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Dominic Madden, born in Coventry, England, 1975, is a theatre and venue owner.

Career[link]

Dominic Madden is an entrepreneur in the music and entertainment sector who is primarily responsible for the redevelopment and successful operation of 2 premiere central London music and nightclub venues, The Coronet, a 2300 capacity ex ABC Cinema located in Elephant and Castle and also the Electric Brixton, an iconic cinema variety theatre, with a 1800 capacity known previously as The Fridge. The Electric Brixton launched on August 28th 2011 following a reputed £1,000,000 refurbishment.

Madden, a Graduate of the University of London in 1997 enjoyed a career as a West End theatre producer, prior to acquiring The Coronet in 2002. In 2008, Dominic Madden formed Kingdom Entertainment as a personal investment vehicle for entertainment properties in the live entertainment sector.

Dominic Madden is also widely known for providing advice on corporate finance transactions in the entertainment sector, with clients including television entrepreneur, Charlie Parsons.

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Dominic Dondrell Rhodes (born January 17, 1979) is an American football running back for the Virginia Destroyers of the United Football League. He attended Cooper High School in Abilene, Texas. He was signed by the Indianapolis Colts as an undrafted free agent in 2001. He played college football at Midwestern State.

Rhodes also been a member of the Oakland Raiders between stints with the Colts and Buffalo Bills. He earned a Super Bowl ring with the Colts in Super Bowl XLI, and set an NFL record for rushing yards by an undrafted rookie, with 1,104 yards.

College career[link]

After attending Abilene Cooper High School, Rhodes was recruited by many major college programs including Texas Tech University and Texas Christian University. He signed instead with Tyler Junior College in Tyler, Texas. Rhodes played two years at Tyler Junior College, where he earned All-America honors and twice was named an all-conference selection. Rhodes then attended Midwestern State University where he was a standout running back.

Professional career[link]

First stint with Colts[link]

After two years at Midwestern State University, Rhodes decided to go the NFL. Despite his college career, he was not chosen in the 2001 NFL Draft. He was signed as an undrafted free agent by the Indianapolis Colts.

In a 2001 game against the Kansas City Chiefs, Rhodes returned a punt for a touchdown. In that game, the Indianapolis Colts' starting running back, Edgerrin James, injured his knee and ended his season. As a result, Rhodes was the starting running back for the rest of the Colts' 2001 season. That year, Rhodes ran for the most rushing yards by an undrafted rookie in NFL history, with 1,104, despite only starting the final nine games of the season. Rhodes missed the entire 2002 season due to a torn ACL. After recovering, he backed up James from 2003-2005.

During the 2006 NFL season, Rhodes split time with rookie running back Joseph Addai, as James left for the Arizona Cardinals. Rhodes finished the year with 641 yards and five touchdowns. On February 4, 2007, in Super Bowl XLI, he scored a one-yard touchdown and rushed for over 100 yards to help the Colts claim a 29-17 victory.

Oakland Raiders[link]

Rhodes became a free agent for the 2007 free agency period. On March 9, he signed a two-year, $7.5 million contract with the Oakland Raiders. On July 3 he was suspended for four games for violating the NFL's substance abuse policy.^[1]

Rhodes was released by the Raiders on April 28, two days after they drafted running back Darren McFadden fourth overall in the 2008 NFL Draft.

Second stint with Colts[link]

On May 7, 2008, Rhodes returned to the Colts on a one-year, $605,000 contract. During the 2008-09 season, Rhodes split time with Joseph Addai and ran for 538 yards and a team-leading six rushing touchdowns. He contributed in the passing game as well, recording 302 yards and three TDs receiving.

During the offseason, on April 19, 2009, Rhodes signed with the Buffalo Bills on a two year deal.^[2] The Bills ended up releasing Rhodes during the preseason, without him playing a single down for them.

Florida Tuskers[link]

Rhodes was signed by the UFL's Florida Tuskers for their 2010 season. During the 2010 season, Rhodes set UFL single-season records for total touchdowns (10), rushing yards (547) and all-purpose yards (918). He was also third in the UFL in yards from scrimmage (652) and second in kickoff return average (21.7). Rhodes scored at least one touchdown in each of the first seven games of the eight game season.

