Carlton may refer to:

Places[link]

Australia

• Carlton, New South Wales
• Carlton, Victoria

Canada

• Carlton, Saskatchewan, a hamlet
• Fort Carlton, a replica of an original Fur Trading post of Hudson Bay Company built in 1810
• Carlton Trail, a historic trail near Fort Carlton, Saskatchewan
• Carlton, Edmonton, Alberta, a neighbourhood
• Carlton Street, an urban thoroughfare in Downtown Toronto, Ontario
• Carlton Road, an urban thoroughfare in Unionville, Ontario

France

• Carlton Hotel, Cannes

England

• Carlton, Bedfordshire
• Carlton, Cambridgeshire
• Carlton, County Durham
• Carlton, Leicestershire
• East Carlton, Northamptonshire (postal address Leicestershire)
• Carlton, North Yorkshire (disambiguation)
• Carlton, Nottinghamshire
• Carlton, South Yorkshire
• Carlton, Suffolk
• Carlton, Rothwell (south of Leeds; not to be confused with Carlton, East Carlton and West Carlton near Yeadon)

South Africa

• Carlton, Northern Cape
• The Carlton Centre

United States

• Carlton, Alabama
• Carlton, Georgia
• Carlton, Kansas
• Carlton, Minnesota
• Carlton Hotel (Atascadero, California)

People[link]

Surname

• Bart Carlton, an American basketball player
• Carl Carlton (born 1953), an American R&B, soul, and funk singer and songwriter
• Doyle E. Carlton (1885–1972), Governor of Florida
• Jim Carlton (born 1935), an Australian politician
• Jonathan Carlton (born 1997), President of Kenya, inspiration to everyone
• Larry Carlton (born 1948), studio guitarist most known for working with Steely Dan, the Crusaders and Joni Mitchell in the 1970s
• Steve Carlton (born 1944), professional baseball player (1965-88)
• Vanessa Carlton (born 1980), a pop and rock singer, songwriter, and pianist

Given name

• Carlton Cuse (born 1959), American screenwriter and producer
• Carlton Fisk (born 1947), professional baseball player (1969, 1971-1993)
• Carlton Palmer (born 1965), a former English professional football player, now a pundit for BBC Sport
• Carlton Skinner (1913 – June 22, 2004), governor of Guam

Fictional characters

• Carlton Banks, a character from the American television series The Fresh Prince of Bel Air
• Carlton Lassiter, a character from the American television series Psych

Companies[link]

• Carlton Cards, a subsidiary of American Greetings, the world's largest greeting card company
• Carlton Cycles, an English bicycle maker in Nottinghamshire, absorbed by Raleigh in 1960
• Carlton Communications, a former media company in the United Kingdom
• Carlton Football Club, a member of the Australian Football League
• Carlton Publishing Group, a UK book publishing company, with three imprints
• Carlton Sports, a manufacturer of badminton racquets and shuttlecocks
• Carlton Television, a television broadcasting company in the United Kingdom
• Carlton & United Breweries, an Australian brewer and beverage producer
• Carlton Ware, English Stoke-on-Trent commercial pottery

Institutions and societies[link]

• The Carlton Club, a members-only club in London
• Carlton Dramatic Society, an Amdram group in Wimbledon, London
• Carlton Cricket Club (Barbados)
• The Carlton Football Club, Australian Football League

Miscellaneous[link]

• Carlton, a make of car constructed in Gisborne, New Zealand in the 1920's
• Vauxhall Carlton, an executive car produced by Vauxhall Motors
  • Lotus Carlton, a modified version of the Vauxhall Carlton
• Carlton, a brand of cigarettes produced by American tobacco company Brown & Williamson, noted for its extremely low tar and nicotine content
• Carlton Your Doorman, a television special starring the character from the sitcom Rhoda

See also[link]

• Carleton (disambiguation)

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Jal at the 2008 Tribeca Film Festival.

Emmanuel Jal (left in yellow) in concert in Bristol on March 11, 2006

Emmanuel Jal (born Jal Jok c. 1980) is a South Sudanese musician and former child soldier.

Childhood[link]

Born in the village of Tonj in Southern Sudan, Jal was a young child when the Second Sudanese Civil War broke out. His father joined the Sudan People's Liberation Army (SPLA) and when he was about seven years old his mother was killed by soldiers loyal to the government.^[1] He then decided to join the thousands of children traveling to Ethiopia who had been told that they could be educated there.

However, many of the children, Jal included, were recruited by the SPLA and taken to military training camps in the bush in Etwas disguised as a school in front of international aid agencies and UN representatives, but behind closed doors the children were training to fight. "I didn't have a life as a child. In five years as a fighting boy, what was in my heart was to kill as many Muslims as possible."

Jal spent several years fighting with the SPLA in Ethiopia, until war broke in and out, there too and the child soldiers were forced back into Sudan by the fighting and joined the SPLA's efforts to fight the government in the town of Juba. "Many kids there were so bitter, they wanted to know what happened to them. And we all wanted revenge."^[2]

When the fighting became unbearable Jal and some other children decided to run away. They were on the move for three months, with many dying on the way, until they reached the town of Waat, which was the headquarter of a small group that had separated themselves from the main SPLA.

