Guetta, Kesha, T-Pain, Nicki Minaj , Taio Cruz, Sia Furler, Ne-Yo, Avicii
Website	officialflo.com

Tramar Dillard (born December 16, 1979) better known by his stage name Flo Rida (pronounced  /floʊ ˈraɪdə/), is an American rapper. He released his debut album, Mail on Sunday, in March 2008. His debut single "Low", featuring T-Pain, was a No. 1 hit for ten weeks in United States in early 2008. Two other singles resulted from Mail on Sunday: "Elevator" and "In the Ayer". In 2009, his second album R.O.O.T.S. was released; its most successful single "Right Round" was at the top of the Hot 100 for six weeks. Since then, he has released his third studio album titled Only One Flo (Part 1), which will see a sequel titled Wild Ones.

Biography[link]

Early life and career beginnings[link]

Tramar Dillard was born in the 187th Street projects of Carol City, Florida.^[1] His mother raised him and his seven sisters, some of whom sang in a local gospel group.^[2] Dillard's brother-in-law was a hypeman for local rap group 2 Live Crew, and while in ninth grade, Dillard formed his own amateur group with some friends called the GroundHoggz.^[3] Born and raised in Miami, the GroundHoggz formed in the 187 apartments in Carol City. Similar to Goodie Mob, they were making music for the love of the art and to feed their souls. With only three members, 1Bred, Key Lime, and Fist, they found their missing link when Flo Rida, who lived in the same apartments, spit a verse for them. They were instantly impressed. Together for eight years, they started recording at underground studios in Carver Ranches.^[4] His work with 2 Live Crew member Fresh Kid Ice attracted the attention of DeVante Swing, a member of the band Jodeci. However, he was rejected by several of the major labels, so he sought many other jobs outside of music.^[5] After graduating from high school in 1998, he studied international business management at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas for two years and attended Barry University for two months.^[5][6] He returned to Florida to continue pursuing his music career after receiving a phone call from a representative of the independent label Poe Boy Entertainment.^[5] Dillard signed with Poe Boy in 2006, and as Flo Rida he began affiliating with other artists, such as Rick Ross, Trina, T-Pain, and Trick Daddy. A promotional street single entitled "Birthday", featuring Rick Ross, was his first significant release. He made his debut guest appearance with the song "Bitch I'm from Dade County" on DJ Khaled's album We the Best, which featured Trick Daddy, Trina, Rick Ross, Brisco, C-Ride, and Dre.^[7]

[edit] 2007–08: Mail on Sunday

Rehearsing for the 2008 MuchMusic Video Awards in Toronto.

Flo Rida's first single was "Low", featuring T-Pain. It was his first official single from his debut album Mail On Sunday and the soundtrack to the movie Step Up 2: The Streets. "Low" reached No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart.^[7] "Elevator", featuring Timbaland, "In the Ayer" featuring will.i.am, and "Roll" featuring Sean Kingston followed and all charted on the Hot 100 and other charts.^[8]

T-Pain, who laced the first single, is only one of the many featured guests throughout the album. Timbaland, who produced the second single "Elevator", is also featured on the track. Rick Ross, and Trey Songz made appearances as well.^[9] Lil Wayne has also been added to the list^[9] with assistance on the "American Superstar" track while Sean Kingston appears on the J. R. Rotem-produced "Roll" the concept was created, and co-written by Compton rapper Spitfiya, from The Bullets Production Team, Various other guests include Birdman, Brisco, and Yung Joc. The third single is "In the Ayer" featuring Will.i.am. The fourth single was scheduled to be "Money Right" featuring Brisco, and Rick Ross, but was canceled due to the release of his upcoming second studio album R.O.O.T.S. His second collaboration with T-Pain, "I Bet", as well as his collaboration with Trina, named "Bout It", both didn't make the final tracklist, but were recorded. As for production, J. R. Rotem, DJ Montay, and Timbaland all provided tracks for Mail on Sunday, among others.

After the success of Mail on Sunday, Flo Rida made guest performances on other R&B, rap, and pop singles, including "Move Shake Drop" by DJ Laz, "We Break the Dawn" by Michelle Williams, the remix of "4 Minutes" by Madonna, "Running Back" by Australian R&B singer Jessica Mauboy, "Feel It" by DJ Felli Fel, and the remix of "Speedin'" by Rick Ross. During the summer of 2008, he did live performances on the Fox dance competition program So You Think You Can Dance in the US^[10] and 2008 MuchMusic Video Awards in Canada.^[11] He appeared on the albums We Global by DJ Khaled, Gutta by Ace Hood, and The Fame by Lady Gaga, among others.