Rhodes and the Tuskers qualified for the 2010 UFL Championship Game, but were ultimately defeated by the defending champions Las Vegas Locomotives 23-20.

Third stint with Colts[link]

On December 7, 2010, just 10 days removed from the UFL Championship game, The Indianapolis Colts announced that they had signed Dominic Rhodes for the remainder of the 2010 season as well as the playoffs.^[3] Rhodes played in their remaining three games that year, and finished the season with 37 carries for 172 yards and no touchdowns. He also played in their playoff loss to the New York Jets.

Following the Colts playoff loss, Rhodes became a free agent. During the offseason, NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell announced he was suspending nine different free agents, one of which was Rhodes. The suspension was to be for at least an entire year and likely a result of failing a third drug test.^[4] Since Rhodes was soon-to-be 33 years old, it was widely believed no team would sign him to wait a year before he could play for them, and it likely signaled the end of his NFL career.^[5]

Virginia Destroyers[link]

The Virginia Destroyers (formerly Florida Tuskers) announced on September 8 that they had re-signed Dominic Rhodes for the 2011 season, their inaugural season in Virginia.^[6][7] In a week 4 win over the Sacramento Mountain Lions, Rhodes ran for 217 yards and three touchdowns, both UFL single game records.^[8] Rhodes would be named the UFL's offensive player of the year for 2011.^[9]

After going 3-1 in the shortened season, Rhodes and the Destroyers defeated the two-time defending UFL Champion Las Vegas Locos 17-3 in the 2011 UFL Championship Game in front of a jam-packed crowd at the Virginia Beach Sportsplex. Rhodes ran for 90 yards and a touchdown in the game.^[10]

Personal[link]

Legal troubles[link]

On February 20, 2007 Rhodes was driving 81 mph (130 km/h) in a 55 mph (89 km/h) zone on Interstate 65 in Indianapolis, Indiana at 3 a.m. He was pulled over by the Indiana State Police and arrested for drunk driving.^[11] Rhodes claimed at the time that he had only "two or three" alcoholic drinks; he failed two sobriety tests with a blood alcohol content of .09. He subsequently pleaded guilty and on March 21, 2007, was given a suspended 180-day sentence and fined $2,000.

References[link]

External links[link]

• Indianapolis Colts bio
• Oakland Raiders bio
• Career statistics and player information from NFL.com • ESPN • CBS Sports • Yahoo! Sports • SI.com • Pro-Football-Reference • Rotoworld

Dominic West
Dominic West, September 2008
Born	(1969-10-15) 15 October 1969 (age 42) Sheffield, England
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1991–present
Spouse	Catherine Fitzgerald (2010–present)

Dominic Gerard Fe West (born 15 October 1969) is an English actor best known for his role as Detective Jimmy McNulty in the HBO drama series The Wire.

Career[link]

Film and TV[link]

West made his debut in 1991 in a short called 3 Joes.^{[citation needed]} His other screen appearances include True Blue, Chicago and Mona Lisa Smile. His most notable television role has been Baltimore police detective Jimmy McNulty on the HBO television police drama The Wire. West was praised for the accuracy of his character's accent.^[1][2]

During his stint on The Wire, West directed the season 5 episode, "Took".

In film, he portrayed the heavy metal guitarist Kirk Cuddy in the 2001 film Rock Star. In 2006 West made a guest appearance as an actor in a sketch in The Catherine Tate Show, alongside "Frankie Howerd impressionist". In 2007, he played the Spartan politician Theron in 300. West also starred in the 1999 film version of William Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream as Lysander.

West appeared in the role of Oliver Cromwell in the Channel 4 series The Devil's Whore. West played the villain, Jigsaw, in the 2008 film Punisher: War Zone. He also features in "Dr. West", the opening track on Eminem's 2009 album Relapse, as a doctor discharging Eminem from a rehab facility. West played the part over the phone in January 2009 while Eminem was recording it in a Miami studio.^[3]

In December 2009, he starred as Hank in a radio adaptation of Eugene O'Neill's expressionist play The Hairy Ape for BBC Radio 3,^[4] was a guest presenter on the BBC show Have I Got News for You, and ended the year alongside Joan Rivers and Sarah Jessica Parker with an appearance on Graham Norton's New Year's Eve Show.^[5] West portrayed General Virilus in Neil Marshall's adventure thriller Centurion^[6] and stars in the UK Ghost film The Awakening.^[7]