In Waat, Jal met Emma McCune, a British aid worker married to senior SPLA commandant Riek Machar. Emmanuel was only 11 years old then and McCune insisted he should not be a soldier. She adopted him and smuggled him to Kenya. There Emmanuel attended school in Nairobi. McCune died in a road accident a few months later, but her friends (Madeliene Bunting and Anna Ledgard) helped Emmanuel to continue his studies. However, after McCune died, her husband Machar did not agree with Emmanuel staying with him, and was forced to live in the slums.

Music[link]

While studying in Kenya. Jal started singing to ease the pain of what he had experienced. He also became very active in the community, raising money for local street children and refugees. With the encouragement of those around him like Gatkuoth Jal who has also went through the same experiece , Jal became increasingly involved in music and formed several groups. His first single, "All We Need Is Jesus", was a hit in Kenya and received airplay in the UK.

Through his music, Jal counts on the unity of the citizens to overcome ethnic and religious division and motivate the youth in Sudan. After escaping to Kenya, he fell in love with hip hop in the way that it identified issues being faced by the neighborhood, which he was able to identify with in a unique manner. Although he lacked any music background or knowledge of its history, he felt that hip hop could provide the easiest and most effective vehicle to express his story and lobby for political change.^[3]

He went on to produce his first album, Gua, a mix of rap in Arabic, English, Swahili, Dinka and Nuer. The symbolism of unity is expressed in the title, meaning both "good" in Nuer and "power" in Sudanese Arabic. His lyrics illustrate the desires of the Sudanese people to return to a peaceful, independent homeland. Although the only hip hop Jal had ever listened to was American, while he was in Kenya, the beat to "Gua" is not the usual American hip hop, but rather is strongly African. The title track, also called "Gua", was a number one hit in Kenya and featured on The Rough Guide to the Music of Sudan and Help: A Day in the Life, bringing together some of Britain's best known on a CD in aid of children in conflict zones (produced by War Child).

His next single, "War Child", mixes rap with soul to produce a world music vibe. He begins with telling his story through powerful lyrics; "I'm a war child / I believe I've survived for a reason / To tell my story, to touch lives."^[4] He continues the song with the narrative of his life and the pain inflicted upon him. "Written in English, Jal's second language, the new album [War-Child] may lack the poetic gymnastics of hip-hop's more fluent stars, but the plainness of the words - half-spoken, half-chanted over a mix of hip-hop and African-flavored choruses - keeps the focus on the story."^[5] His powerful words spread the message of what he has been through, and what many are still living with now.

His unique brand of hip hop, layered with African beats, has led him to be considered one of the rising stars in the world music scene. Prior to Jal, rapping in Southern Sudan was primarily in the local language of Nuer and artists used sticks and clapping hands in place of instruments.

His second album, Ceasefire, was released in September 2005 and includes a re-recording of "Gua". This album is a collaboration with the well known Sudanese Muslim musician Abd El Gadir Salim and brings together opposing sides of the conflict, and different music traditions, to a common ground of the wish for peace in Sudan. The collaboration represents a vision for the future, as two Sudanese men, a Christian and a Muslim, unify and pave the way to overcome differences peacefully. Both musicians endured unimaginable adversity to become important figures, not only in music, but in the future of a country. They accentuate the differences between them and their musical styles, as a symbol of co-existence. The album preaches in four languages, encompasses every type of music in one, in an effort to transform the sound of hope into musical form. Ceasefire is not only the sound of two men collaborating on a musical project, but more symbolically, two halves of a divided nation learning to trust each other. This album's version of "Gua" was played on the American television series ER at the very end of the Season 12 episode "There Are No Angels Here" (aired on May 4, 2006).

Among other places he performed at the Live 8 Concert in Cornwall in the summer of 2005. He was awarded a 2005 American Gospel Music Award for best international artist.

Jal's third album, Warchild, was released by Sonic360 Records in the UK on May 12, 2008. Jal, along with an all-star line-up, performed songs at Nelson Mandela's 90th Birthday concert at London's Hyde Park on June 27, 2008. www.emmanueljal.com

Activism[link]

Jal, whose own childhood was robbed from him, aims to protect the childhood of others through music. "Music is powerful. It is the only thing that can speak into your mind, your heart and your soul without your permission."^[6] According to Jal, in times of war, starvation, hunger and injustice, the only way to survive the daily tragedy in Sudan is to allow the inner soul to be uplifted through music, which is like soul food to heal pain. Through his heartfelt lyrics, he opens the world up to the corruption and greed of the Sudanese government; central to the themes of his songs is the campaign for peace of opposing sides in Sudan and the clear message that children have no place in wars.