[edit] 2009–10: R.O.O.T.S.

Flo Rida performing "Right Round" at the Circus Club in Finland on July 9, 2009.

According to Billboard magazine, Flo Rida began recording his sophomore nine months after Mail On Sunday. The album is titled R.O.O.T.S. and was released on March 31, 2009.^[12] The first single "Right Round" featured Ke$ha and was released for airplay in January 2009. "Right Round" jumped from number 58 to the top spot in one week in late February. The song broke a record for the most digital one week sales in the U.S., with 636,000, beating the previous record he had set himself with "Low".^[13] "Right Round" sampled "You Spin Me Round (Like a Record)", a 1985 hit by Dead or Alive.^[14] The second official single was "Sugar", which featured R&B singer Wynter Gordon. The song reached No. 5 on the Billboard Hot 100. "Jump" is the third official single and was released on July 27, 2009 in the UK, and July 28, 2009 worldwide.^[15] The song features Canadian singer Nelly Furtado. As of August 13, 2009 it has peaked at number fifty-four in the US, number twenty-seven in Canada, number twenty-one in the UK, and number eighteen in Australia. "Be on You" has been confirmed as the album's fourth official single for a release on October 6, 2009. The song features American singer Ne-Yo. When the album was released the single debuted at number ninety in the US. The song has received airplay since the albums release, and has since peaked at number nineteen in the US, and number fifty-one in the UK. "Available" was going to be released on iTunes but was cancelled. It charted at number 120 in Ireland. The song features Akon. A music video was also shot in mid-2009.^[16] R.O.O.T.S. debuted at number eight on the Billboard 200 chart, selling 55,000 copies in its first week.^[17] As of August, 2009, the album has sold 223,000 copies in the United States, and 536,000 worldwide. By the end of 2009, the album sold 247,000 copies becoming the eighth best selling rap album of 2009.^[18]

Flo Rida made guest performances on "Feel It" by DJ Felli Fel, "Starstruck" by Lady Gaga, and "Feel It" by Three 6 Mafia. "Bad Boys", the first single by winner of British reality show The X Factor Alexandra Burke that featured Flo Rida, debuted at No. 1 on the UK Singles Chart in October.^[19]

[edit] 2010–11: Only One Flo (Part 1)

Flo Rida's third album Only One Flo (Part 1) was released on November 24, 2010. In March 2010, Flo Rida announced on Twitter that the album would be titled The Only One.^[20] Billboard reported that The Only One was to be a double album.^[21] A promo single, titled "Zoosk Girl", which features T-Pain, was released on the internet, though the song is not featured on the album, the single does have its own music video. On June 28, 2010, Flo Rida released the song "Club Can't Handle Me" featuring David Guetta, which was stated to be the official first single for the album. The song was also featured in the Step Up 3D soundtrack.^[22] On November 2, 2010, "Come with Me" was released as the first promo single for the album, along with "Puzzle", produced, and featuring by Electrixx, which isn't featured on the album. On November 16, 2010, "Turn Around (5, 4, 3, 2, 1)" was released as the second official promo single for the album via the iTunes Store.^[23] It debuted on the Australian Singles Chart at number thirty-four on November 29, 2010.^[24] After the release of the album in the UK, "Who Dat Girl" started to receive a strong amount of downloads, thus causing it to debut at number 136^[25] on the UK Singles Chart and chart at a current peak of number thirty-one on the UK R&B Chart.^[26] "Why You Up In Here" was released as the fourth single, and third promo single, on May 11, 2011. The song features Ludacris, Gucci Mane, and Git Fresh.

Flo Rida also made guest appearances on "iYiYi", a song by Australian teen singer Cody Simpson, and on the song "Out My Video" by Bulgarian singer LiLana. Flo Rida collaborated with UK girl group The Saturdays, recording a new version of the girl's single, "Higher".^[27] In December 2010, the Associated Press reported that Flo Rida had created his own label, International Music Group, inspired by Nicki Minaj's signing with Lil Wayne's. He has signed an 18 year-old rapper, Brianna^[28] and Git Fresh^[29] to International. Lately, Flo Rida has teamed up with the Malaysian singer, Mizz Nina, on a song called Take Over.

Driving issues[link]

On June 9, 2011, Flo Rida was arrested in Miami Beach, Florida for DUI and driving with a suspended license.^[30][31] Flo Rida was released from jail after he posted $2,000 bail and obtained a signed court order allowing him to travel to Asia for a series of previously scheduled concerts in Bangkok over the weekend.^[32]

[edit] 2011–present: Wild Ones

Flo Rida performing live in 2012.