In 2011, West appeared as a news presenter on the BBC-TV period drama series The Hour. He also filmed Appropriate Adult, a series about serial killer Fred West which focuses on the events between the Wests' arrests in 1994, and Fred's suicide in Birmingham's Winson Green Prison on New Year's Day, 1995. His physical resemblance to West was noted during filming and Fred West's daughter Mae West thought he captured the "evil essence of him - his character, his mannerisms, even his gait." Janet Leach found it difficult to approach Dominic in character on set because he was so convincing that it took Leach back 17 years.^[8] The series aired on ITV on 4 and 11 September as a two part 90 minute special. Dominic West also said "I have this recurring dream where I'm perched on a wall and Fred West is trying to grab me and pull me down,".

Theatre[link]

As a theatre actor, West has appeared as Konstantin in the Peter Hall-directed The Seagull (1996) at the Old Vic.^{[citation needed]} In 2005, he returned to the stage to play Orlando in David Lan's As You Like It at the Wyndham's Theatre in London.^{[citation needed]} He played Edward in Harley Granville Barker's The Voysey Inheritance directed by Peter Gill at the Royal National Theatre in 2006.^[9] In late 2006 and early 2007, he played the lead role of Jan in Tom Stoppard's Rock 'n' Roll in London's West End.^{[citation needed]}

Continuing his theatre work, he starred at London's Donmar Warehouse as the protagonist in Pedro Calderón de la Barca’s existential drama Life is a Dream, for which he received glowing reviews.^[10]

In February 2011, it was announced that he would take on the title role in Simon Gray's classic comedy, Butley, playing at the Duchess Theatre in London from 1 June 2011^[11] and in the September he returned to his native Sheffield to play Iago to his former Wire co-star Clarke Peters's Othello at the Crucible Theatre.^[12]

Advertising[link]

In 2009, West starred in a series of online films known as "The Carte Noire Readers". Made to promote French coffee brand Carte Noire, they consist of actors reading love scenes from a selection of sources. West reads extracts from Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen; Lady Chatterley's Lover by D.H. Lawrence; High Fidelity by Nick Hornby; The Age of Innocence by Edith Wharton; Life Class by Pat Barker; The Moment You Were Gone by Nicci Gerrard; and Something Childish But Very Natural by Katherine Mansfield.^[13]

Personal life[link]

West was born into an Irish Catholic family^[14][15] in Sheffield, West Riding of Yorkshire, England, the son of George West, who owned a plastics factory, and Moya, a housewife.^[16] West attended Eton College and Trinity College, Dublin.^[14][17][18] Dominic West graduated from the Guildhall School of Music and Drama, London, in 1995.^{[citation needed]}

In 1998 West and Polly Astor (the daughter of Michael Astor) had a daughter named Martha, who appeared in the film Creation in 2009 alongside Paul Bettany and Jennifer Connelly.^[19][20]

West and Catherine FitzGerald became engaged in 2007, and married in Glin, County Limerick, Ireland, on 26 June 2010.^[21] They have three children together: Dora, Senan and Francis.^{[citation needed]} Catherine FitzGerald is an Anglo-Irish aristocrat, being the daughter of Desmond FitzGerald, the 29th Knight of Glin, and was formerly married to The 7th Earl of Durham, then Viscount Lambton.^[14][22]

In November 2010, West was awarded an honorary degree for services to the Arts by Sheffield Hallam University.^[23]

In November 2011, West was also awarded the Honorary Patronage of the Philosophical Society of Trinity College, Dublin, where he graduated from with a degree in English in previous years.^[24]

Films[link]

• 3 Joes (1991)
• Richard III (1995)
• True Blue (1996)
• Surviving Picasso (1996)
• The Gambler (1997)
• Diana & Me (1997)
• Spice World (1997)
• A Midsummer Night's Dream (1999)
• Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace (1999)
• A Christmas Carol (1999)
• 28 Days (2000)
• The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby (2001)
• Rock Star (2001)
• Ten Minutes Older (2002)
• Chicago (2002)
• Mona Lisa Smile (2003)
• The Forgotten (2004)
• Hannibal Rising (2007)
• 300 (2007)
• Punisher: War Zone (2008)
• Centurion (2010)
• Jackboots on Whitehall (2010)
• From Time to Time (2010)
• Johnny English Reborn (2011)
• Arthur Christmas (2011)
• The Awakening (2011)
• John Carter (2012)