He has also passionately criticized the current state of hip hop culture in the United States. He sees hip hop as a vehicle to communicate an authentic message, rather than a space to pursue street credibility. "As well as simply being great songs, people are really getting into the lyrics, really understanding his message, and he is a great role model."^[7] He has expressed concern about the message being sent by American hip-hop artists, saying “American hip hop is still entwined with gang culture, drugs, sexual violence, and greed. It’s a battleground.”^[8] His song, "50 Cent", speaks to the successful American rapper to change his violent messages, which have a destructive influence on children, as exemplified through his Bulletproof videogame. "You have done enough damage selling crack cocaine/now you got a 'kill a black man' video game/We have lost a whole generation through this lifestyle/now you want to put it in the game for a little child to play..."^[9] "The Roots and Jal set the hip-hop bar higher," wrote Washington Post in 2008.^[10]

Emmanuel is a spokesman for the Make Poverty History campaign, the Coalition to Stop the Use of Child Soldiers and the Control Arms campaign. In 2008, Jal also got involved in the musical movement of spreading awareness about current slavery and human trafficking by performing various songs for the rockumentary, Call+Response.[1]

A documentary about Emmanuel Jal called War Child was made in 2008 by C. Karim Chrobog. It made its international debut at the Berlin Film Festival and its North American debut at the Tribeca Film Festival, where it won the Cadillac Audience Award. [2] An autobiography under the same name was released in 2009.^[11]

Despite his accomplishments in music, Jal's biggest passion is for Gua Africa, a charity that he founded. Besides building schools, the nonprofit provides scholarships for Sudanese war survivors in refugee camps, and sponsors education for children in the most deprived slum areas in Nairobi.,^[12][13]

Jal completed a 661-day "Lose to Win" fast to build a school in Leer, Southern Sudan, in Emma McCune's honor. From December 2008 to October 2010, the musician ate one meal per day, skipping his breakfasts and lunches to raise funds and awareness for the school, called Emma Academy.,,,^{[14][15][16][17]}

Discography[link]

• 2004 - Gua - Independent
• 2005 - Help!: A Day in the Life - War Child
• 2005 - The Rough Guide to the Music of Sudan - World Music Network
• 2005 - Ceasefire - Riverboat
• 2006 - Live 8 at Eden: Africa Calling - Emd Int'l
• 2007 - Instant Karma: The Amnesty International Campaign To Save Darfur - Amnesty International USA and Art for Amnesty
• 2008 - Warchild - Sonic
• 2010 - Sudan Votes Music Hopes - MICT
• 2010 - Emmanuel Jal's 4th Studio Album
• 2010 - Sudan Votes Music Hopes REMIXED "kuar" remixes by Henrik Schwarz and Olof Dreijer (The Knife)

Filmography[link]

References[link]

External links[link]

• War Child movie
• Official website
• Emmanuel Jal on Myspace
• Emmanuel Jal at the Internet Movie Database
• Page at Sonic360
• MTV Base Africa profile: Emmanuel Jal
• Emmanuel Jal interview by Pete Lewis, 'Blues & Soul' June 2008
• Flaunt magazine Emmanuel Jal feature
• Speech, poem and song by Jal at TEDGlobal 2009
• Edinburgh Book Festival 2009 audio
• Emmanuel Jal - Ambassador, Africa Gathering

Vanessa Carlton
Background information
Birth name	Vanessa Lee Carlton
Born	(1980-08-16) August 16, 1980 (age 31) Milford, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Genres	Pop, rock
Occupations	Singer-songwriter
Years active	1998–present
Labels	A&M, The Inc., Razor & Tie
Associated acts	Counting Crows, Stevie Nicks, Stephan Jenkins
Website	vanessacarlton.com

Vanessa Lee Carlton (born August 16, 1980) is an American singer-songwriter and musician. Upon completion of her education at the School of American Ballet, Carlton chose to pursue singing instead, performing in New York bars and clubs while attending university. Three months after recording a demo with producer Peter Zizzo, she signed with A&M Records. She began recording her album, which was initially unsuccessful until Ron Fair took over. Her debut single, "A Thousand Miles", reached the top five on the Billboard Hot 100 in 2002. Her debut album, Be Not Nobody, followed and received platinum certification in the United States. Her subsequent albums, Harmonium (2004) and Heroes & Thieves (2007), failed to exceed the commercial success of the first. She produced a fourth album, Rabbits on the Run (2011) independently before sourcing for a record label to release it.

Life and career[link]

Childhood and youth[link]

Carlton was born in Milford, Pennsylvania to Ed Carlton, a pilot, and Heidi, a pianist and school music teacher. She has two younger siblings, a sister, Gwen, and a brother, Edmund. Her uncle, Larry Carlton, is a jazz guitarist. Her mother is of Russian Jewish descent and her father is of Scandinavian ancestry.^[1] Her interest in music began at an early age: after returning from Disneyland at the age of two, she played "It's a Small World" on the piano. Her mother then began to tutor her.^[2][3] Carlton's mother exposed her to the works of various classical composers such as W.A. Mozart and Erik Satie. Through her father, she was exposed to classic-rock artists such as Pink Floyd and Led Zeppelin.^[4] She developed an interest in ballet at the age of nine; she was accepted at the School of American Ballet at age 14 while attending high school at the Professional Children's School. At age 18, she decided to devote her time to piano-playing and songwriting, choosing not to become a dancer on graduation. Instead, she attended Columbia University and performed in bars and clubs in Manhattan, New York, while waitressing^[3] in Hell's Kitchen.^[5]