The first single from Rida's upcoming album, Wild Ones, originally Only One Rida (Part 2), is "Good Feeling", released on August 29, 2011.^[33] The songs samples "Levels" by Avicii, which samples Etta James' 1962 song, "Something's Got a Hold on Me". Following the death of Etta James on January 20, 2012, Flo Rida dedicated the song in her memory.^[34] The song has peaked at No. 3 on the Hot 100,^[35] topped the charts in Austria,^[36] Germany,^[37] Scotland,^[38] and the UK. It has also reached the top five in nine different countries worldwide.

On April 1, Flo Rida made an appearance at WrestleMania XXVIII and have a segment with Heath Slater, Curt Hawkins and Tyler Reks where Heath calls Flo Rida "Florida" and Flo Rida shoves him into a wall; making Tyler and Curt come out laughing at Heath. Later that night Flo Rida performed "Wild Ones" and "Good Feeling" before Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson came out to battle John Cena. On April 6, 2012 and exclusive Australian EP entitled Good Feeling was released in Australia which contains six of his biggest hits and two remixes.^[39] It debuted at No. 21 on the Australian ARIA Albums Chart^[40] On May 22, 2012, Flo Rida performed and closed the show at the first Q102 Springle Ball Concert, the following day he performed "Goin' In" with Jennifer Lopez on the America Idol finale.

Discography[link]

• Mail on Sunday (2008)
• R.O.O.T.S. (2009)
• Only One Flo (Part 1) (2010)
• Wild Ones (2012)

Awards and nominations[link]

References[link]

External links[link]

• Official website

Ron Perlman
Perlman at 2011 Comic-Con
Born	Ronald N. Perlman (1950-04-13) April 13, 1950 (age 62) New York City, New York, United States
Occupation	Actor/Voice actor
Years active	1981–present
Spouse	Opal Perlman (m. 1981) «start: (1981)»"Marriage: Opal Perlman to Ron Perlman" Location: (linkback:http://en-wiki.pop.wn.com/index.php/Ron_Perlman)

Ronald N. "Ron" Perlman^[1] (born April 13, 1950) is an American television, film and voice actor. He is known for having played Vincent in the TV series Beauty and the Beast (for which he won a Golden Globe), a Deathstroke figure known as Slade in the animated series Teen Titans, Clarence "Clay" Morrow in Sons of Anarchy, the comic book character Hellboy in both the film of that name, and the sequel, and as the narrator of the post-apocalyptic game series, Fallout. In 2010 he provided the voice of the Stabbington brothers in Tangled, Disney's animated film adaptation of "Rapunzel". He is currently the narrator of the television series 1000 Ways to Die on Spike.^[2]

Early life[link]

Perlman was born in Washington Heights, New York to a Jewish family.^[3][4] His mother, Dorothy, was a municipal employee, and his father was a jazz drummer and repairman.^[5] Perlman stated in a 1988 interview that "It was not a bad childhood but...I had a perception of myself that was, I was terribly overweight as a young kid, and it was sort of a low self image."^[6] Perlman continued to say that this experience is one thing that attracts him to "playing these sorts of deformed people who are very endearing".

He attended George Washington High School and later Lehman College in New York City in 1971, which did not have a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in Theatre at that time. He has said that he and his father were "very close", and that it was his father, after seeing Perlman in a college production of Guys and Dolls, who told Perlman, "You have to do this... You understand this? You gotta do this." Perlman says, "So, he gave me permission to be an actor...wow."^[7] Perlman attended the University of Minnesota, where he graduated with a master's degree in theater arts in 1973.^[1]

Career[link]

Perlman made his feature film debut in Jean-Jacques Annaud's film Quest for Fire (1981). After various minor and supporting roles in films and television series, his breakthrough role came when he played Vincent in the TV series Beauty and the Beast, opposite Linda Hamilton from 1987 to 1990. This earned him a Golden Globe for Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series in 1989.^[8]

He went on to play roles in many films and television series throughout the 1980s and 1990s as well as the 2000s. His most notable film appearances were in films such as The Name of the Rose (1986), Romeo is Bleeding (1993), The Adventures of Huck Finn (1993), Police Academy: Mission to Moscow (1994), The Last Supper (1995), The Island of Dr. Moreau (1996), Alien Resurrection (1997), Enemy at the Gates (2001), Blade II and Star Trek Nemesis (both 2002) and two Stephen King story-to-movie adaptations, Sleepwalkers and Desperation. His appearances in television series include Highlander: The Series, The Outer Limits and The Magnificent Seven.