Television[link]

• The Wire (2002–08)
• The Catherine Tate Show (Guest Appearance as the Actor) (2006)
• The Devil's Whore (2008)
• Breaking the Mould: The Story of Penicillin (2009)
• Have I Got News For You (Guest Host) (2009)
• The Hour (2011)
• Appropriate Adult (2011)
• Children of the Tsunami (Narrator) (2012)

References[link]

External links[link]

• Dominic West at the Internet Movie Database
• Dominic West talks about his work with Eminem on Relapse

Kenneth Darby

At a game in Denver in November, 2010.
No. 34     Free Agent
Running back
Personal information
Date of birth: (1982-12-26) December 26, 1982 (age 29)
Place of birth: Huntsville, Alabama
Height: 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Weight: 211 lb (96 kg)
Career information
College: Alabama
NFL Draft: 2007 / Round: 7 / Pick: 246
Debuted in 2007 for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Career history
Tampa Bay Buccaneers (2007) Atlanta Falcons (2008)* St. Louis Rams (2008-2011) *Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Roster status: Active
Career highlights and awards
Second-team All-SEC (2004) First-team All-SEC (2005)
Career NFL statistics
Stats at NFL.com

Kenneth Darby (born December 26, 1982 in Huntsville, Alabama) is an American football running back for the St. Louis Rams of the National Football League. He was drafted by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the seventh round of the 2007 NFL Draft. Darby has also been a member of the Atlanta Falcons. He played college football at Alabama.

Early years[link]

Darby attended S. R. Butler High School in Huntsville, Alabama. He rushed for 4,674 yards during his prep career and amassed 1,591 yards and 20 touchdowns as a senior, when he also had 2,367 all-purpose yards and scored 24 times. As an outside linebacker, he recorded 77 tackles his final campaign, giving him 281 tackles in his career.

College career[link]

Kenneth Darby played his college ball at the University of Alabama. In 2002 he redshirted as a freshman. He first saw action his freshman year in 2003 under former coach Mike Shula. He played sparingly behind former running backs Shaud Williams and Ray Hudson. He had 185 yards on 34 carries (5.4 avg.) and also caught three passes in the 10 games he played (one start).

With the graduation of Shaud Williams and starter Ray Hudson falling to injury, Darby saw extensive action in 2004. Taking over the starting running back job five games into the season, Darby rushed for over 1,100 yards. Due an injury at the end of the season, Darby was unable to play in the Music City Bowl. The Tide finished with a 6-6 record. Darby was a Second-team All-SEC selection after playing 12 games with five starts. He logged 219 carries for 1,062 yards (4.8 avg.) and a career high eight touchdowns and had 15 receptions for 74 yards (4.9 avg.) and one score.

Darby entered 2005 as a preseason All-SEC player and finished the season as one of the top running backs in the SEC. That year, the Crimson Tide finished 10-2 with a victory over Texas Tech in the Cotton Bowl Classic. He was a First-team All-SEC after starting all 12 games, with 239 carries for a career-high 1,242 yards (5.2 avg.) and three touchdowns and had 29 catches for 132 yards (4.6 avg.).

Darby entered his senior season needing just over 1,000 yards rushing to surpass Shaun Alexander as Alabama's career rushing leader. He rushed for over 800 yards and finished the season without a rushing touchdown. The Crimson Tide finished 6-6 with a loss to Oklahoma State in the Independence Bowl. In 2006 Darby was a Second-Team All-SEC selection by The NFL Draft Report. He started all 13 games carrying 210 times for 835 yards (4.0 avg.) and caught 23 passes for 130 yards (5.7 avg.) and one score. After the season, Darby was selected to play in the Senior Bowl.

Professional career[link]

Pre-draft[link]

Tampa Bay Buccaneers[link]

Darby takes the handoff from Rams quarterback Marc Bulger during a game against the San Francisco 49ers on November 16.

Ken Darby was selected by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the seventh round. He was waived by the Buccaneers during final cuts on August 30, 2008.