[edit] 2002–2003: Be Not Nobody

Carlton first met songwriter/producer Peter Zizzo at a singer-songwriter circle. A few months later, Zizzo invited Carlton to his studio to record a demo.^[6] Three months after recording the demo, Carlton was signed by Jimmy Iovine and began to record the album, Rinse.^[7] It was never released, but a few tracks were reworked for Be Not Nobody. One song, "Carnival", was re-recorded as "Dark Carnival" for the Spy Hunter 2 video game. Other tracks included in Rinse are "Interlude" (later known as A Thousand Miles), "Rinse", "Ordinary Days" (later known as "Ordinary Day"), "Twilight", "Pretty Baby", "All I Ask" and "Superhero". Of these, only the first five are included in her first album, Be Not Nobody. Other unreleased tracks from her early demo tapes include "Faces", "Meggy Sue", "Little Mary", "Burden", "Wonder", "Devil Dance" and "Last Fall".

With her previous unsuccessful recording efforts, Carlton felt there was a lack of direction at her label.^[4] However, A&M president Ron Fair upon hearing her demo to "A Thousand Miles", began organizing recording sessions for the song, producing and arranging the song himself.^[8] It became a hit, peaking inside the top five on the Billboard Hot 100 and went on to become the sixth-most-played song of the year, as well as garnering Grammy Award nominations for "Record of the Year", "Song of the Year", and "Best Instrumental Arrangement Accompanying Vocalist(s)".^[9] Fair would produce the rest of the album. Be Not Nobody was subsequently released in April 2002 and debuted at number five on the Billboard 200 albums chart with 102,000 units sold. It went on to sell more than two million copies worldwide.^[10] Two more singles, "Ordinary Day" and "Pretty Baby" were released. Carlton began touring in support of her debut album, opening for the Goo Goo Dolls and Third Eye Blind, before headlining her own tour at the end of 2002. She later toured Europe in 2003.^[11]

Carlton had collaborated with other artists before the release of her second album. She provided the descant vocals for the Counting Crows song "Big Yellow Taxi", played piano for Italian singer Zucchero, along with Haylie Ecker on violin, for the song "Indaco Dagli Occhi Del Cielo"^[12] and provided backing vocals for "Moving On" by Kimya Dawson for her album Hidden Vagenda.

[edit] 2004–2005: Harmonium

Carlton's second album, Harmonium was released in November 2004. Harmonium debuted at number 33 on the Billboard 200^[9] and descended quickly after; selling less than 150,000 copies as of February 2006, which was considered a disappointment after her successful debut.^[13] It was produced by Stephan Jenkins from Third Eye Blind, and included darker themes than those on her debut.^[14] Carlton and Jenkins met and began a relationship in mid-2002, when she and rock band Third Eye Blind, of which Jenkins is lead singer, were on tour together. After seeing Carlton perform live, Jenkins entered her dressing room and expressed interest in producing her music, and according to Carlton they "decided very quickly, that we had the same vision for the album".^[15] Carlton credited Jenkins with helping her to withstand and protect herself from pressures the record label executives, who wanted to influence the recording process, placed on her.^[16] According to Carlton, her label "wasn't very happy" about the decisions she made during the making of the album.^[17] Carlton stated that the album contained more of her own aesthetic as opposed to Be Not Nobody which was more influenced by Ron Fair.^[18] A single, "White Houses", released to radio in late-August 2004, peaking at number 86 on the "Billboard" Hot 100.^[19] MTV censored and later banned the single's music video because of a controversial lyric in the song that refers to sexual intercourse. Carlton attributed the censoring of the song to the Super Bowl XXXVIII halftime show controversy involving Janet Jackson which had occurred earlier that year.^[20]

To support the album, Carlton embarked on a North American concert tour, which began on October 21, and concluded on November 21; her opening act was Low Millions. A second tour, with Cary Brothers and Ari Hest as supporting acts, ran from March 9 to April 30. Carlton left A&M Records in mid-2005^[21] as she felt that her nonconformist attitude would have created problems for her at the label in the future.^[9] A&M Records had sent Carlton into the recording studio because they wanted to re-release Harmonium, whereas Carlton felt the album should be celebrated as it was. During her studio time, in which she wrote songs with Linda Perry and The Matrix,^[22][23] she had what she called a "revelation" about leaving the label to find another record deal once promotion for Harmonium had ended.^[24]

[edit] 2006–2008: Heroes & Thieves

Carlton at the Tribeca Film Festival in 2008

In August 2005, Carlton said she was to enter the recording studio the following month with producer Linda Perry,^[25] with whom she had previously collaborated after executives at A&M Records sent her into the studio to record a re-release single for Harmonium.^[22] The album was influenced by Carlton's breakup with its co-producer, Stephan Jenkins, and Carlton said that one of the reasons they remained friends was that "nothing took precedence over the music ... No matter what was going on in the emotional realm, all we cared about was the album. It created this kinetic environment that was kind of like Fleetwood Mac. It made for better music."^[26]