He played his first leading film role in 1995, when he played "One" in Jean-Pierre Jeunet and Marc Caro's French-language The City of Lost Children. In 2003, Perlman starred in a commercial for Stella Artois beer. This commercial, which was called "Devil's Island,"^[9] won a Silver Award at the 2003 British Advertising Awards.^[10][11] He got another leading film role in 2004 when he played the title role in the comic book adaptation Hellboy. Perlman reprised his role as Hellboy in Hellboy II: The Golden Army, released on July 11, 2008.

In 2008, Perlman joined the cast of the TV show Sons of Anarchy on FX. He played Clay Morrow, the president of the motorcycle club and the protagonist's stepfather.

Roles that required make-up[link]

He is known for playing roles which require make-up, some to the point where his entire body is covered or his face requires full facial prosthetics. Some examples include his first film role in Quest for Fire, where he played a neanderthal, The Name of the Rose where he plays a disfigured hunchback, Beauty and The Beast, where he played Vincent, a man with the face of a half-man half-lion-like beast, The Island of Dr. Moreau where he plays a half man/half animal, Star Trek Nemesis in which he plays a cave-fish-like alien and the Hellboy films where he plays a demon. He even gave his Beauty and The Beast co-star Armin Shimerman advice when Shimerman was going to be in full-facial prosthetics as Quark for Star Trek: Deep Space Nine.^[12]

Voice-over work[link]

Perlman also has a successful career as a voice actor in addition to his onscreen acting, having portrayed characters in numerous video games and animated series. These include Casper High teacher Mr. Lancer in Danny Phantom, Kurtis Stryker in Mortal Kombat: Defenders of the Realm, Justice in Afro Samurai and various characters in DC Comics based series such as the villainous Slade, a version of DC character Deathstroke the Terminator, in the Teen Titans animated series, Clayface in Batman: The Animated Series, Jax-Ur in Superman: The Animated Series, Orion in Justice League and Justice League Unlimited, Killer Croc, Rumor, Bane in The Batman and Doctor Double X in Batman: The Brave and the Bold.

His video game credits include Fleet Admiral Lord Terrence Hood, who commands Earth's space defenses against the Covenant in the games Halo 2 and Halo 3, Jagger Valance in The Chronicles of Riddick: Escape from Butcher Bay, and Batman in Justice League Heroes. He is well known by Fallout fans for narrating the introductory movies in the series, including uttering the famous phrase "War. War never changes." He also voices "Slade" in the 2008 Turok game, and Emil Blonsky/Abomination in Incredible Hulk: Ultimate Destruction, Conan for the PS3 and Xbox 360, and voices the fast-talking Mayor Hoodoo Brown in the Neversoft game Gun.

Personal life[link]

He has been married to Opal Perlman since February 14, 1981; they have two children, a daughter, Blake Amanda (born 1984), and a son, Brandon Avery (born 1990). Perlman has volunteered as an actor with the Young Storytellers Program.

Filmography[link]

Film[link]

Perlman at the 2010 Toronto International Film Festival

• Quest for Fire (1981) – Amoukar
• The Ice Pirates (1984) – Zeno
• The Name of the Rose (1986) – Salvatore
• Sleepwalkers (1992) – Captain Soames
• Cronos (1993) – Angel De La Guardia
• Romeo Is Bleeding (1993) – Jack's attorney
• When the Bough Breaks (1993) - Dr. Douglas Eben
• The Adventures of Huck Finn (1993) – Pap Finn
• Double Exposure (1994) – John McClure
• Police Academy: Mission to Moscow (1994) – Konstantine Konali
• The City of Lost Children (1995) – One
• The Adventures of Captain Zoom in Outer Space (1995) (TV) – Lord Vox
• The Last Supper (1995) – Norman Arbuthnot
• Fluke (1995) – Sylvester
• The Island of Dr. Moreau (1996) – Sayer of the Law
• The Second Civil War (1997) (TV) – Alan Manieski
• Prince Valiant (1997) – Boltar
• Alien Resurrection (1997) – Johner
• I Woke Up Early the Day I Died (1998) – Cemetery Caretaker
• Frogs for Snakes (1998) - Gascone
• Happy, Texas (1999) – Marshal Nalhober
• Primal Force (1999) – Frank Brodie
• The Trial of Old Drum (2000) – Charles Burden Sr.
• Operation Sandman (2000) – Dr. Harlan Jessup
• Price of Glory (2000) – Nick Everson
• Stroke (2000) – Schumaker
• Down (aka The Shaft) (2001) – Mitchell
• Enemy at the Gates (2001) – Koulikov
• Blade II (2002) – Dieter Reinhardt
• Crime and Punishment (2002) – Dusharo
• Star Trek Nemesis (2002) – Reman Viceroy
• Hoodlum & Son (2003) – 'Ugly' Jim McCrae
• Absolon (2003) – Murchison
• Two Soldiers (2003) – Colonel McKellog
• Looney Tunes: Back in Action (2003) – VP for Never Learning
• Hellboy (2004) – Hellboy
• Missing in America (2005) – Red
• Local Color (2006) – Curtis Sunday
• The Last Winter (2006) – Ed Pollack
• Desperation (2006) (TV) – Deputy Collie Entragian
• 5ive Girls (2006) – Father Drake
• In the Name of the King: A Dungeon Siege Tale (2007) – Norick
• Hellboy II: The Golden Army (2008) – Hellboy
• Mutant Chronicles (2008) – Brother Samuel
• Outlander (2008) – Gunnar
• Uncross the Stars (2008) – Bobby Walden
• The Devil's Tomb (2009) – Wesley
• Dark Country (2009) – Deputy Thompson
• I Sell The Dead (2009) – Father Duffy
• The Job (2009) – Jim
• Killer by Nature (2010) Dr. Julian
• Acts of Violence (2010) – Priest Bill
• Bunraku (2010) – Nicola
• Crave (2010) – Pete
• Season of the Witch (2011) – Felson
• Conan the Barbarian (2011) – Corin
• Drive (2011) - Nino
• Dark Star Hollow (2011) - Sgt. Alex Napier
• The Scorpion King 3: Battle for Redemption (2012) - Horus
• Frankie Go Boom (2012) - Phil
• Pacific Rim (2013)