Atlanta Falcons[link]

On September 1, 2008, Darby was signed to the practice squad of the Atlanta Falcons. He remained there the first six weeks of the season.

St. Louis Rams[link]

Darby was signed to the St. Louis Rams' active roster from the Falcons' practice squad on October 14, 2008, after running back Brian Leonard was placed on injured reserve. Darby was also named the starter for the Rams' week 10 game with Steven Jackson being out for the game.^[1] During a game against the San Francisco 49ers, Darby caught a pass and was struck by Umpire Garth DeFelice who was trying to protect himself.^[2] Darby ended the 2008 NFL season with 32 carries for 140 yards (4.4 average) and 19 receptions for 183 yards (9.6) average and one touchdown.

References[link]

External links[link]

• St. Louis Rams bio
• Tampa Bay Buccaneers bio

Joel Madden
Joel Madden
Background information
Birth name	Joel Rueben Combs
Born	(1979-03-11) March 11, 1979 (age 33)
Origin	Waldorf, Maryland, U.S.
Genres	Pop punk, punk rock, alternative rock
Occupations	Musician, vocalist, songwriter, guitarist
Instruments	Vocals, guitar, piano
Years active	1995–present
Labels	EMI
Website	www.goodcharlotte.com

Joel Rueben Madden (born Joel Rueben Combs; March 11, 1979) is an American singer, record producer, actor, DJ, and UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador, best known as the lead vocalist for the pop punk band Good Charlotte.

Early life[link]

Madden was born Joel Rueben Combes in Waldorf, Maryland. He has an identical twin brother, [Benji Madden], who plays rhythm guitar in their band Good Charlotte. He also has an older brother named Josh and a younger sister named Sarah. Madden attended [La Plata High School].

Career[link]

Good Charlotte[link]

From left to right: Paul Thomas, Madden, Benji Madden, Dean Butterworth, and Billy Martin.

In 1995, at the age of 16, Joel Madden, his brother Benji and a friend started their own band. The band was short lived and the Maddens eventually recruited fellow high schoolers Paul Thomas and Aaron Escolopio to form Good Charlotte. They took the name Good Charlotte from a children's book.^[1]

Other projects[link]

In the 2001 film Not Another Teen Movie, Joel and the other Good Charlotte members made a cameo as the band at the school's prom. He later had a cameo role in the 2004 film Fat Albert and in the 2006 film Material Girls with his brother Benji. He also had a guest appearance in the popular kids' show "The Naked Brothers Band," in which he joined the band for a performance.

Madden started a clothing line called MADE Clothing along with his brothers Benji and Josh. The line is now defunct. In early 2006 MADE Clothing became DCMA Collective. The line is owned by himself, his brothers Benji Madden, Josh Madden, and friend Tal Cooperman. The Madden brothers also front a production team called Dead Executives.

In November 2007, Nicole Richie and Madden created The Richie Madden Children's Foundation. The charity will create and promote an online registry to inspire the purchases of items for moms and their families in need.^[2] He is also a UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador. In 2010, with his brother, Madden contributed to "We Are the World 25 for Haiti," a remake of the song "We Are the World" by USA for Africa, written by Michael Jackson and Lionel Richie.

On November 23, 2011, Madden was confirmed as one of the four vocal coaches in the first season of the Australian version of the reality singing competition The Voice.^[3]

Personal life[link]

Madden with Nicole Richie in March 2010.

In July 2004, Madden began dating teen idol Hilary Duff when she was 16.^[4] After a long period of tabloid speculation, Duff's mother Susan announced their relationship in a June 2005 interview for Seventeen magazine.^[5] In November 2006, Madden and Duff broke up.^[6]

Madden started dating Nicole Richie in December 2006.^[7] They have two children: daughter Harlow Winter Kate Richie Madden (born January 11, 2008)^[8] and son Sparrow James Midnight Madden (born September 9, 2009).^[9] The couple confirmed their engagement in February 2010,^[10] and married on December 11, 2010.^[11]

Discography[link]

• Good Charlotte (2000)
• The Young and the Hopeless (2002)
• The Chronicles of Life and Death (2004)
• Good Morning Revival (2007)
• Greatest Remixes (2008)
• Cardiology (2010)
• The Madden Brothers Mixtape (2011)

Guest appearances[link]

References[link]