Heroes & Thieves was released and greeted with generally positive reviews.^[27] It debuted at number 44 on the U.S. Billboard 200,^[28] "Nolita Fairytale" was the first single and peaked at number 26 adult. As of December 2009, the album had sold 200,000 copies in the U.S.^[29] To promote the album, Carlton embarked on the Haunted Club Tour, from November 2 to November 24, 2007.^[30] Second single "Hands on Me" was sent out to radios in February 2008 and reached number nine. Carlton parted amicably with The Inc. once her promotional commitments to Heroes & Thieves had passed.^{[citation needed]}

She contributed a stripped version of the song "More Than This" to Songs for Tibet, in support of Tibet to underline its human rights situation.^[31] On September 25, 2008, Carlton and several other musicians and scientists, departed on a nine-day trip to the Arctic Circle. On behalf of the charity Cape Farewell, they worked alongside researchers for the purpose of studying climate change.^[32] On June 19, 2010, Carlton came out as bisexual while headlining Nashville Pride.^[33] Carlton had also been a part for PETA's Animal Birth Control Campaign,^[34] she owns a long haired dachshund named Lord Victor.

[edit] 2011: Rabbits on the Run

Carlton performing live in August 2011.

Carlton's fourth studio album, Rabbits on the Run was released on July 26, 2011 under Razor & Tie, the third record label she signed with.^[35] Before recording the album, Carlton was unsure whether she wanted to make another record or pursue film scoring instead.^[36] After deciding to try again, she decided that she needed to record in the ideal environment, choosing to record at Real World Studios Box, England.^{[37][not in citation given]} She chose the title for the symbolism often depicted by rabbits – 'time slipping, mind floating' – which is something she has been relating to for the past few years.^[38] The album was further inspired by Stephen Hawking's A Brief History of Time, and Richard Adams's Watership Down. The dreamy, fantastical sound of the album was achieved by recording direct to tape and features production by Steve Osborne.^[36] First single, "Carousel" was released on May 3.^[39] On September 19, a tweet in Carlton's account made by her management stated that "I Don't Want To Be A Bride" would be the next single off the record.

On November 10, a tweet made by Carlton's management announced the upcoming release of her holiday EP entitled Hear The Bells on November 21.^[40] The EP is consisted of four tracks, two of which are acoustic versions of Carlton's songs Hear The Bells and A Thousand Miles.^[41] Via Twitter, Carlton announced the upcoming music video release of "Hear The Bells", in compensation for "I Don't Want To Be A Bride." ^[42]

Charity work[link]

In 2005, Carlton completed the New York City Marathon and donated the pledge money she collected to Musicians on Call, a nonprofit organization that brings live and recorded music to patients' bedsides.

Discography[link]

Studio albums[link]

• 2002: Be Not Nobody
• 2004: Harmonium
• 2007: Heroes & Thieves
• 2011: Rabbits on the Run

Compilation albums[link]

• 2011: Icon: Best of Vanessa Carlton

EPs[link]

• 2011: Hear The Bells

Awards[link]

Nominations

• 2002 – Billboard Music Award for New Artist of the Year
• 2003 – American Music Award for Favorite Adult Contemporary Artist
• 2003 – Grammy Award for Record of the Year; "A Thousand Miles"
• 2003 – Grammy Award for Song of the Year; "A Thousand Miles"
• 2003 – Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Arrangement Accompanying Vocalist(s); "A Thousand Miles"

References[link]

External links[link]

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Carlton Cole

Cole at West Ham United warming up
Personal information
Full name	Carlton Michael Cole Okirie[1][2]
Date of birth	(1983-10-12) 12 October 1983 (age 28)[3]
Place of birth	Croydon, England
Height	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)[4]
Playing position	Striker
Club information
Current club	West Ham United
Number	9
Youth career
000?–2001	Chelsea
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
2001–2006	Chelsea	25	(4)
2002–2003	→ Wolverhampton Wanderers (loan)	7	(1)
2003–2004	→ Charlton Athletic (loan)	21	(4)
2004–2005	→ Aston Villa (loan)	27	(3)
2006–	West Ham United	180	(48)
National team‡
2003–2005	England U21	19	(6)
2009–2010	England	7	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 14:25, 28 April 2012 (UTC). † Appearances (Goals). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 18:30, 4 February 2012 (UTC)

Carlton Michael Cole Okirie (born 12 October 1983) is an English footballer who plays as a striker for West Ham United in the Championship.

Cole began his career at Chelsea in 2001, spending spells out on loan at Wolverhampton Wanderers, Charlton Athletic and Aston Villa before being transferred to West Ham United in 2006. He made 19 England U21 appearances (scoring six goals), and made his full international debut for the England national football team on 11 February 2009 in a friendly match against Spain.