Television[link]

• Our Family Honor (1985) – Bausch
• Miami Vice (1986) – John Ruger (one episode)
• Beauty and the Beast (1987–1990) – Vincent
• Arly Hanks (1993) – Jim-Bob Buchanan
• Highlander: The Series (1996) – The Messenger (one episode)
• A Town Has Turned to Dust (1998) – Jerry Paul
• The Outer Limits (1998) – Lt. Col. Brandon Grace (one episode)
• The Magnificent Seven (1998–2000) – Josiah Sanchez
• Charmed (2000) – Mr Kellerman (one episode)
• The Tick (2001) – Fiery Blaze (one episode)
• Masters of Horror (2006) – Dwayne Burcell (one episode)
• Sons of Anarchy (2008–present) – Clay Morrow
• 1000 Ways to Die (2009–present) – Narrator

Voice work[link]

• Batman: The Animated Series (1992–1993) (TV series) – Clayface
• Animaniacs (1993) (TV series) – Satan, Sgt. Sweete
• Phantom 2040 (1994) (TV series) – Graft
• Mortal Kombat: Defenders of the Realm (1995) (TV series) – Kurtis Stryker
• Fantastic Four (1995) (TV series) – Wizard, Hulk
• Aladdin (1994) (TV series) – Arbutus
• Iron Man (1995) (TV series) – Dr. Bruce Banner/The Hulk
• Chronomaster (1995) (video game) – Rene Korda
• Hey Arnold! (1996) (TV series) – Mickey Kaline
• Duckman (1996) (TV series) Roland Thompson
• The New Batman Adventures (1997–1998) (TV series) – Clayface
• Fallout (1997) (video game) – Narrator
• Fallout 2 (1998) (video game) – Narrator
• An American Tail: The Treasure of Manhattan Island (1998) (film) – Grasping
• Superman: The Animated Series (1999) (TV series) – Jax-Ur
• Titan A.E. (2000) (film) – Professor Sam Tucker
• Icewind Dale: Heart of Winter (2001) (video game) – Wylfdene
• Fallout Tactics: Brotherhood of Steel (2001) (video game) – Narrator
• Batman: Rise of Sin Tzu (2003) (video game) – Clayface
• True Crime: Streets of LA (2003) (video game) – Misha
• Lords of EverQuest (2003) (video game) – Lord Skass
• Static Shock (2003) (TV series) – Heavyman/Koenig
• Justice League Unlimited (2004–2006) (TV series) – Clayface, Orion
• Teen Titans (2003–2006) (TV series) – Slade
• The Chronicles of Riddick: Escape from Butcher Bay (2004) (video game) – Jagger Valance
• Danny Phantom (2004–2007) (TV series) – Mr. Lancer
• Halo 2 (2004) (video game) – Fleet Admiral Lord Terrence Hood
• Gun (2005) (video game) – Mayor Hoodoo Brown
• Tarzan II (2005) (film) – Kago
• The Incredible Hulk: Ultimate Destruction (2005) (video game) – Emil Blonsky/The Abomination
• Teen Titans (2005) (video game) – Slade
• The Batman (2005) (TV series) – Killer Croc, Rumor
• Scooby-Doo! in Where's My Mummy? (2005) (film) – Hotep/Ancient One #2
• The Outfit (2005) (video game) – Tommy Mac
• Scooby-Doo! Pirates Ahoy! (2006) (film) – Captain Skunkbeard/Biff Wellington
• Justice League Heroes (2006) (video game) – Bruce Wayne/Batman
• Hellboy: Sword of Storms (2006) (film) – Hellboy
• Afro Samurai (2007) (TV series) – Justice
• Kim Possible (2007) (TV series) – Worhok
• Hellboy: Blood and Iron (2007) (film) – Hellboy
• Battle for Terra (2007) (film) – Elder Vorin
• Halo 3 (2007) (video game) – Fleet Admiral Lord Terrence Hood
• Conan (2007) (video game) – Conan of Cimmeria
• Avatar: The Last Airbender (2007) (TV series) – Fire Lord Sozin
• Turok (2008) (video game) – Slade
• City of Thieves (2008) (audio book) – Narrator
• Hellboy: The Science of Evil (2008) (video game) – Hellboy
• Spirit of the Forest (2008) (film) – Oak
• Star Wars: The Clone Wars (2008) (TV series) – Gha Nachkt
• Fallout 3 (2008) (video game) – Narrator
• Afro Samurai (2009) (video game) – Justice
• The Strain (2009) (audio book) – Narrator
• Archer (2010) (TV series) – Ramon Limon
• Batman: The Brave and the Bold (2010) (TV series) – Doctor Double X
• Fallout: New Vegas (2010) (video game) – Narrator
• The Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes (2010) (TV series) – Bi-Beast and The Mandarin
• Tangled (2010) (film) – Stabbington Brothers
• Adventure Time (2011–present) (TV series) – The Lich