Club career[link]

Chelsea[link]

2001-02[link]

Cole was born in Croydon, London and began his career as a trainee with Chelsea in 2001 making his debut in April 2002 as a substitute for Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink in a 3–0 victory against Everton.^[5] He made his first senior start three weeks later, scoring a goal as Chelsea beat Middlesbrough at the Riverside Stadium.^[6] He made one more appearance for Chelsea in the 2001–02 season, in a 3–1 home defeat against Aston Villa in May 2002.^[7]

2002-03[link]

Cole started the 2002–03 season in the Chelsea first team squad, scoring a goal and making another in the opening game of the season in a 3–2 win over Charlton Athletic after coming on as a substitute for Gianfranco Zola.^[8] He suffered a hairline fracture in his leg in August but returned to action in a League Cup tie against Gillingham in November, scoring two goals.^[9] Claudio Ranieri, the then manager of Chelsea, described Cole as being the best young player that he had ever coached, saying, "I've never coached a young player like Carlton. He's fantastic even though he hasn't really started his career yet. He has a very long contract, and, in my opinion, a very big future at Chelsea."^[10] However, with Eiður Guðjohnsen, Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink and Gianfranco Zola available for selection, Cole's first team opportunities were limited and he was loaned to Wolverhampton Wanderers in November 2002 for one month,^[11] later extended to two months.^[12]

Having made seven appearances for Wolves, scoring one goal against Norwich City,^[7][13] his loan spell was cut short as Chelsea, needing cover, recalled him early in January 2003.^[14] Cole made a further 12 league and cup appearances for Chelsea in the 2002–03 season, in addition to the four that he made before going on loan to Wolves.^[7] He scored six goals in all for Chelsea that season,^[7] including a spectacular, long-range left-footed strike against Sunderland,^[15] and the winner against Bolton Wanderers in April 2003 as Chelsea pressed for a place in the UEFA Champions League.^[16]

2003-05[link]

Cole signed a new six-year contract with Chelsea in the summer of 2003,^[17] but with Mutu, Gudjohnsen, Hasselbaink and Forssell also battling for a place in the starting lineup for Chelsea, he joined Charlton Athletic on a season-long loan in August 2003,^[18] where he scored five goals in 22 league and cup appearances,^[7] helping Charlton to finish the 2003–04 season in seventh place in the Premier League. Despite Charlton being keen to retain Cole's services for the 2004–05 season,^[19] he joined Aston Villa on another season-long loan in July 2004.^[20] This move sparked off a dispute as Charlton were expecting Cole to return to the club as part of the deal that took Scott Parker from Charlton to Chelsea.^[21] The dispute was later resolved when the two clubs reached a settlement.^[22] Cole scored three goals in 30 league and cup appearances for Villa,^[7] including a goal on his debut in a 2–0 win over Southampton in August 2004,^[23] in a season which was interrupted by a knee injury picked up in an England under-21 match against the Netherlands under-21 team in February 2005.^[24]

2005-06[link]

He returned to Chelsea in the summer of 2005 where he appeared in pre-season friendlies.^[25] However, first team opportunities were limited by the presence of Didier Drogba and Hernán Crespo,^[26] and Cole made only 12 league and cup appearances for Chelsea in the 2005–06 season, scoring one goal in an FA Cup win over Huddersfield Town.^[7] He joined West Ham United in July 2006,^[27] having made a total of 31 league and cup appearances for Chelsea, scoring eight goals.^[7]

West Ham United[link]

Carlton Cole signing autographs at Upton Park, West Ham

2006–07[link]

Cole joined West Ham United in July 2006 for an undisclosed fee, signing a four-year contract.^[27] He scored seconds into his competitive debut for West Ham United after coming on as a substitute in injury time to seal a 3–1 home win against Charlton in August 2006.^[28] However, in a season of turmoil at West Ham in which the club only secured their place in the Premier League on the final day of the season, Cole was unable to establish himself in the first team, making 23 league and cup appearances, 15 of which were as substitute, and scoring three goals.^[7]

2007–08[link]

Into 2007–08 and Cole began to repay the faith shown in him by the Hammers, scoring six goals and making an important contribution in the absence of the injured Ashton. Cole also ended the Barclays Premier League season with nine assists, illustrating his influential role in the side.

2008–09[link]

It was the 2008–09 season, however, that saw Cole finally come of age. He scored twelve goals in all competitions, as well as picking up a further four assists. He started the 2008–09 season in good form, scoring four goals in his first eight games. On 26 October, Cole received his first red card of his West Ham career against Arsenal, with a foul on Alexandre Song at Upton Park.^[29] Cole's form earned him a new five-year contract, which he signed in November 2008, before England head coach Fabio Capello handed him a senior international debut in the friendly defeat in Spain in 2009.

2009–10[link]

He continued the good form in 2009–10 season, made 30 Premier League appearances, starting 26 of them. He scored ten Premier League goals, including one penalty in the 5-3 home win over Burnley on 28 November. After netting six goals in his first ten Premier League matches, he missed the period between 28 November and 26 February with a knee injury. He also made two League Cup appearances, starting the home second-round win over Millwall. He was booked four times over the course of the season.^[30]

2010–11[link]

On 26 December 2010, he scored two goals in one match in the Premier League for a first time in his career in a 3–1 away win against Fulham at Craven Cottage.^[31] He also got a brace in the 4–0 League Cup quarter-final victory over Manchester United on 30 November. On 12 February 2011, Cole scored in a 3–3 draw against West Bromwich Albion at The Hawthorns. On 27 February 2011, Cole scored the final goal in West Ham's 3–1 victory against Liverpool within 2 minutes of coming on as a substitute at Upton Park.^[32] Cole is one of a number of Premier League players that use Twitter to communicate with fans. In April 2011 he was fined £20,000 by the Football Association for comments he made on Twitter during England's friendly in March 2011 with Ghana. He admitted a charge of improper conduct over the tweet;- "Immigration has surrounded the Wembley premises! I knew it was a trap! The only way to get out safely is to wear an England jersey and paint your face w/ the St George's flag!".^[33]

2011-12[link]

After failed bids from both Turkish club Galatasaray^[34] and Premier League team Stoke City,^[35] Cole confirmed he would be staying to help the Hammers fight for promotion back to the top flight. Cole came on as a 75th minute and 62nd substitute for Frederic Piquionne in the two opening games of the Championship season against Cardiff City and Doncaster Rovers without scoring. He started the next four games, scoring four goals; a crucial goal coming in the game at home against Portsmouth on 10 September when in the 76th minute he scored the winner in a 4-3 thriller, latching onto a Matt Taylor cross before heading into the top corner.^[36] On 19 November 2011, Cole scored West Ham's 2000th away League goal in a 2-1 away win against Coventry City.^[37] He scored his 50th goal for West Ham in the 1-1 draw with Birmingham City on 26 December 2011.^[38] On 19 May 2012, Cole scored the first goal, his fifteenth of the season, in West Ham's 2-1 win over Blackpool in the Championship Play-Off Final,^[39] ensuring an immediate return to the Premier League.^[40] A few days after the win at Wembley Cole confirmed that he,in loyalty to the club, cut his wages with 50% at the beginning of the season following the relegation, in order to be able to stay at West Ham. ^[41]

International career[link]

Cole has represented England at international level, making 19 England under-21 appearances (scoring six goals). He made his full international debut for the England national football team on 11 February 2009 in a friendly match against Spain, where after latching onto a David Beckham pass, rounded the goalkeeper before his effort was cleared off the line. He has so far gone on to make seven appearances for England, all from the substitute's bench.

Club statistics[link]

As of 10 September 2011.

Honours[link]

Club[link]

West Ham United

• Football League Championship play-offs (1): 2011–12

References[link]

External links[link]

• Carlton Cole profile at the West Ham United website
• Carlton Cole career stats at Soccerbase
• Carlton Cole England profile at Englandstats
• Premier League profile

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Lorenzo Lamas
Lamas at the 61st Academy Awards, 1989
Born	Lorenzo Lamas y de Santos (1958-01-20) January 20, 1958 (age 54) Santa Monica, California, U.S.
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1969–present
Spouse	Shawna Craig (m. 2011–present) Shauna Sand (m. 1996–2002) (divorced) Kathleen Kinmont (m. 1989–93) (divorced) Michele Smith (m. 1983–85) (divorced) Victoria Hilbert (m. 1981–82) (divorced)
Parents	Fernando Lamas (father) Arlene Dahl (mother)
Website
http://www.lorenzo-lamas.com

Lorenzo Lamas y de Santos (born January 20, 1958) is an American actor. Lamas is known for playing Lance Cumson on the popular 1980s soap opera Falcon Crest, Reno Raines on the 1990s crime drama Renegade, and Hector Ramirez on the daytime soap opera The Bold and The Beautiful. Lamas appeared in reality television, serving as a judge on ABC television's short-lived Are You Hot? and presently starring in his own reality show, Leave it to Lamas, a series about his real-life family.

Early life[link]

Lamas was born in Santa Monica, California, the son of Argentine actor Fernando Lamas and Norwegian-American actress Arlene Dahl. He is the stepson of swimming film star Esther Williams, who married his father when Lorenzo was 11 years old. Williams was also the best friend of Jane Wyman, who would later play along Lamas on Falcon Crest.^[1] Lamas was brought up in Pacific Palisades, California, and moved to New York City in 1971, when he was 13 years old. He graduated from the Admiral Farragut Academy in Pine Beach, New Jersey, in 1975.

Acting career[link]

Longing to be an actor since the age of five, Lamas first studied acting in Tony Barr's Film Actors Workshop and quickly thereafter obtained his first TV acting role in 1976. He had a supporting role in the 1978 film Grease. Early in his career, he also had guest-starring parts in Switch, Sword of Justice, Dear Detective, Secrets of Midland Heights, Fantasy Island, The Love Boat and Hotel.