References[link]

External links[link]

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Paul Merson

Personal information
Full name	Paul Charles Merson
Date of birth	(1968-03-20) 20 March 1968 (age 44)
Place of birth	Harlesden, London, England
Height	5 ft 11.5 in (1.82 m)
Playing position	Midfielder Forward
Youth career
	Arsenal
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
1985–1997	Arsenal	289	(78)
1987	→ Brentford (loan)	6	(0)
1997–1998	Middlesbrough	48	(12)
1998–2002	Aston Villa	101	(18)
2002–2003	Portsmouth	44	(12)
2003–2006	Walsall	68	(6)
2006	Tamworth	1	(0)
2012	Welshpool Town	1	(1)
Total		623	(127)
National team
1988–1990	England U21	4	(0)
1991–1998	England B	4	(3)
1991–1998	England	21	(3)
Teams managed
2004–2006	Walsall
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals).

Paul Charles Merson (born March 20, 1968) is an English former professional footballer, manager and current sports television pundit. As a player he played as a forward who later in his career dropped into the midfield playmaker position in a career that lasted from 1985 until 2006.

He notably played in the Premier League for Arsenal, Middlesbrough and Aston Villa, as well as appearing in the Football League for Brentford and Portsmouth. He also played for Walsall where he spent two years as player-manager before finishing his career in non-league football with Tamworth. He briefly came out of retirement in 2012 for Welshpool Town where he played in a one-off game. Merson earnt 21 caps for England, scoring 3 times.

Club career[link]

Arsenal[link]

Born in Harlesden, North West London, Paul Merson started his career at Arsenal, joining the club as an apprentice in 1984. After a loan spell at Brentford, then under manager Frank McLintock, he made his debut for the Gunners on 22 November 1986 against Manchester City, and gradually established himself in George Graham's successful Arsenal side of the late 1980s. By the 1988-89 season he was a regular on the right wing, at the end of which Arsenal secured the First Division title with a last gasp Michael Thomas goal in the final game of the season against Liverpool. Merson scored ten times that season, made his debut for the England U21 side, and was voted PFA Young Player of the Year.

With Arsenal, Merson bagged another league championship in 1991, both the FA Cup and League Cup in 1993 (scoring equaliser in League Cup Final v Sheffield Wednesday) and the Cup Winners' Cup in 1994. He also made his debut for the full England side, in a friendly against Germany on 11 September 1991.

Paul Merson's career was put on the line in November 1994 when he admitted to being an alcoholic and cocaine addict.^[1] The Football Association arranged for Merson to undergo a three-month rehabilitation programme and he returned to the side in February 1995, just before the dismissal of George Graham as manager. Under caretaker manager Stewart Houston, Merson helped Arsenal reach the Cup Winners' Cup final for the second season in a row.

In 1995–96, Merson remained a regular first team player under Arsenal's new manager Bruce Rioch and continued to play regularly during the 1996–97 season following the appointment of Arsène Wenger. In a somewhat surprising move, at the end of the 1996–97 Premiership campaign, in which Arsenal finished third, Merson was sold to relegated Middlesbrough in a £5 million deal - making him the most expensive player ever signed by a non-Premiership club. Whilst Arsene Wenger had offered a new two year contract, Middlesbrough offered double the salary available at Arsenal. Merson played 423 times for Arsenal and scored 99 goals in all competitions.

Middlesbrough[link]

In the summer of 1998, Merson accused Middlesbrough of being a club with a drinking and gambling culture, insisting he needed to move away.^[2] He later refuted that claim. In the autumn of 1998, Paul Merson was sold to Aston Villa for £6.75 million after wishing to be nearer to his family in the South. Merson was a key player for Middlesbrough's promotion success as Division One runners-up in 1997–98.

Aston Villa[link]

He quickly established himself as a fans favourite due to his creative, flamboyant brand of football. He remained on the club's payroll for nearly five years, helping them reach the 2000 FA Cup Final, before he was finally given a free transfer at the end of the 2001–02 season.

Portsmouth[link]

Merson signed for Division One club Portsmouth on a two-year contract,^[3] and was instrumental in the club's promotion to the Premiership in 2002–03. Merson, however, felt that he was too old for a return to the Premiership, and wanted to move closer to his home in Sutton Coldfield. Following a possible move to West Brom which was later vetoed by then Manager Gary Megson, he was eventually snapped up by Division One side Walsall in summer 2003.^[4]

Walsall[link]

In February 2004, Merson admitted himself to the Sierra Tucson Clinic in Arizona to seek help for his gambling addiction under the advice and financial backing of the PFA, and missed several key games whilst Walsall slipped in the league from mid table mediocrity into the relegation zone. However, a couple of months after his return, Merson was quickly thrown into the manager's spot at Walsall following Colin Lee's sacking for allegedly having talks with Plymouth Argyle over a vacant manager's position there. Merson led a gallant bid to retain Division One status, but was hindered by a harsh last minute penalty against Crystal Palace, and eventually relegated after a 3–2 victory against Rotherham United whilst having to rely on Stoke City beating Gillingham F.C. on the final day. The following month, despite relegation, Merson was rewarded with the manager's job on a permanent basis.

The 2004–05 season proved to be a difficult season for Merson, on and off the field. Walsall went out of all cup competitions against lower league teams, and it was reported that Merson had had a rift with his wife, and had started drinking and gambling again, whilst the press reported on him inviting goalkeeper Mark Bosnich back into the game. Walsall slipped close to a second consecutive relegation. Merson responded by making several key signings on transfer deadline day; Julian Joachim, Andy Oakes, Anthony Gerrard (cousin of Steven Gerrard), Craig Pead and David Perpetuini. Merson's side went undefeated during May 2005, securing League One status for another year.

After a difficult first season in management, Merson's position at Walsall looked more secure as the club entered the 2005–06 season; however, he was unable to lift Walsall out of the relegation zone, and with the club in 19th place, he was sacked on 6 February 2006 after his Walsall side lost 5–0 to Brentford at Griffin Park. Despite a number of offers from clubs as high as the Championship, Merson opted to resume his playing career at part-time Conference club Tamworth, however this arrangement only lasted two games (with Merson playing only once) before he announced his retirement from professional football playing on 9 March 2006.^[5]

Whitton Athletic[link]

In February 2012, Merson came out of retirement to join Chiswick & District Sunday League side Whitton Athletic, he has currently played three games scoring once against Hanwell Utd ^[6] On 28 March, he made a one-off appearance for Mid Wales Football League side Welshpool Town, playing alongside fellow Sky Sports pundit Chris Kamara against Newbridge-on-Wye. Merson scored the opening goal in the 4-1 defeat at the Maes y Dre Recreation Ground.^[7]

International career[link]

Euro 1992[link]

Merson first played for the England national team in 1991, being called up by Graham Taylor. He participated in the 1992 European Championships in Sweden. He played in the opening 0–0 draw with Denmark. England went out after another 0–0 draw against the French and a 2–1 loss to hosts Sweden.