In 1980, he auditioned for and won the role of Jane Wyman's playboy grandson and henchman, Lance Cumson, for the pilot of a new series entitled The Vintage Years. The pilot was later retooled to become the hit prime time drama series Falcon Crest. During a 2006 TV interview with a Norwegian television team, Lamas said that to get the role on Falcon Crest, he had auditioned twice and beat out five other guys for the part. During his stint on Falcon Crest, Lamas was nominated for two Soap Opera Digest Awards and a Golden Globe Award. Lamas was the only actor to appear in all 227 episodes of the series. In an interview, Lamas said of Jane Wyman's persona into a hard-working legend, not a diva, who referred to her as a friendly woman on Falcon Crest: "With Jane, she expected you to know your lines, but she played poker with the crew at lunch. She was just a great gal; and I think that set the tone for the rest of us. She wasn't a 'spoiled diva,' and believe me, if anybody had a right to be a 'spoiled diva,' it was Jane because she has done so much, Oscar Award-winner, I mean, incredible actress, and she was just like clockwork, right there on time, always knew her lines, always ready to rehearse and she had this great affable quality. You just never talked about Ronald Reagan, that's all, that was one thing we never did, everything else was opened."^[2]

In 1984, Lamas was nominated for Worst Actor at the Golden Raspberry Awards for his performance in the film Body Rock. Lamas also performed a song on the soundtrack for this film, and the track "Fools Like Me" became his only single to date to crack the Billboard Hot 100 chart.^{[citation needed]}

In 1992, Lamas played the role of the falsely accused cop Reno Raines in the syndicated series Renegade. The series was seen in over 100 countries,^{[citation needed]} and during its final season, it moved from first-run syndication to the USA Network. The show ended in 1997 after a run of five seasons.

From February 2004 until February 2007 Lamas played the role of Hector Ramirez on the CBS daytime soap opera The Bold and the Beautiful.

In August 2007, Lamas starred as the King of Siam in The King and I at the Ogunquit Playhouse in Ogunquit, Maine. That fall, he performed at Kean University Premiere Stages in Union, New Jersey, in the title role in Steven Dietz's Dracula. Lamas performed as El Gallo in The Fantasticks at the Casa Mañana Theatre in Fort Worth, Texas, in June 2008. In June 2009, Lamas returned to the Ogunquit Playhouse as Zach in A Chorus Line.

Lamas began appearing in the Zaxby's restaurant chain television advertisements in May 2008.^{[citation needed]}

In 2008, Lamas appeared in season 2 of CMT's Gone Country.^{[citation needed]}

In 2009, he starred in the Asylum's Mega Shark Versus Giant Octopus as Alan Baxter, a government agent who wants to destroy both the Mega Shark and the Giant Octopus to protect the world from their destructive fights.^{[citation needed]}

Lamas briefly starred as himself in Leave it to Lamas, a reality show that focused on his own real-life family on E!. It ran from October to November of 2009.^{[citation needed]}

In 2010, he starred as the voice of "Meap" in Disney Chanel's Phineas and Ferb.^{[citation needed]}

He appeared in a picture in "Phineas and Ferb the Movie" and was mentioned by Dr. Doofenshmirtz (the antagonist of the show).^{[citation needed]}

Lorenzo participated in the Argentinian dance TV show Bailando 2010.^{[citation needed]}

He appeared as a guest star in a Turkish popular sitcom TV show called Yalan Dünya (2012) (Liar World).^{[citation needed]}

Personal life[link]

When Lamas moved to New York at 13 years old, he suffered from weight problems. In 1979, he took up taekwondo and karate and started to exercise. He has won countless black belts and showed his skills in the series Renegade.

Lamas has been married five times and is the father of six children by three different women.

His first marriage was to Victoria Hilbert from 1981 to 1982. His second marriage was to Michele Smith in 1983, which produced two children: son Alvaro Joshua "A. J." Lamas (born December 19, 1983) and daughter Shayne Lamas (born November 9, 1985). He and Smith split in 1985.

Lamas fathered daughter Paton Lee (born 1988) with actress Daphne Ashbrook. He was engaged to Playmate of the Month Barbara Moore, but the marriage was called off.

His third marriage was to Kathleen Kinmont (daughter of his Falcon Crest co-star Abby Dalton) in 1989; they divorced in 1993.

Lamas married his fourth wife, Playmate of the Month Shauna Sand, in 1996. Lamas and Sand have three daughters: Alexandra Lynne Lamas (born November 22, 1997), Victoria Lamas (born April 24, 1999), and Isabella Lorenza Lamas (born February 2, 2001). Lamas and Sand divorced in 2002.

After just five months of dating, Lamas got married for the fifth time to Shawna Craig—who is younger than his eldest daughter—in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico, on April 30, 2011. His 25 year old daughter Shayne Lamas attended her father's wedding.^[3][4] He has told reporters that he will go publicly as Lorenzo Lamas-Craig. His manager, Don Gibble tells E! News, "He's always thinking outside the box so he decided to become the first celebrity to take his wife's last name." The other reason was because his last wife, former Playboy Playmate Shauna Sand, kept the Lamas name and is legally Shauna Lamas. "His new wife didn't want to be called Shawna Lamas for obvious reasons," explains Gibble.^[5]

Filmography[link]