1994 World Cup Qualifying[link]

Merson also played a part in the failed campaign to qualify for the 1994 FIFA World Cup. He played in the opening game, a 1–1 home draw with Norway.^[8] He next played against the Netherlands as a substitute for Paul Gascoigne who was injured. England were leading 2–1, but crucially conceded a late penalty for a 2–2 draw.^[9] Merson also played in the 1993 U.S. Cup against Brazil and Germany, nearly scoring in a 2–1 defeat to the later, Bodo Illgner saving from a 20-yard shot. He returned for the critical and controversial 2–0 defeat against the Dutch in Rotterdam. Merson nearly equalised the opening Dutch goal, and hit the post with a free-kick.^[10]

England failed to qualify for the World Cup. Taylor's successor, Terry Venables, told Merson that he would not get into the team owing to his life style of heavy drinking. In his book, How Not to be a Professional Footballer, Merson refers to an incident in Chicago while on duty with England during the US Cup. After drinking he wandered off into the city on his own. Merson ended up in a dangerous area and was involved in trying to break up a fight while very drunk himself. When the combatants turned on Merson, he fled back to the hotel. The next morning the FBI came to the hotel and briefed the players on the dangers in the city. They expressed surprise that Merson was not injured in the incident.

1998 World Cup[link]

Merson held the distinction of being the only player in England's 1998 FIFA World Cup squad not to play for a top flight club. In that tournament, he played in England's famous second round match against Argentina, scoring in the penalty shootout, although England eventually lost.

1998 marked the end of Merson's international career after 21 full caps in seven years, in which he scored three times.

Media work[link]

In August, 2006 he also commenced a column for the official Arsenal FC magazine. He also continues to play for the England Legends, a 16-man squad of former internationals who have played Italy, Germany, Scotland, Ireland and the rest of the world. Merson has recently^[when?] become a regular on Star Sports Asia, covering Premier League matches, although his main job is on Sky Sports, where he is a match reporter and regular pundit for Gilette Soccer Saturday. Although outspoken on the show, Merson is most often wrong in his pre-match previews and predictions, which are posted as part of his column for the Sky Sports website. Merson also has commentated on Arabic channels, again covering the Premier League. These are all recorded in London, not abroad. Merson has also been a regular contributor to US Football show beyond the pitch (www.beyondthepitch.net).^{[citation needed]}

Career statistics[link]

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Honours[link]

Team[link]

Arsenal[link]

• First Division/Premier League
  • Winner (2): 1988-89, 1990-91,
• FA Cup
  • Winner (1): 1993
• Football League Cup
  • Winner (1): 1993
• Cup Winners' Cup
  • Winner (1): 1994
  • Runner-up (1): 1995
• UEFA Super Cup
  • Runner-up (1): 1994
• FA Community Shield
  • Winner (1): 1991 (shared)
  • Runner-up (2): 1989, 1993

Middlesbrough[link]

• Football League First Division
  • Runner-up (1): 1997–98
• Football League Cup
  • Runner-up (1): 1998

Aston Villa[link]

• FA Cup
  • Runner-up (1): 2000
• UEFA Intertoto Cup
  • Winner (1): 2001

Portsmouth[link]

Football League First Division

• Winner (1): 2002–03

Individual[link]

• PFA Young Player of the Year: 1989
• Premier League Player of the Month: February 2000
• PFA Team of the Year Division One: 2002–03

Personal life[link]

Merson is a supporter of Chelsea^{[citation needed]}. Merson has been married twice (to Lorainne and Louise), and has five children. His first marriage crumbled under his recovery from drug addiction and alcoholism.^[12]

In March 2006, he was photographed by the Daily Mirror drunk at the Boujis nightclub in South Kensington. In June 2006, Merson was accused of rape after a night at a flat owned by the Sloane Club in Chelsea, West London.^[13] But it was found that although he had been at the flat, he had been in another room with another woman.^[14]

In October 2011, Merson was involved in a car crash with a lorry on the M40 near Warwick, UK and arrested for drink-driving. ^[15]

References[link]

External links[link]

• Paul Merson career stats at Soccerbase
• Paul Merson management career stats at Soccerbase
• Paul Merson at the Internet Movie Database
• Paul Merson at National-Football-Teams.com
• Profile at sporting-heroes.net

v t e England squad – UEFA Euro 1992 1 Woods 2 Curle 3 Pearce 4 Keown 5 Walker 6 Wright 7 Platt 8 Steven 9 Clough 10 Lineker (c) 11 Sinton 12 Palmer 13 Martyn 14 Dorigo 15 Webb 16 Merson 17 Smith 18 Daley 19 Batty 20 Shearer Coach: Taylor

v t e England squad – 1998 FIFA World Cup 1 Seaman 2 Campbell 3 Le Saux 4 Ince 5 Adams 6 Southgate 7 Beckham 8 Batty 9 Shearer (c) 10 Sheringham 11 McManaman 12 Neville 13 Martyn 14 Anderton 15 Merson 16 Scholes 17 Lee 18 Keown 19 L. Ferdinand 20 Owen 21 R. Ferdinand 22 Flowers Coach: Hoddle